London | The Cork & Bottle Wine Bar

Filed under: England, Places to Eat, Places to Drink — Katja at 8:57 am on Tuesday, June 7, 2005

44-46 Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, London, WC2

This is truly a local’s secret. A little wine bar, underground at Leicester Square that is not over run by tourists and sells one of the best selections of wine in London. The situation is interesting with 2 entrances. One right next to the sex shop …read more…

Sydney | Doyles on the Beach

Filed under: Places to Eat, Australia — Katja at 3:49 pm on Friday, May 20, 2005

www.doyles.com.au/beach
When they call it ‘Doyles on the Beach’, it really means, on the beach. You can jump down from your table onto the sand. …read more…

Sydney | The Waterfront

Filed under: Places to Eat, Australia — Katja at 7:17 am on Thursday, May 19, 2005

www.waterfrontrestaurant.com.au
For some of the most superb close up views of Sydney Harbour, the Bridge, Opera House and Circular Quay, The Waterfront Restaurant is the place! Situated right on the foreshore …read more…

New York | Lure Fish Bar

Filed under: USA, Places to Eat — Katja at 6:52 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2005

www.lurefishbar.com
Lure Fish Bar is kind of like an ocean liner which has been successfully installed in a basement in Soho, NY. Weird as it sounds, you do really expect the captain of the Love Boat …read more…

New York | Kittichai

Filed under: USA, Places to Eat — Katja at 6:40 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2005

www.kittichairestaurant.com
Also in the popular category of ‘Asian Fusion’, Kittichai serves up magic predominately Thai style cuisine from the ground floor of the very swish 60 Thompson Hotel in Greenwich Village, NY. It has a lovely relaxed interior …read more…

New York | Spice Market

Filed under: USA, Places to Eat — Katja at 6:21 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2005

www.jean-georges.com
Possibly some of the best ‘asian fusion’ food we have ever had at Jean George’s ‘too cool for school’ restaurant, Spice Market, in the Meat Packing District of New York City. Never mind the over abundance of ‘agency types’ …read more…

London | Sale e Pepe

Filed under: England, Places to Eat — Katja at 7:35 am on Wednesday, May 11, 2005

9-15 Pavilion Road, London, SW1X 0HD

This fantastic little italian restaurant is well deserving of the coveted categorisation ‘local secret’! Easy to walk past in the back streets of Knightbridge, it’s quite small and brilliantly noisy! We were greeted enthusiastically in Italian …read more…

London | Simurgh

Filed under: England, Places to Eat — Katja at 9:00 am on Monday, April 25, 2005

www.simurghrestaurant.com
Very, very good Perisan food at this little restaurant in Covent Garden. Although it’s an easy walk from either Leicester Square or Covent Garden tube, it isnt overrun with tourists and has …read more…

Leenane | Blackberry Cafe

Filed under: Ireland, Places to Eat — Katja at 7:17 pm on Monday, April 18, 2005

Leenane, Co Galway, Ireland

Such a surprise to find this very classy cafe with excellent food hiding in the little town of Leenane. It’s very popular and seems …read more…

Galway | McDonaghs Fish Shop And Seafood Bar

Filed under: Ireland, Places to Eat — Katja at 5:56 pm on Sunday, April 17, 2005

22 Quay Street, Galway City, Ireland

Whoa! This is the place to go in Galway for fish and chips. In fact, if you are on the west coast of Ireland…it’s still the place to go for fish and chips! So good! It’s split into two sections. The main seafood bar is more like a …read more…

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