Forumites' fave places to eat, drink abroad

[Nero]

Mr Ben's mentioning of burgers in NYC on the thread about Gourmet Burger Kitchen got me thinking about how useful a thread on our favourite bars and restaurants abroad would be.

So...

In Sydney, my fave place is Awaba at Balmoral Beach

In Manchester, it's Greens in Didsbury (no website I can find, though I have done in the past)

In Brussels, it's Le Belgica

[Annasfield]

The seafood restaurant that overlooks the Atlantic in Sagres, Portugal. Beautiful views and gorgeous food.

[lozzyloz]

D Fecci and Sons (Fish and Chip Shop) - Tenby, Wales

The Dhabba (North Indian) - Glasgow, Scotland

Gurnard Pines (Pizza - Cowes, Isle of Wight

[spadetownboy]

me ma,s

[Azul]

Nero Wrote:

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> Mr Ben's mentioning of burgers in NYC on the

> thread about Gourmet Burger Kitchen got me

> thinking about how useful a thread on our

> favourite bars and restaurants abroad would be.

> So...

> In Sydney, my fave place is Awaba at Balmoral

> Beach

> In Manchester, it's Greens in Didsbury (no website

> I can find, though I have done in the past)

> In Brussels, it's Le Belgica

like the way TooMuchCoffeeMan refers to Manchester

abroad!

[Nero]

My past is a foreign country, Azul

[Jah Lush]

I honestly can't remember most of the places I've eaten abroad and I think this is just a thread for petite bourgeouis people to show off where they've been and how well they've been fed.

[Azul]

heheheheh

[SimonM]

Johnny Rocket's in Miami South Beach - much better burgers than GBK but also really cool for its "Scarface" connection

Cafe Schuh in Interlaken

(But my favouritest cafes ever - although not abroad, even though Cambridge, like Manchester, is North of Watford Gap - were the Corner House in Cambridge and Diana's Diner in Endell Street, Covent Garden - both sadly missed :()

[SeanMacGabhann]

Jah - you say that like it's a bad thing!

Sure the world is just a big village and we're all God's children

Drink:

HiB in Cork

Tunnel Top - San Fran

Souths - NYC

Double Locks - Exeter

Eats: (not always about the BEST food - but the right place with the right food)

used to also include Double Locks in Exeter

Les Halles for a nice steak - NYC

I'm sure I'll think of more later

[Michael Palaeologus]

The curry at The Summit Hotel, Kathmandu is rather good - as is the bar when it is full of UN election monitors discussing the political infighting ;-)

[annaj]

Da Nino, Letojanni, Sicily.

Two doors down from the apartment where we spent our honeymoon. We watched the fishing boat come in while we had breakfast on our balcony and ate whatever they'd caught that evening. Also, a lovely sommelier, who was really a budding actor between jobs, who guided us through Sicilian wine (dangerous territory for an amateur) and entertained us.

Happy, happy memories... :))

http://www.danino.it/contents/aboutus.php?lg=en&PHPSESSID=d9cc4da1cdaa8e171822961b5ec97118

[jollybaby]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> The seafood restaurant that overlooks the Atlantic

> in Sagres, Portugal. Beautiful views and gorgeous

> food.

Can you remember what it's called? Am off there in a few weeks and always on the lookout for good seafood.

Ps. what a perfect thread for name/place dropping.

[mattham]

Real Food Daily in LA

[bignumber5]

All in Tauranga NZ:

Somerset Cottage - The closest thing to gourmet nz cuisine that we could find, but spectacular once found: lamb shanks to die for.

Turkish to Go near Mount Maunganui for the most overloaded falafel wrap i've ever gone to town on.

Alimento for eggs benedict or other lazy brunch of choice.

[ratty]

Gauchos in Amsterdam

Amesis Spiros on the beach at Procopious in Naxos

NOWHERE in Cuba

Picasso in the Cora @ Naxos

The Harmony Restaurant - Myolapotas, Ios

[RosieH]

Pre Catalan in Paris - especially in summer eating out under the (I think) chestnut trees in the Bois de Boulogne

Second SeanMc on Les Halles in New York, although my behaviour last time I was there rather put a dampener on dinner

And second Jah too, but showing off is fun, doubly so if required to eat amazing food to do so

[celineblondon]

The best bar I've ever been to (And I've been to far too many...): Lenox Lounge in HArlem

Best Jazz night ever

I'd do the trip again just for Wednesday night Jam session:)

[Annasfield]

jollybaby Wrote:

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> Can you remember what it's called? Am off there

> in a few weeks and always on the lookout for good

> seafood.

I haven't a clue I'm afraid, but I reckon it has to be the most southern restaurant in Europe.I was there in 1998, so it might not be there anymore. They had a balcony on the cliffs which over looked a beach (Tonel?) and it was on the southern side of the forte. Will try to find out for you.

[wee quinnie]

I'd be happy with pretty much anywhere in Melbourne.

Where I'd really like to go is:

Cafe Paradiso in Cork

[giggirl]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> me ma,s

Really classy. My mother had many talents but sadly cooking wasn't one of them.

[????]

Nowhere in Gibraltar...believe me

[wee quinnie]

???? Wrote:

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> Nowhere in Gibraltar...believe me

I lived in Andalucia for 6 months last year, and as a vegetarian, I was pretty glad to get down to Hebrolta just for a change of (culinary) scene, and to get away from ham being sprinkled on everything.

Other than that, my fave place to eat in Spain was...my kitchen.

[????]

My missus is a vegeterian and we lived there (Andulusia) for a year...she struggled, and would agree. Whereabouts were you living?

[Guest]

Proper chips and mayonnaise in Belgium.

To digress slightly, I had an entire relationship fuelled on creme brulee about ten years ago.