7.17.2011

good eats!

So, this is the unofficial start to my blog.

Below is a short list of places I've been and food recommendations I either can personally guarantee or that have been guarantied to me. If you've got any, I'd be happy to add them.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
   Oye Chico - Montevideo 310 (Cuban food)
   La Brigada - Estados Unidos 465
   Chan Chan - Hipólito Yrigoyen 139 (Peruvian food)
   Cumaná - Rodriguez Peña 114 (try cazuela)
   Pura Vida - Reconquista 516
   Freddo
Tel Aviv, Israel
   Orna and Ella - Sheinkin 33
Barcelona, Spain
   La rosa del raval - Carrer del Àngels, 6 (Mexican food)
   Tapatapa -  Carrer Gran de Gracia, 44
   Attic - Carrer de la Rambla, 120 (The food is alright but fried artichoke was really good)
   Bar Dow Jones - Carrer del Bruc, 97
Girona, Spain
   Sushi la riba - Plaça Independencia
Madrid, Spain
   Cuando sali de Cuba, Calle Ternera, 4
   La Vaca Argentina, in multiple locations, Check website (get beef!)
   Chocolatería San Ginés, Pasadizo de San Ginés, 5 (Famous for churros and chocolate)
Lisbon, Portugal
   Pastéis de Belém, Rue de Belém 84 (pasteis de nata)
Rome, Italy
   La Foccacia - Via della Pace, 11 (Hard to find but definitely worth the search!!)
   Gelateria dell’isola Tiberina - Isola Tiberina (Gelato)
   Kosher - around Via del Portico d'Ottavia there are a handful of Kosher restaurants
Florence, Italy
   Vivoli - Via Isole delle Stinche 7r (INCREDIBLE gelato)
   I Due Fratellini - Via dei Cimatori, 38-red (literally a hole in the wall, great and cheap paninis)
   Trattoria Bordino - Via Stracciatella 9
Venice, Italy
   GAM GAM Kosher Restaurant‎ - Sestiere Cannaregio, 2892 (Falafel)
Sienna, Italy
   Ristorante Taverna Di Cecco‎ Via Cecco Angiolieri, 19 (try any dish with vegetables)
Palermo, Italy
   Antica Focacceria San Francesco - Via Alessandro Paternostro, 58 (get a salad!)
   Somewhere, go find an arancino
Paris, France
   L'as Du Fallafel - 34 Rue des Rosiers (World famous falafel, better than the place across the street)
   142 Crêperie Contemporaine - 59 Rue Saint-Charles
London, England
    Nando's
Cape Town, South Africa
   The Kove - Shop 2B, The Promenade, Victoria Road (Grilled sole)
Miami, FL
   Puerto Sagua Restaurant - 700 Collins Ave (Ropa vieja)
   Tropical Beach Cafe - 2891 Collins Ave (Café cubano)
La Jolla, CA
   George's at the Cove - 1250 Prospect Street (Fish tacos will blow your mind)
Winters, CA
   Ficelle - 5 E Main St # C
   Buckhorn Steakhouse - 2 Main Street

2 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to compile my own list of restaurants I've loved. In BA, check out: el cuartito, Buenos Aires Grill, the costanera, and siga la vaca.

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