Following up on the makansutra's phrase (brought to my attention by jhm ), what are SQTalker's personal favorite eating places in the places they've travelled outside Singapore? I'll update the list below as recommendations come in.
AFRICA
Franschhoek, Cape Winelands (1 hour's drive from Cape Town)
Reubens -- recommended by jhm
ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Bali
Indonesian
Bebek Bengil -- recommended by globetrekker84
Warung Satria -- recommended by CGK and validated by Bali Doers
Pan Asian
Sarong -- recommended by KeithMEL
Recommendations from planemad
Recommendations from SQ LPP
Bangkok
Traditional Thai
Chandrphen Restaurant
Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
Taipo Tianfu Shanzhen
Colombo
Seafood
Beach Wadiya Seafood restaurant -- recommended by SQ LPP
Dubai
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Hong Kong
Chinese (Northern, with a modern twist)
Hutong (Tsim Sha Tsui) -- recommended by jhm
Modern
Felix (at the Peninsula) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from slickalick (Indian, pizza, Thai, buffet, Korean, midnight cravings, Happy Hour nibbles)
Recommendations from YK@HKG (Chinese, Indonesian, Western)
Recommendations from rejuvenated
Kuala Lumpur
Recommendations from shortfinals
Kyoto
Kikunoi Yagembori (Higashiyama-ku) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Nagoya
Unagi
Recommendations from HUGE AL
Penang -- recommendations from DeltaFlyingProf
Gurney hawker center
Kheng Pin Cafe (corner of Jalan Sri Bahari and Jalan Penang) for breakfast and lunch
Shanghai -- recommendations from KeithMEL
Chinese:
Zen Xintiandi
And dozens of cheap and cheerful hole in the wall places around the British concession, off Nanjing Rd, as well as Old Town (sorry I can't remember names)
French - Modern:
Sens et Bund 18 on the Bund
Fusion:
M on the Bund 5 on the Bund
AVOID: Jean Georges Shanghai 3 on the Bund - overrated food, lacklustre service, horrid decor
Tokyo
Sushi
Sushi Dai Tsukiji Fish Market; (get there at 5:30am when the open or you'll be waiting quite a while) -- recommended by HUGE AL, reaffirmed by 9V-JKL
Yakitori
Nenohi 2-3-3 Yuraku-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tel: 81-(0)3-3571-9132 -- recommended by HUGE AL
Chinese
Shisen Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Shinagawa -- recommended by HUGE AL
Pastries/American
Park Hyatt Tokyo for the pastries and New York Grill on top. Expensive, but well worth it -- recommended by HUGE AL
Italian
LaBoheme Shinagawa, near the Sheraton --- recommended by HUGE AL
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND
Auckland
Modern New Zealand
Soul Bar and Bistro Viaduct Harbour -- recommended by KeithMEL
Euro Shed 22, Princes Wharf -- recommended by KeithMEL
Cairns
Red Ochre Grill -- recommended by globetrekker84
Gold Coast
Steak
Mike's Kitchen Rib & Steakhouse 2 Gooding Dr, Merrimack - recommended by blast-off; pics
Melbourne
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from SQflyergirl
Perth
Coffee
Recommendations from newflyer
Port Douglas
Salsa Bar and Grill --recommended by KeithMEL
Modern Australian
Sydney
Tetsuya's (City Center) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Prime in GPO Steaks -- recommended by Derek
Pendolino Italian -- recommended by Derek
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from Nick C
Wellington
Modern New Zealand
Shed 5 Queens Wharf -- recommended by KeithMEL
EUROPE
Athens
Recommendations from globetrekker84
Amsterdam
Recommendations from KeithMEL
England (except London)
Bray, Berkshire - about an hour's drive from London
The Waterside Inn -- recommended by jhm
Cheltenham
Le Champignon Sauvage -- recommended by jhm
France (except Paris)
Eugenie Les Bains (southwest France)
Les Pres d'Eugenie -- recommended by jhm
Lyon
Recommendations by SuperJonJon
Florence
Ciro & Sons Via Del Giglio 28r -- recommended by blast-off; Pics
London
Recommendations from jhm
Others (oh, all right, they're mainly mine ):
Afternoon Tea
The Lanesborough
Brunch
Smiths at Smithfields
Villandry
Chinese (Modern / Fusion)
China Tang
Hakkasan
Shanghai Blues
Filipino
Josephine's (on Charlotte Street)
Japanese (Modern)
Rokka
Malay
Melati
Tapas
Navarro's (on Charlotte Street)
Madrid
Basque
Bokado -- recommended by globetrekker84
Milan -- recommendations from LukeGT
Brazilian
Picanha's
Fusion
Zythum
Haute Cuisine
Don Carlos
Pierino Penati's [Sirtori - 40 km North from Milano]
Japanese
Kandoo Sushi
Kyoto
Mexican
Joe Pena's
Milanese
La Pobbia
Sprelunga [Seveso - 40km North from Milan]
Pizza
La Fabbrica
Pugliese
Muciaccia
Roman
Giulio Pane & Ojo [Booking mandatory 14 days in adv]
Seafood
Charmant
Traditional
Don Lisander
La Briciola
Novecento
Caplania [San Colombano al lambro - 40 km South from Milan]
Paris
French (mais naturellement! )
Brasserie Gallopin (directly opposite the Bourse metro) -- recommended by jhm
Le Cinq -- recommended by MadameConcorde
Bistro St Ferdinand -- pics by SQ LPP, recommended by jhm
Reykjavik
Sjavarkjallarinn (Seafood Cellar)
Rome
Roman
Er Meo Patacca -- recommended by LukeGT
Quo Vadis -- recommended by LukeGT
Antica Trattoria Tritone - Via dei Maroniti 1 -- recommended by KeithMEL
Traditional
Il Cantuccio -- recommended by LukeGT
Il Tinello - Via di Porta Pinciana 16, just around the corner from the Hotel Eden -- recommended by KeithMEL
Modern Sicilian
Trattoria - Via del Pozzo Delle Cornacchie 25 -- recommended by KeithMEL
Spain (outside Madrid)
San Sebastián
Arzak -- recommended by globetrekker84 and jhm
Martín Berasategui -- recommended by globetrekker84
Vienna
Recommendations from florianwagner
AFRICA
Franschhoek, Cape Winelands (1 hour's drive from Cape Town)
Reubens -- recommended by jhm
ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Bali
Indonesian
Bebek Bengil -- recommended by globetrekker84
Warung Satria -- recommended by CGK and validated by Bali Doers
Pan Asian
Sarong -- recommended by KeithMEL
Recommendations from planemad
Recommendations from SQ LPP
Bangkok
Traditional Thai
Chandrphen Restaurant
Beijing
Dao Jia Chang
Taipo Tianfu Shanzhen
Colombo
Seafood
Beach Wadiya Seafood restaurant -- recommended by SQ LPP
Dubai
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Hong Kong
Chinese (Northern, with a modern twist)
Hutong (Tsim Sha Tsui) -- recommended by jhm
Modern
Felix (at the Peninsula) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from slickalick (Indian, pizza, Thai, buffet, Korean, midnight cravings, Happy Hour nibbles)
Recommendations from YK@HKG (Chinese, Indonesian, Western)
Recommendations from rejuvenated
Kuala Lumpur
Recommendations from shortfinals
Kyoto
Kikunoi Yagembori (Higashiyama-ku) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Nagoya
Unagi
Recommendations from HUGE AL
Penang -- recommendations from DeltaFlyingProf
Gurney hawker center
Kheng Pin Cafe (corner of Jalan Sri Bahari and Jalan Penang) for breakfast and lunch
Shanghai -- recommendations from KeithMEL
Chinese:
Zen Xintiandi
And dozens of cheap and cheerful hole in the wall places around the British concession, off Nanjing Rd, as well as Old Town (sorry I can't remember names)
French - Modern:
Sens et Bund 18 on the Bund
Fusion:
M on the Bund 5 on the Bund
AVOID: Jean Georges Shanghai 3 on the Bund - overrated food, lacklustre service, horrid decor
Tokyo
Sushi
Sushi Dai Tsukiji Fish Market; (get there at 5:30am when the open or you'll be waiting quite a while) -- recommended by HUGE AL, reaffirmed by 9V-JKL
Yakitori
Nenohi 2-3-3 Yuraku-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tel: 81-(0)3-3571-9132 -- recommended by HUGE AL
Chinese
Shisen Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Shinagawa -- recommended by HUGE AL
Pastries/American
Park Hyatt Tokyo for the pastries and New York Grill on top. Expensive, but well worth it -- recommended by HUGE AL
Italian
LaBoheme Shinagawa, near the Sheraton --- recommended by HUGE AL
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND
Auckland
Modern New Zealand
Soul Bar and Bistro Viaduct Harbour -- recommended by KeithMEL
Euro Shed 22, Princes Wharf -- recommended by KeithMEL
Cairns
Red Ochre Grill -- recommended by globetrekker84
Gold Coast
Steak
Mike's Kitchen Rib & Steakhouse 2 Gooding Dr, Merrimack - recommended by blast-off; pics
Melbourne
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from SQflyergirl
Perth
Coffee
Recommendations from newflyer
Port Douglas
Salsa Bar and Grill --recommended by KeithMEL
Modern Australian
Sydney
Tetsuya's (City Center) -- recommended by globetrekker84
Prime in GPO Steaks -- recommended by Derek
Pendolino Italian -- recommended by Derek
Recommendations from KeithMEL
Recommendations from Nick C
Wellington
Modern New Zealand
Shed 5 Queens Wharf -- recommended by KeithMEL
EUROPE
Athens
Recommendations from globetrekker84
Amsterdam
Recommendations from KeithMEL
England (except London)
Bray, Berkshire - about an hour's drive from London
The Waterside Inn -- recommended by jhm
Cheltenham
Le Champignon Sauvage -- recommended by jhm
France (except Paris)
Eugenie Les Bains (southwest France)
Les Pres d'Eugenie -- recommended by jhm
Lyon
Recommendations by SuperJonJon
Florence
Ciro & Sons Via Del Giglio 28r -- recommended by blast-off; Pics
London
Recommendations from jhm
Others (oh, all right, they're mainly mine ):
Afternoon Tea
The Lanesborough
Brunch
Smiths at Smithfields
Villandry
Chinese (Modern / Fusion)
China Tang
Hakkasan
Shanghai Blues
Filipino
Josephine's (on Charlotte Street)
Japanese (Modern)
Rokka
Malay
Melati
Tapas
Navarro's (on Charlotte Street)
Madrid
Basque
Bokado -- recommended by globetrekker84
Milan -- recommendations from LukeGT
Brazilian
Picanha's
Fusion
Zythum
Haute Cuisine
Don Carlos
Pierino Penati's [Sirtori - 40 km North from Milano]
Japanese
Kandoo Sushi
Kyoto
Mexican
Joe Pena's
Milanese
La Pobbia
Sprelunga [Seveso - 40km North from Milan]
Pizza
La Fabbrica
Pugliese
Muciaccia
Roman
Giulio Pane & Ojo [Booking mandatory 14 days in adv]
Seafood
Charmant
Traditional
Don Lisander
La Briciola
Novecento
Caplania [San Colombano al lambro - 40 km South from Milan]
Paris
French (mais naturellement! )
Brasserie Gallopin (directly opposite the Bourse metro) -- recommended by jhm
Le Cinq -- recommended by MadameConcorde
Bistro St Ferdinand -- pics by SQ LPP, recommended by jhm
Reykjavik
Sjavarkjallarinn (Seafood Cellar)
Rome
Roman
Er Meo Patacca -- recommended by LukeGT
Quo Vadis -- recommended by LukeGT
Antica Trattoria Tritone - Via dei Maroniti 1 -- recommended by KeithMEL
Traditional
Il Cantuccio -- recommended by LukeGT
Il Tinello - Via di Porta Pinciana 16, just around the corner from the Hotel Eden -- recommended by KeithMEL
Modern Sicilian
Trattoria - Via del Pozzo Delle Cornacchie 25 -- recommended by KeithMEL
Spain (outside Madrid)
San Sebastián
Arzak -- recommended by globetrekker84 and jhm
Martín Berasategui -- recommended by globetrekker84
Vienna
Recommendations from florianwagner
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