Die, die, must try! -- Eating outside Singapore

[CGK]

Bali
(CGK, please supply the name of the restaurant where we went for lunch amidst the tropical forest. )

Vancouver
(CGK, I liked the place where we gorged on Malay food. Please could you remind me of the name?)

For Bali, [B]Warung Satria[B], that's the one that we went. There is another one, called "Warung Wardhani" but it is too popular and sometimes by 1pm all sold out.

The Malay food in Vancouver, was at Banana Leaf restaurant at Denman. They have another two different locations, but it seems the one at Denman has better cook!

[SQflyergirl]

some of my favourites in.....

Melbourne:

Shark fin house

Don Don - KeithMEL knows this one, we've had some seriously good bento together there

Pancake Parlour

Cafe Zampelis at the crown

Cafe Brunetti - Lygon St

[jjpb3]

Thanks for the recommendations, jhm. I hope the mention in the first post does some justice to them. (I very much agree about Hakkasan, Royal China, Yauatcha, and Hamburgen Union.)

[jhm]

London ? Where do I start ?

Cheap

Burgers - Hamburger Union (various e.g. Leicester Sq)

Chinese (dimsum) - Yauatcha (near Soho), Shanghai Blues (Holborn), Royal China (Queensway, Baker St, Canary Wharf etc), Golden Palace (Harrow)

Chinese (one dish meal, e.g. char siew) - Crispy Duck (Wardour St, Chinatown)

Chinese (roast duck) - Four Seasons (Queensway); China Tang (Hyde Park Corner)

Chinese (Hunan) - Shangri-La (Colindale)

Chinese (general) - Joy King Lau (Chinatown), Furama (Chinatown), Phoenix Palace (Baker Street)

Malay (traditional) - Mawar (Edgware Road)

Malay (fusion) - Champor Champor (London Bridge)

Singaporean - Nyonya (Notting Hill), Singapore Garden (Swiss Cottage)

Indian - Sweet and Spicy (Brick Lane, Aldgate East), Masala Zone (various, e.g. near Soho), Karahi King (North Wembley)

Japanese (sushi bar / Sunday lunch) - Mitsukoshi (Piccdailly)

Japanese (yakitori) - Jin Kichi (Hampstead)

24 hour salt beef bagel shop in Brick Lane (Aldgate East)

Vegetarian burgers - Red Veg (Tottenham Court Road)


Expensive

Chinese - Hakkasan (Tottenham Court Road)

Indian - Rasoi Vineet Bhatia (Sloane Sq), Veeraswamy (Piccadilly)

Thai - Nahm (Hyde Park Corner)

French (traditional) - Le Gavroche (Hyde Park Corner)

[jjpb3]

Die, die, must try! -- Eating outside Singapore

NORTH AMERICA

Chicago
Prime Rib
Lawry's -- recommended by cawhite and endorsed by many SQTers
Steak
Gibsons -- recommended by cawhite, reaffirmed by many SQTalkers
Pizzas (deep dish, think crust) -- recommendations from cawhite here
TexMex
Uncle Julio's -- recommended by CGK; Pics
Louisiana style
Heaven on Seven -- recommended by CGK;
Samosa
Conrad hotel -- recommended by CGK

Recommendations from KeithMEL


Houston
Post Oak Grill -- recommended by globetrekker84


Hudson River Valley (New York)
Recommendations from globetrekker84


Las Vegas
Recommendations from globetrekker84

French
Mon Ami Gabi Paris Hotel -- try the steak frites!; recommended by KeithMEL


Los Angeles
Recommendations from globetrekker84
Recommendations from StarG


Cecil's (West LA) Ribs - recommended by KeithMEL
The Club Bar, Peninsula Hotel (Beverly Hills) Great prime beef burgers with mac&cheese AND truffles for only USD16 - recommended by HUGE AL and validated by KeithMEL
The Counter (Santa Monica) Burgers -- recommended by taipeiflyer, reaffirmed by various SQTalkers
Ketchup (WeHo) Pan American -- recommended by KeithMEL
Swingers (Santa Monica) Awesome brekky -- recommended by KeithMEL


New York City (that's Manhattan, 'ight? )
Brunch
(Southwestern)
Rocking Horse Cafe 8th Ave, at 19th
Mexican
Rosa Mexicana
Seafood
Le Bernardin 155 W 51st -- recommended by MovieMan
Trendy
Bette -- recommended by HUGE AL
Da Silvano -- recommended by HUGE AL
Steak Tartare
Lucky Strike -- recommended by HUGE AL

Recommendations from globetrekker84
Recommendations from KeithMEL

New Orleans
Southern Louisiana
Mr B's French Quarter -- recommended by KeithMEL
Po' boys
Mother's Poydras St -- recommended by KeithMEL

New Smyrna Beach (FL)
Club Breakers Fish - recommended by mosburger

Oregon
Eugene and Willamette Valley recommendations from globetrekker84
Portland recommendations from 9V-JKL


Philadelphia
Cheesesteak (what else? )
Campo's (on 2nd and Market) -- recommended by KeithMEL


San Francisco
Recommendations from globetrekker84

Two SoMa, diagonally opposite the W -- recommended by KeithMEL

Seafood
Yabbies -- recommended by HUGE AL


Seattle
Recommendations from globetrekker84


Toronto
Recommendations from Rejuvenated

Vancouver
Malay
Banana Leaf at Denman Street -- recommended by CGK and validated by YVR SIN Doers [Pics by SQ LPP]

Advice from SQ LPP

Glowbal Group -- recommended by SQ LPP

Yountville, Napa Valley
Ad Hoc -- recommended by milehighj

[jjpb3]

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