Bouchon Racine. My wife booked for lunch for my birthday and after several failed attempts to contact them simply went there when they were open and sorted out a booking at one of their tables overlooking the street . Marvellous
An impressive list of restaurants! Agree re Piazza Duomo in particular and impressed to see Single Thread shoot up so high on that list. I’m looking forward to your thoughts about Row on 5. I’ve heard good things and I know Row on 45 here in Dubai very well. Jason has a crack team in his stables.
Thanks, Liam! I will try to get to Row on 5 soon and report book. I've heard good things about Row on 45, too. And I can't tell you how great Single Thread was. Absolute perfection in everything.
Just for fun I thought I`d make a non Michelin top 10.
Kudos to you if you have made it to any of these fine establishments that I have dined in.
1. Ostradamus, Florianopolis......So you start an oyster farm to grow giant ostras? To sell them build
a restaurant shaped like a pier with a glass box jutting out into sea?
It`s air conditioned!! This is Brazil..........
What else would you call it?
2. Kanapa,Kyiv..........................Xmas lunch 2017. Oysters to start then a caviar tasting
(trout/sturgeon/pike/herring), then calves brains on toast then
Chicken Kyiv. All washed down with copious amounts of vodka........
One day I hope to return...it`s amazing value as well.
3.Montoyu Arimaya, Aizu Wakamatsu........It`s a ryokan so a kaiseki set meal.Neither the cook or
the server speak a word of English.Start with a wonderful
chawanmushi and then fish cooked over an open wood fire in front of
you.The best miso soup you will ever taste(they make their own miso
from scratch)....only downside you have to sit on the floor to eat.......
4.Al Frio Y Al Fuego, Iquitos.....It`s a restaurant on a platform in the middle of the Amazon river.You
get on a launch from the river bank. They have a swimming pool on the
platform.
They serve hyper-local and seasonal fruits and vegetables from the rain
forest and river fish that have no English translation.....It is amazing!
5. Il Tiglio, Montemonaco.......It`s set on the top of a mountain road and very prone to Earthquakes.
There was one in 2017 which destroyed the restaurant. Luckily I went in
2015. Luckily they have now rebuilt it. Adventurous and creative food.
Crazy cheap. Worth a journey.....
6.La Picanteria, Lima............They have a chalkboard menu on the wall. It`s only in Spanish. They
only serve fish. You pick a fish and then tell them how you want it
prepared (Ceviche/Sudado/A la Parilla/Jalea)....then you go and sit at
one of the communal tables.....it is wonderful.
7.Wierzynek, Krakow............It`s set in a royal palace.The walls are decorated with tanned calfskins
that have been embroidered and painted. They serve caviar and wild
boar and Roe deer. You will finish with the most amazing boletus
mushroom ice cream. It`s Poland. You will drink vodka.....
8.Gatto Nero,Burano..........You get on a boat (there`s a theme here isn`t there?) in Venice and travel
to the tiny island of Burano. They serve super fresh crudo and then they
make THE BEST risotto in the World with the tiny lagoon fish which
emulsify into the aged rice. Then have some simple grilled fish or
langoustines. Finish with a divine tiramisu....
9.Sabores Peruanos,Chiclayo....The food of Northern Peru is unknown outside of Peru. That is a
travesty. Start with a fiesty Pisco sour and a shot of Leche de Tigre.
A ceviche of conchas negras (blood clams) and arroz con pato (traditional
duck with rice) to follow. This highly regarded local restaurant is open for
lunch only and doesn`t take reservations. Their food is superb.
10.Los Dazantes,Coyocan.....They specialise in insect cuisine. Sure, we`ve all had chapulines
(grasshoppers)...but what about escamoles (ant eggs) or chicatanas (flying
ants)? Maybe finish with some gusanos (maguey worms) washed down
with the tequila that they sometimes end up in a bottle with? There`s plenty
of Mexican chillis and spices that make this a gastronomic experience!!
Only been to Gatto Nero from that list. But it’s an amazing group.
Top ten....... El Cellar de Can Roca, Mere Brazier, Central, Fat Duck, Disfrutar, Restaurant Jan, Piazza Duomo, Nakahigashi, The Ritz, Le Bernedin
That's a great list. I'm desperate to get to Le Bernadin.
Bouchon Racine. My wife booked for lunch for my birthday and after several failed attempts to contact them simply went there when they were open and sorted out a booking at one of their tables overlooking the street . Marvellous
Good suggestion. Thanks so much, Morgan.
Loved The Dover. Looking forward to Cloth. Miss Tuscan Bistro
I've moved The Dover up my list. Will try to get there soon. And you'll love Cloth, I think. Fabulous food, great atmosphere. Wonderful hospitality.
Based on that picture of Ave Mario, I think I would just kind of stand there and stare and forget to drink something.
It's a weird place. And if you did order a cocktail, it would be served in a fishbowl or something similarly oversized.
An impressive list of restaurants! Agree re Piazza Duomo in particular and impressed to see Single Thread shoot up so high on that list. I’m looking forward to your thoughts about Row on 5. I’ve heard good things and I know Row on 45 here in Dubai very well. Jason has a crack team in his stables.
Thanks, Liam! I will try to get to Row on 5 soon and report book. I've heard good things about Row on 45, too. And I can't tell you how great Single Thread was. Absolute perfection in everything.