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| + | :Quite famous Italian Venetian-sided bistro. Not exactly a ''bacaro'' as it claims (no signs of ''sarde in saor'' or of ''baccalà mantecato'', sigh), but food is truly good and the atmosphere is perfect. Go for the grilled polenta and the cuttlefish ink gnocchi. Portions are small, but prices are reasonable given the quality. | ||
| + | :You cannot reserve for dinner, only for lunch. Open on Sunday lunch! | ||
| + | :41 Beak Street , London W1F 9SB. , 020 7734 4479 | ||
==Elsewhere== | ==Elsewhere== | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 7 March 2011
Here I collect a basic directory of the best places I've eaten within, as a reminder to myself and as an advice to anyone else.
Contents
Italy
La Spezia
Sarzana
- La Scaletta
- Down to earth but very good place. Mum's favourite.
- Via Bradia 5
- La Ratatouille
- Fish, classy, not cheap but worthwile.
- Via Sobborgo Spina 21
Bologna
- Bertino
- "Old-style" place with a wonderful bollito misto.
- Via Lame 55
- il Biacchese
- Old traditional Bulgneis cuisine. Cheap and good but outside the city.
- Via dei Maceri 3, Lago Biacchese loc. San Lazzaro
- al Matusel
- Good and cheap in the University zone; fish and Sicilian stuff as well
- Via Bertoloni 2
Milano
- Antica Focacceria S.Francesco
- Sicilian rosticceria
- via San Paolo 15
- Seven - Casa dei Ciliegi
- Original meat-focused restaurant.
- via Bertelli 4
Roma
- Kebab
- Despite the name is a good restaurant, not a kebab kiosk. Mediterranean cuisine, wonderful cous-cous, fish kebab on Friday.
- Via Valenziani, Roma
- Gelateria Romoli
- Viale Eritrea 140
- La Fraschetta di Mastro Giorgio
- Absurdly good Italian cuisine - best pasta I've ever had was a fish amatriciana there. Cheese selection is otherworldly as well.
- Via a.Volta 36 - via mastro giorgio 19
Firenze
- Osteria Cipolla Rossa
- Tuscany cuisine, cheap but very good and cozy
- Via de' Conti, 53, 50123 Firenze
Monteriggioni (Siena)
- Il Pozzo
- Best restaurant I know.
- Piazza Roma 20
UK
Cambridge
- Eagle Pub
- Apart from being historical, one of the best pub foods in Cambridge.
- Benet Street (just at the Corpus Christi's clock corner)
- Brown's
- One of the very few places with good British cuisine.
- 23 Trumpington Street, CB2 1QA
- Anatolia
- Good Turkish cuisine
- (close to Quayside)
- Teri Aki
- Probably the only worthwile Cambridge japanese restaurant. Remember to reserve in advance on weekends.
- Quayside.
London
- Fabrella
- small place with Greek-Cypriot cuisine at Fulham
- 786 Fulham Road, SW6 5SL, tel.020-77365585 (vicino al Putnam Bridge)
- Quite famous Italian Venetian-sided bistro. Not exactly a bacaro as it claims (no signs of sarde in saor or of baccalà mantecato, sigh), but food is truly good and the atmosphere is perfect. Go for the grilled polenta and the cuttlefish ink gnocchi. Portions are small, but prices are reasonable given the quality.
- You cannot reserve for dinner, only for lunch. Open on Sunday lunch!
- 41 Beak Street , London W1F 9SB. , 020 7734 4479
Elsewhere
Barcelona
- Vinateria
- Best tapas of Barcelona, truly beautiful place. Exceptional sweet wines+dessert coupling.
- Carrer de Sant Domenec del Call
- El Glop
- Catalan stuff. Really good. Lots of meat.
- Calle Sant Lluís, 24
Lausanne
- Cafe de Romandes
- Beautiful typical French Switzerland restaurant. Huge fondue, incredibly good tartare.
- Place St.Francois
Paris
- Cafe Daguerre
- Good no-nonsense French stuff in a cozy place in Montparnasse
- 4 Avenue General Leclerc , close to Denfert-Rochereau metro stop.
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