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Cracow Life is a website about Cracow/Krakow that has soul! In particular I refer to the drink section to research good pubs and bars and night clubs for a piwo (beer), and there's usually loads of good public reviews too so you can get a flavour of what each place is like and how popular they are. They also have feature articles on things like nightlife and the various tourist attractions.
It's a small cockle stall selling, yep you guessed it, cockles. But they also do the MOST amazing hot chocolate with bits of Mars Bars floating in it and topped with marshmallows. V indulgent and naughty but a great winter warmer.
The Hard, Portsmouth. Between Portsmouth Harbour train station and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard's entrance.
This website is about the real Budapest, and gives very interesting background details about the history, culture and architecture of this beautiful capital which is slowly losing some of its unique features (old presszo bars, neon signs, dingy borozos) as it changes into a modern European metropolis. Written by a Hungarian speaker, the articles featured go behind the facade and into much more detail than a guide book could manage.
It has a wealth of information for people who really love Budapest and want to know the city better.
Check out the recent story on the Trabants - really interesting!
It's a website with around 100 reviews of bars in most parts of the city but especially the more touristy areas! It's very detailed and simple to use.
British bar/pub, the best place in Chengdu to watch sports (rugby, footy, cricket, boxing, whatever is on satellite) and a civilised place to have a few beers, relax, and chat.
Chill out on the sofa, natter at the bar, sup in the barbershop chairs. Excellent Brit memorabilia, from footy programmes to classic photos of celebs, and the staggeringly artistic screwdriver on the wall.
Also check out the quote of the day on the blackboard. Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Tiger, German lagers, a tasty range of cocktails. Occasional dancing ensues.
Open afternoon until as early as necessary.
Kehua Jie No. 19 / 科华街19号
30°37'32.96"N 104° 4'37.82"E
On the first floor (second floor for non-Brits) opposite the WoWo minimart on KeHuaJie, near the south gate of Sichuan Uni, so ask the taxi driver for ChuanDa NanMen. Just down the street from Cafe Paname, and next to some good local and Korean restaurants.
An independent cultural and nightlife website, with its ear to the ground.
A great pub with plenty of choice to enjoy a drink before or after the theatre or concert. It's also well known for its Gents toilets which are well worth seeing!
36 Hope Street
0151 707 2837
A local, classy, delicious and inexpensive (at least at lunchtimes) restaurant with very nice waiting staff.
Calle Dean Palahi 26, La Laguna, Tenerife
osteriadaandrea@hotmail.com
tel 922.260501
This is a great little curry restaurant in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh. It's not fancy but the food is excellent. The naan breads in particular are something to behold!
171 Bruntsfield Place,
Edinburgh
Newly refurbished Bar BS3 in Ashton, Bristol has a pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff, a good entertainment programme including karaoke, DJ music, live entertainment and a quiz night. There is a great menu of freshly prepared and charcoal-grilled steaks, burgers, chicken wings and vegetarian options at very affordable prices.
Ashton Road, opposite Greville Smyth Park and just along from the Bristol City Football ground
We found this Parilla restaurant around the corner from the 4 Points by Sheraton hotel in the city centre. The service was excellent - the manager/owner speaks good English and the food was superb.
Complimentary shots at the end just added to the experience!
San Jose 1065
Tel: 903 2120
www.locosdeasar.com
Great Italian restaurant serving hearty fare. Fantastic atmosphere best experienced as part of a crowd. Be prepared to ‘Stand up, stand up, stand up and shake your napkin!’
189 Hester St
New York, NY 10013
Little Italy
Specifically, I recommend the mussels at KB: I saw them hand-delivered the morning of the day I dined there. KB serves a heaping plateful for less than $10. These are the best mussels I've eaten in my life, and I take my food (too) seriously.
Trip report, photos: shallowmusings.typepad.com/travel_musings/
Here's the website with the address:
www.gastronaut.hr/restoran.asp?id=5076
If you're walking from the town center to Hotel Liburna: it's halfway, on your right.
You have to try the homemade lemonade here and also speak to the owner's grandson Wani Dossl.
He will be able to answer most of your questions about Cairo and tell you of good events that tourists will not know about.
La Perla was Hemingway's hotel of choice when he stayed in Pamplona during the fiesta season. Recently refurbished, the stunning decor is in keeping with its striking original belle epoque style.
Despite the luxurious nature of the establishment, the staff were happy for us to just walk in and enjoy a drink in the basement bar, so we could further imagine the place in Hemingway's time. The charming bartender made us a house special, a whisky and champagne cocktail, and told us stories about the seven unmarried sisters who used to run the restaurant.
Excellent and unusual vegetarian food and good local wine, served by friendly staff in congenial surroundings. The staff speak English, and are very friendly.
C. Sant Antoni 52, Raval. Phone: 93 441 64 11. Website (in English): www.sesamo-bcn.com. 10 minutes walk from La Rambla, nearest metro Sant Antoni.
This small pub was build in 1720. Right on the riverfront of Thames. Excellent views of the river good food and beer.
76 Narrow Street Limehouse E14 8BP
www.hotelara.com/england/2007/10/inns-and-pubs-of-river-thames.html
A Single Pebble serves delicious Chinese food with a vegetarian twist. Moderate to high prices. Don’t miss the vegetarian Shiitake 'Eel'
appetizer!
Try the Heineken Brewery - the beer-tasting is better than any Heineken I've ever tasted before, and if it 'happens' to be your birthday, you can down a pint to win a silver tankard - pride of place on my mantlepiece.
A locally produced, high-quality rum sold almost everywhere in Nicaragua.
It's more like whiskey in taste and comes aged up to 21 years or directly from the still.
Definitely worth buying at Duty Free as it's still hard to find outside Nicaragua and much more expensive.
Any large shop or supermarket in Nicaragua.
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