It's a bar, restaurant and cocktail place. A bit of urban Catalan sophistication in Brighton. Friendly staff, funky dark interior and great little "pincho" snacks to go with the Cruzcampo beer. It's my new local (when I'm feeling continental). I've not eaten in the restaurant, but if the bar snacks are anything to go by it must be good.

Western Road, Brighton just across from Waitrose;
www.pintxopeople.co.uk

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Some people are going to groan at the name, but bear with it. If you are young at heart and looking for a variety of fun things to do in Rio, you could do worse than pick up the "Rio for Partiers" guide. It's a little bit like this site - crammed full of tips, and just the thing to turn to if you are wondering "what to do next" in Rio.

It's not the "club 18-30"-ish guide that it seems from the title. I'd recommend at least having a look at it in a bookshop - many of the places in it were things which Cariocas recommended to me anyway.

www.rioforpartiers.com/ (I've got no affilition, in case you're wondering)

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The best ice-cream in Rio - a small chain of posh ice-cream parlours. The one I went to was on the fanciest shopping street in Ipanema, which has a cafe. Try all those exotic fruits (e.g. pitanga) that you should also be tasting at the street juice bars, but in ice-cream!

134 Garcia D’Avila – Ipanema. tel: 2521.1384

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Fabulous bistro-style place in the East Village. Best breakfast I've ever had. You'd better get there just before it opens though or you'll have to wait. A full bloody Mary menu, and everything we tasted was delicious.

54 East 1st Street, between First and Second Aves. New York

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