Marisco na Praca – Cascais

A buzzing restaurant in the food market of Cascais When our surf teacher heard we love seafood, he told us about Marisco na Praca. This seafood restaurant is located nearby Pateo do Petisco, in the food market of Cascais. The market itself was slightly quiet. Probably because everyone was in this restaurant! A buzzing sound…

Il Prosilio – Zakynthos

After a week of restaurants where every menu in every place was identical and even tasted very similar, it was with great relief that we found a restaurant that claimed creativity and boasted it’s wine list. The restaurant looked good on their website, the menu listed indeed some creative dishes and the winelist was impressive….

Hop Gastrobar – Leuven

Hopbar is new (March 2018) in town, located in the upcoming creative neighbourhood ‘de vaartkom’ in Leuven. Impeccable and devine top level food, supplemented by a creative variety of wines and beers. Come over for an affordable and delicious lunch. Or take the time to enjoy dinner in this delightful restaurant, making the choise between…

Coffin Sally – Port Fairy – Australia

A beautiful place. When you walk the streets at 8pm on a Tuesday night, you would think you’re the only living soul on the streets that night. But open the door towards the bar and restaurant of Coffin Sally, and you will know where the people hang around. Coffin Sally offers great pizza and a…

La Bimba – Great ocean road – Australia

It was delicious. We were sent to La Bimba by the owner of Ipsos, another great restaurant at the Great ocean road. We were lucky to have a table for two with no reservation. Although it was a Monday evening, in a small town, the place was full. Booking is recommended. At La Bimba everything…

Granja Petitbo – Barcelona

A treasure but not a hidden gem. Described by many others, yet positive every time so definitely worth a try. We had lunch at Granja Petitbo. Some highly friendly men took care of our dinner moment. A bit hipster but in the good way.  We ordered vegetarian lasagna, ceasar salad, waffle with pastrami and a…

Arzak – San Sebastian

Our evening in restaurant Arzak in San Sebastian was the best michelin star experience we ever had.

Le Deuxième élément – Brussels

You know the Thai restaurants that serve the real stuff, the authentic Thai food? If so, you probably also know the Thai restaurants that create new Thai dishes. They use local flavors or experiment in many ways.  It’s not always easy to find the first ones, nor find a good one of the latter in…

Ippudo – Kyoto

IPPUDO Japanes ramen noodles – kyoto I’m not a fan of restaurant chains. Japan has changed my point of view on that. You can find Ippudo in NY, Malaysia, Sydney, Londen,… But our first visit was in Kyoto. After some days in Japan, we’ve got used to waiting in line, because that included the promise…

Armando al Pantheon – Rome

The opposite of the tourist trap: excellent value for money, authentic food, great service and all that right in the center of historic Rome. This pretty much sums up Armando al Pantheon. This is the place to taste all the roman classics. We went for Spaghetti alla carbonara, Melanzane, Roman style artichokes, Saltimbocca alla Romana, etc….