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San Juan/Condado Area

I need recommendations for two dinners. Solo diner. Highest quality food (both ingredients and prep), the more "local" the better, fancy decor/service/attitude is a negative but I'd put up with it for food quality, walking distance from La Concha Hotel in Condado area. No real price limits.

And, at least one of the two places should have awesome mofungo!

BTW, I've searched around and haven't found anything too recent and/or on-point. Any help appreciated

thanks

on Oct 07, 2010

deaddog in South & Central America & the Caribbean

Amsterdam for the single diner

I'm going to be in Amsterdam for two nights on my own. Looking for good to excellent food, and money is not a big deal. Nothing fancy though, and no dress code, as will be in jeans and t-shirt type attire. Sitting at the bar is a fine and preferred option. Indonesian, Thai, and local dutch focus but am open to suggestions. Jordaan area or close favored. Appreciate any suggestions?
Thanks

on Jun 08, 2008

deaddog in International

Pebble Beach area - 4 guys, not fancy

4 guys are golfing for a few days in PB. Looking for high quality food, nothing fancy (either food or decor) and reasonably priced (as we're spending all our money on greens' fees). Typical basic American fare (steaks, chicken, fish), probably not Mexican. We're thinking bar food at Jack London's in Carmel one night - any experiences there? Any other suggestions of high quality, reasonably priced basic food?
Thanks

on Oct 24, 2007

deaddog in California

Yountville Help using Chicago as template

We have two nights in Yountville and are assuming we won't get into FL (pretty safe assumption since its within 60 days). Everything else is pretty wide open. We're staying in town and want to walk (to avoid the designated driver thing). So - Redd, Bouchon, Brix, Domaine, Mustards, Hurleys??? We're not too into frou-frou French or overly pretentious palaces of epicurean delight. To give you an idea of what we like at home in Chicago when we go upscale -- Spring is probably our favorite food/atmosphere and we also like Blackbird, Kevin and Vie. Not huge fans of Schwa, Les Nomades or Everest Room (despite the undeniable high quality of the food at all of them).

Anybody care to give recommendations, maybe even rankings, with commentary?

Thanks

(P.S. I'll probably be posting similar messages for SF proper and Mendocino shortly but I figured Yountiville will be the tougher reservations.)

on May 28, 2007

deaddog in San Francisco Bay Area