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Help with the impossible -- Sunday lunch in Paris in August
We're flying through CDG and have a five hour layover so we're hoping to come into Paris for lunch -- on a Sunday in August (tomorrow, actually). Any ideas???
Locolat in Adams Morgan - Report
Another great thing -- the cheese and sharp mustard sandwich. Really, truly delicious.
breakfast in the 7th?
Thanks! I didn't know that Kayseri had tables. All we need is coffee and some good bread or pastry, so that sounds perfect.
breakfast in the 7th?
Does La Patisserie des Reves have seats? It's been on my list!
breakfast in the 7th?
We're staying on the Rue du Bac near the Rue de l'Universite -- where would be good spots for breakfast? Could be good coffee/pastries or any other kind of breakfast that's not too, too far away. thanks!
lake garda?
Hi -- we're going to the Gargnano area in mid-June and have no idea where to eat. I've heard mixed things about La Tortuga (which I ate in around 20 years ago and had a good, reasonably priced meal -- not so sure that I'd have either experience today!). We're looking for both hole-in-the-wall 'hounder type experiences and also just plain old wonderful food. Thanks!
Boulevard or Gary danko?
Thanks, all. Sounds like I may have posed the wrong question: so, for a memorable meal on a Monday night, and given a late Saturday at RN74 and Sunday at La Ciccia or Range, where to????
Ps -- you guys are great!
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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131
RN74
301 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
4 Days in DC
PersonaPly I would skip Bistro du Coin. About the only thing it has going for it is the foosballtable upstairs. If you feel like mussels frites or steak frites, I'd recommend either Et Voila or Bistrod'oc. Both good with kids, although Et Voila is a Little cramped.
Boulevard or Gary danko?
I know it's a bit of a weird question --but for our Monday night in SF, which is the better choice? We've never been to either so we need some help! We'll be in San Francisco for just three nights and were planning on RN73 (late Saturday) and La Ciccia (Sunday) for the others. Thanks!
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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131
NYC Hound Coming to DC
If you can do Proof or Corduroy, do. The restaurant in the Hyatt at 11th and H is good, too -- I think it's called Cure. Or take the metro to Palena (early -- before 6:30) and grab a cafe table.
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Palena
3529 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Where to eat in Fes
We're going to Fes for four days in November -- does anyone have recommendations? Good and cheap, good and expensive (but worth it), or just good? Thanks.
Bostonian Needs a Rec for Anniversary Dinner
Lepic is smaller and a little more bistro-y than Marcel's. Both are excellent/
Prague recommendations
I, too, am in Prague right now and have two strong recommendations. The first is Cerny Kohout, warm and wonderful. It is owned and operated by a husband and wife, who are the chef and sole waitress, respectively. The food is excellent and it's very charming. The second is Svata Klara, which is well outside the tourist areas, and kind of in the middle of nowhere (i.e., a nice residential area) -- make sure you negotiate with your cab driver before you get in -- but is terrific, too. It's in a natural cave and has excellent food, although it's not as down-home-feeling as Cerny Kohout. It's very elegant, in fact. Both serve traditional Czech food and it's great.
prague-vienna-salzburg!
Hi -- I'm heading out for a few weeks in the Czech republic and Austria. I figure I'll catch as catch can in the country but am trying to plan out the cities. Here's what I'm thinking as the line-up:
Prague: Either Bellevue or Kampa Park [which???]
Cerny Kohout
Svata Klara
Bistro Sipek
one other -- Flambee? V Zatisi? Cafe Savoy?
Vienna: Vestibul
Osterreicher in MAK
Schnattl
a heuriger -- which???
Schilling
Salzburg: Looks like pickings are slimmer.
Goldener Hirsch
Pfefferschraff
Hangar 7
What am I missing? What should I skip?
Thanks!
chef's table at teatro goldoni
Thanks so much to the hounds who have talked about this. We went last night and had a truly great meal -- the equal of any we've had anywhere (including the Michelin biggies) and better than any we can remember in DC. It was a treat from start to finish. The wine pairings complemented the food, too. There wasn't one wrong note. But be sure to go hungry! The meal was 20 or so mostly bite-sized courses. The chef is as nice as his food is terrific.
Looking for old fashioned drive-in restaurants.
It's far from you, but there's an A&W in Middlebury VT -- complete with roller-skating carhops.
chanterelle?
Anyone been to Chanterelle lately? Am thinking about it for a birthday dinner, but haven't been in years.
big birthday dinner on a sunday
We need a special place for a birthday dinner -- on a Sunday. This means that her usual suspects for big blow-out occasions -- Daniel, EMP, and Jean-George -- are off the table.
Suggestions? Needs to be great food and lovely place. But not Per Se!
vienna -- dining room?
We're headed to the Czech Republic and Austria this summer and have heard good things about Dining Room in (or just out of) Vienna. Has anyone been there?
Just back from Playa del Carmen
Thanks to all (and Veggo especially!) for the recommendations for our trip -- we ate very, very well. Here's the lowdown:
We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental, which was perfect pampering but expensive food. Had tiraditos and ceviche for lunch at the hotel's beach restaurant (called Ceviche, so there's a clue about what to order). Snapper tiraditos were excellent; ceviche was overly lime-y (as in drowning), guacamole was truly wonderful. Expensive, compared to what we discovered elsewhere. Dinner the first night at Ambar, which everyone seemed to love except me. I must have ordered badly -- can't remember the first course, which is always a bad sign, and second course of porcini-crusted tuna, which was OK. If you're staying at the MO, I'd recommend eating there on the first night so that you don't realize how comparatively expensive the food is.
Day two: more tiraditos on the beach for lunch. For dinner, we went with the concierge's insistent recommendation of Yaxche. The menu is enormous -- so long, in fact, that it's hard to make sense of it. Excellent shrimp ceviche (but not nearly as good as the ceviche at Cactus on our last night), good-but-not-great food otherwise. I couldn't make sense of the menu so I ordered the Maya platter, which had some chicken, some beef, and some pork. Chicken was good; rest was OK. Pleasant garden, nice server.
Day three: La Floresta for lunch. Wonderful, wonderful shrimp tacos and dang good ceviche mixto. Even had small oysters in it! Dinner at Negrosal, another concierge-driven choice but a much better one. Good food, good (but somewhat pricey) wine list, very nice people. Even made it to dessert for the gooey chocolate souffles. My son tried the "strawberry deer," which turned out to be venison in strawberry sauce -- tasted a little like meat with a big strawberry daquiri poured over it. Not our fave, but the rest of the meal was excellent -- grilled lobster, grilled fish.
Day four: Not much to report -- more guacamole on the beach and dinner at the MO's other restaurant, Aguarmarina, where the fish tacos were delicious (pricey, though!).
Day five: down to Tulum, where we all fell in love with El Tabano. I would eat there every day if I could. For those not used to Tulum (like us), it's not in an obvious location -- go toward the hotel zone and keep going. It's basically a big open-air hut, with interesting books, kind and solicitious people, a Rube Goldberg-like sculpture at the water faucet outside the bathroom, and my personal favorite food of the trip. And amazing value.
Day six: lunch at El Fogon. Another amazing value, and great food. Guacamole, beans, arranchera, and carnitas. We ate like pigs and rolled out very happy.
Final meal: We wanted to go to La Terraya on the beach but it literally shuts down at 9 pm. So we tried Cactus instead. Had the best shrimp ceviche I'd ever had, in a remarkably generous portion, too. Others had great chicken soup w/onions, avocado, and lime, and excellent nachos. The baby squid with potatoes (very Basque-like) was excellent. The pork in mustard sauce less so. For dessert, the flambeed bananas were awesome, the crepes OK, and the brownie not really worth it. One other quibble -- it was surprising that a restaurant flying a French flag didn't serve wine!
We can't wait to return and try the other recommended places, once we regain the courage to put on a bathing suit after all we ate! Many thanks!!!!
big group in playa
Hi -- we're going to a resort outside Playa del Carmen with a few other families -- we'll be 13 altogether. We're not so interested in eating at the hotel, but we're very interested in trying some of the places that have gotten great word on Chowhound. Will it be hard to go with 13 of us? Would, say, La Terraya, El Fogon, or Cactus take reservations for a group this big?
And what shouldn't we miss???? Thanks.
Fleur de Sel, Cafe Boulud, or L'Atelier Robuchon?
I'm in NYC for one night. I can't get reservations at EMP, which is where I really want to eat -- so -- Fleur de Sel? Boulud? Robuchon?
two nights in minneapolis and one in bemidji
And never been before. To either one. Where should we eat? And is there anything we need to be sure not to miss? Thanks!
pan bagnat/socca/snacks in nice
thanks! Any place in particular by the old port, or just wherever smells best?
pan bagnat/socca/snacks in nice
Hi. Will be near Nice for a few days later this month -- would love to know where people are finding the best pan bagnat, socca, and other street-type food. Thanks.
cote d'azur help needed!
thanks so much -- just emailed L'Ane Rouge to request a reservation. What do you think on the Louis XV/L'Oasis issue? Joe H. has clear views -- and you?
