Reset search
Restaurants
  • M L
Current
  • M L

Restaurants

An open-ended adventure by M Read more
+12
FollowInsightsInsightsCalendarCalendarPhotosPhotosShareShareBucket list
InsightsCalendarPhotos
  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Salumeria Simoni

    September 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Lambrusco
    Merlot

    Salami plate with cheese - Parma ham 24 months, Parmesan reggiano 18 months, squacerdo cheese, firm milk cheese, olives, mortadella, salami

    Crescent bread with mortadella baked insideRead more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    La Sorbetteria Castiglione

    September 10, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    Mango and mascarpone - intense mango and creamy dairy. Smooth texture for the mango sorbet

    Lemon and strawberry- very tart lemon: starburst flavor strawberry. Lemon sorbet a little icy but overall the sorbets have smooth rather than icy textureRead more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Tortellini in brodoTortellini with ricotta and tomato saucePea ham and cream pastaTagliatelle a RaguRed wine light and fruity

    Al Sangiovese

    September 10, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    In a remote residential location in old Bologna

    Pasta dishes are simple

    Tomato sauce tortellini- filling was overpowered by tomato sauce. Not much herbs or spinach in the filling.

    Good simple cookingRead more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Duck sauce pastaTortellini with ricotta and butterPasta with pork sausage and saffronGuanciale pasta and tomatoes

    Hosteria Giusti

    September 10, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

    Ordered all the pastas

    The duck pasta wasn’t fully cooked. But the meat was tender

    The tortellini was very good

    Good wine pairings

    Passito dessert wine was very good

    Appetizer with cured meat on fried bread was yummy tooRead more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Stefino Gelato

    September 9, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Via Domenico Zampieri, 4/2c, 40129 Bologna BO, Italy

    Got the raw milk gelato flavors. They have vegan flavors

    Pistachio
    Fior de crème

    Caffe
    Hazelnut

    Egg cream
    Mediterranean

    Dad said hazelnut gelato better in Italy than Vienna
    Coffee was very strong - like the Asian coffee candy but less sweet    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Apple strudel
    Yeast rolls

    Vollpension

    September 7, 2024 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    Yeast roll filled with a berry jam and covered in vanilla sauce

    Apple strudel with raisins and whipped cream. More apples than Sacher cafe

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Char and croquette
    Trumpet mushroom and eggplant misoTomato carpaccio in tomato sauce

    Die rundbar - natural wine bar

    September 7, 2024 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

    Natural wines that were light and similar to kombucha. Got whites, orange skin, rose and red

    Young people. Lots of white people and locals

    Asian food doesn’t seem that popular

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Lugeck

    September 7, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Truffle Wiener schnitzel with truffle butter

    Boiled beef. Potatoes with caraway seeds. Apple horseradish sauce. Egg mayonnaise

    Beer - lugeck special and the unfiltered beer below it

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Hummus whipped tofu with tomatoes and fried tofu
    HamachiShrimpCarbonara with chashuSalmon with soy and nectarine/cilantro relishYuzu sorbet with sake; black sesame panna cotta with berry sorbet

    Kikko ba

    September 6, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Whipped tofu tastes of tahini. Had a sweet black sauce dotted on top like a preserve. Fried tofu dusted in herb powder. Green oil drizzle. Tomato

    Eggplant in chili sauce, soy sauce and maybe XO sauce. Good

    Hamachi with grapefruit in a yuzu, cucumber, elderflower gauze. Drizzled with coriander oil. Topped with shiso and pine nuts

    Fried shrimp with kewpie mayo

    Carbonara that had firm noodles. Cheesey. Topped with egg yolk, chopped chashu, seaweed furikake. Noodles were a bit undercooked

    Grilled salmon in soy dashi broth and topped with nectarine and cilantro relish

    Yuzu sorbet with candied peel and sake

    Black sesame with shiso, sesame brittle and blackberry/berry tart sorbet. Both desserts not overly sweet

    Got all the cocktails. Like the Negroni best. Lemongrass mojito wasn’t strong. Mom said yuzu spritz not strong taste of yuzu    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Steirereck

    September 5, 2024 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    Mango Melon with Thai basil calamasi or lime granita
    Chicken skin in rice/pea skin topped with salted lemon jelly
    Jerusalem Artichoke with catfish liver cream tart and some chopped fruit
    Blood sausage
    Lavender rye bread

    Rose ice topped with lemon basil
    Gooseberry ice cream in white chocolate
    Blackberry pop with pickled berry
    Frozen raspberry with pepper ice
    Macaron with cherry cream
    Fresh ground cherries    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    PearPoppy seed noodlesPine cone

    Steirereck dessert

    September 5, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Pine cone - chocolate mousse brownie with pineapple sorbet

    Pear with beeswax ice cream and cream

    Damson ice cream and poppy seed powder with vanilla potatoes noodles

    Rose ice with lemon basil
    Cherry macaron
    Gooseberry ice cream pop with white chocolate
    Blackberry pudding pop
    Ground cherries
    Frozen raspberry with pepper ice    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Oyster omelet
    Pork/preserved egg porridge and pork/shrimp rice roll

    Sohomei

    August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Porridge and rice roll were good. Oyster omelet was too much oyster for 2 people.

    Gets popular after 7 pm

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Pork cheese with mustard sauceThick cut pasta with mushroomsBaklavasSour cherry ice creamSpread platterPita, plum and tomato with parsley saladCA taghigLamb dumplings

    Dalida

    August 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Go when they open to sit at the bar.

    Creative cocktails
    Great fluffy spongey pita
    Only the meat dish was kinda average

    The CA inspired taghig was weird but creative. Didn’t match Mediterranean. Japanese seafood out in top of saffron rice which isn’t the best combo

    Breaking bread - good
    Fattoush salad - good
    CA tahdig - weird
    Thick cut pasta with mushrooms - ok
    Lamb dumplings- good
    Pork cheeks souvlaki- ok as the mustard sauce wasn’t strong    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Tonari

    August 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Matcha shaved ice with lemony soda matcha syrup
    Strawberry shaved ice with strawberry syrup

    Not as good as Portland

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Happy ice cream

    August 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Olive oil ice cream - vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, drizzled with olive oil, maldon salt. Ice cream didn’t have olive oil flavor

    buttered toast with strawberry jam - tasted strongly of buttered toast but after a while tasted rum like/alcholic. Didn’t take good in the end

    as Byoung said it isn’t anything special for 9 dollars    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Yuzu spritzDumplings, Dan Dan, ghost pepper chickenChar siu buns

    Chang Chang

    August 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Affordable happy hour

    Yuzu spritz was baijiu forward

    Dan Dan noodles had a lot of sichuan oil
    Dumplings were average
    Char siu buns were soft
    Ghost pepper chicken was good

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Layli

    August 7, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Recommended by NYT. But was average

    Grilled meat plate with lamb, beef, shrimp, chicken
    Two desserts
    Fattoush
    Aleppo eggplant with meat
    Dip trio of labne, hummus, muhararra

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    Bread serviceWatermelon saladRibsSpaghetti and catfishPineapple cocktail

    Almeda

    August 6, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Bread service with carrot caramel sauce, lentil spread, and seeds

    Watermelon cucumber salad with crab

    Ribs with sweet berbere sauce with tomatoes and lettuce

    Catfish and spaghetti with Louisiana hot sauce - fish was dishy. The ribs and bread were bestRead more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler
    SambusoVeggie platterBeef kabob

    Afghania

    August 4, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Veggie platter
    Beef kabob
    Sambuso
    Sour cherry rose limeade
    Afghan pudding with cardamom
    Tres leches cake

    SAMBOSA
    Stuffed with minced beef & lentils, pan-fried until crisp, topped off with powdered sugar & ground cardamom

    CHAPLI KABOB
    Authentic frontier dish made of ground beef marinated with spices, tomatoes, onions, shaped in the form of a patty and lightly fried.

    KANDAHARI VEGETARIAN FLIGHT
    Seasoned basmati rice with julienne carrots and raisins served with Baadenjaan (roasted eggplant), bamya (okra), daal (lentils), kadoo (butternut squash), sabzi (greens), and nakhoud (chickpeas).    Read more

  • M LRestaurantsTraveler

    Patisserie rotha

    August 3, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Apricot croissant with dried fruit inside - good
    Butter croissant - good
    Chocolate croissant- good
    Almond croissant - flat and not very fluffy; parents didn’t like
    Egg custard was too sugary rather than eggy

    Go before 10 am when they sell out    Read more