Restaurants

It was another extremely hot day in Tokyo so I...

I was now back in Tokyo for the final couple...

It’s amazing what you find in train stations in Japan....

Sendai was as hot as an oven as I ventured...

I headed down to the basement food floors at the...

It was a cloudy day in Sendai and I’d headed...

After a morning around Sendai I needed to find somewhere...

I generally started my day in Sendai with a trip...

The next city I visited was Sendai after a ride...

On my last morning in Sapporo I walked upto the...

I’d headed back to the Susukino area looking for lunch...

One of the specialities of Sapporo is Genghis Khan which...

My morning in Sapporo was occupied by jumping on the...

The next stop on my Japan trip was Sapporo and...

My time in Hakodate was coming to a close so...

I’d read that Hokkaido is famous for Shio Ramen, so...

It was still pouring with rain but I had to...

The rain cleared long enough for me to jump on...

Lucky Pierrot is a local chain of hamburger restaurants in...

In the evening I was feeling a little bit peckish...

It was mid afternoon in Hakodate and I decided to...

After a quick walk around the Hakodate waterfront and watching...

Tully’s is a Japan-wide cafe chain with hundreds of locations...

Wandering through Ueno and feeling a little peckish I started...

After Akihabara I made the move to Kanda on a...

It was lunchtime in Akihabara and I’d previously been to...

It was a hot, wet & humid morning in Tokyo...

It was still blisteringly hot when I dared to venture...

On my first morning in Japan I jumped on the...

Japan has a knack for good chain cafes. In Ueno...

I was off on my first holiday since going to...

Just inside Zhongshan Market is a small beef noodle shop...

It was time for my last meal in Taipei before...

As I was walking around Tamsui I spotted a small...

On the way back to my hotel I was on...

After getting back to Taipei station I had a quick...

In the morning I jumped on the train to head...

After a very wet afternoon in Taipei, I braved the...

I’ve eaten at the original Tim Ho Wan plus several...

After a quick flight from Seoul to Taipei I was...

After an afternoon of decent beers at MysterLee I was...

Where to go for Sunday lunch in Seoul. I decided...

It was a beautiful Saturday and I headed out to...

On the Friday I decided to take a tour of...

I’d decided to spend the day around the area where...

A couple of us from work had decided to head...

After an afternoon at the footy watching Hawthorn capitulate yet...

I had a first this evening. I’d never had Pakistani...

I had a day off work to do some running...

Shanghai Street is a small chain of restaurants in the...

It was a weird summer Saturday afternoon in Melbourne. It...

After having endured the longest COVID-19 lockdowns on the planet...

It was my birthday and I was 21 yet again...

With Melbourne in a snap, five day COVID lockdown, I...

Melbourne was slowly coming back to normal after a pretty...

I’d tried eating here a couple of times but it...

Day 3 out of COVID lockdown had more Melburnians out...

After 112 days of lockdown Melbourne has started to rouse...

Saturday lunchtime, COVID-19 lockdown, feeling hungry after a quick shop....

I’ve always viewed Hardware Lane between Bourke and Lonsdale Streets...

I recently welcomed my second half century and some good...

Docklands in Melbourne has been slighed as a bit of...

After our beers at Temple Brewing we made the short...

Just up the road from Tsindos is another great Greek...

Lonsdale Street in the CBD opposite the QV complex is...

I’ve always been partial to Vietnamese food. Melbourne has some...

Errol Street in North Melbourne is a short, but interesting,...

I’ve been to this interesting place a couple of times...

Father’s Office in the QV building at the corner of...

Budapest is a little bit out of the city in...

I’ve been eating at Papa Gino’s for the better part...

I am very much a sucker for a good curry...

I first ate at Mamak in their Sydney Chinatown restaurant...

I have a soft spot for Korean crispy fried chicken...

Toto’s Pizza House on Lygon Street is touted as the...

If you like laksa you’ll like Malaysian Laksa House on...

Sarawak Kitchen Express is a cheap and cheerful Asian eatery...

If you went to RMIT in the ’80s or ’90s...

Mahn Doo is a Korean Dumpling Bar and Restaurant in...

I walk along Little Lonsdale Street several times a week...

A Japenese restaurant opened up closeby a couple of years...

For my Europe trip this year I decided to head...

After a great meal at Frenzi last year I wanted...

After my beers at Gollem Raamsteeg I walked southeast towards...

I started to wander over to the west of Amsterdam...

I noticed Ribsfactory as I was heading to Gollem Amstelstraat...

On a sunny Sunday I ventured over to old Lyon...

Saturday morning in Lyon and I’d jumped on the tram...

After my afternoon of drinking beer in Montpellier’s old town...

My second morning in Montpellier had me in the west...

Pretty much right next door to La FabRiK is Il...

After my coffee at the excellent Café Latitude I continued...

I really liked Café Latitude in the little oasis of...

I’d left Toulouse around midday and the train trundled through...

The name L’Ane Qui Tousse translates to The Coughing Donkey...

This morning I walked around Toulouse through the Grand Rond...

After a walk around the area near Basilique Saint-Sernin de...

After my drink at La Mécanique des Fluides I wandered...

After my beers at The Frog & Rosbif I ventured...

After a bit of a walk around Bordeaux it was...

I’d wandered around the windy streets of Bordeaux for an...

After a siesta back at my hotel. I checked the...

On my first morning in Bordeaux I’d jumped on the...

I bookended my Europe trip with a night in Hong...

I think I’ve been here several years ago when the...

Laksa Bar is an asain resturant up near the corner...

Gypsy and Pig, located at the corner of Little Lonsdale...

I’m very much a carnivore so when a friend suggested...

After the drive up from Melbourne at some ungodly hour...

For our offsite we were checked into Peppers Mineral Springs...

On the final evening of our work offsite we headed...

I was lucky enough to be at a work offsite...

Beneath Driver Lane is a funky little bar with a...

My fourth trip to Japan took place in the northern...

The last day of my 4th Japan trip had arrived...

After my offal yakitori I headed pretty much next door...

If you don’t go out of your comfort zone every...

My final full day in Tokyo became a bit of...

Pongala Curry is a small chain of Sri Lankan curry...

There’s two things I like when I travel – beer...

After a couple of beers at the 82 Ale House...

After exploring some more of Akasaka in the morning with...

I was now back in Tokyo for the tail end...

I was only in Osaka for a short time and...

There are a number of restaurants in the lower floors...

After a quick subway ride from Shin-Kobe to Sannomiya station...

After arriving in Kobe a little earlier I wanted to...

Back from Okayama and a couple of sakes at Kokoromi...

I decided to make a quick day trip to Okayama...

Another hidden gem! A 10 minute walk south of Himeji...

My how 2018 has flown by. I was lucky enough...

After visiting Himeji Castle and walking back down the main...

After the late lunch at Sumiemon I wasn’t looking for...

After the quick shinkansen ride from Kyoto to Himeji I...

BEER PUB Takumiya is a place you MUST go to....

I’d spent the morning doing a bit of sightseeing. First...

After the excellent beers at Beer Komachi I decided I wanted...

I headed a little bit out of Kyoto to Nagahama...

After some very good beers at BeerBar MIYAMA162 I got the mobile...

My time in Toyama was drawing to a close and...

After my less than overwhelming drink and snack at Oeuf...

The review sites and the map of Japanese craft beer...

After a bit of a look around Toyama I was...

After the ~330km trip from Tokyo to Toyama on the...

When I first stayed at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo several years...

I’d arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for my 4th...

The final day of my holiday had arrived and I...

Pizza Express is where the Eastside Tavern used to be.

Easy to find, right across the road from the Kowloon...

Fung Ming Yuen is a typical Chinese eatery in East Tsim...

My time in Amsterdam was coming to a close so...

I’m really glad that I stumbled upon Frenzi. After getting...

After Mingle Mush and a bit of a walk around...

I’d jumped on the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Den...

For Sunday brunch I headed into the western part of...

Brasserie FLO Amsterdam is part of the sprawling Eden Hotel Amsterdam...

On the western side of Rembrandt Square is a steak...

After walking around East Amsterdam for a couple of hours...

Feeling a little slow on Saturday morning after one too...

Another pub looking out on Rembrandt Square is Three Sisters...

I was still getting my bearings around Rembrandt Square when...

For my final dinner in Paris before heading off to...

After a morning walking tour around Le Marais with Paris...

In Saint Michel you will see the name Severin everywhere…...

Some friends suggested I get a crepe at one of...

Close to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is a small cafe...

I’d had a lazy Sunday and didn’t have lunch… surviving...

After a bit of a siesta after a Saturday of...

After a couple of beers at Frog XVI, I got...

To the north west of the Eiffel Tower, right on...

Close to the hotel was another restaurant I’d passed and...

In the morning I’d gone on a Hemingway’s Paris walking...

After walking probably 10km around Paris during the day I...

My first full day in Paris saw me wake up...

After a quick snooze at Albe Hôtel after the flight from...

Just down the road from The Hart hotel is Fatt’s Place,...

After checking in at Hart Hotel I wanted to revisit...

It had been a little while since I’d been to...

A search for Craft Beer in Singapore bought up Ji...

Fremantle Seafood Market is a restaurant at Clarke Quay on...

Out by the northern end of the western runway for...

I tried The Modern Izakaya previously – it didn’t set my...

I’d visited a place called Ah Yat Kitchen in the...

This is pretty much my go to place for excellent...

This is a little out of the way gem of...

In the laneway next to the Sydney Harbour Marriott is...

At 7:30pm on a balmy Wednesday evening Beer Deluxe was...

As the name suggest Opera Kitchen is a restaurant at...

The Rocks in Sydney is a very touristy area (opal...

On Loftus Street there is a Japanese restaurant. You have...

My final day in Japan had arrived and I jumped...

During my 3 trips to Tokyo I still had not...

For my 2nd lunch after the yakitori at Kanoya I...

I was in Ueno after visiting Asakusa and started feeling...

After a couple of beers at the Toranomon branch of...

During my previous stays at the Tokyo InterContinental I’d not...

After a quick ride on the Yurikamome, formally the Tokyo Waterfront...

You might have heard of Omoide Yokocho by another name –...

For the second year running I was in Tokyo in...

After a couple of beers at TAP x TAP and...

After TAP x TAP I proceeded to the Kanda outlet...

After the 90 minute Shinkansen trip from Nagano I was...

After the big night the previous day where I started...

I first headed off to the Leffe Bar just after...

I’d made a lazy walk up the main drag of...

If you’ve arrived by the Shinkansen in Nagano then I...

Central Nagano is relatively small and easily walkable as I...

Armed with a 1:46pm Shinkansen ticket to Nagano and a...

My last night in Kanazawa after a busy day out...

I stumbled across an interesting place after visiting the Ninja Temple...

After having 2 lunches and a siesta I was looking...

After the Beef and Egg rice at Shiroyamatei I did a...

After my visit to Kenroku-en Gardens I was looking to...

After purchasing my day ticket for the Kanazawa Loop Bus...

After having visited Yakitori Akiyohi’s Kyoto store, I headed a...

I don’t normally have a sit down breakfast when I...

About 50 metres from the Atomic Bomb Hypocentre memorial is...

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake mainly associated with Hiroshima...

It was my last evening in Kyoto and I wanted...

Arashiyama is about 15 minutes by train west of Kyoto....

I visited Beer Komachi on my first visit to Kyoto...

I’d been waiting for my first yakitori, aka barbecue meat...

After a morning exploring the temple area to the east...

In the morning I’d jumped on a Shinkansen and then...

It was the end of my first full day in...

I don’t normally walk along Flinders Lane but have now...

Supernormal, on Flinders Lane, has been buzzing everytime I’d walked...

Several months back I visited Ah Yat Kitchen the the...

It was a hot and steamy Friday morning in Singapore...

The Mint is a reasonable bar and restaurant situated in...

It seems that this bar has changed hands since I...

I’d just gotten back from my second Japan trip and...

I’m a sucker for Tonkatsu – Japanese crumbed and deep...

Ark Hills in Tokyo has a good selection of restaurants...

One thing that you miss when you travel in Asia...

It was my penultimate day in Tokyo and had decided...

Nara, about an hour’s train ride east of Osaka, was...

I’m not normally a brunch person, normally opting for a...

This is a very interesting place for beer lovers. It’s...

I’d arrived at Haneda Airport for my flight to Sydney...

What’s the one thing you need to do if you...

Wanting a taste of Japanese for dinner I saw Hakata Ikkousha Ramen...

It was our last night in the chalet at Villard-Reculas....

Another revisit for a restaurant I tried last time I...

With the week at the chalet in Villard Reculas over...

Harry’s is a chain of bars in Singapore. One is...

L’Alaska is a very relaxed restaurant / bar with a...

I’ve been to SQUE a number of times during my...

The insane cyclists decided to ride up the mountain so...

This was the Japanese restaurant I was trying to find...

I’d been past the redeveloped Capitol Theatre many times, and...

Chijmes in Singapore was an old Catholic convent that has...

About an hours drive from Villard Reculas is Grenoble at...

I’d been down near the Singapore River for the morning...

On Sunday morning, my first full day in Belgium, I’d...

Din Tai Fung is a restaurant chain in Asia that...

Yes, I know its sacrilege to go all the way...

As the name suggests Wurst & Schnitzelhaus is sausage and...

You can’t fault the location of this cafe under the...

After spending the morning at The Eiffel Tower I’d headed...

The last stop on my European adventure was Amsterdam. For...

Antwerp is about 70 minutes north of Brussels by intercity...

After the train trip from Lyon to Brussels Central station...

Landing in Paris at around 7am I was heading to...

I didn’t even know that place existed until a friend...

I have a mate living up in Brunswick, and rather...

The memories of my Japanese trip earlier on in 2015...

I’d been traipsing around the financial area of Singapore when...

I’m not one for paying the usurious dollars that hotels...

Bao Today is a Dim Sum cafe with a superb...

A stones throw from Raffles, where I’ve had one of...

I was looking for Fatt’s Place on Hart Avenue in...

Another good little bar that’s close to the InterContinental Grand...

I’ve been to Brotzeit in Singapore a number of times here and here....

After deciding that the service at Brotzeit was in decline...

It was my last day in Singapore, I’d packed my...

After the less than average Nachos at Paprika and Cumin...

It was a Friday evening and my sales training event...

It was a hot and humid Singapore Saturday afternoon (lol,...

I stumbled upon the SQUE Rotisserie & Alehouse a couple of...

I’d just gotten off the plane and thrown my bags...

Another year, another trip to Singapore which means I need...

During my last holiday trip to Hong Kong I did...

For my first week day in Hong Kong I wanted...

In the middle of the hustle and bustle of Singapore’s...

Brotzeit, it apparently means Bread Time, but in Singapore is...

After a very hot and steamy morning walking around Singapore’s...

At a loss for somewhere to have lunch after visiting...

After the pretty crap service at Roccos Pizzeria I decided...

For the past 4 or 5 years I’ve been lucky...

I thoroughly recommend that you make the bus trip to...

On Tuesday there were six hungry people looking for a...

A number of us were in Auckland for the week...

Had lunch with some colleagues and a business partner at...

I was in Wellington with several colleagues today and we...

I was in Sydney for an evening so decided to...

Another great meal at Cookie on Swanston Street this evening.

you end up in a swish hotel in a new...

I was in Sydney again during the last week for...

I’ve been to Supper Inn many, many times. I would...

We headed to Degree on my suggestion that a decent...

After room service for a couple of nights we’d decided...

It amazing how dead the Melbourne CBD can be on...

I’d planned to head off to the Melbourne Comedy Festival...

I’d been to this restaurant probably 6 weeks or so...

Told you I liked this place! Had a colleague down...

After eating at Cha Cha Char on Wednesday evening, we...

I was in Brisbane for work again last week and...

A friend had told me of a great Indian restaurant...

I’ve been to Mai Thai before… and it was good.

After the “world’s most expensive beer” © we headed off...

After having to mortgage my apartment to pay for the...

It was a public holiday in Melbourne, and the weather...

I’ve been to Wolfie’s a couple of times before, maybe...

In case you hadn’t quite worked it out yet, I’m...

Hhhhmmm…. Steak… I’m a sucker for a good steak, give...

Another week, another trip, another fine feed. I’ve been to...

A mate of mine had a night off from his...

Cookie is a bar / restaurant on Swanston Street in...

It’s been a while since I’ve written about a Melbourne...

Shed 5 is a pretty decent restaurant at Queens Wharf...

I’d been to Mai Thai once before, but had forgotten...

In this case Rice is a restaurant in the Auckland...

zaaffran is a superb Indian restaurant at Darling Harbour in...

When we couldn’t get into Cha Cha Char’s because it...

When we asked the concierge at our hotel for a...

It was with some trepidation that it was decided that...

What is it about Melbourne and good Chinese restaurants? I...

Arun Thai is, as the name suggests, a Thai restaurant...

Madam Woo‘s in Giles Street, Kingson in the ACT is...

Supper Inn is an old school Chinese restaurant in the...