Adelaide update

 

Coffee Branch

Leigh street adelaide

Good coffee

http://coffeebranch.com.au

 

Peter Rabbit

Coffee breakfasts good coffee large tasty breakfasts and there's a real rabbit inside.

Cnr Hindley and Liverpool streets, Adelaide 

Www.peterrabbit.com.au

 

maybe mae

15 Peel Street, Adelaide

Look for the keyhole

Cosy hidden bar

 

Bibliotheca

Gresham Street

Another great cosy bar

As the name suggests with books

 

La Buvette

Gresham Street, Adelaide

French style bar serving snacks later in the night

 

Oggi contemporary Italian

Bali's pick - kitchen opened later

 76 Pirie Street, Adelaide (image from qantas travel.insider)

Parlamento, old school Italian. Best spaghetti marinara. North Terrace, Adelaide

Newtown food and cafes

Bangkok Bites

Address: 273 King St, Newtown NSW 2042

Phone: (02) 9565 2555

My favourite meal - Seafood Pad Thai, Prawn and calamari salad and the Garden Barra

212 blu (cafe)

Australia Street

Newtown, New South Wales

info

(02) 9516 0115

Great coffee, brunch and day food

Black Star Pastry

Home of the Watermelon Cake

222 Australia Street

Newtown

Also good coffee, but the long queues are a huge drawback

parramatta food

There are lots of places to eat in Parramatta.

This is a snapshot in no particular order of places I have eaten in where I would return.

 Nick and Nora's bar. Champagne tower on Fridays.

Delicious Japanese. Try the omakase for fresh as sushi and sashimi Mizaku

The sashimi and sushi are some of the freshest in Sydney. Everyone I bring here gets hooked.

Sun Ming

145-149 Church St, Parramatta NSW 2150

                                                                       (02) 9689 2178

 BBQ and traditional Cantonese Chinese

Dae Ga Korean BBQ

Phone number (02) 9687 4242
Cuisines Korean
Address
42 George Street, Parramatt

Great Korean BBQ and a pretty decent Bibimbup

 

Kanzo Fresh Sushi

Address: 6/55-67 George St, Parramatta NSW 2150

Phone:(02) 9635 8411

A local favourite with takeaway or eat in. Avocado and sashimi salad is a bargain. Yummy ponzu. 

Also worth checking out Temasek (Malaysian), Ya Malaysia, Phoenix (yum cha), Pho Pasteur (Vietnamese) El Phoenician (middle eastern), Armani (middle eastern), Elevate (coffee),  Emporio (food and wine bar great cheese and charcuterie plates)

Helsinki

A whirlwind visit. A good place if you like salmon.

Munich tips

Watch the river surfers in the English garten. Its not bondi but thus is what you can do without a beach

Viktualienmarkt to hang out graze on food and watch the people.

Food tour was fun. Taste whiskey from Switzerland,  multiple varieties of mustard and plump gherkins

Walk in English Garten it is a big park

Eat pretzels

Edinburgh & Glasgow

Update

 

The Larder for delicious breakfast. Sadly you can't book if you are one person. 

 

 

Edinburgh, for old school Italian huge portions Bar Napoli in Hanover street is still churning out Italian classics. Think lasagna,  pizza great marinara,  carafes of wine.

Mosque kitchen, simple and cafeteria style on 31 Nicholson Square, Edinburgh. Tasty, fresh food, another Edinburgh eating institution.


Gandolfini, Glasgow - Four variations on the cafe/restaurant, but I tried the original. Stained glass windows and beautiful wooden furniture, hearty food..
64 Albion Street
G1 1NY
www.cafegandolfi.com

Adelaide for a weekend

 As a regular visitor to Adelaide, the city of Festivals, I can definitely say that its a great place to explore and that there is good food a plenty.

A really pleasant way to spend some time is at the Flinders Street market, open on Saturday and Sunday. Market info here  It's a mixture of handmade, second hand, some craft, coffee, cupcakes and more.

Ben Hauptmann, Ben Vanderwaal, Chris Hale and James Muller

Last weekend was the Adelaide Guitar Festival.  That in itself was a good reason to visit, with the range of guitar playing from classical, rock, flamenco to jazz and lots of workshops.

Review from this gig Adelaide Advertiser 

Flinders Street market

 The streets and parks around the city are also a good for walking.  Plus there is a row of galleries and museums on North Terrace.  Again some really great exhibitions to be had at various times of the year.

Taste on Rundle

Pizza from Est

Another great place to grab a snack is Taste on Rundle Street.  From the front it looks like a tiny shopfront with a few tables and chairs.  Out the back is a marginally bigger area.  They do great coffee, plus pastries and other savoury food.  The bacon and poached egg baguette with hollandaise sauce is delicious.

Its at 214 Rundle Street.  More info

Then my latest find was Est on East Terrace.  Tiny place, tiny menu, mainly pizza, but with some pasta.  My regret was that I was on my own and couldn't eat both pizza and pasta.  Oh, well, I'll just have to go back.  My pizza was yummy, prawns with rocket and truffle oil.  Light and crispy.  Staff were friendly and helpful.  Definitely on my list to revisit.  More info

If you like a larger menu, another favourite Italian restaurant is Amalfi on Frome Street. Definitely try the antipasti plate. More info