Food and Restaurants

On this page we will track interesting food experiences with pictures of the best and worst we discover over the next year. Of course you will also find specific posts under the “Food and Drink” theme.

April 2016 food pictures

Golden Berries at the Granville Island Market

Making cookies with Jani

A fantastic burger for those who don’t eat lobster. At Burger & Lobster in New York they don’t need a menu since they only serve 3 items: burger and lobster (whole or roll)

The mixed fish and chips was more than the 3 of us could eat (but delicious)

The gyoza at Akira Sushi

We ate at Noma – the café at the New Orleans Museum of Art

The mixed dip plate at Jamjar

Danish smørrebrød? No, this New York sandwich claims to be Austrian inspired

Brewery, oysters and a band at the New Orleans Crescent City Brewhouse

Sockeye City in Steveston

Basket with food for Easter lunch

The lobster roll at Burger & Lobster in New York

The sushi at Akira Sushi

March 2016 food pictures

The pizza at Stanley’s next to Jester King Brewery in Austin

Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q

Great place for a 60-80 peso burrito in Tulum

Half al pastor and half fish burrito at Burrito Amor

The mojito at Mojito Bar in Tulum

POPS ice cream in San Jose

Horchata

Costa Rican dining in San Jose

Roasting coffee, grains, nuts and just about everything else near the central market in San Jose

Freshly ground

Inside-out rolls

Homemade sushi, check!

February 2016 food pictures

Ceviche at Bocanariz in Santiago

King crab at Mercado Central in Santiago

Kross, one of the better craft beers in Chile

The completo in Puerto Varas halfway up the Osorno mountain

Veggie sandwich in Chiloé National Park

Waffle sandwich from Buffalos Waffles

Completo (sausage or hotdog with sauerkraut, tomato, avocado and mayo) at Jose Ramon 277

Alex at Guayacan with the Elf Burger (beef paddy, not elf)

January 2016 food pictures

Beaver carpaccio (yes, you read correctly)

King crab

Pear drunk on Malbec with cinnamon cream at Hosteria Alta Vista

Amazing Argentinian BBQ at Alta Vista

The ribeye at Estancia Cristina

Dessert at Estancia Cristina

More dessert

Handmade chocolate at Colonia de Suiza

Ice cream at Colonia de Suiza

Roadside sandwich spot near Bariloche

The steak sandwich

El Sanjuanino. Really good empanadas in Buenos Aires

Roast beef sandwich from Jacinto in Montevideo

Can’t remember what this was called in Spanish, but basically 2 cookies held together by some kind of sweet filling

Empanadas from La Cibeles (Montevideo)

December 2015 food pictures

Lamb roast just out of the oven

Lunch at the Reel Inn in L.A.

In front of the Reel Inn

Mahi mahi burger

Cajun swordfish

Maple bacon donuts in L.A.

Deli sandwiches from Wexler’s in the L.A. Grand Central Market

Peddlers Creamery Ice Cream in L.A. Churning ice cream on a bicycle

Fish tacos in Honolulu

Onion ring tower – nice to back in the good ol’ USofA

View inside the Suva Municipal Market, Fiji

Kava roots

Baby eggplants

Taro

Fish & Chips from Café Victoria in Suva – you could choose from at least 7 kinds of fresh caught fish

Washing down fried fish with a milkshake

Enjoying a Vonu beer at Bad Dog café

Fiji Gold and tiny glasses

Fish and batters sausages at Snapper Jacks in Whitianga, New Zealand

Fritz’s Wieners in Auckland

November 2015 food pictures

Hokey Pokey Ice Cream (a little taste of Kiwiana)

Dinner at Dux Dine in Christchurch

The salmon and cod were amazing

Burger at Simpson’s in Melbourne

The veggie burger

Dinner with Kathrine at The Curry Culture

Miso Tonkotsu soup

Money Bags at Tealicious Bangkok

Cute tea pot and cups at Tealicious

October 2015 food pictures

Beast Burger Chiang Mai

The burger up close

Mexican food in Chiang Khong, yes, it is possible (and quite good too)

We had two traditional Cambodian lunches on our Mekong boat cruise

Outdoor grill near the Kouangxi waterfall

Hotel breakfast in Luang Prabang. Very nice, but did get a little tired of eggs after a while

Alex enjoying some fresh fish on our second boat trip in Ha Long Bay

Smoked street duck

Local fish market in Ha Long City

Sushi flavor chips?

Or maybe you prefer lobster flavor?!

Coconut ice cream at STREETS

Yes, proudly made in Denmark and exported to the far reaches of the world

Australian beef specially imported by Genevieve’s Restaurant in Siem Reap (the local stuff is “too chewy”)

First night in Siem Reap. Table BBQ or as Kristina says, Cambodian style fondue

Croissant, banana bread and Rambutan (a fruit if you can believe it)

Fried spring rolls have been a staple of our meals in Thailand and Cambodia so far

Swedish Kanelbulle (cinnamon roll)

Kanelbulle with harbor view

September 2015 food pictures

Classic ice cream in Helsingør

Æbletærte (apple pie)

Alex’s dad posing next to the butcher in Torvehallerne

August 2015 food pictures

Lody (ice cream) in Warsaw

Fresh sunflower seeds at the market

Fresh pickles

Fresh bacon

Tasty burger from Hoppiness Beer ‘N’ Food

Leslie and Leo at Ristorante Via Bene

The spicy gulasch at Puszta Hütte

Sausage at Brauhaus Früh am Dom

Dinner at the Wine Vault (July 12) We had an amazing and memorable anniversary dinner at the Wine Vault in Rovinj, Croatia. The best food experience of our trip so far. See complete post here.

The sun was just setting over Lone Bay during our first break from the 5 hour meal

July 2015 food pictures Click to enlarge and start slideshow

The panouzzo at Gusto Piadinerie

Pasta at Enoteca Segrata

Local Veonese meats and cheeses

Some of the best fresh pasta we have ever had

The mixed tortellini

Tramezzini in Venice – small snack sandwiches great for a quick break

The fruit and vegetable boat in Venice (where else)

Love the half decaf

Cream of coffee – essentially a sweat coffee milkshake. Hits the spot on a hot day

Slovenia bean soup with sausage

Slovenian ćevapčići

Selection of Croatian cheeses at Wine & Cheese Bar Paradox in Split

The fresh fish selection at Konoba Matejuska. We had the 1 kg fish platter for two – probably our best fish meal of the trip so far (among some stiff competition in France, Portugal and Spain)

Fresh pasta at the market in Bologna

This is the free “snack” you get when ordering a drink in Bologna (they have the same happy hour tradition as Milan)

The charcuterie section at the local COOP

June 2015 food pictures Click to enlarge and start slideshow

The cured meat platter at Les Rouges (thanks to Andrea for the great restaurant suggestion)

Pastries in Valencia

5 for a euro

Tapas at El Tranvia in Cartegena. This came free with the beers

Duffin Dagels anyone? Saw this in the Cartegena mall

What the hell? Hotdog pizza, seriously? Didn’t try it but had to take a picture anyway

The Jamón selection in Carrefour

The open kitchen at Botegas Castañeda in Grananda

We had a great experience standing at the bar in the middle of the action. The place was bustling with waiters yelling orders and running back and forth

But the highlight was the amazing authentic tapas

Colorful market in Málaga

Jamón in Málaga. Love this stuff

Moscatel Taberna in Málaga. Three course lunch for 8 euros

Grilled sardines are a specialty in Porto

So is grilled meat

The meat sampler platter at a very local grill (one of the cooks offered to come out from the kitchen and translate the menu for us)

A little local restaurant serving cachorros – translated as hotdog, but in reality a grilled sausage melt with a spicy secret sauce and butter. Mmm

This is where the cachorro magic happens

Cachorro – the Portuguese hotdog

There was a festival at the Serralves Contemporary Art Museum our first night in Porto. Here Alex had a hotdog with shoe string potatoes, shaved carrots and lettuce. Sadly, it looks a lot better than it actually was

On the other hand, this merguez sausage was fantastic

Dinner at Restaurant Le Ratelier (May 13) We had our best meal of the trip so far at the little restaurant/hotel, Auberge Le Ratelier, where we stayed in Carnac, France. It was an amazing bargain for three delicious courses (plus amuse bouche and petit four) paired with a local Muscadet sur lie (the first time that either of us had tried this type of wine, a perfect match for the fish). Click to enlarge and start slideshow

Auberge Le Ratelier

A charming old building complete with sagging beams and crooked floors

Local oysters from le Pô

Our first Muscadet sur lie

Pan fried cod

Fried sea trout

Honey and cherry ice cream

Soft chocolate quenelles

May 2015 food pictures Click to enlarge and start slideshow

Inside Pizza Victoria. A little out of the way, but well worth the walk.

A delicious local Bordeaux paired with quite possibly the best burger in France

100% boeuf d’origine France, buns artisanaux, sauce maison

In the unlikely event that you ever find yourself in Rochefort, try this pizza. Fantastic!

Kouign Amann

Galette layer cake?

Sausages at the Dieppe market

Trappist cheese. Goes great with beer

Horns of ham

Crepe layer cake?

Tosti and bitterballen

Currywurst

# of restaurants: 151

Burger & Lobster (New York) • City Tap House (DC) • Oyamel (DC) • Port of Call (New Orleans) • Gumbo Shop (New Orleans) • Sockeye City (Steveston) • Red Lion Gar and Grill (West Vancouver) • Seasons in the Park (Vancouver) • Akira Sushi (Vancouver) • Jamjar Lebanese (Vancouver) • Sockeye Grill (Steveston) • The Pike Brewing Company (Seattle) • Zeeks Pizza (Seattle) • Tacodeli (Austin) • Stanley’s Farmhouse Pizza (Austin) • Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q (Austin) • La Barracuda (Tulum) • La Nave Pizzeria (Tulum) • Burrito Amor (Tulum) • Restaurant 1930 (San Jose) • La Criollita (San Jose) • Stiefal Pub (San Jose) • Buffalo Waffles (Santiago) • Allegretto (Valparaiso) • La Coco Sangucheria Artesenal (Valparaiso) • El Peral (Valparaiso) • Malandrino (Valparaiso) • Jose Ramon 277 (Santiago) • Barrica94 (Santiago) • Bocanariz (Santiago) • La Terraza de Pisco Elqui (Pisco Elqui) • Mistral (Pisco Elqui) • El Durmiente Elquino (Pisco Elqui) • Bravo Cabrera (Puerto Varas, Chile) • Fogon Las Buenas Brasas (Puerto Varas, Chile) • Ramos Generales (Ushuaia, Argentina) • Volver (Ushuaia, Argentina) • Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Las Pizzaras Bistro (Buenos Aires) • El Sanjuanino (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Che Taco (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Janio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Bar Americano (Montevideo) • Empanadas La Cibeles (Montevideo, Uruguay) • Jacinto (Montevideo, Uruguay) • Tony’s Pizza (San Francisco, CA) • Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto (Berkeley, CA) • Drakes Dealership (Oakland, CA) • Saul’s Deli (Berkeley, CA) • Thirsty Bear Brewing (San Francisco, CA) • Dos Carlitos (Santa Ynex, CA) • Takami (Los Angeles, CA) • Maya Dhabi (Suva, Fiji) • Café Victoria (Suva, Fiji) • Snapper Jacks (Whiting, New Zealand) • Coenes (Wellington, New Zealand) • Dimitris Greek Food (Christchurch, New Zealand) • Dux Dine (Christchurch, New Zealand) • Castrol’s Garage (Christchurch, New Zealand) • Fergburger (Queenstown, New Zealand) • Fat Badgers Pizza (Queenstown, New Zealand) • Eastbank Cafe Bar Pizzeria (Sydney, Australia) • Cookie (Melbourne, Australia) • Simpsons Chips & Burgers (Melbourne, Australia) • Alt Pizza (Singapore) • The Curry Culture (Singapore) • Tealicious (Bangkok, Thailand) • Beast Burger (Chiang Mai, Thailand) • Lemongrass Thai Restaurant (Chiang Mai, Thailand) • Kanjana (Chiang Mai, Thailand) • Tangor (Luang Prabang, Laos) • Bun Bo Nam Bo (Hanoi, Vietnam) • STREETS restaurant (Hoi An, Vietnam) • Nu Eatery (Hoi An, Vietnam) • Pho Xua (Hoi An, Vietnam) • Bun Chà (HCMC, Vietnam) • Propaganda Restaurant (HCMC, Vietnam) • Phó Quynh (HCMC, Vietnam) • The Square 24 (Siam Reap, Cambodia) • Genevieve’s Restaurant (Siam Reap, Cambodia) • Nara (Bangkok, Thailand) • Gedhawa (Bangkok, Thailand) • Koh Phangan (Stockholm, Sweden) • Hos Fischer (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Formel B (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Kashmir (Copenhagen, Denmark) • Restauracja U Barssa (Warsaw, Poland) • Hoppiness Beer ‘N’ Food (Warsaw, Poland) • Gaffel am Dom (Cologne, Germany) • Ristorante Via Bene (Cologne, Germany) • Peters Brauhaus (Cologne, Germany) • Dank Augusta (Cologne, Germany) • Puszta Hütte (Cologne, Germany) • Brauhaus Früh am Dom (Cologne, Germany) • Sweet Chilli (Dortmund, Germany) • Enoteca Segrata (Verona, Italy) • Caffe E Parole (Verona, Italy) • Gusto Piadinerie (Verona, Italy) • La Bottega della Gina (Verona, Italy) • Birrolandia (Padua, Italy) • Pinsa (Padua, Italy) • Al Civico 6 (Trieste, Italy) • Istrska Klet Slavcek (Koper, Slovenia) • La Bottega Dei Sapori (Piran, Slovenia) • Restaurant Vodišek (Koper, Slovenia) • The Wine Vault (Rovinj, Croatia) • Pizzeria Portas (Split, Croatia) • Konoba Matejuska (Split, Croatia) • Tamburini (Bologna, Italy) • Mozzarella Bar (Milan, Italy) • Baladin Milano (Milan, Italy) • Ham Holy Burger (Genoa, Italy) • Les Rouges (Genoa, Italy) • BlackLab Brewhouse & Kitchen (Barcelona, Spain) • Chivuo’s Slow Street Food & Craft Beer (Barcelona, Spain) • La Vespa Burger Bar (Barcelona, Spain) • Olhöps (Valencia, Spain) • El Tranvia (Cartegena, Spain) • Botegas Castañeda (Granada, Spain) • Moscatel Taberna (Málaga, Spain) • Noviembra (Málaga, Spain) • Tina’s Takeaway (Gibraltar, UK) • El Frances (Tarifa, Spain) • Aromas Hamburgueria Artesanal (Lagos, Portugal) • Restaurante Prim (Ericeira, Portugal) • Restaurante Casa Portuguesa (Ericeira, Portugal) • Pedra Dura Restaurante (Ericeira, Portugal) • Capoeira Central dos Leões (Porto) • Tasquinha do Polónia (Porto) • Atelier (Porto) • Casa Serrão (Porto) • Casa Cardosa (Porto) • Churrasqueira Portuguesa du Amial (Porto) • Cervejaria Gazela (Porto) • Bar Nestor (San Sebastian) • Juantxo (San Sebastian) • CAB (Biarritz) • Pizza Victoria (Biarritz) • Kezako (Arcachon) • Pizza Des Halles (Rochefort) • L’épi de blé Creperie (La Rochelle) • La Potion Magique Creperie (Carnac) • Restaurant Le Ratelier (Carnac) • Santa Fe (Franceville) • Bistrot des Barrières (Dieppe) • Chez Sam (Dieppe) • Gruuthuse Hof (Bruges)

366 Saturdays

Kristina & Alex's World Tour

Food and Restaurants