Tag: Best Restaurants

The Food Quest’s “Best Restaurants” series goes beyond the food. I mean of course it’s centered around the food – but it really encompasses the entire environment. The overall experience: the staff, the ambiance, the food, the drinks, the comfort… everything.

San Fran’s Best Restaurants: Swan Oyster Depot

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Oysters, more than just an aphrodisiac, are my love language. One hazy, brisk San Francisco morning, I was on a quest for fresh seafood, specifically oysters, and cold beer. I never wait in line to eat at a restaurant; I always shrug it off and vow to come back when the place is less busy. […]

NYC’s Best Restaurants: Heidelberg Restaurant

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Today we’re visiting Heidelberg Restaurant in NYC’s Upper East Side for some Old World German goodies. Sausage-filled storefronts and strudel-scented bakeries lined the streets of the “upper upper east side” of Manhattan in the early 1900s. The neighborhood known today as Yorkville was once home to one of the largest German populations outside of Europe. […]

Bangkok’s Best Restaurants: Dinner at Hanazen

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I’m always on a mission to find Bangkok’s best restaurants. Wandering down a small residential street in Northeastern Bangkok, I stumbled upon Hanazen. I’d like to say it’s rare that I’d fly to the other side of the world for a meal. But here, in front of me stood a small, unassuming Japanese restaurant worthy […]

Bangkok’s Best Restaurants: Dinner at Soei

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We decided to leave Ari for a lunch adventure, so we grabbed and Uber and headed for a local authentic Thai food Mecca: Soei. They offer outdoor and indoor seating areas, but given the 100F weather, we opted for air conditioning. Depending on the weather, outdoor seating could be more fun because their kitchen is […]