Restaurant reviews

Al Galileo was the cheapest pizza restaurant that we encountered during our stay in Milan. It was also the best, one of the friendliest and also very fast -- albeit being fast might be explained with the fact that we were the first (and by then only) customers in the restaurant. It had just opened i... More >

The small alleys near Via Pontaccio (and Lanza metro station) are filled with restaurants with opportunities for al fresco dining (outdoors), as their patios expand to the street. We loved the atmosphere of the area, but went to the wrong eatery.

Al Treno Di Mezzanotte looks ok restaurant, and th... More >

For some reason or another, Hua Hin is filled with European owned restaurants -- maybe the owners are running from old country's tax officials or they have committed some hideous crimes and need to be on the large in Asia.

Anyhow, Amadeus is one of these -- an Austrian and Thai restaurant. An int... More >

Amarillo is a centrally located fusio-Mexican restaurant and night club on Rotuaari in Oulu. Amarillo is a chain of restaurants around Finland, operated by the co-operative S-Group. Usually (and as in Oulu), they can be found at Sokos Hotels.

Amarillo has a wide variety of menu items from the bot... More >

Andalé is a small, but busy Mexican restaurant on University Avenue in Palo Alto. The food is basic tex-mex food with some hints of authentic Mexican cuisine (read: beans in every portion -- you can ask your meal without them, too).

The restaurant itself is very noisy, so the smallish patio faci... More >

The best Tapas in Helsinki are served in this small joint in Uudenmaankatu. Bar Tapasta cannot sit more than twenty people and you have to either reserve a table, come early or eat on the bar (not bad option).

Bar Tapasta has a few main dishes every day and over ten different tapas. If you are re... More >

Basilica is a good Italian restaurant that is unfortunately located somewhat far away from the Helsinki city centre, in Lauttasaari and in Ruoholahti. The Lauttasaari restaurant, 3-4 kilometers from the railway station, is the original and oldest. They have just opened a new restaurant in Ruoholahti... More >

Blowfish Sushi To Die For is a very trendy Japanese restaurant in the middle of Santana Row area in San Jose. The place is decorated with manga and there are several displays around the restaurant that show manga films all the time.

The food is pricey and not very good, to be honest. My sushi pla... More >

Palace Restaurants have been busy expanding their culinary empire in Helsinki. The latest addition to their collection is Boat House, a summer restaurant located at an islet hundred meters or so from the south bank of Kaivopuisto. The location couldn't be any poshier -- the boat leaves at the end of... More >

Bocca is a fine-dining Italian restaurant located deep inside the Tallinn old town. Carefully renovated to an old building, Bocca's interior is splendid and gives a good mood for the dinner.

We visited the restaurant on late lunch hour and it was almost deserted. Maybe this was due to summer and ... More >