Restaurant reviews

Mamma Mia! is an European owned and operated restaurant in the heart of Hua Hin tourist district. They focus solely on Italian food and this sets them apart from the rest of the crowd.

The food is good, tastes like real Italian and it is relatively inexpensive, too -- albeit not that cheap as in ... More >

Restaurant Maruseki is an odd deviation from the norm in the line Finnish shopping mall restaurants; it serves sushi and it tastes good. I know only one other good / decent sushi restaurant in Finnish malls, Ichiban in Kamppi.

Anyhow, the restaurant is located in the "old town district" of Lempä... More >

Ravintola Matala is one of the better restaurants in Oulu. The food is good, but not maybe superb.

The service is prompt. The kitchen is adjacent and thus visible to the dining room, so you can watch chefs preparing your food.

The place is located at the Oulu market square, just next to the se... More >

Mecca is a brainchild of Hans Välimäki, the only chef having two Michelin star restaurant in Helsinki, and Palace restaurants, a big chain of upscale restaurants and hotels. So far very promising...

The restaurant occupies two floors nearby Esplanadi park. The place is designed by one of the fo... More >

The latest trend in Californian sushi restaurants seems to unfortunately be fusion kitchen: adding all kinds of ingredients that are not part of Japanese sushi experience. Fortunately, there are still restaurants that provide normal basic sushi meals.

Mikaku is a midsized Japanese restaurant near... More >

Nahb Talay seems to be standing in middle of nowhere in Hua Hin. The white modern building has been quite recently erected, it seems, and the rest of the surroundings have not followed the suite yet.

It is, however, an excellent place to have a drink or two when doing a sight-seeing around the to... More >

If you are looking for something fast and small to eat, check out New York Deli / Coffee World / Pizza Corner restaurant in Sailom Pavilion minimall on Darmern Kasem Road. The place does not serve any Thai food, so it may cure homesickness, too.

There are three counters in the restaurant, one for... More >

Nori Sushi is a small sushi restaurant in the old market hall in the centre of Helsinki, next to the old market square. The place looks quite picturesque and you can spot the market hall shoppers while savouring sushi and sashimi.

Unfortunately, the quality of the sushi is not in appropriate leve... More >

P.F. Chang's is a good choice for a restaurant when you are tired or lazy to think about the portions, and just want something tasty. The selection itself is huge, as usual in Chinese restaurants, and everything is tasty, as again usual in Chinese restaurants. Nothing is spectacular, though.

The ... More >

Panimoravintola Koulu is the biggest microbrewery in Finland, producing somewhat 170 000 liters of beer every year. A lot of that beer is consumed on their large summer patio behind the old school building that has been converted to a set of restaurants and a brewery.

The patio or the school yard... More >