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Favourite Places

Here is a list of the places I would rate at least 4 out of 5 from all around the world. I’m adding new places to this list as I travel.

Place	Type	Address	City	Country	Comment
Island Grind	Cafe	Palm Beach 13a	Noord	Aruba	Tiny but cozy, roasts own coffee
Ling & Sons	Grocery store	Schotlandstraat 41	Oranjestad	Aruba	Plenty of choice, lower prices & less crowded than Super Food Plaza
Alimentari	Deli	251 Brunswick St, Fitzroy	Melbourne	Australia	Super delicious and healthy food options, takeaway, usually very busy
Brick Lane	Restaurant	33 Guildford Ln	Melbourne	Australia	One of the best avotoasts around, cozy space, usually quite busy, good coffee
David Jones Food Court	Restaurant	The Walk Arcade, 295 Bourke St	Melbourne	Australia	Good food court with plenty options, tasty food
Little Ramen Bar	Restaurant	5/346 Little Bourke St	Melbourne	Australia	Super delicious ramen, small but cosy space, usually busy
Little Rogue	Cafe	12 Drewery Ln	Melbourne	Australia	Good coffee, rather for takeaway, really small place
Patricia Coffee Brewers	Cafe	493-495 Little Bourke St	Melbourne	Australia	Good coffee, small place, usually tighly packed
Shortstop	Cafe	12 Sutherland St	Melbourne	Australia	Best donuts I’ve had so far, small cozy space, great atmosphere
Kingswood Coffee	Cafe	World Square, Shop 10	Sydney	Australia	Good coffee, small place
Menya Noodle Bar	Restaurant	2/1 Market St	Sydney	Australia	Probably the best Japanese ramen in town, quite busy, good service
Single O Surry Hills	Cafe	60-64 Reservoir St, Surry Hills	Sydney	Australia	Awesome flat white, good food
Cafe O’Reilly	Cafe	O’Reilly, between Aguiar and Habana	Havana	Cuba	Relaxing cafe, good coffee, friendly locals
El Chanchullero	Restaurant	Bernaza y El Cristo, 457 A bajos Teniente Rey	Havana	Cuba	Delicious bowls and drinks, great atmosphere
La Guarida	Restaurant	418 Concordia	Havana	Cuba	Amazing Cuban restaurant, large portions, expensive
Arvo Coffee	Cafe	17 Gristmill Lane	Toronto	Canada	Very good coffee, great avotoast, delicious cakes
Descendant Detroit Style Pizza	Restaurant	1168 Queen St E	Toronto	Canada	Tasty Detroit style Pizza, reasonably priced
Fahrenheit Coffee	Cafe	120 Lombard St	Toronto	Canada	Delicious coffee, tasty sweets, small place
FARMHOUSE tavern	Restaurant	1627 Dupont St	Toronto	Canada	Farm-to-table Canadian restaurant, solid menu, delicious
Glory Hole Doughnuts	Donut shop	1596 Queen St W	Toronto	Canada	Artisan donut shop, very delicious
Merchants Of Green Coffee	Cafe	2 Matilda St	Toronto	Canada	Roastery, awesome coffee, tasty pastries
Nadège Patisserie	Dessert shop	780 Queen St W	Toronto	Canada	Amazing desserts and sweets
Pilot Coffee Roasters	Cafe	50 Wagstaff Dr	Toronto	Canada	Extremely good coffee, cool atmosphere
Porchetta & Co.	Restaurant	545 King St W	Toronto	Canada	Small place, tasty sandwiches, meat-heavy
Souk Tabule	Restaurant	494 Front St E	Toronto	Canada	Delicious middle eastern food, friendly staff, big place, noisy
St. Lawrence Market	Market	93 Front St E	Toronto	Canada	Spacious market, fresh produce, meats, takeaway meals
Sud Forno	Restaurant	132 Yonge St	Toronto	Canada	Tasty Italian-ish food, self-service
Whole Foods	Grocery store	87 Avenue Rd	Toronto	Canada	Large grocery store, delicious ready-to-eat meals
Marriott Resort Momi Bay	Hotel	Savusavu Road	Momi Bay	Fiji	Amazing resort, awesome bungalows, good food
Albatross	Bakery	Graefestraße 66/67	Berlin	Germany	Best bakery in town, croissants are awesome, bread is crispy and soft
AMANO Bar	Bar	Auguststraße 43	Berlin	Germany	Nice bar with solid cocktails and drinks menu, nice atmosphere
Brgs Brgs	Restaurant	Greifswalder Str. 37	Berlin	Germany	Organic burgers, vegetarian options, good quality, reasonable priced
Distrikt	Cafe	Bergstraße 68	Berlin	Germany	Good coffee, very good food, laptop-friendly
Five Elephant	Cafe	Alte Schönhauser Str. 14	Berlin	Germany	My go-to-roaster for beans, great coffee, place is usually crammed
Formidable	Restaurant	Schönhauser Allee 126	Berlin	Germany	Good sandwich place, small but cosy
Little Green Rabbit	Restaurant	Friedrichstraße 200	Berlin	Germany	Good for a quick lunch, healthy options available, fast service
Oslo Kaffebar	Cafe	Eichendorffstraße 13	Berlin	Germany	Good coffee, good desserts, laptop-friendly
Pizza Nostra	Restaurant	Lychener Str. 2	Berlin	Germany	Best Calzone in town, authentic Italian, super tiny space, takeaways
Populus	Cafe	Maybachufer 20	Berlin	Germany	Really good coffee, vegan desserts, laptop-friendly, usually busy
Röststätte	Cafe	Ackerstraße 173	Berlin	Germany	Good coffee, cosy place, laptop-friendly
Takumi Nine	Restaurant	Pappelallee 19	Berlin	Germany	Best Japanese ramen in town, at times very crowded, partially full of parents with strollers
The Barn	Cafe	Schönhauser Allee 8	Berlin	Germany	Very good coffee, good desserts, no-stroller-policy, laptop-friendly
WIM Kaffee	Cafe	Rhinower Str. 1	Berlin	Germany	Very good coffee, very friendly Japanese staff
Zia Maria	Restaurant	Pappelallee 32A	Berlin	Germany	Hit-and-miss Italian Pizza, sometimes it’s the best in town, sometimes it drowns in too much sauce
Zur wilden Renate	Club	Alt-Stralau 70	Berlin	Germany	Super wasted, great atmosphere, great electronic music
Buddy Hotel	Hotel	Sonnenstraße 2	Munich	Germany	Good price/value ratio, clean, okay-ish area
Pommes Boutique	Restaurant	Amalienstraße 46	Munich	Germany	Good burger place, quite expensive but good quality and large selection of sauces/dips
Katsukura	Restaurant	901 The Cube11F Kyoto Station Building	Kyoto	Japan	Really good Katsu, reasonable price
Brooklyn Roasting Company	Cafe	2 Chome-1-16 Kitahama	Osaka	Japan	Very good coffee, nice atmosphere, laptop-friendly
Critters Burger	Restaurant	１F, Shinsaibashi Bldg, 1 Chome−10−35,	Osaka	Japan	Best burger in town, good atmosphere
Hotel She	Hotel	1 Chome-2-5 Ichioka	Osaka	Japan	Good & cozy hotel, good value for the money, close to Bentenchō Station
Kuromon Market	Market	2 Chome-4-1 Nipponbashi	Osaka	Japan	Big market with fresh produce, fish
LiLo Coffee Roasters	Cafe	1 Chome-1-10-28 Nishishinsaibashi	Osaka	Japan	Very good coffee, tiny shop, outdoor seating
Mel Coffee Roasters	Cafe	1 Chome-20-4 Shinmachi	Osaka	Japan	Tiny coffee shop, really good coffee
Micasadeco & Cafe	Cafe	1 Chome-2-8 Saiwaicho	Osaka	Japan	Great breakfast & brunch, small place, usually long line
SANWA COFFEE WORKS	Cafe	17-7 Ikedacho	Osaka	Japan	Cosy & small, very good coffee and pastries
Streamer Coffee Company	Cafe	1 Chome-10-19 Nishishinsaibashi	Osaka	Japan	Good coffee, crowded place
Bear Pond Espresso	Cafe	2 Chome-36-12 Kitazawa	Tokyo	Japan	Best coffee in Setagaya, tiny place, no photos, no laptops
Bear’s Sugar Shack	Takeaway	1F, 3 Chome−37−1 Flags	Tokyo	Japan	Delicious pancakes takeaway
Ichiran	Restaurant	*	Tokyo	Japan	A very good ramen place, no matter which store
Mijinko	Restaurant	2 Chome-9-10 Yushima	Tokyo	Japan	Delicious food, good coffee, small and cozy space, oftentimes long lines
No.8 by bear pond (on the corner)	Cafe	1 Chome-17-1 Shibuya	Tokyo	Japan	Best coffee in Shibuya, now permanently closed :[
Rainbow Pancake	Restaurant	4 Chome-28-4 Jingumae	Tokyo	Japan	Delicious pancakes, that’s all
The Great Burger	Restaurant	6 Chome-12-5 Jingumae	Tokyo	Japan	Really good burgers
Wolfman	Barber shop	3 Chome−27−23 Jingumae	Tokyo	Japan	Best barber shop I’ve ever been to, super friendly people, Samurai-precision cut
Antipodean Tan & Tan	Cafe	Menara Tan & Tan, Jln Tun Razak	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Solid cafe with plenty food options, decent coffee
Feeka	Cafe	19, Jalan Mesui	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Cozy cafe, great atmosphere, good food, good coffee, great for conversations
Joe’s Garage	Restaurant	Searle Lane, Town Centre	Queenstown	New Zealand	Really good burgers
Little Bird Kitchen	Restaurant	Summer Street & Ponsonby Road	Auckland	New Zealand	Vegetarian & vegan, big menu, organic food, lots of shakes and smoothies, really small portions, coffee is bad
M Social	Hotel	196-200 Quay Street	Auckland	New Zealand	Solid hotel with really good high-end rooms, nice view, good location
Pita Pit	Restaurant	83 Kennedy Road	Napier	New Zealand	Decent build-it-your-way Pita place, cheap, fast
Sal’s Authentic NY Pizza	Restaurant	49 Fort Street	Auckland	New Zealand	Authentic NY-style Pizza, small place, takeaway
The Store	Restaurant	5B Gore Street	Auckland	New Zealand	Delicious breakfast, small portions, good coffee
Antiburger	Restaurant	Frente a la Academia de Musica de Panama, Calle 71 San Francisco	Panama City	Panamá	Great burger place, medium-sized portions
888 Bakery & Cafe	Bakery	Blvd. Paseo del Dorado 140496	Panama City	Panamá	Very good Chinese bakery and coffee shop
Calicanto Trattoria	Restaurant	Casa Newman, C. José D. de la Obaldía Calle 8	Panama City	Panamá	Good (but expensive) Italian Pizza
Foodie	Grocery store	Plaza Bal Harbour Unit 16-17, Avenida Italia	Panama City	Panamá	Awesome grocery store, lots of fruits and vegetables, great international selection, many Japanese and Korean products
Joe’s Fried Chicken	Restaurant	Gol De Oro, C. Costa del Mar	Panama City	Panamá	Food truck with mainly fried chicken (a la KFC)
Organica Store	Grocery store	Calle Ramon H. Jurado Centro Comercial Paitilla Mall, local 7	Panama City	Panamá	Great grocery store, not a lot of fresh produce
Residence Inn	Hotel	Calle Ramon H Jurado, Calle Tomas Gabriel Duque, Edificio Pacific Center	Panama City	Panamá	Really new hotel, comfortable rooms with fully-equipped kitchen
Riba Smith Multiplaza Mall	Grocery store	Multiplaza Mall	Panama City	Panamá	Large grocery store, great selection, rather expensive
Unido	Cafe	C. 9a Oeste	Panama City	Panamá	One of the best coffees in Panama City
COMBA	Cafe	Rua de S. Paulo 99	Lisboa	Portugal	Good coffee, good food, laptop-friendly
Fauna & Flora	Cafe	Rua da Esperança 33	Lisboa	Portugal	Salads, few dishes, mostly desserts, tasty, coffee okay, crowded
FOOD	Restaurant & Grocery store	Largo Conde-Barão 15	Lisboa	Portugal	Part organic healthy food restaurant, part grocery store, small portions, expensive but tasty, beware of pickpockets
Le Petit Prince	Cafe	R. Cecílio de Sousa 1a	Lisboa	Portugal	Tasty food, really good coffee, friendly French owner, no laptops
Local	Restaurant	Av. 24 de Julho n54 B	Lisboa	Portugal	Healthy food, affordable, meals for takeaway
Neighbourhood	Cafe	Largo do Conde Barão 25	Lisboa	Portugal	Best coffee in town, good avotoast and desserts, laptops tolerated unless really busy, friendly Australian owners
Zenith	Restaurant	Rua do Telhal 4A	Lisboa	Portugal	Good place for breakfast & brunch, large portions
Bosphorus	Restaurant	Souq Waqif	Doha	Qatar	Delicious turkish cuisine, really big portions, awesome Sarma Beyti, cheap
Flat White	Cafe	27 La Croisette	Doha	Qatar	Best coffee in town, small space, laptop-friendly
9 Brick	Hotel	32 Hongik-ro 5-gil	Seoul	South Korea	Really good hotel in Mapo-gu, very stylish rooms
Anthracite Coffee	Cafe	10 1층 2층, Tojeong-ro 5-gil	Seoul	South Korea	Really good coffee, delicious desserts, entrance is tricky to find
Bean Brothers	Cafe	35-1 Tojeong-ro	Seoul	South Korea	Best coffee in town, great atmosphere, good desserts, big place, laptop friendly
Colline	Cafe	45-1 Eoulmadang-ro	Seoul	South Korea	Good brunch, good coffee, nice atmosphere
Common Ground	Shopping mall	200 Achasan-ro, Jayang 4(sa)-dong	Seoul	South Korea	Shopping mall with many shops and food options
Manufact Coffee	Cafe	29 Yeonhui-ro 11-gil	Seoul	South Korea	Really good coffee, small place
마일스톤 커피	Cafe	49 Nonhyeon-ro 159-gil	Seoul	South Korea	Delicious coffee and pastries, awesome Tiramisu
마우스래빗	Cafe	1 Neungdong-ro 11-gil	Seoul	South Korea	Good coffee, delicious pastries, cosy atmosphere
NOO NA HOL DAK 弘大店	Restaurant	129 Eoulmadang-ro	Seoul	South Korea	Delicious fried chicken, reasonably priced, usually busy in the evenings
El Goloso de Cotillo	Cafe	Calle Pedro Cabrera Saavedra 2	Las Palmas	Spain	Good coffee, okay-ish pastries
Tony’s Non Solo Coffee	Cafe	Av. Happag Lloyd	Las Palmas	Spain	Probably the best coffee in Fuerteventura, tasty food options and desserts
Bex Deluxe Suites	Hotel	Calle José Franchy Roca 1	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	Comfortable apartments with fully equipped kitchen in good area
Bioloco	Restaurant	Calle Alfredo L Jones 33	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	Tasty vegan bowls, smoothies
Mr. Kale 2.0	Restaurant	Calle Ruiz de Alda 28	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	Big menu, delicious beef, tasty smoothies, usually busy
Spar Natural	Grocery store	Calle Juan Manuel Durán González 6	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	Organic-oriented grocery store, good selection
The Couple	Cafe	Paseo las Canteras 23	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	Good breakfast, fresh juice, okay-ish coffee
The Ritz-Carlton Abama	Hotel	Carretera General, Tf-47, Km 9	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Great resort, beautiful beach, delicious food
Central World	Shopping mall	999/9 Rama I Rd	Bangkok	Thailand	Huge mall with various international brands, restaurants, grocery stores
New York Style Steak & Burger	Restaurant	28 Soi Sukhumvit 22	Bangkok	Thailand	Very touristy place, good meat, not too expensive
ROAST	Restaurant	The COMMONS 335 Thong Lo 17 Alley	Bangkok	Thailand	American restaurant, good quality and big portions
The Never Ending Summer	Restaurant	41/5 Charoen Nakhon Rd	Bangkok	Thailand	Good thai restaurant, big menu, nice atmosphere
Volve	Hotel	26/1 Sukhumvit 53 Alley	Bangkok	Thailand	Very stylish and comfortable hotel in quiet area
Crosstown	Donut shop	157 Brick Ln	London	United Kingdom	Delicious donuts
The Montcalm	Hotel	22-25 Finsbury Square	London	United Kingdom	Solid hotel, spacious rooms, good location
Devoción	Cafe	69 Grand St	Brooklyn	United States	Good coffee, big place with plenty room, laptop-friendly
MAST	Chocolate store	111 N 3rd St	Brooklyn	United States	Artisan chocolate
Whole Foods	Grocery store	238 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	United States	Large grocery store with good selection and delicious takeaway meals
Kona Coffee Purveyors	Cafe	Kuhio Avenue Mall Entrance, 2330 Kalakaua Ave #160	Honolulu	United States	Very very good coffee, super friendly baristas, delicious desserts
Whole Foods	Grocery store	629 Kailua Rd Ste 100	Kailua	United States	Solid grocery store in Oahu, friendly staff, huge selection, tasty takeaway meals
The Fresh Market	Grocery store	2640 S Bayshore Dr	Miami	United States	Like Whole Foods, everything you’d need, meals for takeaway, great for everyday shopping/eating
Rosetta Bakery	Bakery	1666 Lenox Ave	Miami Beach	United States	Delicious bakery, offers Focaccia slices and tasty pastries
Dig Inn	Deli	40 W 55th St	New York	United States	One of the best places for lunch, good quality healthy food, tiny place, takeaway
Juice Press	Juice store	*	New York	United States	Healthy, delicious smothies
Delfina	Restaurant	3621 18th St	San Francisco	United States	Good Italian food, Pizza
Delica	Restaurant	Ferry Building, San Francisco Bay Trail #45	San Francisco	United States	Variety of different meals, takeaway, all-in-all quite good
Plow	Restaurant	1299 18th St	San Francisco	United States	Farm-to-table American restaurant, good food, small place, crammed
Réveille Coffee Co.	Cafe	200 Columbus Ave	San Francisco	United States	Tasty breakfast, good pastries, solid coffee, laptop-friendly
Blackbird Coffee Chan Cam	Cafe	5 Chân Cầm	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Second-best coffee in town, super nice atmosphere, laptop-friendly
Cafe Giảng	Cafe	39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Famous egg coffee, nice atmosphere
Cau Go	Restaurant	73 Cầu Gỗ	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Expensive but good restaurant catering towards tourists and wealthy Vietnamese
Chợ Đồng Xuân	Market	15 Cầu Đông	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Buzzing market with fresh produce and goods
Dream Beans Coffee	Cafe	79 Lý Nam Đế	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Best coffee in town, really dedicated and friendly owner
Green Farm Restaurant & Cooking Class	Restaurant	44B Đào Duy Từ	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Decent food, big menu, touristy
HAN Coffee	Cafe	46 Nguyễn Hữu Huân	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Good cafe, open view towards a buzzing street, good atmosphere
Kế Hoạch Nhỏ	Cafe	11 Phủ Doãn	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Neat cafe, good tea and coffee
Lifted Coffee & Brunch	Cafe	101 Hàng Gà	Hà Nội	Vietnam	My go-to-place for breakfast in Hanoi, very good food
Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su	Restaurant	10 Lý Quốc Sư	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Amazing Pho, big portions, plenty beef, delicious bread-sticks
Tranquil Books & Coffee	Cafe	5 Nguyễn Quang Bích	Hà Nội	Vietnam	Delicious coffee, nice atmosphere