Locations
Follow me on my travels across the world and check out some of my favorite places that I’ve been to.
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 |
| Austin Mama’s | Restaurant | Parque Industrial, Costa del Este | Panama City | Panamá | Solid American diner, great meats |
| 888 Bakery & Cafe | Bakery | Blvd. Paseo del Dorado 140496 | Panama City | Panamá | Very good Chinese bakery and coffee shop |
| Botanica | Restaurant | The Plaza, Av. Cincuentenario | Panama City | Panamá | Solid Pizza place |
| Burger Shack | Restaurant | Ocean Drive Plaza | Panama City | Panamá | Amazing burger place |
| Calicanto Trattoria | Restaurant | Casa Newman, C. José D. de la Obaldía Calle 8 | Panama City | Panamá | Good (but expensive) Italian Pizza |
| Cabrera Coffee Brew House | Cafe | Av. Federico Guardia, Condado del Rey | Panama City | Panamá | Good coffee place, slow internet |
| Con Olor a Pan | Bakery | Centro Comercial los Portales, C. 67 Este | Panama City | Panamá | Bakery and patisserie |
| 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 |
| Grumpy Chicken | Restaurant | El Patio, Av. La Antigua | Panama City | Panamá | Food truck with mainly fried chicken (a la KFC) |
| Joe’s Fried Chicken | Restaurant | Gol De Oro, C. Costa del Mar | Panama City | Panamá | Food truck with mainly fried chicken (a la KFC) |
| Krume | Bakery | Plaza Corner 68, San Francisco | Panama City | Panamá | Authentic German/Austrian bakery, delicious sourdough bread |
| Leto | Cafe | Av. Costa del Mar | Panama City | Panamá | Very good coffee, delicious cookies |
| 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 |
| Sen Vietnam | Restaurant | Av 1a B Nte | Panama City | Panamá | Authentic Vietnamese restaurant, delicious Pho Bo |
| 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 |
| Anthracite Coffee | Cafe | 11 World Cup-ro 12-gil, 서교동 Mapo-gu | Seoul | South Korea | Really good coffee, delicious desserts, beautiful architecture, silent |
| 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 |
| Das ist PROBAT | Cafe | 16 Dongmak-ro 8-gil, Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu | Seoul | South Korea | Really good coffee, beautiful architecture, great for working |
| 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 |
| One of C | Cafe | 5 Sinchon-ro 3-gil, Seodaemun-gu | Seoul | South Korea | Really good coffee, small but cosy space |
| Teal Roasters | Cafe | 175-19 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu | Seoul | South Korea | Really good coffee, small spaces, good for work, silent |
| ARVO Coffee & Plants | Cafe | Barraincúa Kalea 9 | Bilbao | Spain | Decent breakfast, good coffee |
| Cokooncafé | Cafe | Iparraguirre Kalea 5 | Bilbao | Spain | Very good brunch/breakfast, solid coffee |
| 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 |
| Alchemy | Cafe | C. de San Millán, 4, Centro | Madrid | Spain | Great coffee |
| Do Meigo | Restaurant | Av. del Camino de Santiago | Madrid | Spain | Good Calamari, good Pulpo |
| Geisha Speciality Coffee | Cafe | C. de las Navas de Tolosa 6 | Madrid | Spain | Great coffee |
| Pastora | Cafe | Carrera de San Francisco 12 | Madrid | Spain | Good coffee |
| The Ritz-Carlton Abama | Hotel | Carretera General, Tf-47, Km 9 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain | Great resort, beautiful beach, delicious food |
| Tallat | Cafe | C/ de la Barraca, 25, Poblats Marítims | Valencia | Spain | Good decaf cappuccino |
| 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 |
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