RESTAURANTS:
CALIFORNIA:
Bistro Aix
3340 Steiner Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-202-0100
Marina District
excellent neighborhood bistro
try the calamari appetizer,
panecotta for dessert etc
Brix
7377 St. Helena Highway
Yountville, CA 94558 (707) 944-2749
fusion cuisine
lovely patio overlooks garden
Castagna
2015 Chestnut St
San Francisco (Marina District)
Home Plate
2150 Lombard St
San Francisco (Marina District, Breakfast/Brunch)
Yukol Place
2380 Lombard St
San Francisco (Marina District, Thai food)
Dragon Well
2142 Chesnut St
San Francisco (Marina District, Asian Fusion)
Arizmendi Bakeries
Several locations in SF and San Rafael
Corn Cherry Scones! Vegan Chocolate Mint Cookies, Breads
(Really, everything!)
Saigon Sandwich
560 Larkin St
San Francisco
(Best Banh Mi sandwiches!)
Cafe Sparrow
8042 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
831-688-6238
Versailles Restaurant
1415 S La Cienega BLVD
(La Cienega and Pico)
Los Angeles, CA 90035-3726
(Cuban food)
FLORIDA:
Sundy House
106 S. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach, FL 33444-3656
561-272-5678
<http://www.sundyhouse.com/>www.sundyhouse.com
Captain Brian's Seafood
8441 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941-351-4492
<http://www.captainbriansseafood.com/>www.captainbriansseafood.com
Barnacle Bill's Seafood
5050 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941- 355-7700
8383 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941- 927-8884
1526 Main Street
Sarasota, FL
941- 365-6800
3634 Webber Street
Sarasota
941- 923-5800
<http://www.barnaclebillsseafood.com/>www.barnaclebillsseafood.com
ILLINOIS:
Jilly's Cafe
2614 Green Bay Rd. (at Central),
Evanston IL
847-869-7636
Country French
MAINE:
Kristina's Restaurant & Bakery
160 Centre Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 442-8577
MARYLAND:
Sobo Cafe
6 W Cross St
Baltimore (Federal Hill)
Miss Shirley's
50 E Pratt St
Baltimore (Inner Harbor, Breakfast/Brunch)
(Also in Roland Park)
MASSACHUSETTS:
Oleana
134 Hampshire St
Cambridge (Eastern Mediterranean)
(Everything is divine)
Sofra Bakery
1 Belmont St
Cambridge
(Divine!)
Trattoria Nina
1510 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(Italian, fabulous, make a reservation, it's small!)
Tryst
689 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
Cookie Time Bakery
1375 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(fabulous, get the Florentines!)
Mamadou Bakery
677 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(Fabulous bread!)
Granola Cafe at the Art Lounge
1346 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
Quebrada Bakery
208 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
Juniper
13 Central Street
Wellesley
(Mediterranean)
80 Thoreau
80 Thoreau Street
Concord
Bernard's
The Mall At Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-969-3388
("Gourmet Chinese Cuisine")
The Black Dog
Beach Street Extension
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Martha's Vineyard, MA
508-693-9223
Dali
415 Washington Street,
Somerville
(617) 661-3254
Spanish style tapas
Del Raye Bar & Grill
1 Bridge St.,
Northampton
413-586 - 2664
Metropolis
584 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-247-2931
Chef: Seth Woods
Shangri-La
149 Belmont Street
Belmont, MA 617-489-1488
authentic Taiwanese Chinese
MINNESOTA:
Saint Paul Grill
Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
800-292-9292
MISSOURI:
Lidia's Kansas City
101 West 22nd Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-221-3722
Chef: Lidia Bastianich
NEW YORK:
Molyvos
871 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-582-7500
Sushiya
28 West 56th Street
NY NY 10019
212-247-5760
(Japanese)
Topaz Thai Restaurant
127 West 56th Street
NY NY 10019
212-957-8020
Trattoria del'Arte
900 7th Avenue at 56th Street
NY, NY 10019
212-245-9800
great antipasto bar
convenient to Carnegie Hall
City Limits Diner
200 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY
914-686-9000
Ikeno Hana
1016 Lexington Avenue
(between 72 & 73 Streets)
New York, NY 10021
212-737-6639
Le Pain Quotidien
833 Lexington Avenue @ 64th St
NY, NY
212-755-5810
<http://www.painquotidien.com/>http://www.painquotidien.com
many other branches in NY & L.A.
great for breakfast or pastries
City Bakery
3 West 18th Street
NYC
212-366-1045
<http://www.thecitybakery.com/>www.thecitybakery.com
Momofuku (noodle bar)
163 First Avenue
NYC 10003
212-475-7899
<http://www.eatmomofuku.com/>www.eatmomofuku.com
PARIS, FRANCE:
Chantairelle
17, rue Laplace, 5th arrondissement
Métro:Cardinal Lemoine or Maubert-Mutualité
144-32-15-60
Excellent regional cuisine of the Auvergne region. A wonderful appetizer
of different mushrooms in pasty dough among other things. Cantal cheese is from this region ( a sharp more pungent cheese than cheddar).
Musée Rodin
métro: Varenne, Bus: 69, 82, 87, 92.
lunch outside in the sculpture garden (beautiful roses, etc.) Nice
salads, etc.
The museum is great, too. Includes several rare fantastic pieces by
Camille Claudel and some paintings by Rodin's colleagues and friends (Van
Gogh etc.)
Max Poilâne the famous bread bakery that's shipped around the world
8, rue du Cherche-Midi
métro: Sèvres-Babylones
WASHINGTON, DC:
Lebanese Taverna
2641 Connecticut Avenue NW - Woodley Park
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 265-8681
Woodley Park Zoo Area
Iron Gate
1734 N Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
202-466-7029
Middle Eastern
Lovely decor with Fireplace
Dupont Circle