Am often asked for my favourite places to eat, drink etc. Below a selection
Maastricht (home town)
To eat favourites
- Harry’s; one of my favourite restaurants for sure! A-ma-zing food, wine and ambiance. Highly recommended!
- Onglet; also one of my favourite restaurants in Maastricht!! Lovely local food
- Gio’s (no website); hidden at the Vrijthof square is this amazing Italian restaurant. You can only reserve a table by calling around 4.30pm.
- Cafe Sjiek; all time favourite, read the New York Times article here. Extremely reasonable priced and tasty food! They don’t take reservations.
- Il y a; lovely French restaurant in the upcoming Koestraat
- Mediterraneo; best Italian of The Netherlands. Although the prices are a little high, the food and wines are just incredible!
Also great:
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- Witloof; great Belgian restaurant!
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- “O”; best fishrestaurant in Maastricht, based in the street where I’m living.
- Kruisherenhotel; the ambience is just amazing; an old monastry. Good food as well!
Drinks
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- Wycker Cabinet; lovely concept, great gt’s!
- Brandweerkantine; around the corner of the Vrijthof, little away of the fuss. Great concept!
Lisbon (my favourite European city)
- Chrisfama; my favourite restaurant in Lisbon!!! Always amazing food & drinks!! Highly recommended
- Clube de Jornalistas; really, really nice ambiance and food!
- Foodhall; really nice foodhall, located at the water
- Wine Bar do Castelo; one of my favourite wine bars in Lisbon!
- Frade dos Mares; amazing food & wine pairings, all locally sourced.
- Solar do Vinho do Porto; couple old guys running this port tasting basement. Endless list of great ports!!
Budapest
- Borbiróság; amazing local food!
- Café Kör; one of my favourite places to eat!
- Doblo; best wine bar in Budapest!
- London Coffee Society; always my favourite breakfast spot. Amazing coffee!
- Tasting Table; wonderful wine cellar. Great wines, even better staff!
- Riso; really nice Italian!
- Prime; best steak house of Eastern Europe! 🙂
- Szimpla Kert; de gave ruine bar!
- Szamost; hier haal je echt het meest waanzinnige gebak! Zeker even een aangeklede koffie doen 🙂
- Beer Brothers; echt heerlijke lokale bieren!
- Déryné Bistro; great bruch place!
- Cirkusz Café: another amazing brunch place!
Ibiza
- Bagatelle; dancing on the tables, while dancing. yes, yes, yes!
- El Chiringuito Es Cavallet; amazing lunch location!!
- Cala Bassa Beachclub; my favourite beach club! Reserve a bed, totally worth it!
- Pacha; best nightclub. VIP is highly recommended!
- Blue Marlin; nice beach club. Go on Sunday for food & dance!
- Ushuaia; best day / open air club! VIP is highly recommended!
Milan
- TIBI – Bistrot Provençal; best cocktail place I know! So, so good!
- La Briciola; damn good food!
- Shopping: Erera, Pieteo Verri, Matias Outlet, Lanieri
Belfast
- Boojum; amazing burrito
- Tribal Burger; best burgers in town
- The Woodworkers; great bar with 20+ taps. Try the beerflight
- Crown Liquor Saloon; most beautiful bar I’ve ever been to!
- French Village; best breakfast! Try the white chocolate blueberry pancakes!
Kathmandu, Nepal
- ACE – For all the tours around the Himalaya
- Black Olives – amazing steak
- Roadhouse – best pizza
Malta
- Sussurus; awesome food and an amazing view!
Paris
- Mamma Primi; one of the most amazing Italian restaurants I’ve been to. WOW
Havana
- El Dandy; one of the only non-government controlled cocktail bars. Really nice food & drinks, great place to sit and chill down.
- Factoria Plaza Vieja; really nice place to sit down. Brewing their own beer! Try the beer-mojito.
- La Vitrola; little touristic, but great food!
- La Bodeguita del Medio; best mojito’s in town!
Dublin
- Basil; great pizza!
- Mulberry Garden; wowwowow, amazing food!!
- Herbstreet; my favourite breakfast place!! Try the stack of pancakes 🙂
- Jameson Distillery; too many types of whiskey sour 😉
Split (Croatia)
- Brasserie on 7; nice, trendy place in the center of Split. Amazing food, great spot to sit… highly recommended!
- Zinfandel; deffinately the best wine bar in Split! Damn… too many great wines! 🙂
Istanbul
- Namli Gurme; most amazing lunchplace I have been. Wow! Incredible food!
- Deraliye; really nice Ottoman food restaurant
- Asitane; very nice food!
- Ayasofya Hamam; best Hamam in town!