www.simurghrestaurant.com
Very, very good Perisan food at this little restaurant in Covent Garden. Although it’s an easy walk from either Leicester Square or Covent Garden tube, it isnt overrun with tourists and has …read more…

www.carrowkeel.com (Carrowkeel Pages)
Magical, eerie, creepy, fabulous and inspiring! The Carrowkeel Passage Tombs are a number of cairns in the Bricklieve mountains that have been in use as burial places for thousands of years. They are around three to four thousand years old …read more…

Leenane, Co Galway, Ireland

Such a surprise to find this very classy cafe with excellent food hiding in the little town of Leenane. It’s very popular and seems …read more…

www.leenanehotel.com
In a quiet little town in the Connemara area of west Ireland, Leenane hotel is brilliantly located and pretty good value for money! Lovely views out the windows over …read more…

22 Quay Street, Galway City, Ireland

Whoa! This is the place to go in Galway for fish and chips. In fact, if you are on the west coast of Ireland…it’s still the place to go for fish and chips! So good! It’s split into two sections. The main seafood bar is more like a …read more…

www.1001nights.com.cn
As the name would suggest, 1001 Nights restaurant serves up a top range of middle eastern food. Some dishes are more successful that others. …read more…

Ritan Park, Jianguomenwai Area (Call for directions: 8561 7643)

Xiheyaju Restaurant serves some of the best Sichuanese food we’ve ever had! It’s a great courtyard setting with the option of sitting inside, in the conservatory, or outside under the stars. …read more…

5 Gunghua Xili, Jianguomenwai Area (near Silk Street)

Bleu Marine French Restaurant was a terrific surprise. There is a unique menu every day based on whatever ingredients the chefs pick up or the fish that is available. We ate the french onion soup and pumpkin soup and then tucked into …read more…

www.courtyard-gallery.com
Looking out over the Forbidden City’s moat, The Courtyard Restaurant is a very swanky! Part of the Courtyard Gallery, which promotes contempory Chinese art, it serves asian-influenced food however …read more…

www.redcapitalclub.com
Awesome little restaurant/boutique hotel! What a find! And it was really, really tough to find! Down a very dodgy looking little hutong (alleyway in Beijing) with Madame Mao’s limo out the front, this restored Qing dynasty courtyard residence is a magic place to eat. Covered in memorabilia from the days of Mao, including …read more…