Tucked away in a side street of Kyoto is a very unassuming little gem of a restaurant. I wish I could say that it’s Kyoto’s best kept secret but the cat has been let out the bag a long time ago as this restaurant, Izakaya, is well known and quite possibly the best Izakaya inContinue reading “2023 Top 3 Winner: BINGO IZAKAYA RESTAURANT, Kyoto, Japan”
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Buenos Aires – a treat for all senses
The Italian food elements, chocolate, ice-cream/helados and great value on the ‘blue dollar’ rate (changing euros or US dollars at double the rate than with the banks); with a Spanish twist made our April 2022 trip to Buenos Aires very affordable – and memorable. It was my first trip to South America. Argentina and BuenosContinue reading “Buenos Aires – a treat for all senses”
2022 Top 5 Winner: NAMIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recently I visited Argentina for less than 3 weeks and although the foodie scene in Palermo (Buenos Aires) is very impressive, Namida is one of the few restaurants I frequented more than once in my too-short visit. They got my 1st Thacks Award for 2022. The venue and decor was delightfully crisp and although NamidaContinue reading “2022 Top 5 Winner: NAMIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina”
2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa
Contrast amazing pizza in Vietnam, superb Chinese food in Cyprus and champagne-style Corpinnat in Spain, the final Thacks Awards Top 5 awarded for 2021 was awarded in December to a Sushi Restaurant in South Africa. Think, thickly cut salmon; freshest yellowfin tuna and other line-fish, recently fished from Africa’s southern-most bay (False Bay). Combine theseContinue reading “2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa”
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