A Running List of Interesting Restaurants

(Comments are highly appreciated)

Jakarta:

Huize Trivelli (website, Jakarta Post review)
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am - 7 pm; Saturday, 10 am - 9 pm
Jl. Tanah Abang Dua 108 Jakarta 10150 -- (021) 386-5803

Indonesian food adapted to the Dutch palate

1. Trivelli Kalfstong Bistik (cow’s tongue).
2. Rijsttafels, served to a minimum of six people, need to be ordered a couple of days in advance
3. Klappertaart for dessert
4. Bier Pletok, a house specialty drink originating from Batavia and made out of ginger, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and palm sugar

Reno:

4th Street Bistro (website, Yelp reviews)
Hours: Tue-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m
3065 W. 4th St., Reno, Nevada 89523 -- 775-323-3200 (Reservation Recommended)

Market driven, fresh, sustainable, local, seasonal, with most of the menu featuring local, organic farm produce.

Sezmu (website, Yelp reviews)
Hours: Opens Thursday through Sunday at 5pm
670 Mount Rose St, Reno, Nevada 89509 -- 775.327.4448 (Reservation Recommended)

"What kind of food does sezmu serve?
New American. "

Lulou's Restaurant (Yelp reviews)
Hours: ??
1470 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502 -- (775) 329-9979 (Reservation Highly Recommended)

"Ultra upscale restaurant with outstanding food and wine. Everything on the menu is good and made with the finest ingredients. Reliable crowd of beautiful people, including service staff. Very pricey. Appetizer portions are doll-sized but entrees are generous. One can find wild game on the menu (boar, venison)."

Shanghai

SH Landscape 9, originally uploaded by namealus.

Shanghai was the third stop in our China trip. Since the city is busy preparing for World Expo 2010, the whole city (and particularly the Bund) was a giant construction site.

We did the following in Shanghai:

1. Had a late dinner at Godly Vegetarian Restaurant; the dish below is my favorite of the whole trip


2. Walked around the French Concession and did some shopping


3. Had lunch at Bao Luo


4. Walked around Xintiandi


5. Had dinner at South Beauty


6. Visited Yu Garden and Bazaar


7. Walked around the Bund


8. Had lunch at the Whampoa Club


9. Visited the Taikang Lu Art District (and got rained out)

9. Had dinner at Nepali Kitchen


10. Visited the amazing Shanghai Museum


11. Had a quick noodle brunch

Xi'an

let's wait, originally uploaded by namealus.

Xi'an was the second stop in our China trip.

We did the following in Xi'an:

1. Had a quick lunch at a restaurant recommended by our guide


2. Visited the Shaanxi History Museum


3. Visited the Muslim Quarter





4. Had dinner at a random restaurant (which happens to be one of the best Muslim restaurants in town)



5. Visited the Terracotta Warriors Museum



6. Visited the Xi'an City Wall


7. Had a dumpling banquet for dinner


8. Visited the Great Mosque of Xi'an


9. Visited the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)


9. Visited the Stele Forest (Beilin) Museum


11. Had a quick lunch at a popular local restaurant on our way to the airport

Beijing

forbidden city, originally uploaded by namealus.

This year we went on a summer vacation to China. Beijing was our first stop.

We did the following in Beijing:

1. Went to the Snack Market at Donghuamen


2. Walked around some hutongs and visited the former residence of Mei Lanfang and the Prince Gong's Mansion


3. Had lunch at a very small dumpling place


4. Went to Dashanzi Art District


5. Had dinner at Makya Ame Tibetan Restaurant


6. Visited the Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City


7. Had lunch at Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodle Restaurant


8. Visited the Yonghegong Lama Temple


9. Went to the Liulichang Art and Craft Market


10. Had dinner at Quanjude


11. Went to the Great Wall


12. Had BBQ trout lunch at a small restaurant in Huanghuacheng


13. Visited the Chang Ling Ming Tomb and the Spirit Way


14. Had dinner at Xiu Lan

15. Visited the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan)


16. Visited the Olympic Green


17. Had lunch at a restaurant recommended by our guide (can't remember the name)


18. Visited the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)


19. Had dinner at Made in China


20. Had breakfast at a noodle place in the airport