Restaurants in various cities

This will be a living list of restaurants I've liked while traveling either for work or holiday.

Over the last couple of years I've traveled a bit for work, mostly on my own and in order to avoid just eating alone in my hotel I've consciously researched restaurants in the cities I'm visiting and made restaurant reservations for every night. In order for my wife to have some taste of what I'm up to I've shared photos of most meals on Instagram (@acrneal), which has lead colleagues to ask for recommendations when they travel.  So I've put this list together so I can point people to the list rather than having to dig through email.

London:

• Not everyone is into high tea, but we liked this one: https://www.thesavoylondon.com/experience/afternoon-tea-london/

• St John is the original “nose to tail” dining: https://stjohnrestaurant.com/, and Bread & Wine is one of their (cheaper) off-shoot restaurants: https://stjohnrestaurant.com/a/restaurants/bread-and-wine

• I’ve been to Hawksmoor, a steakhouse, a couple of times and liked it: https://thehawksmoor.com/

• Great Italian in Soho: http://www.vascosfood.com/

• Galvin Hop is a good bistro, they also have a good range of beers and wine by the glass if you just want a drink: https://www.galvinrestaurants.com/s/62/galvinhop

• And if you like currywurst: http://www.hermanzegerman.com/

• Ye Olde Mitre is a pub I found when visiting London in the 90s and hanging around while my wife spent days in the British Library: https://www.yeoldemitreholborn.co.uk/

• The Museum Tavern will be full or tourists, but it’s across from the British Museum (and formerly Library) so has a bit of history: https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/greater-london/museum-tavern/

• I haven't been to Lyle’s yet but it looks interesting. It’s a different set menu every day, no options: https://www.lyleslondon.com/

Paris:

• On a Sunday or Monday, Le Marche du Lucas is good food in an amazing space (the main restaurant dates from the 1880s). That's a €45 menu in a space that normally has a €300+ menu, which for me is one of the best deals in Paris: http://lucascarton.com/en/le-marche

• It’s not cheap, and getting a table may be tricky, but the Jules Verne is great, we did the 7 course lunch: https://www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/en/jules-verne-restaurant.html

• Not the best steak, but it’s an experience. Your choices are what to drink & dessert the main is steak frites or nothing (they also have one in Geneva): https://www.relaisentrecote.fr/

• One of the most interesting meals I’ve ever had in Paris. French classics but with a lighter, more modern interpretation: https://www.nevacuisineparis.com

• Very traditional French Bistro, great food but it’s owned by a famous American chef so the front room is full of Americans, ask for the back room which is quieter: http://www.labourselavie.com/en/

• Steak is what they do best, on an open fireplace: https://www.robertetlouise.com/en/

• Not necessarily the best food, but it’s an experience: http://nosancetreslesgaulois.com/en
• Great food, though we went for a late lunch (without a reservation) and the service was a bit off for a restaurant at this price point: https://www.joel-robuchon.com/en/restaurants-paris-atelier-saint-germain.php

Amsterdam:

• The menu changes daily, almost no English spoken but great food: Marius http://restaurantmarius.nl/

• The Restaurant de Kas is in a greenhouse and they focus on fresh veg and fruit and grow most of it themselves: http://www.restaurantdekas.nl/

• Vinkeles is a great restaurant but expensive, we went as we were there for Christmas and they were one of the few places open for lunch on Christmas: https://www.vinkeles.com/

•  If you’re an Australian feeling homesick, Little Collins is a café run by Melbourne expats: http://www.littlecollins.nl/

Stockholm:

• Akkurat is essentially an upscale pub, at least in terms of the food, which is good and (for Stockholm) a reasonable price. On the other hand the whisky list is 12 pages long, the regular beer list is 6 pages, and the "special" beer list about 30 pages: http://akkurat.se/

• Adam/Albin is another level altogether. The options here are either a 10-course set menu or a (slightly) different menu that you choose 5 courses from. Great food, great service, and the only multicourse dinner I can recall where I wasn't too tired before the end: https://adamalbin.se/en/

• Punk Royale is piece of restaurant theater, no phones or cameras allowed, a smoke machine and loud music. A large number of courses (19 when I went) delivered rapid fire and couple served in the kitchen along with beer, sake, wine, and a pineapple liquor: http://www.punkroyale.se/punkroyale/index.html

• Griffins is a good, if slightly generic steakhouse with a good wine list: https://griffinssteakhouse.se/english/