ZARANDA Paseo de Eduardo Dato, 5 28010 Madrid 91 446 45 48 www.zaranda.es Contemporary Spanish. Tasting menu at 50 Euro for lunch. Aperitivo, vegi, octopus, soup, fish, meat and desert. every portion's small.
Paris Dominique Bouchet 11 rue Treilhard 75008 0033 1 45 61 09 46 J-influenced french. reasonable portion. lovely presentation. Lobster Canelloni's great. stop the fire.
ARZAK http://www.arzak.info/ Avda. Alcarde Elosegui, 273 20015 Donostia / San Sebastian 943 278 465 Expected contemporary Basque but "contemporary" in Europe means European x Japanese from to time and absolutely at this restaurant. Very good food but presumably not so impressive for us.
TXUBILLO C/ Matia, S Bajo 20008 Donostia 943 211 138 Vasco-Japonesa, which means Basque Japanese. Located in a narrow street, this restaurant seemed to be an usual low quality Japanese which will never be above-the-line cuisine. However, as soon as we had the starter, admitted the mistake. Iberico with Haccho Miso is excellent.
La Tantina de la Playa Plage du centre 64210 Bidart 05 59 26 53 56 Very good fish restaurant by the Bidart beach. 15 minutes from Biarritz. Simple and fresh. Another one in Toulouse at 59, av. de Saint Exupery, 31400 Toulouse. 05 61 54 59 59
Chez Joel D. - Le bistrot de l'huitre http://www.lebistrotdelhuitre.fr/ Halles centrales 05 59 46 10 10 A bistrot specialized for oysters located in the central market of Bayonne. They usually have 3-4 kinds of oyster but "Spéciales de Gillardeau ou du Bistrot" was the best for me. The Bayonne ham at the restaurant was outstanding among those we had in the trip.
Le Park Mougins A premier venue for reception/party/conference dinner. A sort of Chinzanso in the outskirt of Cannes. http://www.lepark-mougins.com/
ロンドン Lowlander Grand Cafe 36 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RR +44 20 7379 7446 Belgian pub. Nemerous number of beers served. Belgian beer tasting session will be arranged for groups. www.lowlander.com
ロンドン St. JOHN Bar & Restaurant Smithfield 26 St John Street London EC1M 4AY 020 7251 0848 http://www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk/ Next to the Smithfield meat market. Whole suckling pig is available for groups but need booking well in advance. Great range of meat but the Roasted Bone Marrow is the greatest.
Mirasierra Suites Hotel Alfredo Marquerie, 43 28034 Madrid +34 91 727 7900 Read Madrid players have meeting before every home game. The room is great. The swimming pool is not worthwhile to swimmers but is enough to relax yourself.
The Scotsman Right in front of the W station. Upgraded.
G. Turip Opera de Noalles If your budget meets the hotel's last minute promotion, this hotel has to be the one of the best 4star in Paris. good location, nice decoration, proper internet connection. http://www.hotelnoailles.com/
Beau Rivage Lausanne More than stunning. The best hotel ever. http://www.brp.ch/
Mandala Hotel, Berlin Right in front of Sony and DB. Walking distance to the world famous BB gate and the under the linden. Squid ink risotto with grilled GESO at the 1st floor bar was excellent. Lucky me again. I got a suit room. amenity goods provider is "confort zone .it" which i like.