Michiel's Restaurant Page

Ottawa

Indian Cuisine
- Cafe Shafali, 308 Dalhousie, Ottawa, phone 613-789-9188.
  - Excellent Indian restaurant.
  - Indian paintings by a Canadian artist are being sold.
- Ceylonta, 403 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-237-7812.
  - Excellent Sri Lankan and South-Indian food.
  - Here you can eat dosa.
- Coconut Lagoon, 853 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, phone 613-742-4444.
  - Excellent South-Indian food.
  - Here you can eat dosa.
- Host India, 622 Montreal Road, Ottawa, phone 613-746-4678.
  - Large restaurant, excellent food.
Chinese Cuisine
- Yangtze Dining Lounge, 700 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-236-0555.
  - Large and excellent Chinese restaurant, specializing in Cantones cuisine.
- Mandarin Ogilvie, 1137 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester, Ottawa, phone 613-749-8838.
  - Large and excellent Chinese restaurant.
  - All day Dim Sum, authentic Szechuan and Thai cuisine.
  - Try the stewed fish fillet with white wine.
- Beijing Tianrun, 1947 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-521-3868.
  - Excellent Chinese restaurant, good place for Szechuan cuisine.
  - Try the Peking duck.
  - But: there is a huge TV screen in the dining room.
- Buffet YangMing, 1547 Merivale Road, Nepean, phone 613-228-0840.
  - Good place if you like all-you-can-eat buffets.
- Du Barry Chinese Buffet, 33 Selkirk Street, Vanier, phone 613-749-2088.
  - Good (and huge) place if you like all-you-can-eat buffets.
- May's Garden Restaurant, 122 Preston Street, Ottawa, phone 613-234-6437.
  - Excellent and cheap food, Beijing and Szechuan style.
Japanese/Korean Cuisine
- Ichibei, 197 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-563-2375.
  - Excellent and small Japanese restaurant.
  - Probably the most authentic Japanese restaurant in Ottawa.
  - Try the barbecued eel.
- Festival Japan, 149 Kent Street, Ottawa, phone 613-234-1224.
  - Good place for shabu shabu and sushi.
- Japanese Village, 170 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, phone 613-236-9519.
  - Excellent place for Japanese food, which is ``skillfully prepared before your eyes in the famous Japanese Teppan style''.
- Takara, 366 Dalhousie at George, Ottawa, phone 613-241-6582.
  - Japanese restaurant, good place for sushi.
- Joy, 315 Somerset Street, Ottawa, phone 613-231-6333.
  - Between Bank and O'Connor.
  - Good Japanese and Korean cuisine, reasonably priced.
- Sushi 88, 690B Somerstreet West, Ottawa, phone 613-233-3288.
  - Good place for Japanese food at a reasonable price.
- Korea Garden, 470 Rideau Street, Ottawa, phone 613-789-5496.
  - Good Korean table barbecue.
- Miga, 399 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-230-0084.
  - Korean and Japanese Cuisine, good food at a reasonable price.
Chahaya Malaysia, 1690 Montreal Road, Ottawa, phone 613-742-0242.
- Excellent Malaysian and Indonesian food.
Singapore Restaurant, 69 Kempster Avenue, Ottawa, phone 613-820-4119.
- Across from Famous Players Coliseum on Carling.
- "We serve Malaysian Chinese food, which is a combination of Chinese, Malay and East Indian style of cooking".
- Try the laksa.
Vietnamese Cuisine
- Vietnam Palace, 819 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-238-6758.
  - Excellent, large and busy restaurant. A large variety of very good dishes.
- New Mee Fung, 350 Booth Street, Ottawa, phone 613-567-8228.
  - Excellent and busy restaurant. A very large variety of very good dishes.
- Pho Thu Do, 765 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-235-7116.
  - Nice and busy restaurant. A very good place for Vietnamese beef rice noodle soup. Try the shrimp spring rolls.
- Pho Bo Ga La, 784 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-230-2931.
  - Nice and busy restaurant. A very good place for Vietnamese beef and chicken rice noodle soup. Don't forget the shrimp spring rolls.
Thai Cuisine
- Aiyara, 1590 Walkley Road, Ottawa, phone 613-526-1703.
  - Excellent Thai food. Elephants are throughout this place, even on the dishes and cutlery. The teapot is elephant-shaped.
- Nokham, 747 Richmond Road, Ottawa, phone 613-724-6135.
  - Excellent Thai food. The restaurant is very nicely decorated, the food is served in beautiful bowls.
- Green Papaya, 246 Queen Street, Ottawa, phone 613-238-8424.
  - Excellent Thai food.
  - They are also at 256 Preston Street.
- Khao Thai, 103 Murray Street (ByWard Market), Ottawa, phone 613-241-7276.
  - Excellent Thai food.
- Hot Peppers, 495 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, phone 613-233-4687.
  - "Expressive Thai Cuisine"
  - Excellent Thai food, quite different from other Thai restaurants in Ottawa.
  - They are also at: 201 Queen Street, Ottawa, phone 613-232-4687.
- Sacred Garden, 1330 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-733-8424.
  - "Exotic Vegetarian Thai Cuisine"
  - Excellent vegetarian Thai food, within walking distance from Carleton University.
- Siam Kitchen, 1050 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-730-3954.
  - "Authentic Thai Cuisine"
  - Excellent Thai food, within walking distance from Carleton University.
East African Restaurant, 376 Rideau Street, Ottawa, phone 613-789-7397.
- Delicious African food.
Fish restaurants
- The Whalesbone Oyster House, 430 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-231-8569.
  - Best place for oysters in Ottawa.
  - Try the Coast-to-Coast Oysters Sampler!
  - Small and busy restaurant.
- The Fish Market Restaurant, 54 York Street, Ottawa, phone 613-241-3474.
  - Good and busy fish restaurant.
- Big Daddy's Crab Shack and Oyster Bar, 339 Elgin Street, Ottawa, phone 613-569-5200.
  - Excellent Cajun food.
If you want to go for real beer:
- Vineyards Wine Bar and Bistro, 54 York Street, Ottawa, phone 613-241-4270.
  - Great selection of Belgian and German beers.
- The Manx Pub, 370 Elgin Street, Ottawa, phone 613-231-2070.
  - Very nice and busy pub, good selection of Canadian micro-brewed beers on draught, good selection of whisky. The food is very good as well.
- Pub Italia, 434 1/2 Preston Street, Ottawa, phone 613-232-2326.
  - Ignoring the fact that they think that Floreffe is a trappist beer, this is the best place in Ottawa for Belgian and German beers.
  - La Trappe (brewed in my hometown) available.
  - My favorite beers in this pub: Rochefort 10, Aventinus Weizenbock.
El Meson, 94 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, phone 613-744-8484.
- Excellent Spanish and Portuguese food.
Empire Grill, 47 Clarence Street, Ottawa, phone 613-241-1343.
- "New American Cuisine"; nevertheless good; a bit on the expensive side.
The Keg, 75 York Street, Ottawa, phone 613-241-8514.
- Excellent and busy steakhouse and bar.
- Good place to have lobster.
Vittoria Trattoria, 35 William Street (ByWard Market), Ottawa, phone 613-789-8959.
- Good Italian restaurant.
Lindenhof, 365 Forest Street, Ottawa, phone 613-725-3481.
- Located between the Carling Avenue and Richmond Road intersection.
- Excellent German food.
- If you are German (or used to live in Germany) and miss a good schnitzel, this is the place to go.
Amber Garden and Dalmacia Restaurant, 1702 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, phone 613-728-0000.
- Excellent food from Eastern Europe (Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian). They serve beer from these countries as well.
Sante, Restaurant/Art Gallery, 45 Rideau Street, Ottawa, phone 613-241-7113.
- Good Asian and Carribean food.
La Brioche, 866 Bank Street, Ottawa, phone 613-565-0002.
- Good place for sweet pastry from the Middle East.
The Rainbow, 76 Murray Street (ByWard Market), Ottawa, phone 613-241-5123.
- Ottawa's legendary home of the blues.
Gasthaus Switzerland, 89 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, phone 613-237-0335.
- This is not a restaurant, but a very nice hotel, right in downtown.
Dutch Groceries and Imports, 1400 Clyde Avenue (Bleeker Mall), Ottawa.
- This is not a restaurant.
- If you are looking for Dutch delicacies such as kroketten, aged Gouda cheese, hagelslag and dubbelzoute dropjes, this is the place to go. In November, they sell chocoladeletters and banketstaaf.

Around Ottawa

La Pataterie Hulloise, 311 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec, phone 819-778-1659.
- Here you get poutine the way it is meant to be.
- Close to the Casino.
Rendez Vous Chelsea, 254 Old Chelsea Road, Chelsea, Quebec, phone (819) 827-5444.
- Organic salads and pizzas.
- Close to the visitor centre in the Gatineau Park.
- According to the menue, they have 1024 different pizzas. Maybe they should take a basic discrete mathematics course.
Le Pot au Feu, 489 Rue Notre-Dame, Montebello, Quebec, phone (819) 423-6901.
- ``The first authentic French restaurant in the Outaouais.''
- Excellent French Cuisine. Good place to have dinner after a visit to Parc Omega.
- On your way there, do not forget to visit the Chutes de Plaisance.
- If you want to make a longer trip, you should combine Montebello with Mont Tremblant. On your way there, do not forget to visit La Cave a Bieres in Saint-Jovite; their selection of beers from Quebec is impressive.
La Maison Earle 1880, Wakefield, Quebec, phone (819) 459-1028.
- Good place to have lunch when you visit beautiful Wakefield.
- They offer a Sunday brunch.

Montreal

Red Thai, 3550 Saint-Laurent, Montreal, phone (514) 289-0998.
- Excellent Thai food.
Buffet Maharaja, 1481 Rene-Levesque West, Montreal, phone (514) 934-0655.
- "Indian cuisine at its finest, sumptuous 100-item buffet".

Rest of Canada

Curry Village, 169a Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 1A9, phone 613-542-5010.
Curry Village, 5677 Brenton Place, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1E4, phone (902) 429-5010.

Magdeburg

TajMahal, Schönebecker Straße 16, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/4019778.
- Indisches und griechisches Spezialitätenrestaurant; hört sich komisch an, gell?
- hier muß man gewesen sein.
Maharadscha Palace, Halberstädter Straße 49, Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/5614105.
- Und auch hier muß man gewesen sein.
- Hier schmecken die Samosas am besten.
- Hier gibt es griechischen Wein; äußerst merkwürdig.
Mykonos, Sieverstorstraße 3, 39106 Magdeburg (Alte Neustadt), Tel. 0391/5440717.
- Wie der Name schon vermuten läßt, dies ist ein griechisches Restaurant.
- Es hat mit sehr gut gefallen; viel Fleisch, aber nicht so viel wie in den meisten griechischen Restaurants.
La Bodega, Domplatz 10/11, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/5432959.
- Das beste (und einzige?) spanische Restaurant in Magdeburg.
Flair, Breiter Weg 21, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/5618955.
- Gut und nicht teuer.
Gut und Gern, Wallonerberg 5, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/5313315.
- "Ihr Bier- und Weingasthaus"
- Hier habe ich Straußensteak gegessen; war lecker.
Wenzel Prager Bierstuben, Leiterstraße 3, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/5446616.
- "Böhmische Biere und Speisen".
In Vino Veritas, Sternstraße 24, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. 0391/4015378.
- Sehr gutes italienisches Restaurant
- Ausführliche Zigarrenkarte

Berlin

Kashmir Palace, Marburger Straße 14, 10787 Berlin, Tel. 2142840.
- Excellent Indian restaurant; close to the Gedächtniskirche.
Sachiko Sushi, Grolmanstraße 47, Savignypassage, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg, Tel. 3132282.
- Deutschlands erste Kaitensushi-Bar.
- Small restaurant, great place for sushi; floating-boats sushi bar.
Die Zwölf Apostel, Bleibtreustraße 49, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg, Tel. 3121433.
- Great pizzas.
- Next to the Savigny S-Bahn station.
Tapas, Grolmanstraße 52, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg, Tel. 31809170.
- Great place for Spanish tapas.
Pesetas, Unter den Eichen 112a, 12203 Berlin, Tel. 030-84319161.
- Another great place for Spanish tapas.
- Close to the Botanischer Garten.
- Brandy is served in a warm glass.
Mar y Sol, Savignyplatz 5, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Tel. 030-3132593.
- And yet another great place for Spanish tapas.

Braunschweig

Zum Löwen, Schadt's Schlemmerstube, Waisenhausdamm 13, 38100 Braunschweig, Tel. (0531) 124511.

Brewpub and great restaurant.

München

New Delhi, Ismaninger Straße 69b, 81675 München, Tel. 089/98104343.

Excellent restaurant; only six tables.

Konstanz

Siam, Thailändische Spezialitäten; Fischmarkt 1, 78462 Konstanz, Tel. 07531/189598.

Saarbrücken

Especial, Mexican Restaurant Cantina, Am St. Johanner Markt, 66111 Saarbrücken, Tel. 0681-3906619.

Amsterdam

Mogul, Pak-Indian Restaurant, Rokin 107, 1012 KN Amsterdam, Tel. 020-6242416.
Whisky Cafe De Still, Spuistraat 326.

Bar specialized in whisky.

In de Wildeman, Kolksteeg 3, 1012 PT Amsterdam.

This is the place to go for good beer.
No music.
Close to the central station.

Eindhoven

Bali, Keizersgracht 13, 5611 GC Eindhoven, Tel. 040-2445649.
- Indonesian restaurant, great place to have a rijsttafel.

London

Besides from being the most exciting city in the world, London is the best place for good food. Good restaurants come and go, so below you find a selection of those where I have been in recent years, and which I liked.

Malabar Junction, 107 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NA.
- authentic South Indian cuisine
- close to the British Museum
Royal China.
- 13 Queensway, London W2 4QJ.
- 40 Baker Street, London W1M 1DA.
- Unit 2, Matrix, Coronation Road, Park Royal, London, NW10 7PQ.
- Probably the best places for Chinese food in London.
Golden Dragon, 28-29 Gerrard Street, London W1V 7LP.
- in China Town
- good place for Dim Sum, served from heated trolleys.
New World, 1 Gerrard Place, London W1.
- in China Town
- Also a good place for Dim Sum, served from heated trolleys.
Malaysia Kopi Tiam, 9 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PF.
- Malaysian restaurant in Chinatown, good for a quick lunch or dinner.
Wong Kei, 41-43 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PY.
- Chinese restaurant in China Town. Notorious for its rude waiters.
Cafe Pacifico, 5 Langley Street (opposite Covent Garden tube station).
- Good and busy Mexican restaurant.
Diwana, 121-123 Drummond Street, London NW1.
- Good Indian vegetarian restaurant.
- Close to Euston station; in this street, there are several good Indian restaurants.
Khan's Restaurant, 13-15 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UA.
- Good and busy Indian restaurant.
Belgo Centraal, 50 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LJ.
- Great and very busy Belgian restaurant, close to the Covent Garden tube station.
- My favorite dish here: one kilo of mussels with Belgian fries.
- Great selection of Belgian beers.

Scotland

Tippoo Sahib, Indian Restaurant, 129a Rose Street, Edinburgh, Tel. 0131-2262862.
Shapla, Tandoori Restaurant, 2 Castle Road, Inverness, Tel. 01463-241919.
Spice Hut, Exotic Indian Cuisine, Bayfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, Tel. 01478-612681.

Denmark

Indian Corner, Norrebrogade 59, 2200 Copenhagen, phone 31392802.
Nam's Kusine, Strandlinien 49, 2791 Dragør, phone 32 53 18 88.
- A wonderful Malaysian restaurant, close to Copenhagen.
- Reservations required.

Philadelphia

Independence Brewpub, 1150 Filbert Street (across from Reading Terminal Market), phone (215) 922-4292.
- Good brewpub in downtown Philadelphia; good food.
Monk's Cafe, 16th Street/Spruce Street, phone (215) 545-7005.
- Large and impressive selection of Belgian beers; located in downtown Philadelphia.

San Francisco

New Delhi, 160 Ellis Street, near Union Square, San Francisco, phone 397-8470. (Closed on Sunday.)
- Don't miss this one!
If you are in San Francisco, you should definitely visit Sushi Bune Restaurant at 389 Geary Street, phone (415) 781-5111; or at 181 O'Farrell Street, phone (415) 392-5111. Sushi bar with floating boats.

Memphis

Delhi Palace, Nouvelle Indian Cuisine, 6110 Macon Road, Memphis, TN 38134, phone (901) 386-3600.
Sekisui East, 50 Humphrey's Blvd., Memphis, phone 747-0001.
- Great place for sushi.
When you are in Memphis, don't miss
- Elvis Presley's Graceland!
- Beale Street, with BB King's Blues Club.

Miami

Tap Tap, 819 Fifth Street, Miami Beach, phone (305) 672-2898.
- Colorful Haitian restaurant.
Moon, 1118 S. Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, phone (305) 668-9890.
- Excellent Japanese and Thai cuisine.
Tropical Chinese Restaurant, 7991 Southwest 40 Street, Miami, phone (305) 262-7576.
- Excellent place for Dim Sum.
Lung Gong Restaurant, 11920 Southwest 8 Street, Miami, phone (305) 553-4644.
- Good Chinese restaurant.
- Try the lobster covered with red chili peppers.
Imlee, 12663 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, phone (786) 293-2223.
- Excellent Indian bistro.
India South Cuisine, College Plaza, 7855 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, phone (954) 322-8353.
- Vegetarian restaurant, "pure and authentic South Indian".
- Titanic Brewery and Restaurant, 5813 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, phone (305) 668-1742.
  - This is a brewpub with excellent beers.
Minneapolis
- Brasserie Zinc, 1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, phone 612-904-1010.
- Ichiban Japanese Steak House, 1333 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, phone 612-339-0540.
- Lotus Restaurant, 313 Oak Street, Minneapolis, phone 331-1781.
- Loring Pasta Bar, 327 14th Avenue South, Minneapolis, phone (612) 378-4849.
- Shuang Cheng, 1320 4th Street S.E., Minneapolis, phone (612) 378-0208.
- Jewel of India, 1427 Washington Avenue S., Minneapolis, phone (612) 339-0002.
- Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Seven Corners, Minneapolis, phone (612) 339-town.
- Good Earth, 1901 West Highway 36, Roseville, phone 636-0956.
- Sawatdee, Thai Cuisine, 607 Washington Avenue S., Minneapolis, phone 338-6451.
  - Excellent Thai food.
  - In the Warehouse district, in downtown Minneapolis (118 4th Street N.), you should visit Sawatdee Bar and Cafe.
- Rock Bottom Brewery, 800 LaSalle Plaza, Minneapolis, phone 332-7350.
- California Cafe, and Napa Valley Grille.
Sydney
- The Lord Nelson Brewery, Sydney, phone (02) 9251 4044.
  - In The Rocks.
  - Excellent brewpub.
- Heritage Belgian Beer Cafe, 135 Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney, phone 9241 1775.
  - Good place to go for Belgian beer.
- Prague Czech Beer Restaurant, 42 Kellett Street, Potts Point, Sydney, phone 9368 0898.
  - Excellent place for Czech beer and food.
  - Close to the Kings Cross station.
- Hikaru, rear of 134-140 King Street, Newtown, Sydney, phone 9516 5959.
  - Nice Japanese courtyard restaurant.
- Marigold, 683-689 George Street, Sydney, phone 9281 3388.
  - Excellent Chinese food.
  - Close to the Central Station.
Gold Coast, Australia
- Moo Moo, 2685 Gold Coast Highway, Broadbeach, phone (07) 5539 9952.
  - "Queensland's Best Steak Restaurant".
  - Try the Master Kobe Beef!
  - Try the Moo Moo Signature Dish: Spice Rubbed 1KQ Wagyu Rump Roast!
Hobart, Tasmania
- Drunken Admiral, 17-19 Old Wharf, Hobart, phone 6234 1903.
  - Best place for fish in Hobart.
  - Many and interesting decorations that are related to the fishing industry.
- Mures Upper Deck, Victoria Dock, Hobart, phone 6231 2121.
  - Excellent place for fish.
- Pier One, Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart, phone 6221 1701.
  - Excellent and interesting food, if you don't mind dining in a casino.
Tokyo
- In de Bourgondische Hemel, Sakamoto Building B1F 2-16-8, Dogenzaka Shibuya-ku Tokyo, phone 03-5918-6939.
  - Excellent selection of Belgian beers.
  - Close to the Shibuya station, Hachiko exit.
- Belgo, Shibuya Ichigo-Kan BLD. B1F, 3-18-7, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, phone 03-3409-4442.
  - Excellent selection of Belgian beers.
  - Close to the Shibuya station, New South exit.