Peppino’s (31 St. George’s Road, St. Julian) – this restaurant is at an enviable spot: facing St. Julian’s waterfront. Since this is a multi-level restaurant, its top floor, which offer the best views, are worth making reservations for. Various traditional Italian dishes are served here, along with offering a decent wine list. A number of […]
Medina (7 Holy Cross Street, Mdina) – located in the ancient, one-time capital of Malta (Mdina), this restaurant provides diners with scenery in the form of a stone courtyard hung with oleander and vine leaves. Locally-influenced dishes served here include the Linguini Bir-Rizzi (Linguini tossed in a sea urchin and herb butter cream, Mediterranean clam […]
Legligin (119 St. Lucy Street, Valletta) – located a block away from Manoel Theatre, this is more of a wine bar than a restaurant. Food is served tapas-style, with a Maltese twist – stuffed peppers, Greek dolmades, tender grilled quail breasts, home-made caponata and Maltese sausage – with owner Chris Bonnici on hand to help […]
Il-Mithna (58 Main Street (Triq Il-Kbira), Mellieha) – this restaurant (a 30 minute drive west of Valletta, and a much shorter distance west of St. Paul’s Bay) is also located within a historic building – this time, in a 17th century stone windmill built by the Knights of Malta (“Mithna” being the Maltese word for […]
Debaser Slussen (Karl johans torg 1, Stockholm) – this is an outdoor venue that holds mainly rock shows (from pop to heavy metal), but other types of music are featured here, too (like Soul music). It attracts mainly a 20-something crowd, and it’s a strictly happening in the Summertime.
Zink Grill (Biblioteksgatan 5, Stockholm) – this French bistro gets its name from the imported zinc bar counter that acts as an attraction unto itself. Since this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it menu ranges from Continental breakfast and charcuterie specialties to charcoal-grilled meat and delicious desserts.
Guzé (22 Old Bakery Street, Valletta) – housed within one of Valletta’s oldest structures, this restaurant tends to get popular when the evenings are cooler. Dishes served here range from cooked fresh fish, to fillet steak, carpaccio of sea bass, seared free-range chicken breast with fried mushrooms and smoked pancetta, and local rabbit with leek […]
Villa Källhagen (Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 10, Stockholm) – this restaurant, which serves mainly Swedish cuisine, has a following among those who like its location: a view of the Djurgård canal just outside the restaurant’s windows. It also has a wine cellar.
Trattorian (Norr Mälarstrand, Kajplats 464, Stockholm) – celebrity restaurateurs Melker Andersson and Danyel Couet are behind this popular Italian restaurant, which serves a variety of such dishes, like wild prawns with garlic; ravioli all’agnello; gnocchi alla sorrentina; linguine alle vongole (with soft-shell clams); grilled sea bass with anchovy & garlic; and cotoletta di agnello (lamb […]
The Flying Elk (Mälartorget 15, Stockholm) – this two-star restaurant is a blend of Swedish and British pub cultural influences. A number of patrons come here for dishes such as the Truffle Mac & Cheese, and Fish & Chips, and even the spicy burger laced with horseradish.