Don't go if you don't drive. Visiting LA without a car would be just a frustrating experience.

## Museums

* Getty (plan at least a few hours)
* The Broad

## Shopping
* Arcana: Books on the Arts

## Food

* Traktir Restaurant for Eastern Europenian Food
* Asanebo (Japanese, Michelin guide)
* Millie's Cafe
* Langer's Delicatessen

## Coffee

* Stereoscope Coffee
* Dinosaur Coffee

## Beautiful spots

LA is surronded by hills. My favourite activity was to drive around and find a nice spot to watch a sunset.

* Angels Point
* Griffith Observatory

## Where to stay

* Echo park / Silver lake - instead of Airbnb, try to find a weekly rental on Craigslist.


Los Angeles

# Food

* **Frontera Grill** (or any other restaurant by Rick Bayless)
* Giordano's pizza
* Toppers pizza
* Flo taco place
* La Fournette Bakery (1547 N Wells St)

# Bars

* Piece brewery

# Music

* Blue Chicago

# Tours

* Chicago Architecture Foundation


Chicago

# Walks

* Roosevelt island (take a cableway)
* Highline park
* Brooklyn Botanical garden
* MTA transport museum in Brooklyn

# Food

* Umami Burger
* Burger & Lobster
* Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe (get plain cheesecake)
* Red Hook Lobster Pound Truck
* Fat Cat
* Storm King
* We Need to Talk About Kevin
* Crest
* Xi'an Famous Foods
* Vanessa's Dumpling House
* Williamsburg Thai Cuisine
* [Dosa food cart in Washington Square park](http://mashable.com/2014/10/19/dosa-man-food-cart-nyc/)

* *Recommended by Parfenov*

    * Nur
    * Gramercy Tavern
    * Estela

# Pastry

* Dominique Ansel Bakery

# Vintage

* Beacon closet
* No relation vintage

# Coffee

* Manhattanville Coffee (great place to come with laptop)
* Rex
* Think coffee
* Petee's Pie Company
* Box Kite Coffee in East Village (turns out to be closed and reopened in Upper West side!)

# Bars

* Hot Bird
* The Uncommons (board games)

Read inspiring blog post (in Russian): https://medium.com/russian/-c28c06f07696


New York

## Food

* Dois Arcos (been going since 2015. Get octopus rice and a bottle of vihno verde)
* O Treva (local and busy, get a sandwich and beer)

* Cafe de Garagem (with a view)
* Pistola y Corazon Taqueria
* Zero zero (pizza)

## Places to visit

* Embaixada
* Pavilhão Chinês
* Jardim Botânico
* Convento dos Cardaes

* Praia Do Magoito (nice spot on the ocean not too far from Lisbon)


Lisbon

Porto

## To see

* Noisy-le-Grand

## Eat

* Du Pain et Des Idées - Fine and traditionnal Bakery Paris
* Bistrot Paul Bert (L’ecailler du bistrot)
* MI-VA-MI (falafel, late-night)
* La Droguerie (crepes)


Paris

## Sauna

It's a must to check out a sauna while you're in Finland.

* Kulttuurisauna
* [Löyly](https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/new_eco-friendly_public_sauna_opens_in_helsinki/8914586)
* [Sompasauna](http://www.sompasauna.fi/): the public (pirate) sauna. My favourite spot: you can take a sauna and jump to the sea, and then bbq food that you've brought with you.

## Coffee

* Johan & Nyström
* Kaffecentralen
* Regata Cafe (very unique!)
* Kissakahvila Helkatti (cat cafe)
* Sävy
* Cardemumma
* Bergga
* Teurastamon Päiväkahvibaari

## Drinks

* Stadin Panimo (microbrewery)

## Food

* Pompier (for lunch)
* Chalupa Food Machete
* Fafa's (falafel)
* Barbarossa Pizza & Kebab (5 eur pizza worth its money)

## Guides

* [In Russian](https://perito-burrito.com/posts/helsinki-flow)


Helsinki

* Snickarbacken 7 Café
* Cafe Pascal
* Örnsbergs Bageri och Konditori


Stockholm

# Guides

* [Tips by Cheryl Howard](https://web.archive.org/web/20210226090306/http://cherylhoward.com/berlin/things-to-do-in-berlin/)

# Locals

* Flea market at Boxhagener Platz (bought a bunch of hip clothes there for €5 each)

# Coffee

* Five Elephant Kreuzberg
* Bonanza Coffee
* Populus Coffee
* Zeit für Brot (for pastries)

# Food

* Zula Restaurant (israeli cuisine, lots of hummus)
* Chandni (indian)
* Arirang Bulgogi (korean)
* Prinzessinnengärten for drinks and lunch in summer
* Twinpigs - bar & food
* [Thaipark](http://www.thaipark.de/) - thai street food park, open in summer
* Gel gor kofteci
* Mustafas gemüse kebab (chain of doner, considered the best in Berlin)
* La Gatta
* La Despensa (south american)
* Hot Dog Soup
* Fitcher's Vogel (vegan doner)
* Markthalle Neun
* Burgermeister
* 44 brekkie

# Gastropubs

* Cordobar
* Katz Orange

# Misc

* Agora collective coworking
* New Deli Yoga

# Architecture

* Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Center (the coolest library, open for everyone)

# Drinks

* Prater Beer Garden


Berlin

# Restaurants

* Lovely Uncle (Любимый дядя)


Kiev

Georgia

## Food

* Tandoor - Indian food
* [List of coffee spots](http://authenticityfirst.ru/coffee-spots-peterburg/), in Russian

* Gills (Japanese fusion)

* Civil (coffee in the day, wine in the night)

* Bar brimborium (nastoiki)

* Анонимное общество усердных дегустаторов

## Coffee

* Смена (Smena)
* Пенка (Пенка)
* Coffee 3

## Other places

* Подписные издания (the best bookshop, they serve coffee and snacks too)


Saint-Petersburg

# Coffee

* caffe del parco - coffee on Dmitrovka
* Camera Obscura

# Gastro (markers)

* Усачевский рынок (Usachevsky market)
* Даниловский рынок (Danilovsky market)

# Gastro (casual food)

* Beer & Brut
* [Прогресс](https://daily.afisha.ru/eating/3083-progress-pivnaya-troyka-i-otlichnyy-kofe-na-presne/)
* Dizengof 99 - Jewish, Taganskaya
* Хинкали Gали!
* Чито-ра (Chito Ra) - true georgian
* Camorra Pizza e Birra
* Pinsa Maestrello

# Branches
* saxon + parole

# Restaurants

* [Москва-Дели](http://www.interviewrussia.ru/life/osnovatel-moskva-deli-my-prosili-ne-pisat-o-nas-v-socsetyah)
* Чугунный мост
* Pinch
* Северяне
* lao Lee cafe - asian
* [Pasta time](http://pastatime.ru/pasta-time-menu/)
* Cook'kareku (breakfasts)
* Mushrooms
* Buba by Sumosan (sushi)


Moscow

## Going out

* The Rex Hotel (live jazz every night)

## Food

* Bar Vendetta
* [Aragvi](http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/aragvi-restaurant-toronto) (Georgian restaurant)
* Banh Mi Boys
* Pai
* The Black Hoof
* Jack Pot Chicken Rice
* WVRST (sausages and beer)
* [Otto's Berlin Döner](http://ottosdoner.com/)
* [Country style Hungarian](http://countrystylehungarian.com/)

(many credits to @Sirupsen)

## Pizza by slice

* Pizzeria Badiali
* Mac’s Pizza
* Superpoint
* North of Brooklyn 


Toronto


* Enrique Tomás at Diagonal/Mallorca. Take jamon sandwich

* [Espai Joliu](http://www.inandoutbarcelona.net/es/espai-joliu/) - concept store and cafe


Barcelona

## Coffee

Tip: ask for café normale.

* **Caffe Sant'Eustacchio**
* Caffe Trombetta
* Castroni
* Tazzadoro

## Food

Tip: working hours can be strict. Plan your dinner ahead!

* Er Buchetto (pork sandwiches)
* Pizzeria ai Marmi (Viale di Trastevere, 53/57)
  * Monday, Thursday to Sunday: 6:30 pm – 2:30 am
  * Tuesday: 6:30 pm – 12:00 am
  * Wednesday closed
* Pizzeria Nerone (Via del Moro, 43)
  * Monday to Sunday: 7:00 pm – 12:30 am
* Ristorante Nino for pasta
* Enoteca Antica


## The rest

* [Afisha guide, in Russian](https://daily.afisha.ru/eating/6547-vse-dorogi-vedut-v-rim-gastromarshrut-po-stolice-italii/)
* [My friend's guide, in Russian](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpYUAGrgf17G0-kpEAaL1g6N9HquL7QWP7ExdfuqyOI/edit?usp=sharing)


Rome

## Coffee

* de koffieschenkerij

## Food

* Moeders (home/local cuisine)
* Foodhallen (a hall with food and drinks)
* Latei (coffee and lunch)

## Museums

* Micropia
* EYE Film Museum

## To stay

* Lloyd Hotel. Nice area near the canal, accessible by transport. Breakfast included.


Amsterdam

## Dinner

* Cut restaurant (fancy steaks)
* [Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/aug/04/michelin-star-for-singapore-noodle-stall-where-lunch-is-half-the-price-of-a-big-mac)


Singapore

Bangkok

## Bars

* Tunnel - jazz

## Food

* Toma Tu Tiempo (A++ tapas)
* Cafe Mercur (local lunches)

## Coffee

* kaffemik
* Das Möbel Cafe (laptop friendly)
* CaffèCouture
* Kaffeefabrik
* Café EL.AN

## Outdoor

* Gemischter Satz - winery


Vienna

# Coffee

* **Massolit cafe <-- my favourite**
* Kino Cafe <-- mediocre cofee but laptop friendly, food available
* Contact Coffee <-- the best if you're looking especially for good coffee
* Goat Herder
* Fekete
* Flow Specialty Coffee Bar & Bistro (vegan, good for lunch)

# Gastro bars

* Kisuzem (come for dinner, get fröccs and bifteki)
* Szimpla kert (also a farmer market on Sunday noon)
* Castro bisztro (not so good anymore but still decent food)

# Restaurants

* Két Szerecsen
* First Strudel House of Pest (Reteshaz)

# Other (mostly food)

* Pancakes: Nagyi Palacsintázója

## Street food

* Waffels: Habos Gofri
* Soup: LEVES.

# Travel

Budapest is really close to Vienna which is one of my favourite cities.
If you have an extra day, you can take a bus or train there. It's only 2.5 hours from Budapest.

For cheapest option, take orange lines bus (15 eur). For more comfortable option with wifi onboard, take the train (20-30 eur).

# Etc

[Google Map with points (in Russian)](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1cCGVWj4TBjEoD69AgKpAHEUpbss)


Budapest

# Tea

* Teastore at the byward market
* Fleur tea house

# Food

* East India Co.
* El Camino (tacos restaurant + take out)
* La Botega (grocery + restaurant, open from noon to 3pm) A++
* Yang Sheng (chineese)


Ottawa

Very incomplete, there's been a lot of places in Montreal that I recently explored! Ping me to get an updated list.

# Bakeries

* Guillaume
* hof kelsten (also do brunch!)

# Climbing

http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/extreme-sports-and-activities-in-montreal/

# Bars

* Dieu du Ciel! (gastropub, great tapas plates!)
* Big in Japan
* Dieux du ciel (micro brewery)
* St-ambroise bar (very nice patio near canal lachine)

# Coffee

Laptop friendly:

* Café Olimpico
* Club Social
* Cafe Neve
* Cafe Replika

Good for something else:

* Arts Café (brunch)
* Piccolo espresso bar - new
* Tea: Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel does a great one for only $26

# Food

* [Joe Beef](http://joebeef.ca/) (Canadian, $$$, get a reservation)
* Au Pied de Cochon ($$$ but worth it as well)
* Dinette Triple Crown (Southern-American)
* Vietnamese ice cream
* Yokato Yokabai (ramen)
* Icehouse (tex-mex)
* La Tamalera

* [Montréal Plaza](https://montrealplaza.com/en/)


Montreal

*Disclaimer: my list is biased towards East London.*

## Cheap local food

* Cafe 338
* E Pellicci (A++ brunches in East London)
* Beigel Bake (legendary 24/7 beigel shop on Brick Lane, salt beef beigel a must-try)
* Whitecross Street Market (open weekdays, noon - 2pm)
* Franca manca (a chain across all of the UK with decent sourdough pizza)

## Restaurants

* Rochelle Canteen (restaurant in a school yard!)
* Beagle
* A Portuguese Love Affair (there are two of them, one on Hackney Road is the restaurant)
* Hill & Szrok (butcher shop, opens as a meat restaurant in the evening)
* Campania
* Laxeiro Tapas Bar

## Indian / Pakistani

* Lahore Kebab House
* Tayyabs

## Turkish

Go to Dalston, one of the Turkish neighbourhoods. Mangal 1 has the best kebab.

## Coffee

All places are laptop friendly!

* Paper and Cup (non-profit and my favourite)
* Fix Coffee
* The Common E2
* Look Mum No Hands!
* Tina We Salute You (a bit too far, but lovely)
* Ace Hotel lounge, they have sockets and a coffee shop
* Google Campus cafe (sign up in advance)

## Bread

* Fabrique Bakery
* The Bread Station
* Pavilion Bakery

## Lunch in East London

* Keu Ban Mih Cafe
* Whitecross Street Market (open weekdays, noon - 2pm)
* L’eau à La Bouche

## Markets

* Borough market (open all days except Sunday, but try to visit it on weekday to avoid crowds)
* Broadway market (Saturday)
* Columbia Road Market (Sunday)
* Whitecross Street Market (open weekdays, noon - 2pm)

## Where to stay

* Hackney, Hackney, Hackney! It's hip and effordable.

## Going out

* Dalston Jazz Club (open 3 days a week, only pay for drinks)
* Mikkeller brewpub for craft beer

## Etc

* [Curated list in Google Drive, in Russian](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHASRHx-QbNo74UczwzibE9vsqfHbtx3zsd19oHLBOI/mobilebasic)


London

[A lot of things marked on the map](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mbI4GxIkwBrYmFmDPEG38xzaMpI&usp=sharing)

# Museums

* Salt (modern art museum), A++
* Arter
* Istanbul Modern Museum

# Bike Routes

* Karaköy - Kabataş - Beşiktaş - Bebek - Yeniköy - Sarıyer - Garipçe
* Kadıköy - Tuzla (On the sea side.)
* Şile - Ağva

# Food and cofee

* Privato Cafe (full breakfast with 10 dishes)
* Mandabatmaz
* Marmaris Bufe
* Mambocino Coffee (in Beşiktaş)
* Norm Coffee (3rd wave coffee shop with strong internet connection) ==> great for working with laptop
* Rafine Coffee
* Petra Coffee (Gayrettepe location is the best.) ==> great for working with laptop
* Sapiens (You must try cheesecake with pumpkin and salt)
* Montag
* Coffee Nutz (You must try nitro brew.)
* Coffeetopia
* Coffee Department ==> great for working with laptop
* Walter's Coffee
* Federal (Great working place but coffee is not the best)

## Desert

* Karakoy Gulluoglu (baklava with ice cream)

## Local Drinks (Without Alcohol)

* Ali Muhiddin Karabekir (You must try "Demirhindi".)


## Breakfast

* Namlı Karaköy (The best breakfast in town but not so cheap.)
* Siyah Beşiktaş
* Tarihi Sarıyer Börekçisi (There is a lot of Sarıyer Börekçisi but the original one is in center of Sarıyer next to the Burger King.)
* My Chef Kadıköy (Big plate with cheap price.)
* Emek Cafe (Near the sea.)
* Çınaraltı (You can bring your own food. Near the sea.)

## Fast Food

* Rulo (Subway like wrap) ==> Vegan
* Karadeniz Döner (The best "Döner" in town.)
* Taka Balık (Great prices with awesome view.)

## Restraunt

* Balkan Lokantasi (Cheap and delicious home food.)
* Ot (Beşiktaş locataion's pizzas are really good.)

## Bistro

* Socrates Bistro (A lot of beer with delicious food.)

## Fine Dining

* Mikla (The world's 53rd best restraunt.)
* Long Bar (In the Raffles Hotel)
* Morini (In Zorlu Center)
* Badau (Good food with very good live jazz performances.)


## Metal Bar

* Dorock (You can listen the bestlocal bands live.)


## Rock Bar

* Rock'n Rolla (Taksim is much better than Kadıköy.)
* Wizard Pub


## Jazz bar

* Nardis Jazz Bar (The best jazz band in the town.)
* Kaset Mitanni (Cozy place with a lot of jam sessions.)


## Beach

* Suma Beach

## Where to stay

* ~Beşiktaş area is my favourite~
* **Moda, Kadıköy**
  * The only downside of living in Kadıköy is that getting back home from the European side can be more tricky in the night. The last ferry goes around 11pm and many taxis are not willing to drive to Asian side.

## Moda neigbourhood recomendations

(from my Airbnb host)

### Coffee Shops

* Kronotrop (moda Str.)
* Fahriye Sagfiye
* Kutup Moda
* Aralık

### food

* Yer
* Dün
* 700gr
* Pizza Locale
* Ororo sushi

## Night out

* Karga
* Bina
* Arkaoda


Istanbul

Zagreb

* I Tre Mercanti (for pistaccio teramisu)


Venice

## Food

* [Señor Sisig, a Filipino Fusion Food Truck](http://www.senorsisig.com/)

* Caffe Trieste
* Liguria Bakery


* Yank Sing
* Ippudo or Marufuku
* Burma Superstar
* Mission Chinese
* El Porteño

* Arsicault Bakery for french pastry (this place is just !!!)

## Walks

(based on the [tweet](https://mobile.twitter.com/mathurahravi/status/1606056412144193556))

* Inner sunset: start off the day with breakfast at devil’s teeth baking company, explore ocean beach, inner sunset’s farmer’s market, and climb the 16th tiled stairs for sunset
* Haight: Thrift shop on haight ashbury, explore golden gate park, grab takeout dinner and watch a lakehouse jazz show!
* Hayes Valley: Spend your morning at @thesfcommons and @joinwritingclub for a heads-down writing sess. View the sunset from alamo square park and bring some friends to the church of 8 wheels on a Friday or Tuesday night!
* North beach: grab food from Tony’s pizza or China Live, head over to city lights bookstore, baked bear ice cream for dessert, and climb coit tower to end the night with a beautiful view of the city!
* Russian hill: Go on a free walking tour to see incredible views of the city, burn calories from all the stair climbing and learn about the history. Reward yourself with some bob’s donuts after 😋https://sfcityguides.org/tour/russian-hill-stairways/
* Japantown:  get ramen or if you’ve got a group head over to daehoe! Then explore the mall at japantown for matcha ice cream or cute crepes
* Mission: Get some pastries from tartine, soak in the sun from Dolores Park, shop & eat on Valencia street, check out the street art from Clarion Alley, eat some tacos, and end the day with a sunset view on the swings at Bernal Heights 🌄
* Sunset Bikeride: 🚲 Get a lyft bike from Embacadero and bike all the way to the Golden Gate lookout point for incredible views of the golden gate bridge. End off the night with some hot chocolate from Ghiradelli square.



San-Francisco

* [Guide by Jan Jan Van Essche](https://www.ssense.com/en-sx/editorial/fashion/jan-jan-van-essches-guide-to-Antwerp)


Antwerp

## Culture

* Tabakalera (a former tobacco factory in San Sebastián, Spain which was converted into a contemporary culture centre, has coffee and pastries, good for brunch)

## Pinsxos

* Bar zabaleta
* Bar bergara
* Ricardo tabernacle
* Bar Matalauva (try cod soup, Flauta Panceta Iberica)
* Aitzgorri
* Hidalgo 56 (try the volcano)
* Bodega Donostiarra (tuna sandwich complete, indurrain, tomatoes)
* Ramuntxo Berri (try baked brie)
* try the Nineo (torrija desert) 
* La Vina (try the cheesecake)


San-Sebastian

## Food

* Japadog, features hotdogs with Japanese flavors, including yakisoba, okonomiyaki, and kurobuta.
* Their There (come for Canadian-style brunch or for mochi doughnuts and coffee)
* Ramen Dambo
* Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
* Marutama Ramen
* Toshi Sushi
* Miko Sushi
* La Mezcaleria if you're in East Van

## Coffee

* Modus (probably the best one for 3rd wave coffee. Get a pour-over or buy beans for home)
* Their There
* Platform 7 Coffee

## Drinking

* 33 Acres Brewing Company (good option for brunch as well)
* Parallel 49
* The Red Accordion for cocktails
* Botanist for cocktails ($$$, reservation needed)

## Scentic spots

* Capitol Hill Reservoir Park
* Burnaby Mountain
* Deep Cove
* Whytecliff Park


Vancouver


## Things to do

* Browse books in **Powell's City of Books** (they sell used and new books)
* Watch a movie in **Cinema 21**, a vintage theater
* Check out _Portland Saturday Market_ or _Portland Farmers Market_
* Have breakfast at **Fried Egg I'm In Love** on Hawthorne (not the one on the west side). Their sandwiches was one of my highlights.
* Visit **Loyly sauna** - it's an authentic Finnish sauna with public hours for just $30 for a visit. It's really well designed.
* Skip _Voodoo Doughnut_, they're overrated

* Portland's special is food trucks grouped into food pods. My favourite is [this one](https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B030'45.8%22N+122%C2%B039'18.0%22W/@45.5127624,-122.6556205,18.83z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x2ed39841d6763855!7e2!8m2!3d45.5127223!4d-122.6549943) but you'll find lots of blocks across the city with food trucks. Explore and try things!
* [Coava Coffee Roasters](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coava+Coffee+Roasters/@45.5137639,-122.6605095,16.54z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xc63aec4f3d1b3aad!8m2!3d45.5135494!4d-122.6606018) is a must if you're into coffee. They have a well designed space and they share the building with woodworking shop.

## Various food

* Pacific Pie Company
* Lardo
* Bollywood Theater
* Sammich PDX
* I'll repeat **Fried Egg I'm In Love** because it's really good

## Breweries

* Baerlic Brewery & Taproom
* Cascade Brewing Barrel House

### Other activities

* If you're going camping, check out [Next Adventure](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Next+Adventure/@45.5160095,-122.6647758,15.62z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591!2sPortland,+OR,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d45.515232!4d-122.6783853!3m4!1s0x0:0x72795722375e344a!8m2!3d45.5194848!4d-122.6604253) - their basement floor has great deals and I could equip for camping for $100 total.
* Drive to Columbia River George and Multnomah Falls
* Drive futher that scentic route and make it around Mt Hood and camp somewhere in the area ([map](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/522155/196045827-46bf8583-20e2-43d7-98c6-93a2093189f3.png))

Portland

## Food

* Ltd Edition Sushi
* Kobuta & Ookami Katsu and sake house

## Coffee

* [Caffe Ladro](https://www.yelp.com/biz/caffe-ladro-seattle-15)

## Exploring

* Lowman Beach Park
* Banya 5 (spa)
