In actuality Soundana Restorant in Rantepao is the kind of place tour guides take you because it is “safe” and they perhaps get a commission. This though does not mean it is all bad. The food is actually pretty decent, the location among paddy fields is breathtaking and it scores 4.5 on TripAdvisor. It is…
t’s rare that I get blown away by food in Indonesia. In fact, I have been quite disparaging about it in the past, BUT eating Ayam Jamur at Bakmi Kota 21 in Chinatown, Jakarta, just blew me away. Situated right in the heart of the city, this hole in the wall eatery is obviously as…
Recently I was lucky enough to travel to New Britain in Papua New Guinea, where I stayed at Kokopo Beach Bungalows. Now, not only was this a baller place in a great town, but I got to eat at Hauswin Restaurant, which might well now be my favourite in all PNG. Why so? Well, an…
The Ivy in Canterbury used to be the kind of place that attracted the upper echelons of society, but now? Now they let cunts like me, a street food guy, in. Use that information as you see fit. So, why would I go to The Ivy in Canterbury? Well, as it turns out I have…
When North Korea does something well in country, they then tend to test the water in China, with Dandong being the first port of call. And this is exactly what has happened with the new Taedonggang Beer trend. Basically, they wanted to open a beer bar from North Korea in Dandong and decided that the…
Bun Moc is one of those Saigon street food dishes that never really gets the same global attention as pho, but in reality it is exactly the kind of thing you end up eating if you spend any real time in the city. It is simple, fast, unpretentious food that exists purely because people are…
