At Kong

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Kong is an architectural genius and at the same time culinary mistake! Lets start from the good site- Philipe Starck was the interior designer of Kong and he did a very good job. Hr revisted his Kartell classic the Ghost chair that is totally transparent and inspired with Old Era armchairs. He sticked on the back some amazing photos of women- a blonde European, and two Japaneese- one with purple hair and one with a elegant Geisha hairstyle! And the toilets are also fantastic! A big baby is sticked as a wallpaper in it!

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And now the bad part. Service- horrible! If you put your jacket on the chair, the waiter “moans” at you “that you need to take this jacket off because it destroys the restaurants design” or when you come to the restaurant, just taking your place, from nowhere a waitress is rushing to you and asking “are you ready to order the food?”. Even if you still didn’t get the menu… Sick!
If talking about food… Poor. These were very normal European dishes, but all with wasabi, and lemon grass! Just to be more “Asiatic”. The plate of selection of rolls and tempura and meat…how was this connected? And how is it possible to spoil a spring roll? The beef carpaccio in Japanese Style… Aha. Beer Carpaccio in soya. Main course- tuna steak with… Tada, potatos, spinach and boiled carrot with ginger, wasabi and lemon grass! Horrible! :)

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Paris: Le Village

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Le Village is a new restaurant that belong to Costes brothers, that are kings of restaurants in Paris- they own l’Avenue, Hotel Costes, Cafe Saint Germain… Known for “restaurants for Parisians” they opened new fashionable place called Le Village on Village Royal 25 Rue Royale next to Chanel and Dior. Everything there is tasty and fresh- I recommend the most the Thai Chicken Spring Rolls and fresh Tuna Tartar! The food is easy and not too expensive, and you can relax with other Parisienne people

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Nolita

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The restaurant that’s worth a visit is Nolita –  you can taste true sophistication here. The meals are extraordinary, just like the way they are served. Looking forward to seasonal ingredients, Nolita is beloved by Warsaw‘s culinary maniacs for a kind of  “out of this world” feel it gives to every dish. As the main chief says, “we don’t have anything frozen, only the ice in the refrigarator!” – at Nolita, modernism doesn’t mean ‘artificial’.

Wilcza 46 / Warsaw

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Brasserie Warszawska

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Brasserie Warszawska is currently the most fashionable restaurant in Warsaw. It’s known for best quality, but simple food using best quality Polish ingredients and foreign goods like Dutch oysters or truffles. The interior is simple, while there’s a beautiful, old bar made of zinc. 60’s lamps ooze with Polish cinema old glamour. If talking of the food, it’s… awesome. Just perfect. The essential to try out? For sure take the signature plate of fried oysters for a try! When I initially put them into my mouth, they were so crunchy and delicate in taste. Meanwhile, others tried a beef tartar, and they loved it, too.

Górnośląska 24 / Warsaw

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Biarritz: Cafe Jean

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I discovered, that the best restaurants in Biarritz, are those that don’t look like the best ones. For example Cafe Jean that is next to the market (fr. Les Halles). The chef is from Spain and the cuisine is basque. But the food there is so delicious… We decided to make a selection of everything what is new to us. For first we ordered two plates of Jambon Iberico and Salchicon. Maybe the second one might look not to good, but believe me it is good. Then we’ve got Rillete du Canard. A kind of a pate, but with bigger pieces of meat and made out from duck. There was also Bacalao, tomate et pimiente. So, a piece of fish in a super hot sauce from red pepper. Mind blowing. Oh, and those Saint Jacques mussels were so yummy… I nearly forgot about the Gambas Shrimp Tempura…
Ok, now lets go to the dessert. A delicious tiramisu with raspberries and homemade creme brulle (you need to know, that I am a big fan of Creme Brulle!) were served. And also tarte tatin ( an fried apple on french crepe with vanilla ice cream). Those were by now the best desserts!
Also the waiters were really kind and nice to us.

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