Where in the world… Food!

I love food! 🙂

I don’t need a whole lot.  I just want it good.

Where in the world shall The Cruising Shutterbug dine?

With so many ports and cities in the world, sometimes it takes a while to recall what a place was like and what I can do and where I can go once I’m there.

As with my other “Where in the world…” pages or posts, this is me reminding myself – where to go to for good local food, or for a quickie from something like McDonald’s, Subway or KFC.  Seriously.  Anything, to escape from crew mess cuisine.

This list is in alphabetical order with the name of the country and then the name of the city or port, followed by the name of the food place and the date I last dined there.  I’ve added comments to remind myself which dish I loved, if I had any favorite.

To whomever it may concern, these places are not in the Splurge price range.  I’m an average person with Average needs and wants.  What I consider an average-priced meal is less than fifteen (15) USD or EUR or GBP.  Definitely less, if we are speaking in terms of EUR or GBP. 😉

Oh yes, in rare occasions like blue moon sightings, I may splurge.  But my splurging is more mid-range, really.  Not too fancy. I’m a simple gal.  And if I ever do any real splurging, do look up and check out the moon.  It may have turned lavender. 😛

[First posted April 2011. Updated every now and then.]

BONAIRE

Gio’s Coffee & Gelateria

Kaya Grandi, Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean)

Gelato, coffee, sweets. The place is immaculately white inside, with lovely little chandeliers. There are tables inside and outdoors. Opening hours are 8:00 AM until 10:00 PM daily and 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM on Sundays.

2011 March 15

I really enjoyed their perfect Sans Rival cake and their awesome coffee. 😀

There is a photo of Gio’s Coffee & Gelateria on Evelyn’s Moblog.

DENMARK

Copenhagen

Chilimili

Grønnegade 16 1107 København K
Man.-Fre. KL. 10.00-20.00 & Lørdag KL. 11.00-16.30

Delicious healthy food. Tasty salads and salad sandwiches. Coffee sometimes available, brewed the coffee press way.

2013

Entrance is a few steps below ground level, on Grønnegade 16.

First time I was there I had a salad sandwich of chili chicken + [cherry] tomato basil + chili pesto paste and 2 servings of coffee. Yum! It was supposed to be a 3-salad sandwich but I didn’t think I could eat it all. Maybe next time I’ll do takeout.

Second time I went there the food was just as good though it was a different lady serving and my salad sandwich came in a paper plate with plastic utensils and she didn’t have any coffee. That was a bummer. But it’s my favorite hangout in Copenhagen.

Oh yeah, Wi-Fi available too. 😉

And, just as importantly, they accept credit card payments.

GERMANY

Hamburg

The Copper House

Davidstraße 37, St. Pauli, Hamburg

Restaurant/lounge.  Asian cuisine.  Live cooking and à la carte.  It’s between Sankt Pauli Hafenstraße and Hopfenstraße, somewhere between the river Elbe and the area of Reeperbahn.

2010 December 05

Posh-looking place with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and huge, colored, lantern-inspired lighting.

We treated our boss Geoff to a birthday lunch.  A very late lunch.  They serve buffet lunch on Sundays, for about 20€ per person.  With one drink plus our share in treating the boss, it cost each of us 26€.  Not the amount I’d normally spend for lunch.  But it was so very worth it.  The food was excellent! 🙂

Unfortunately, service was lacking.  We were not pleased.  But it’s buffet style anyway.  Self-service.  You’ll only need the services of your waitress for beverage needs and for billing.  And, did I mention that the food was excellent?

And, no, I don’t exaggerate.

Hamburg

McDonald’s / Burger King / et al

Reeperbahn, Hamburg

Note that these are open late into the wee hours and are therefore closed in the morning.  No such thing as regular breakfast hours at these fastfood joints.

ITALY

Venice

Bar Cin Cin

Via Garibaldi, Castello, Venezia

It’s within a minute from the dock.  Hmm… I guess that depends which dock, eh? *ahem*  Okay, it’s within a minute’s walk from the waters at one end of Via Garibaldi.  If I remember correctly, it’s the third on the left side.  (Now, see, as of this writing, that was less than 2 months ago and I’m having trouble remembering already.)

2010 October

The best pizza I’ve ever had! 🙂

I ordered one personal-sized pizza for takeout, to eat onboard – half for snacking, half for dinner.  The pizza was so good that I ate the whole thing in one sitting.  I think it was prosciutto e funghi, or something like that.

Seriously.  I never enjoyed pizza so much.  Ironically, out of all the Italian ports I’ve been to, the best pizza I’ve ever tasted was at a place that is operated by Chinese people.  Yes, I’ve tried the pizza in Naples.  But Venice still wins.

No service fees as of October 2010.

(It’s not uncommon to be charged different prices for dining indoors, dining al fresco, and buying takeout.)

RUSSIA

St. Petersburg

Coffee Shop Company

Nevsky Prospekt across Kazan Cathedral

2013 May

Sandwich, dark mochaccino, WiFi. Takes credit card payments.

St. Petersburg

Pizza Hut

Voznesenskiy Prospekt?, several blocks from St. Isaac Cathedral

2013 May

Funghi Tagliatelle + Mojito (non-alcoholic, of course) + Banana-Rama (banana halves, choc sauce, almond flakes, baked in wheat tortilla)

Wi-Fi available. And they take credit card payments.

SPAIN

Barcelona

Schilling cafe on Carrer de Ferran & Carrer de Rauric

2013 April

Nice ambiance. More importantly, nice coffee.

Cadiz

100 Montaditos at Plaza de Catedral

Malaga

La Canasta, www.lacanasta.es

Viennese coffee! 😀

ST. MAARTEN

The Greenhouse Bar & Restaurant

Last visited sometime 2009

I don’t mind spending a little over my average $10 here.  I’m happy with the place and the food, and satisfied with the service.  There’s a cherry on top, too – FREE Wi-Fi! 🙂

Swiss patty melt + coke 🙂

More to come…