Nice place for a quick break between visiting Angkor Wat and other temples: Restaurant Khmer Village (3. January 2024)
When you do a full day tour of Angkor Wat (absolutely worth seeing!), you might prefer to have a lunch break somewhere close to the temples, as this reduces your travel time quite a bit. And the Khmer Village restaurant is actually quite a decent choice. We went for “Amok Fish (fresh water fish slices […]
Breakfast at a place, which only opened 3 days ago: Restaurant Lok Lak @ Courtyard by Marriott Siem Reap Resort (3. January 2024)
The Courtyard by Marriott Siem Reap Resort had its actual opening on January 1st, 2024, a fact, which was not known to me prior to my arrival. Hence, I was quite surprised how generally well the breakfast selection already works. There is a bit of everything, ranging from sweet treats like waffles and pancakes … […]
A nice Kaiseki experience on the 67th floor with a not so nice metal surprise: Restaurant Tenku – Japanese Modern Kaiseki & Bar (2. January 2024)
The Tenku is located on the 67th floor of the Landmark 81 building, so, you have a nice view over the city. What is quite amazing is the lunch offering you get here. If you go for the “Wagyu Lunch Menu”, you end up paying 667’000 VND for that, which is about CHF 25.00, which […]
Great food selection, but no space for the customers: Club Lounge @ Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection (1. January 2024)
After a full day in the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta, it was time to have a quick bite and get some rest – and what better place than the Club Lounge at the Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection hotel? Well, at least that is what I thought. To be fair, though, the […]
Huge disappointment – wanting too much after having been awarded a Michelin star: Restaurant Anan Saigon (31. December 2023)
The Anan Saigon does not only appear on the World’s 50 Best list for Asia as No. 40, it also has 1 Michelin Star. And my assessment in a nutshell is: How?! So, let’s start with the fact that the booking was for 6pm, and we arrived there in time. We were told to wait […]
Michelin-recommended restaurant for Phở: Restaurant Phở Lệ (31. December 2023)
During the city tour for Ho Chi Minh City, we had a lunch stop at what turned out to be a Michelin-recommended restaurant called Phở Lệ, so, naturally, the place specialises in Phở, and hence, that is what I went for. The “Brisket Phở” (90’000 VND) was served within minutes, doesn’t cost anything, and was […]
A great breakfast selection spread over the whole floor: Restaurant Oriental Pearl @ Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection (31. December 2023)
The breakfast selection at the Oriental Pearl is really quite excessive. The only challenge is that the different food stations are kind of distributed over the whole floor, and since it is a bit ‘cornery’, it’s not entirely easy to find everything with the first try. But once you have done that, there is really […]
Lovely service making sure you’re happy where you are: Restaurant The Grill @ Sheraton Grand Danang Resort & Convention Center (29. December 2023)
Sometimes, things are in reach, good, and can just be visited twice. Hence, we ended up at The Grill again and the evening started again with “fresh warm bread, butter, tomato spread, and olive oil with balsamico”. Same as yesterday, lovely, tasty. Today, the amuse bouche was “braised duck on a toast”, though, and it […]
