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Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.

It’s very hot, but crossing into Uzbekistan, we’re starting to see some better grub.

This take on the classic Spanish dish replaces shellfish and chorizo with rabbit and snails.

The lobby bar and restaurant at the Parker Palm Springs are exactly what you are looking for. Dimly lit, retro, great tails, indoor (and several outdoor) fire-pit, shag rugs galore, Moroccan poufs (ottomans), etc., etc. The...

lighting, warm & cozy, well designed but not take itself too seriously, open (outdoor/patio would be nice but not neccessary). FOOD: I’m open to any cuisine, it would be great if there was a full bar (or BYO) MONEY: Hopefully...

for the exact hours) but if you happen to go during the hours they are closed the river walk is a nice place to sit on rocks and watch the jet skiers and boats pass by. The outdoor bar is lovely! I highly recommend the Strawberry...

The Mexican place open for breakfast is called the Coyote Grill, close quarters and rugged.

-quality ingredients, with an outdoor kitchen/grill and gas-lit heaters to warm us as we listened to the surf. Shrimp quesadilla, chicken quesadilla, both with freshly made guacamole. And excellent margaritas on the rocks. Much...

, it did not meet my already VERY low expectations. The place was filthy (not that many patrons around, but the bathroom still dirty, and the rug in dyre need of a vacuuming). My $10 margarita was tepid, and tasted like a bad...

: I think the food at A.O.C. is a tad better, not in quality, but in diversity of options. I think the wine at Bin 8945 is better, with more depth in older French wines and esoteric selections. If you want to enjoy summer nights...

't be like a dining experience in a “swanky” hotel/restaurant, but you can find great tastes nonetheless. I didn’t spend much time in Beijing, but I seem to remember a huge outdoor dining/snack area there...

of cellphone range and are serving potentially debilitating and maybe even toxic food to the entire party. (If you’re all dehydrated from vomiting and diarrhoea and don’t have access to water, if you’re all too...

’s a small outdoor bar, lots of space heaters, and raised reclining booths carpeted with Persian-type rugs. I’d heard about the sheshah (hookah) parties on the patio and, naturally, was disappointed that the patio was...

Europe. Wood floors covered with Persian rugs and a fireplace in almost every room. They also have the nicest patio for outdoor dining anywhere in the Twin Cities and Metro Area. As if this were not enough they have won nearly...