Hotels, 2017

Hotels. booked, 2017
where vg=very good, g=good, ok=ok

Oregon

Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites, 2525 Ashland St., Ashland, OR vg 1/27-28/2017; 2/6/2017

San Francisco

Redwood Inn, 1530 Lombard Street, San Francisco. OK. 2/7/2017

California Central Valley

Economy Inn Los Banos, 528 Pacheco Boulevard Los Banos CA , g, 3/13/2017

Southern California
Hawthorn Suites, 11750 Dunia Rd, Victorville, CA 92392, ok, 3/14/2017
Tropics Motor Hotel, 82297 Indio Boulevard, Indio, CA 92201, ok, 3/15/2017
Best Western Plus, 31781 Casino Drive, Lake Elsinore (California), CA 92530, g, 3/16/2017

Los Angeles
Titta Inn, 5533 Huntington Drive North, Los Angeles, g, 3/17-19/2017

Restaurants, 2015      Restaurants, 2016      Hotels booked, 2016

2017 restaurants

Restaurants, 2015     Restaurants, 2016      Hotels booked, 2016
(In progress; I'll try to improve these as I get time)

Restaurants (and a few other businesses) visited on the blog Eating Every Day, 2017

KEY:

*100 on my list of 100 indispensable restaurants

 

•FIVE on my list of FIVE indispensable restaurants

 

y: I will go again

 

ok: I may go again

 

n: I will not go again

These judgments are personal and have little or nothing to do with “quality”

DISCLAIMER: My wife and I are among the original and continuing partners of Chez Panisse, in Berkeley. We are there fairly often, and readers will be excused for thinking we may have a biased view of the excellences of that restaurant. I try to be objective.

CALIFORNIA

SONOMA COUNTY

y    Handline Restaurant, 935 Gravenstein Highway, Sebastopol; 707-829-1977 (1/23/2017)
y    Monti's, 714 Village Court, Santa Rosa, California; 707-568-4404 (1/25/17)

y   •Cocoa Planet, 921 Broadway, Sonoma, California; +1 (707) 721-1275 Feb. 23

100   •El Molina Central, 11 Central Avenue, Sonoma; +1 (707) 939-1010 Feb. 23; March 21St 5

y   •Ca Bianca, 835 2nd Street, Santa Rosa, California; +1 (707) 542-5800 March 29

 

y   •Downtown Bakery and Creamery, 308A Center Street, Healdsburg; (707) 431-2719 May 1

 

y   •Yeti Restaurant, 190 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa; +1 (707) 521-9608 April 31

 

y   •Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar, 403 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg; +1 (707) 433-9191 May 4

 

y   •Rosso Pizzeria & Mozzarella Bar, 151 Petaluma Blvd South, Petaluma; +1 (707) 772-5177 May 14

 

y   •Thistle Meats, 160 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma; 707-772-5442 May 14

 

y   •Preston Farm and Winery, 9282 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg;707-433-3372 May 16

San Francisco

ok   Trestle, 531 Jackson Street, San Francisco; +1 (415) 772-0922 (2/7/2017)

ok   •Flour + Water, 2401 Harrison Street, San Francisco; +1 (415) 826-7000 Feb. 22

Berkeley
•FIVE    CHEZ PANISSE and CAFÉ, 1517 Shattuck Avenue; 510-548-5525 (1/20/2017)

y    Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar, 1603 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley; +1 (510) 524-2473 Feb. 14

•Summer Kitchen & Bake Shop, 2944 College Avenue, Berkeley; 510-981-0538 Feb. 17; May 16

•Ici Ice Cream, 2948 College Avenue, Berkeley; 510-665-6054 Feb. 17

ok   The Wolf, 3853 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland; +1 (510) 879-7953  Feb. 16

POINTS SOUTH

n   •Great Shakes, 160 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California; +1 (760) 327-5300 March 16

ok   •In-N-Out Burger, 331 Railroad Canyon Road, Lake Elsinore, California; +1 (800) 786-1000 March 16

ok   •Bistro 45, 45 South Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, California; +1 (626) 795-2478 March 17

y   •The Raymond Restaurant, 1250 South Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena; +1 (626) 441-3136 March 18

100   •Union, 37 E Union Street, Pasadena, California; +1 (626) 795-5841 March 19

OREGON

Ashland and vicinity

•FIVE New Sammy's Cowboy Bistro, 2210 South Pacific Highway, Talent, Oregon; +1 (541) 535-2779 (1/27/2017)
y    Flip, 92 N Main Street, Ashland; open every day 11-9k (2/5/2017)

Portland

y    Broder Nord, 2240 North Interstate Avenue, Portland; +1 (503) 282-5555 (1/30/2017)
y    Ken's Artisan Bakery, 338 NW 21st Avenue, Portland; +1 (503) 248-2202 (1/30/2017)
y    Chesa, 2218 NE Broadway, Portland; +1 (503) 477-9521 (2/1/2017)
y    Maurice A Pastry Luncheonette, 921 SW Oak Street, Portland; +1 (503) 224-9921 (2/4/2017)
y    Altabira, 1021 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon; 📞503-963-3600; 31 December

 

ITALY

 

 

Rome

 

y    Roscioli Caffè, Piazza Benedetto Cairoli 16, Rome; +39 06 89165330 April 4

ok    Da Francesco, Piazza del Fico 29, Rome; +39 06 6864009 April 5

y    Eataly Rome, Piazzale 12 Ottobre 1492, Roma; +39 06 90279201 April 6

ok    Trattoria da Teo, Piazza dei Ponziani 7A, Rome; +39 06 5818355 April 8

y    •Emma, Via del Monte della Farina 28, Rome; +39 06 64760475 April 9 Nov 23

y    •Caffè Novecento, Via del Governo Vecchio 12d, Rome; +39 06 6865242 April 12

ok    •C'era una Volta, Piazzale Enrico Dunant 13, Rome; +39 06 536278 April 13 Nov 19, 21

y    •Litro, Via Fratelli Bonnet 5, Rome; +39 06 45447639 April 15; April 24 Nov 22, 24

ok    •Fast Food Eat Street Food, Piazza Trilussa, Rome; +39 06 580 9456 April 18

ok    •Max Roma, Viale Aventino 20, Rome; +39 06 64420669

ok    •Cafeteria, Scavi Di Ostia Antica, Viale Dei Romagnoli 717, Ostia Antica, Rome; +39 337 1175780 April 22

100    •Da Cesare, Via del Casaletto, 45, Rome; +39 06 536015 April 23 Nov 23

100    •Osteria Palmira, Via Abate Ugone 29, Rome; +39 06 58204298 April 24

y    •Fatamorgana, Via Roma Libera 11, Rome; 📞+39 06 58036 15 Nov 24

y    •La Casa del Caffè Tazza d'Oro, Via degli Orfani 84, Rome; 📞+39 06 67897 92 Nov 24

y    •Grappolo d'Oro, Piazza della Cancelleria 80, Rome; 📞+39 06 68970 80 Nov 24

y    •L'Osteria di Monteverde, Via Pietro Cartoni 163, Rome; 📞+39 06 53273 887 Nov 20
y    •Piperno, Monte de' Cenci 9, Rome; 📞+39 06 68806 629 Nov 25

 

Lake Como

 

y    •Albergo Del Sole, Piazza San Giorgio 17, Varenna; 📞+39 0341 815218 Nov 18

y    •Ristorante Darsene di Loppia, Via Melzi d'Eril 1, Bellagio; 📞+39 339 42.29.884 Nov 17

ok  •Cafè Retrò Ristorante Tivoli, via Generale Guisan 6, Paradiso, Switzerland; 📞+41 91 993 16 54 Nov 12

ok  •L'Antico Pozzo, Salita Mella 26, Bellagio, Italy; 📞+39 031 951644

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS

y    •Restaurant De Heerlijckheyt Het Loo, Koningstraat 1, Apeldoorn; 📞+31 55 521 3997 Nov 10

y    •Bitter En Zoet, 9341 AR Veenhuizen; 📞+31 592 385 002 Nov 9

y    •De Jufferen Lunsingh, Hoofdweg 13, Westvelde; 📞+31 592 612 618 Nov 9

ok    •De Vollenhoofse Poort, Stationsweg 3, Zwartsluis; 📞+31 38 386 61 40 Nov 9

y    •Berg en Dal, Hoog Soeren 30; 📞+31 56 519 12 19 Nov 9

y    •Bakkerij Job, Stationsstraat 22A, Gieten; 📞+31 592 26 06 56

y    •Museum Landgoed Fraeylemaborg, Hoofdweg 30 Slochteren; 📞+31 598 42 15 68

y    •Cafe de Paris, ? 6 de Millystraat, Zuidlaren

y    •Brink Croissanterie, Brink 19B, Ruinen; 📞+31 522 47 14 72

y    •Hotel Wesseling, Brink 26, Dwingeloo, Netherlands; 📞+31 521 59 15 44

y    •Hotel Zwartewater, De Ulakte 20, Zwartsluis, tel , Netherlands; 📞+31 038-3866444

ok    •Restaurant Grachthof, Binnenpad 54, Giethoorn, Netherlands; 📞 +31 521 361 270

ok    •Tapas Barca, Bierkade 1, Blokzijl, Netherlands; 📞+31 527 76 91 20

y    •Hotel Geertien, Muggenbeet 3, Blokzijl, Netherlands; 📞+31 527 29 12 45

100•Vuurtoreneiland, Amsterdam harbor; 📞+31 020 362 16 64

y    •Mads, Zoutkeetsplein 1, Amsterdam; 📞+31 20 303 45 25

y    •De Vier Pilaren, Stadhouderskade 11, Amsterdam; 📞+31 20 363 68 31

y    •Wolf Atelier, Westerdoksplein 20, Amsterdam; 📞+31 20 344 64 28

ok    •De Gouden Reael, Zandhoek 14, Amsterdam; 📞+31 020 623 3883

y    •Bak Restaurant, Van Diemenstraat 410, Amsterdam; 📞+31 20 737 25 53

100•Worst, Barentszstraat 171, Amsterdam; 📞+31 20 625 61 67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels booked, 2016

Restaurants, 2015      Restaurants, 2016      Hotels booked, 2016 (In progress; I plan to improve this)

LOS ANGELES and environs

Santa Clarita Motel, 24971 Railroad Ave., Newhall. Clean, comfortable, roomy, tub, good wifi. Good cappuccino nearby at Honu.

ITALY

Aosta
•Hotel Walser, Strada Margherita 8/A, Courmayeur. Sept. 29. Nice hotel; modern, convenient, parking, good lobby. Recommended.

Piemonte
•Affiticamere al Cantoun, Chiomonte. Sept. 27. Very nice; good restaurant; small picturesque town. Recommended.
•Airbnb Lucia Callagarin, Via Lucia della Robbia, 12c, Torino. Sept. 23-26. Very nice spacious 3-room flat, kitchen, laundry, bathroom with tub, away from center but good bus, metro connections. Highly recommended.
•Hotel Caccia Reale, Via Garibaldi 1,Casella Torinese. Sept. 30. Clean, quiet, spacious, quaint. OK.
•B&B Il Baciass, Via S. Pietro V. L., 112, 10064 San Pietro Pinerolo. Oct. 1-3. Country BnB, good breakfast, big comfortable room, bathroom with tub, pleasant sitting room. Parking. Need car for restaurants, shopping. Good walking. Recommended.
•BnB I Mandorli, Cardona di Alfiano Nata. Oct. 11-12. A favorite country spot, tranquil and beautiful, remote, but good restaurants within 15-minute drive. Excellent breakfast. Highly recommended.

Liguria
•Lolli Palace Hotel, Corso Imperatrice 70, Sanremo. Oct. 4. Quiet, clean, convenient, up-to-date. Recommended.
•Agriturismo I Castellari, Via Castellari 54, Pietra Ligure. Oct. 5. Rather remote in hills, country, spiffy. Not on public transportation. Kitchens; no restaurant. Recommended.
•Hotel Bel Soggiorno, Via 20 Settembre 19, Genoa; +39 010 542880; belsoggiornohotel.com. Oct. 7-8. Small comfortable room, tiny shower in room. OK.
•Affitacamere Lunamar, Via Paleocapa 2, La Spezia. Oct. 9-10. Spare Spacious room, good location. OK.

Emiglia Romagna
•Ruggeri, Strada nuova di Freto,52/1, Modena; +39 3487406084. Oct. 13. Big comfortable old fashioned bedroom; good bathroom, wifi. Country; car needed. Recommended.

Lazio
•Airbnb Mirta, via Federico Osnan 26, Rome. Oct. 14-17. Spare, spacious, shower, kitchen. Remote from center, good bus, tram connections. Restaurants and shopping nearby. Recommended.

NETHERLANDS
•Hotel Ibis Airport Amsterdam, Badhoevedorp. Oct. 18-19. Airport hotel, frequent shuttle, comfortable, basic restaurant. Recommended.

Hotels, 2016

Hotels booked, 2016

(In progress; I hope to improve this)

ITALY

Aosta

•Hotel Walser, Strada Margherita 8/A, Courmeyeur. Sept. 29. Nice hotel; modern, convenient, parking, good lobby. Recommended. 

Piemonte

•Affiticamere al Cantoun, Chiomonte. Sept. 27. Very nice; good restaurant; small picturesque town. Recommended. 

•Airbnb Lucia Callagarin, Via Lucia della Robbia, 12c, Torino. Sept. 23-26. Very nice spacious 3-room flat, kitchen, laundry, bathroom with tub, away from center but good bus, metro connections. Highly recommended. 

•Hotel Caccia Reale, Via Garibaldi 1, Casella Torinesi; +39 001996 1392. Sept. 30. Clean, quiet, spacious, quaint. OK. 

•B&B Il Baciass, Via S. Pietro V. L., 112, 10064 San Pietro Pinerolo. Oct. 1-3. Country BnB, good breakfast, big comfortable room, bathroom with tub, pleasant sitting room. Parking. Need car for restaurants, shopping. Good walking. Recommended. 

•BnB I Mandorli, Cardona di Alfiano Nata. Oct. 11-12. A favorite country spot, tranquil and beautiful, remote, but good restaurants within 15-minute drive. Excellent breakfast. Highly recommended. 

Liguria

•Lolli Palace Hotel, Corso Imperatrice 70, Sanremo. Oct. 4. Quiet, clean, convenient, up-to-date. Recommended. 

•Agriturismo I Castellari, Via Castellari 54, Pietra Ligure. Oct. 5. Rather remote in hills, country, spiffy. Not on public transportation. Kitchens; no restaurant. Recommended. 

•Hotel Bel Soggiorno, Via 20 Settembre 19,

Genoa; +39 010 542880; belsoggiornohotel.com. Oct. 7-8. Small comfortable room, tiny shower in room. OK. 

•Affitacamere Lunamar, Via Paleocapa 2, La Spezia. Oct. 9-10. Spare Spacious room, good location. OK. 

Emiglia Romagna

•Ruggeri, near Modena.  Oct. 13. Big comfortable old fashioned bedroom; good bathroom. Country; car needed. Recommended. 

Lazio

•Airbnb Mirta, via Federico Osnan 26, Rome. Oct. 14-17. Spare, spacious, shower, kitchen. Remote from center, good bus, tram connections. Restaurants and shopping nearby. Recommended. 

Netherlands

•Hotel Ibis Airport Amsterdam, Badhoevedorp. Oct. 18-19. Airport hotel, frequent shuttle, comfortable, basic restaurant. Recommended. 

2016 Restaurants

Restaurants, 2015
Hotels booked, 2016 (In progress; I plan to improve this)

Restaurants (and a few other businesses) visited on the blog Eating Every Day, 2016
KEY:

*100 on my list of 100 indispensable restaurants
•FIVE on my list of FIVE indispensable restaurants
y: I will go again
ok: I may go again
n: I will not go again
These judgments are personal and have little or nothing to do with “quality”

Clicking on the date following each listing will likely take you to the description of the place; in some cases a number of visits over the years

Geyserville
y   Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria, 21021 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, California; (707) 814-0111 Feb 6

Healdsburg
y   Campo Fina, 330 Healdsburg Avenue; 707-395-4640 Feb 1, 3
y   Bravas Bar de Tapas, 420 Center Street, Healdsburg; 707-433-7700; Feb 23
y   Café Lucia, 235 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, California; 707-431-1113; Aug 23
y   Barndiva, 231 Center Street, Healdsburg, California; Dec 2
ok Sonoma Cider Taproom, 44F Mill Street, Healdsburg, California; (707) 723-7018

Santa Rosa
ok The County Bench Kitchen + Bar, 535 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California; 707-535-0700; Aug 20

Petaluma
y   Graffiti, 101 Second Street, Petaluma, California; 707-765-4567; Sept 15

Marin county
y   Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, California; 415-524-2773; June 23

San Francisco
y   Bon Marché Brasserie & Bar, 1355 Market Street, San Francisco; 415-802-1700; Mar 3
•100   Zuni Café, 1658 Market Street, San Francisco; 415-552-2522; Apr 15
y   Little Bee Bakery, 521 Cortland Ave, San Francisco; (415) 595-4744; Apr 22
•100   Pläj Restaurant, 333 Fulton Street, San Francisco; (415) 294-8925
ok In Situ, , 151 3rd Street, San Francisco; +1 (415) 357-4000 (Dec 8)
•100   20th Century Cafe, 198 Gough Street, San Francisco; +1 (415) 621-2380 (Dec 9)

East Bay
•FIVE   CHEZ PANISSE and CAFÉ, 1517 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley; 510-548-5525
   As a partner in this restaurant I have written about it often: e.g., Jan 17
y   César, 1515 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley; 510.883.0222 (bar)
n   A Côté, 5478 College Avenue, Oakland, California; 510-655-6469; Mar 1
y   Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar, 1603 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley; 510-524-2473; Mar 2
ok Oasis Grille, 780 Main Street, Pleasanton; 925.417.8438; Apr 7
y   La Marcha Tapas Bar, 2026 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California; Aug 13
y   Algorithm Coffee, 1122 University Avenue, Berkeley; +1 (510) 280-5153 (Dec 9)
y  Café Rouge, 1782 Fourth Street, Berkeley; +1 (510) 525-1440 (Dec 9)(closing Dec. 30 2016)

North Coastal California
ok Carter House Inn, 301 L Street, Eureka, California; 707-444-8062; Feb 14
ok Patrick Creek Lodge, 13950 Highway 199, Gasquet, California; 707-457-3323; Feb 15
y   Super Chief, 44400 Highway 101, Laytonville (where the Chief Smokehouse used to be); Feb 16
y   Northtown Coffee, 1603 G Street, Arcata, California; 707-633-6187

Central Coastal California
y   Jardines de San Juan, 115 3rd St, San Juan Bautista; 831-623 4426; Mar 28
ok Buona Tavola, 943 Spring Street, Paso Robles; 805-237-0600; Mar 29
y   Jim & Rob's Fresh Grill, 214 West Ojai Avenue, Ojai; 805-640-1301; Mar 30
n   San Simeon Restaurant, 9520 Castillo Drive, San Simeon; 805-927-4601; Mar 31
ok Taste Cafe & Bistro, 1199 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; 831-655-0324
•100   Ember, 1200 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande; Aug 14
•100   Bob’s Well Bread Bakery, 550 Bell Street, Los Alamos; 805-344-3000; Aug 15, Nov 7
y   Il Cortile Ristorante, 608 12th Street, Paso Robles; 805-226-0300; Aug 15
y   Spearhead Coffee, 619 12th Street, Paso Robles; 805-296-3327; Aug 16

Los Angeles and environs
y   Angelini Osteria, 7313 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles; +1 (323) 297-0070 ; Nov 4
y   Intelligentsia Coffee, Venice
y   Gjelina, 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice; 310-450-1429 Jan 18
ok Alexander’s Steakhouse, 111 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena; 626.486.1111; Apr 8
y   Green Street Tavern, 69 West Green Street, Pasadena; (626) 229-9961; Apr 9
y   Intelligentsia Coffee, 55 E Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California; +1 (626) 578-1270
n Crepes de Paris, 84 S Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena; +1 (626) 666-3908 Nov 5
y   Katie's Bakery, 11 Dayton Street, Pasadena; 626-714-7400; http://www.katiesglutenfree.com Nov 5
ok Celestino, 141 S Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California; +1 (626) 795-4006
•100 Union, 37 E Union Street, Pasadena; +1 (626) 795-5841 Nov 6
y   The Raymond, 1250 S Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena; +1 (626) 441-3136 (bar) Nov 6
y   Piccola Trattoria, 18302 Sierra Hwy, Canyon Country; (661) 299-6952; Apr 10; Nov 3

Lone Pine, California
ok   Seasons Restaurant, ,206 S Main Street, Lone Pine; (760) 876-8927 Jan 19

OREGON
Eugene
•100 Marché, Fifth Street Public Market, 296 East Fifth Avenue, Eugene; 541-342-3612

Southern Oregon
•100 Agave, 5 Granite Street, Ashland; 541-488-1770 Aug3
ok Black Trumpet Bistro, 625 Chetco Avenue no. 220, Brookings; 541-887-0860
y The Bell & Whistle Coffee House, 16340 Lower Harbor Road, Brookings

NEVADA
Reno
y     4th Street Bistro, 3065 W 4th St, Reno; (775) 323-3200 Jan 20
ok   Stone House Cafe, 1907 S Arlington Ave, Reno; (775) 284-3895 Jan 21
ok   Beaujolais Bistro, 753 Riverside Drive, Reno; 775-323-2227; Feb 21
ok   Rapscallion, 1555 South Wells Avenue, Reno; 775-323-1211; Feb 22
y     Hub Coffee Roasters, 727 Riverside Drive, Reno; Feb 22

FRANCE
Haute-Savoie
ok     Brasserie Les Arts, 2 Place des Arts, Thonon-les-Bains; +33 (0)4 50 71 78 07 June 29
ok     Bernex restaurant june 29
y     Chalet Hotel Le Vieux Moulin, 74360 La Chapelle d'Abondance, +33 (0)4 50 73 52 52  july 2
ok     Mezzanine, Samoëns July 4
ok     Hotel St.-Antoine, Les Houches, July 5
ok     Husky, Les Contamines-Montjoie, July 6
ok     Refuge du col du Croix-Bonhomme July 7

Savoie
y     Refuge Plan de Mya, Beaufortain, July 8
ok   Refuge-porte de Rosuel, Peisey-Nancroix,; 04 79 07 94 03, July 9, July 12
ok   Le Refuge, 55, Grande-Rue, Bourg-St.-Maurice; +33 (0)4 79 07 52 54 July 10
n     Hotel la Vanoise, Plan Peisey, July 11
ok   Refuge du Col du Palet, July 13
ok   Restaurant le 1789, Passage Iseran 2000, 73150 Val-d'Isère, France;   +33 4 79 06 17 89 July 14
y     Hotel-Restaurant L'Etoile des Neiges, 28, Rue Plaine, 73480 Lanslevillard,; +33 4 79 05 90 41 July 16
y     L'Echappée, 12, rue de la République, Modane,; +33 (0)4 79 05 42 99 July 17
n     Hotel Restaurant Relais Les 2 Cols, Lanslebourg; 04.75.05.92.83 Sept. 29

SWEDEN
Stockholm
y   Sturehof, Stureplan 2; 08-440 57 30 Jan 9
•100   Restaurang Kvarnen, Tjärhovsgatan 4; 08-643 03 80 Jan 10

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
y   Brasserie Van Baerle, Van Baerlestraat 158, Amsterdam; +31(0)20 679 1532 Jan 3 Sept 20 Oct 18
•FIVE   MARIUS and Worst, Barentszstraat 173, Amsterdam; 020 422 7880 Jan 2, 6
•FIVE   RESTAURANT AS, Pr. Irenestraat 19, Amsterdam; 020 644 010 Jan 6
•100   Toscanini, Lindengracht 75, Amsterdam; 020 623 2813 Jan 5
y   Gebr. Hartering, Peperstraat 10, Amsterdam; 020 421 0699 Jan 7
•100   Vuurtoreneiland Sept 20
n     De Gouden Reael, Zandhoek 14, Amsterdam Sept/22

Rotterdam and environs
y   Restaurant Schietbaan, Krabbeweg 125, Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, Netherlands; +31 (0)6 53125343 Oct 19
ok   Dutch-Delicious, Schiphol Airport, Netherlands Oct 20

ITALY
TORINO and province (TO)
y     Panificio Convertini, via Giolitti 11, Torino Sept 24
ok   Osteria Antiche Sere, via Cenischia 9, Torino; +39 011 3854347 Sept 25
•100   Ristorante Consorzio, via Monte di Pietà 23, Torino; +39 011 2767661 Sept 26
y     Ristoranta affitacamere al Cantoun, via Ramats 12, Chiomonte , Italy; 0122 54339 July 18
y     Ristorante Rocciamelone, Monpantero, Susa July 20
ok   La Bottega del gelato, Piazza San Giusto, Susa July 20
•100   Antica Trattoria La Stellina, Via Carlo Emanuele I, 17/B, Bruzolo;  347 59 21 415 July 21
y     La Baritiera, via Baritiera, 10, Chianocco; +39 0122 647614 July 22
y     Dausin Locanda a Km 0, via Gaita 9 (angolo via Galliari), Torino; +39 011 66 93 933 July 23
y     Gaudenzio, Via Gaudenzio Ferrari 2H, Torino; 011 8600242 July 24
y     Osteria La Stellina, Bruzolo (TO) 9/29
y     La Taverna dei Tre Gufi, Via Devietti Goggia 71, Malanghero (TO); +39 011 9247047  Sept 30
y     Il Ciabot, Via Costa 7, Roletto (TO); +39 0121 542132 Oct 1
y     Bar Trattoria Ardite, Via Europa 23, San Pietro Val Lemina, (TO); +39 0121 543322 Oct 2
y     Trattoria Rosa Bianca, Via Stefano Fer 42, Pinerolo (TO); +39 0121 75003 Oct 3
y     Ristorante Corona Reale, Piazza Cavour 2, Moncalvo; 0141.917130 Oct 11

Liguria
y     Osteria dei Confusi, Corso Giacomo Matteotti 104, Sanremo; +39 0184 525323 Oct 4
y     AnticaOsteria A Modo Mia Miramare, Lungomare Garassini 1, Loano; 019 67.56.78 Oct 5
ok   Osteria Saracena del Bergallo, via Roma 17, Verezzi (SA); +39 029 617783 Oct 6
ok   Ristorante Ines, via Vignolo 12, Noli; 019748086 Oct 7
y     La Forchetta Curiosa, Piazza Negri 5, Genova; 010 2511289 Oct 7
y     Al Rustichello, Via G. Vincenzo 59D, Genova; 010 588556 Oct 8
ok   Ristorante Pizzeria da Sandro, Via del Prione 268, La Spezia Oct 9
y     All'Inferno dall'1905, Via Lorenzo Costa 3, La Spezia; +39 018729458 Oct 10

Emiglia-Romagna
ok   Trattoria Secchia, via Serrassina 1083, Soliera (MO); +39 059.567.130 Oct 13

Rome
y     Litro, Via Fratelli Bonnet 5, Rome; +39 06 45447639 10/14
y     L'Osteria di Monteverde, via Pietro Cartoni, 163/165, Rome; 06.53273887 Oct 15
y     Trattoria Da Cesare al Casaletto, Via del Casaletto, 45, Rome; +39 06 536015 Oct 16
y     Trattoria Arancio d'Oro, Via di Monte d'Oro 17, Rome; +39 06 86981209 Oct 16
y     Gelateria Roma da 1947, Via Cola di Rienzo, 2, Rome  Oct 17

2015 restaurants

Restaurants, 2016
Hotels booked, 2016 (In progress; I plan to improve this)

Restaurants (and a few other businesses) visited on the blog Eating Every Day, 2015
KEY:

*100 on my list of 100 indispensable restaurants
•FIVE on my list of FIVE indispensable restaurants
y: I will go again
ok: I may go again
n: I will not go again
These judgments are personal and have little or nothing to do with “quality”

Napa and Sonoma counties
n   Railroad Station Bar and Grill, 236 South Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale; 707-894-4779
n   Rustic, 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville; 707-857-1400
y   Campo Fina, 330 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg; 707-395-4640
y   Shed, 25 North Street, Healdsburg; 707-431-7433
y   Agave Mexican Restaurant, 1063 Vine Street, Healdsburg; 707-433-2411
n   Canneti Roadhouse, 6675 Front Street, Forestville; 707-887-2232
y   The Casino Bar and Grill, 17000 Bodega Highway, Bodega; (707)876-3185
y   Brody's Burger and Brews, 3135 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa; 707-526-4878
y   The Spinster Sisters, 401 South A Street, Santa Rosa; (707) 528-7100
ok   Monti's Rotisserie and Bar, 714 Village Court, Santa Rosa; (707) 568-4404
    Bistro 100, 140 2nd Street, Petaluma; 707-981-8228
y   Della Fattoria Downtown (The Café), 141 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma; (707) 763-0161
y   Thistle Meats, 160 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA 94952; (707) 772-5442 (butcher)
   The Fig Cafe, 13690 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen; 707-938-2130
   The Girl and the Fig, 110 West Spain Street, Sonoma; 707-938-3634
n   Meadowood Grill, 900 Meadowood Lane, Saint Helena; 707-531-4788

y   Sun Basket, www.sunbasket.com (meal makings delivered)

San Francisco and Marin county
•100   Foreign Cinema, 2534 Mission Street,; 415-648-7600
y   Le Petit Crenn, 609 Hayes Street; 415-864-1744
y   The Ice Cream Bar, 815 Cole Street; (415) 742-4932
ok   Canela Bistro and Wine Bar, 2272 Market Street,  San Francisco; 415-552-300
y   John's Grill, 63 Ellis Street; (415) 986-3274
n   Lazy Bear, 3416 19th Street, CA 94110; (415) 874-9921
•100   20th Century Café, 198 Gough St; (415) 621-2380
ok   The Brazen Head, 3168 Buchanan Street; 415-921-7600
•100 Zuni Café, 1658 Market Street; 415-552-2522
y   Piperade, 1015 Battery St, ; (415) 391-2555
ok   Exploratorium, Pier 15, The Embarcadero; 415-528-4444

ok   Vasco Restaurant, 106 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley; 415-381-3343

Berkeley
ok      Five, Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way; 510-225-6055
y   Cafe Rouge, 1782 4th Street; (510) 525-1440
n   Farm Burger, 1313 9th Street #130; (510) 705-1485
y   The Spanish Table, 1814 San Pablo Ave; (510) 548-1383 (provisions and wines)
ok      Comal, 2020 Shattuck Avenue; (510) 926-6300
•100   Bartavelle, 1603 San Pablo Avenue; 510-524-2473
•FIVE   CHEZ PANISSE and CAFÉ, 1517 Shattuck Avenue; 510-548-5525
•100   Standard Fare Kitchen & Pantry, 2701 Eighth Street No, 118; 510.356.2261 (food to go)
n   Iyasare, 1830 Fourth Street; (510) 845-8100

Oakland and Contra Costa
ok      Oliveto Restaurant and Cafe, 5655 College Avenue, Oakland; 510-547-5356
n   Chili's, Oakland International Airport
n   The Barrel, 5330 College Avenue, Oakland; 510-655-1700
n   Corners Tavern, 1342 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek; 925-948-8711

Central Coast
ok      Ristorante Avanti, 1917 Mission Street, Santa Cruz; 831.427.0135
•100   Gayle's Bakery, 504 Bay Ave, Capitola; (831) 462-1200
   Il Grillo, Mission Street between 4th and 5th, Carmel; 831-238-9608
y   Vertigo Coffee, 81 4th Street, San Juan Bautista; (831) 623-9533 (coffee house and roaster)
   Villa Creek, 1144 Pine Street, Paso Robles; (805) 238-3000
•100   Ember, 1200 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande; (805) 474-7700
y   Sweet Pea Bakery, 1200 East Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande; (805)440-3456
y   Taqueria Cuernavaca, 1117 N Ventura Avenue, Ventura; (805) 653-8052

Santa Barbara
n   Montecito Cafe, 1295 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara; (805) 969-3392
n   The French Press, 1101 State Street, Santa Barbara; (805) 963-2721

Pasadena
ok      Il Fornaio, 24 W Union Street, Pasadena, (626) 6683-9797
y   Green Street Tavern, 69 West Green Street, Pasadena; (626) 229-9981
   Cafe Bizou, 91 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena; (626) 792-9923
y   Intelligentsia Coffee, 55 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena; (626) 578-1270
n   Nikki C's, 470 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena, 626-792-7437
•100   Union Restaurant, 37 East Union Street, Pasadena; 949-645-5440

Los Angeles
•100   Osteria Mozza, 6602 Melrose Avenue, 323 297 0100
n   Providence, 5955 Melrose Avenue; (323) 460-4170
•100   Short Cake, 6333 West 3rd Street; (323) 761-7976
   Il Moro, 11400 West Olympic Boulevard; 310-575-3530
ok   Kendall's Brasserie , 135 N. Grand Avenue; 213-972-7322
   Bombo, 317 S. Broadway
n   JW's Steakhouse at the Marriott Hotel, 5855 West Century Boulevard; 310-641-5700
n   Miceli's Restaurant, 1646 Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood; 323-466-3438

Seattle
•100   Staple and Fancy, 4739 Ballard Avenue Northwest, Seattle; (206) 789-1200
n   Salmon Bay Cafe, 5109 Shilshole Avenue Northwest, Seattle; (206) 782-5539
ok   Ray's Boathouse, 6049 Seaview Avenue Northwest, Seattle; (206) 789-3770

OREGON
n   Grassa, 1205 SW Washington Street, Portland; 503 241 1133
y   Bollywood Theater, 2039 NE Alberta, Portland; 971-200-4711
y   Little Bird, 219 SW 6th Street, Portland; 503.688.5952
y   Courier Coffee, 923 SW Oak Street, Portland
100   Burrasca, 2032 SE Clinton Street, Portland; 503.236.7791
n   Big River Restaurant and Bar, 101 NW Jackson Avenue, Corvallis; 541-757-0694
ok   Evergreen Indian Restaurant, 136 SW Third Street, Corvallis; 541-754-7944
n   Block 15 Brewing Company, 300 SW Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis; 541-758-2077
•100   Marché, 296 East 5th Avenue #226, Eugene; (541) 342-3612
ok   River's Edge Restaurant, 111936 Rogue River Highway, Grants Pass; 541-244-1182
ok   Porters, 147 N Front St Medford 541.857.1910
•100   New Sammy's Cowboy Bistro, 2210 South Pacific Highway, Talent, Oregon; (541) 535-2779
•100   Agave, 5 Granite Street, Ashland, Oregon; 541-488-1770


GERMANY
ok   Dallmayr Bistro, Mûnchen Flughafen, Terminal 1; +49 89 975-8 42 40‘

ITALY
Naples and environs
   Pizzeria da Michele, Via Giuseppe Martucci, 93 80121 Napoli; 081 1957 6887
   Starita, via Materdei 27,28, Napoli; +39 081 5573682
•100    Osteria Partenope, Via Domenico Cimarosa 56B, Naples; +39 081 5584006
•100   Veritas, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 141, Napoli; +39 081 660585
   Antica Trattoria E Pizzeria da Donato, Via San Cosmo Fuori Portanolana, 26/28; +39 081 287828
ok   L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Via Cesare Sersale, 1/3, 80139 Napoli; +39 081 553 9204
   Caffetteria Marino, Vico Giardinetto 3/4/5, Napoli

y   La Vecchia Quercia, Via Montevetrano 4, Località Cantina di Campigliano, San Cipriano Picentino (Salerno)(agriturismo)


Rome and environs
n   Pesce Fritto e Baccalà, via Rutilio Namaziano 4, Ostia Lido; 06.5690835
ok   Il Frantoio, via di Castel Fusano 23a, Ostia Antica; 06.83086501
•100   Perilli a Testaccio, Via Marmorata, 39, Roma; 06 575 5100
y   L'Osteria di Monteverde, Pietro Cartoni, 163, Roma; 06 5327 3887
•100   Trattoria da Lucia, Vicolo del Mattonato 2, Roma; 06 580 3601
y   Litro, Via Fratelli Bonnet, 5, Roma; (+39) 06 4544 7639
y   Trattoria da Enzo al 29, Via dei Vascellari 29, Roma; 06 581 2260

Central Italy
•100   Trattoria “La Grotta” da Concetta, via Larino 7, Campobasso; 339.614.4678
n   Ristorante Enoteca Wine-Bar L'Uva e il Malto, Via Mazzini 165, Grosseto; 0564 411211

Basilicata and Puglia
y   Bioagriturismo Tenuta Montenuovo, 85030 Calvera (PZ), Italy; +39 338.6368133
y   Masseria Cardillo, SS 407 km 97.5, Bernalda; +39 0835 748992
ok   Agriturismo La Crianza, via Torchiarolo, Squignano (Lecce); 08155 84006
y   Ristorante Le Botteghe, Piazza S. Pietro Barisano 22, Matera; 0835 344072
ok   Girotondo Pizzeria, via XX Settembre 30/A, Matera
ok   Trattoria Scoglio delle Sirene, Riv. N. Sauro, 83, Gallipoli; 0833.261091

Piemonte
y   Gelateria Pino Pistacchio, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 73/A, Chieri; 011 9414241
y   Ristorante Il Centrale, Piazza Giuseppe Romita 10, Moncalvo; 0141 917126
y   Ristorante Da Mariab, via Roma 131, Zanco di Villadeati (AL); +39 0141902035
y   Società Agricola Crealto, Strada Crealto 6, Cardona di Alfiano Natta (AL); 348 384 6665
ok   Ristorante Pizzeria San Giovanni, strada Casale 43, Moncalvo (AT); 0141 917134
•100   La Bella Rosin, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 3, Moncalvo (AT); 0141.916098
y   Osteria Amarotto, Via Cavour 53, Casale Monferrato; +39 (0) 142781281
•100   La Taverna dei tre gufi, Via Devietti Goggia, 71 Malanghero di San Maurizio Canavese (TO) 10077; 3312840743

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
y   Cocoa Moon, Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Victoria 3113, Australia
y   Olivigna, 54-56 Brumbys Rd, Warrandyte, Victoria; (03) 9844 4676
ok   Piggery Café, 1 Sherbrooke Rd, Sherbrooke, Victoria; +61 (03) 9021 2100

SWEDEN
ok   Hemma Hos Kaj, Hammarby Kaj 18, Stockholm, Sweden; 08-4466560
•100   Operabaren, Karl XII:S torg, Box 1616, Stockholm; 08-676 58 00
y   Mäster Anders, Pipersgatan 1, Stockholm; 08-654 20 01
ok   Moderna Museet Café, Exercisplan, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
ok   Glenn Miller Jazz Cafe, Brunnsgatan 21A, Stockholm; 08-10 03 22
•100   Restaurang Kvarnen, Tjärhovsgatan 4, Stockholm; 08-643 03 80
ok   Le Garage, Umedalsallén 15, Umeå, Sverige; 090-316 52

FINLAND
•100   Ravintola Roka Street Bistro, Lh2, Ainonkatu 3, Rovaniemi, Finland; 050 3116411
n   21 Cafe & Bar, Rovakatu 21, Rovaniemi, 040 8117037
ok   Café Esplanad, Pohjois-Esplanadi 37, Helsinki; +358 9 665 496
•100   Restaurant Grön, Albertinkatu 36, 00180 Helsinki; (09) 4289 3358
ok   Don Angelo, Kaapeliaukio 1, Helsinki; 096940078
n   La Grill Steakroom (sic.), Harman Foods Dv, Mannerheimint 18-20, Helsinki; 050 4387693
n   Ravintola Congress, Robert Huberin tie 4, Vantaa; 09 4157 7100

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
ok   Eye Filminstitut, IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam; +31 20 589 14 00
•FIVE   MARIUS, Barentszstraat 173, Amsterdam; 020 422 7880
•FIVE   RESTAURANT AS, Pr. Irenestraat 19, Amsterdam; 020 644 010
•100   Toscanini, Lindengracht 75, Amsterdam; 020 623 2813

elsewhere
y   Bilderberg Hotel De Keizerskroon, Koningstraat 7, Apeldoorn, Netherlands; +31 (0)55 521 77 44
ok   Villa Suikerberg, Potgietersingel 1-A, 8011 NA Zwolle, Netherlands; 038-2304930
ok   Waanders in de Broeren, Achter de Broeren 1-3, 8011 VA Zwolle, Netherlands; (038) 4215392
y   Osteria Elpidio, Herenstraat 87, Voorburg; 070-412-9121