Matterhorn Chef-Old Heidelberg - German
13726 Oxnard Blvd. (at Woodman). Van Nuys. Decent German food,
very filling, good food and bier selection. Cold Jagermeister. (818)
781-9396
Reiner's - German
9125 Woodman Blvd. Arleta. Fairly small German pub run by Reiner
and his wife. Inexpensive pub food with a small menu of Wursts (including
Bratwurst), Leberkäse, salads and a few other things. Beck's
draft.
Robin Hood Tavern - English
13640 Burbank Blvd. (at Woodman). Van Nuys. Bass Ale, Watney's,
John Courage, Draft Hard Cider, Fish and Chips, Darts, Bangers and Mash
etc... English Pub to the English in the valley. English bakery next
door.
The Mandarin Cafe (Formerly Uncle Tai's) - Chinese
11920 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Very Good Chinese, with no MSG,
specialties in Hunan, Szechwan and Mandarin Styles.
La Pergola - Italian
15005 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks. Good Italian food. A
little expensive but worth it. Occasionally has Osso Boco.
il Tiramisu - Italian
13705 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks. Very good Northern Italian food.
Good selection of pastas, seafood, veal and other things. Focaccia as bread,
brought to the table warm. Cafe atmosphere and a nice wine list.
Spumante - Italian
12650 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Across from Jerry's Deli. Good
food in a small restaurant that has a nice selection. Also good patio in
nice weather.
The Oyster House Saloon - Seafood
12446 Moorpark Blvd. Studio City. Good seafood in a bar atmosphere.
Pasta Pepe is there for Brad, along with various other things including
a good bouillabaisse.
Bizen Sushi - Sushi
13447 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Another small sushi bar on Ventura
well worth the trip. Bizen and Iroha are both up in the same league.
Iroha Sushi - Sushi
12953 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Right near the Sportmens.
A small out of the way place... if there is such a thing on Ventura.
Good sushi and a good crowd.
Asanebo - Japanese
11941 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Very good Japanese restaurant that
serves Sashimi and cooked appetizers. Excellent quality. Phone: (818)
760-3348
Kyushu Ramen - Japanese
15355 Sherman Way Van Nuys. Japanese Noodle Dishes (Ramen, Soba and
Udon), Teriyaki bowl lunch special and more. Close to CRI for a quick,
inexpensive meal.
Sushi on Tap - Japanese
11056 S Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Sushi and Soba. Sushi bar
and very good Japanese noodle dishes on the menu. (818) 985-2254
La Frite - French
15013 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks. Good French cafe. Good selection
of omelets, crepes and a variety of other things.
Weilers - Deli
16150 Nordhoff St. Sepulveda. Excellent Deli. (818) 892-8663
Jerry's Famous Deli - Deli
12655 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Real good deli with a wide variety
of sandwiches, breakfast and a pretty decent matzo ball soup. Right down
the block from the Sportsmens.
Country Club Brewery & Restaurant
19530 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Finally a decent brewpub in the
valley.
Cha Cha Cha - Caribbean
17499 Ventura Blvd. Encino
La VÈ Lee - Mediterranean
12514 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Mediterranean specialties and good
live jazz nightly.
Lannathai Restaurant - Thai
4457 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys. A good Thai restaurant with a varied
selection and very nice atmosphere and service. Van Nuys near Ventura Blvd.
Sanam Luang Thai Cafe - Thai
12980 Sherman Way (near Coldwater in Banglok Plaza.) Very good Thai.
Wide menu variety from mild to blazing hot. Good place for lunch
or informal dinner.
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La Pasta - Pasta
Cornell & Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills. Good pasta place with excellent
lunch specials. The pesto is especially good.
Tuscany il Ristorante - Tuscan Italian
968 S Westlake Blvd. # 4. Westlake Village. An excellent Tuscan
restaurant with a wide variety of dished including a number of grilled
specialties and risotto specials.
Gaetano's - Italian
23536 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas. Nice Italian restaurant in Calabasas.
Good food, nice wine list.
Wood Ranch Bar-B-Que - Barbecue
5050 Cornell Road. Agoura Hills. Good barbecue. Especially
known for their tri-tip.
Cafe Provencal - Southern French
2310 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. Very nice Provencal French
food at reasonable prices. (805) 496-7121.
Tempura House - Sushi
3709 E.Thousand Oaks Blvd. Westlake Village. Excellent sushi with a
wide variety of very fresh fish.
Takahashi - Sushi
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Westlake Village. Very nice small
sushi bar.
Cho Cho San - Japanese/Sushi
400 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. Good "boat" sushi bar
and tapanyaki tables.
Taj of India - Indian
30315 Canwood Rd. Off Reyes Adobe, Agoura Hills. Nice Indian
restaurant with a good lunch buffet.
Crown and Anchor - British Pub
2891 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. Good British
Pub with a nice selection of beers and ales as well as a selection of English
food. (805) 497-0070
Le Cafe - Cafe
32037 W. Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills. Newly remodeled. Good cafe
at the Westlake Inn with excellent draft selection.
Rhineland Cafe - European Deli
2346 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. Good takeout European
Deli with excellent grocery selection and well made sandwiches. Nice
selection of German foodstuffs and bier.
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Shige Sushi - Sushi
1608 Howe Ave. Arden Howe Plaza. Top sushi bar in Sacramento
area.
Bonn Lair - English Pub
3651 J St. Wonderful English pub with a large selection of draught
and bottled beers, ales and ciders. Good pub food. (916) 455-7155
Taj Mahal - Indian
2355 Arden Way. Good Indian restaurant with a good selection
from the Tandoor. Nice small wine list.
Aldos - Italian
Fulton Ave. at Marconi
Tavola - Italian
Fulton Ave. at Marconi
Sudwerks Hübchbräu - German/Brewpub
Off 80 right on Mace left on 2nd. Davis. Excellent German
style beers including lager, weissen, marzen, and dunkle weissen.
(now also on Exposition Blvd.)
Elk Grove Brewing Company - Brewpub
9085 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Very good brewpub with a selection
of German and English style brews. Good food to go along with the
beer. (916) 685-2537
River City - Brewpub
Downtown Plaza. Vienna, Lager, Pale Ale, Brown Ale.
Farmer's Wife/Little Prague - Czech
330 G St. Davis. Nice little Czech restaurant with a nice menu
showing off varied Czech dishes. (530) 756-1107
1475 Lombard St. SF 415-441-6000. Nice location near the Fishermans Wharf area and fairly near the Golden Gate. Government rates.
Little Europe - German
2434 Wisconsin Ave. NW Georgetown. Very interesting German food
with a wide selection of German biers including Weissen. During spring
they have a very good Spargel Festival (oh well its green..) with about
a half dozen or more dishes.
Helga's International Cafe
6710 Old Dominion Rd McLean VA. A good selection of continental
food from France, Germany and Switzerland. A little pricey but not
too bad. Good food.
Foot Anakin's - Pub
697 Spring Street Herndon VA. Good local darts pub.
Charlie Chiang's - Chinese
Reston International Center, Sunrise Valley Dr. Reston VA. Real
good Chinese food in a variety of styles. Good prices.
Russia House - Russian
790 Station St. Herndon VA. Good menu selection of food and stoli.
Black Eyed Pea - Southern style
645 Elden St. Herndon VA. Basic southern food for a good price.
Brickskeller - Beer Pub
1523 22nd St. NW Washington. GREAT Beer Menu(over 500 different
beers). Good Pub food menu including steaks, burgers, ribs, seafood,
a good Louisiana Po Boy, and South Dakota Buffalo meat (steaks, burgers
and stew)
Cafe Mozart - German Deli
H Street Washington DC. Good German Food.
Cafe Japone - Japanese
J Street Washington DC. Decent Sushi
Orleans House - Prime Rib
1213 Wilson Blvd. Arlington. Excellent Prime Rib walking distance from
ARC etc... (703) 524-2929
Hotels
Residence Inn by Marriot - Herndon VA
Omni Georgetown
Ramada Central
Holiday Inn - Thomas Circle
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Ristorante il Fiorentino
920 Main Street Woborn 617-935-3088
Boston Harbor Hotel
The Greenhouse Cafe - Swiss German
1 Craftsman Lane (at Amherst St.) Amherst . Very good continental
cuisine including Swiss French and German influence. (603) 889-8022
Martha's Exchange - Restaurant & Brewpub
185 Main Street Nashua. Very nice food with good beer including
"Untouchable" Scotch Ale, "Capone" IPA, "Volstead" Pilsner, "Vermont" Wheat,
Stout and Rootbeer. (603) 883-8781
Washington Tavern
Western Ave Albany. Bass, Guiness and many more draft.
Cafe Italia
Central Ave and Main Street Albany.
Coach N Four - Steak
1313 Lewis Turner Blvd. Fort Walton Beach. Good steak house with a
variety of steaks and seafood.
Miss Chen's - Chinese
107 Hwy 98 E. Destin. On Miracle Strip just over bridge in Destin.
Excellent Chinese food, well prepared in a pleasant atmosphere.
Giff's Sub Shop - Steak Subs
Mary Ester Cutoff and throughout the area. Home of the fighter
pilot.
Breakers Condos
12529 Warwick Newport News. Good German food in a family atmosphere. Take 64 north to Jay Clyde Morris exit (towards Newport News) right on Warwick. Restaurant is 1 or 2 miles on the left.
Andechs Klösterbrauerie
Andechs Klöster. Among the best biers in the world. The Klöster
itself is finely decorated and a beautiful sight.
Kurfürst
Postraße 46, Heidelberg. Nice inexpensive hotel a few blocks
from the Bahnhof at the edge of the downtown walking area.
Schloßhotel auf Burg Rheinfels
Schloßberg 47. St. Goar. Hotel in an old fortress. Nice
rooms and a great view of the Rhein.
City Hotel
Rosen Straße 28, Kaiserslautern. Small family run hotel
in downtown Kaiserslautern.
Schweizer Stuben
Königstraße 9, Kaiserslautern. Nice Gasthaus with a good
restaurant.
Indian Palace
Marktstr. 44-48, 6750 Ktown. & Kettengasse 6900 Heidelberg
Uwe's Tomate
Schillerplatz 4, Kaiserslautern. Real Nice Restaurant(Michelin *)
Michaels
Wagner Straße at corner of Beethoven Strasse. Good restaurant
with an interesting selection of food and drink.
Hotel Restaurant Schläfer
Haupstraße 3, Enkenbach. 06303/3071. Good German and Continental
food.
Frau Sneider's Wein Keller
Ramstein Village. The place to buy fine German wein in the Kaiserslautern
area.
Maritim Parkhotel
Lothar-Daiker-Str. 6 (in Kurpark) Bad Mergentheim. Nicest hotel in
Bad Mergentheim with price to match. If you ever go for the baths
this is the place.
Kurhotel Victoria
Poststraße 2, Bad Mergentheim. Very nice slightly expensive hotel
near the park.
Zum wilden Mann
Reichengässe 6, Bad Mergentheim. Nice Gasthaus.
Krone
Rheinkai 19. Bingen. Near train station convenient to the Rhein cruise
and the ferry over to Rudesheim.
Monopol
Bahnhofsplatz 7 Trier
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Plzen, Czech Republic. THE best bier in the world Plzensky Prazdroj. A must see brewery tour. Also a fine brewery restaurant with fresh Pilsner Ðrquell (the german name) draft.
Eberhard-Fugger-Straþe 9 Salzburg.