Onesto

Italian restaurant with charm. Small dimly lit lounge with frescoes on all the walls, perfect if your partner loves Italian food. Pricey, but affordable. Very nice service, and a melting pot of languages (I have heard up to four distinct languages in the same room!) There is another lounge at the end of the restaurant which looks like a standard rural cantine, but the food is still good.

Where: 11, rue du Nord
Tel: +352 26 20 03 41
Opne: Mon-Sat

Opium

Exotic cuisine in Hesperange. To be tested.

Where: 427, route de Thionville, Hesperange
Tel: +352 26 36 01 60
Open: Mon-Sun (closed Sat & Sun lunchtime)

Red Square Hotel Novotel

Red & white restaurant at the new Novotel in Luxembourg. To be tested

Where: 35, rue du Laboratoire
Tel: +352 24 87 81

Kamakura

Very famed Japanese restaurant, I once tried to go without booking, but with no chance. They advised me to book nearly a week in advance. To be tested.

Meanwhile, there is a very nice Japanese in rue Notre Dame, quite small but very good, and without the snobbish look of Kamakura waiters.

Where: 4, rue Munster
Tel: +352 47 06 04
Open: Mon-Sat (closed Sat lunchtime)

Toit pout toi

Gastronomic restaurant in restored farmhouse. To be tested.

Where: 2, rue du IX Septembre, Schouweiler
Tel: +352 26 37 02 32
Open: Evenings (closed Thu)

Mi & Ti

Bottega, gift shop, delicatessen and small restaurant. Italian specialities. To be tested

Where: 8, avenue de la Porte Neuve
Tel: +352 22 36 92
Open: Tue-Sun

Le Grimpereau

Traditional cuisine in countryside villa. To be tested

Where: 140 rue de Cents
Tel: +352 43 67 87
Open: Tue-Sun (closed on Sat lunchtime & Sunday evening)

Waissen Haff

Restaurant in a renovated farmhouse. "Subtle flavors, cleverly mixed on the plate". To be tested

Where: 30 rue Principale, Sandweiler
Tel: +352 26 70 14 11
Open: Tue-Sun (closed Sat lunchtime & Sun evening)

Italia

Italian cuisine. To be tested.

Where: 15 rue d'Anvers
Tel: +352 48 66 26-1
Open: ??

Il riccio

Tuscan/Emilian seasonal cuisine. Booking recommended. To be tested


Where: 6, rue Beaumont
Tel: +352 22 40 82
Open: Mon-Sat

Hostellerie de Grunewald

Gastronomic restaurant, lobster specialities. To be tested


Where: 10, route d'Echternach
Tel: +352 22 36 92
Open: Mon-Sat (closed Mon lunchtime)

L'epin'art

Traditional cuisine from chef-artist. To be tested


Where: 201, route d'Arlon, Strassen
Tel: +352 31 76 82
Open: ??

La cime

Classic and inventive cuisine, terrace, WiFi. To be tested


Where: 140A, route d'Arlon, Strassen
Tel: +352 31 36 66
Open: Tue-Sun (closed Sat lunchtime, Sun evening)

Chez Pascal (Le Gastronome)

Cuisine de marché. Different menu each day (36 EUR lunchtime, 39 EUR dinner) To be tested.

Where: 90, rue Andethana, Hostert
Tel: +352 34 00 39
Open: Tue-Sun

Arpege

Gastronomic restaurant. Small and intimate, unbeatable price. To be tested


Where: 29, rue Sainte Zithe
Tel: +352 48 88 08
Open: Mon-Fri

Bick Stuff

Luxembourgish restaurant, "flavors of yesterday and today". Daily menu @ 17 EUR. To be tested.

Where: 95, rue de Clausen
Tel: +352 260 947 31
Open: Tue-Sun (closed Sat lunchtime)

Brasserie Alfa

Cafe near Luxembourg Gare. Live music, retro atmosphere, consequent prices. Free wifi. It makes a good waiting spot or a Sunday morning coffee den. Further testing is needed to recommend their dishes.

Where: Place de la Gare, 16
Tel: +352 490 011

Memento

Restaurant in Bilbao neighbourhood. Californian cuisine. To be tested.

Where: Caracas, 1 Bilbao
Tel: +34 914 489 958
Open: Tue-Sat

La capilla de la bolsa

Restaurant in the center of Madrid. Mediterranean specialities. To be tested

Where: Bolsa, 21 Sol
Tel: +34 915 218623

Susan Club

Cocktail club in the center of Madrid. This club has a nice setup, modern, cool and with a lot of velvet and purple, but I prefer the more honest "decor" of Del Diego, on the same street. The cocktails are better and the ambiance as well.

Where: Reina, 23 Gran Vía

Another blog, another challenge...

This is my third blog, and I hope it will follow a different way than the other two. However, I am quite confident. Firstly, this blog arises from a need; I am tired of keeping paper scraps, napkins, cards, matchboxes, et cetera, with references to different restaurants, bars, shops and similar venues that attract me. Second, I will forget all that information if there is not a way to index it. And finally, I am too lazy to set up a server with Drupal and the like to manage "my content"

Anyhow, I will try to maintain organized, tagged and updated a multitude of references for you (and me) to spend your time in. Those which I test will include a personal opinion, and the rest will be tagged as "not tested". As usual, an evident caveat: this guide stems from my own preferences, so it is to be taken with caution. For instance, do not expect to find a lot about shopping, as I do not know neither like it.

Finally, if you have ever been to any of the mentioned venues, please feel free to comment on them. The more we are, the better!

Y ahora, manos a la obra!!