Updated Index to Cities and Towns with Restaurant Picks

I have now provided restaurant picks by friends for an increasing number of cities and towns. I also do a few myself. This blog post serves as an index to them with links for easy access. I will continue to update this index as I add more places.

Why do I write about restaurant picks by friends when Zagat and other places have plenty of reviews for most cities? My reviews are by people I know and trust their tastes. I do not know the people in Zagat’s or Gourmet. etc. and I do not always agree with them even though I do use them as useful input. You just have to decide how much you trust me versus the “official” guides. I certainly do not pretend to be an expert but I also am not connected with any places or have an agenda except to give my opinion and those of people I trust. I just know what I like and the list is part of my personal knowledge management system. I often consult it myself went going on a holiday or business trip. I hope it helps you, also. Here is a post that explains it in more detail, Restaurant Reviews – Why I Blog Them. In this post I also show how I both agree and disagree with another ’official” reviewer, Gourmet Magazine.

Here are the places:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Belmont and Somerville, MA lunches
Boston, MA - city limits
Boston, MA - surroundings
Boston and New York - Where to get good coffee
Boston Chinatown
Boston Late Night
Boston Massachusetts Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites for 2007
Boston Area Restaurants 2007: Part Two Surrounding Area
Carolina BBQ
Cambridge, MA (1)
Cambridge, MA (2) update
Detroit
Detroit Restaurants: Part Two: Heavy Eating
Hanover, NH
Iowa City
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson. Wyoming Update (2/06)
Jackson, Wyoming Cowboy Dance Bars
Jackson Update 5/07
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Fast Food
Maggie Valley, NC
New York – Midtown and Village
New York - Upper West Side
New York – ICoppi & Savoy
New York – Spotted Pig & Magnolia Bakery
New Orleans – my picks
New Orleans – Harmony St. Charles
New Orleans Update 5/05
New Orleans 11/05 update
New Orleans Update 4/06
New Orleans 2007 Update on Restaurants
New South Cusine
Northern Michigan
Oklahoma Barbecue
Onset, MA – An Occasional Visitor’s Favorites
Philly Cheese Steak
Pioneer Valley (Amherst) MA Area
Pioneer Valley (Amherst) MA Area Brew Pubs
San Francisco – unlimited budget
San Francisco - ethnic
San Francisco –good value
San Francisco - Cafe Kati
San Francisco Italian
San Francisco - 11/06 Update'
Update on the San Francisco Restaurants – 5/07
Update on the San Francisco Bay Area (and Wine Country) Restaurants – 5/07
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Update
Seattle
Seattle (healthy)
Somerville, MA - Cafe Belo
St. Louis
Tuckee, Nevada
Upper Cape Cod Massachusetts
Vermont Country Inns
Victor, Idaho
Washington, DC
Western Michigan
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) New York
Williamburg Update 4/06

Canada
Quebec (1)
Quebec (2)
Quebec Country Inns – Eastern Townships
Toronto
Toronto Update (3/06)
Vancouver

Europe & Asia
Barnes, UK
Bombay (Mumbai), India
Geneva, Switzerland
Istanbul, Turkey
Lucca, Italy
Lugano, Italy
Paris (1)
Paris (2) – Frenchguys.com
Meals in Paris September 2006
Eating in Honfleur, Normandy Coast
Rome
Sardinia & one from Rome
Sardinian Beach Bars
Singapore
Zurich, Switzerland