MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Area

BEST CHINESE HOTPOT Restaurants on East Coast of America
Kaze
1 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 399-6226

ShabuZen
16 Tyler St (in Boston Chinatown)
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 292-8828

BEST ITALIAN Restaurant in Cambridge, MA
Rialto
Harvard Square
One Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.rialto-restaurant.com

BEST NEW ENGLAND CUISINE Restaurant in Cambridge, MA
Harvest
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-2255
www.harvestcambridge.com

BEST SEAFOOD Restaurant in Boston, MA Area
Skipjack's
199 Clarendon St
Boston, MA 02116-3789
(617) 536-4949

East Coast Grill
1269 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 491-6568

Legal Seafood- Kendall Square
5 Cambridge Ctr
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 864-3400

BEST ARMENIAN Restaurant in Boston, MA Area
Karoun
839 Washington Street
Newton, MA
(617) 964-3400
www.karoundining.com

Chicago Area

BEST GOURMET CASUAL ITALIAN Restaurant in Chicago, IL
Cafe Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
www.spiaggiarestaurant.com

MARYLAND
Ocean City, MD

BEST FRENCH FRIES in Maryland
Thrasher’s
401 S Boardwalk
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 289-7232

Baltimore, MD Area

BEST SPANISH Restaurant in Baltimore, MD Area
Tio Pepe
10 E Franklin St
Baltimore, MD 21202-2294
(410) 539-4675
www.tiopeperestaurant.com

BEST GIANT BURGER Restaurant in Baltimore, MD Area
Alonso’s
415 W Cold Spring Ln
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 235-3433

BEST JAPANESE Restaurant in Washington DC Area
Tako Grill
7756 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814-3522
(301) 652-7030
www.takogrill.com

BEST SUSHI Restaurant in Washington DC Area
Aji-Nippon
6937 Arlington Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-0213

Washington, DC

BEST CRAB Restaurant in Washington, DC
Dancing Crab Restaurant
4615 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-4621
(202) 244-1882‎

BEST DIM SUM Restaurant in Washington DC Area
Fortune
5900 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
(703) 998-8888

Georgia

BEST FRIED CHICKEN AND SHRIMP & GRITS Restaurant in East Coast of America
Pirate’s House
Savannah, Georgia

Florida
BEST IN-SEASON STONE CRAB Restaurant in Hollywood, FL
Billy's Stone Crabs
400 N Ocean Dr
Hollywood, FL 33019
(954) 923-2300

BEST PANCAKE Restaurant in Hollywood, FL Area
21215 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33180
(305) 933-1966
www.originalpancakehouse.com

CALIFORNIA

BEST DIM SUM Restaurant in San Francisco
Great Eastern
649 Jackson St
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 986-2500

BEST GREEK Restaurant in San Francisco
Kokkari
200 Jackson St
San Francisco, CA 94111-1806
(415) 981-0983
www.kokkari.com

BEST French Restaurant in Yountville
The French Laundry
6640 Washington St
Yountville, CA
(707) 944-2380
www.frenchlaundry.com

Hawaii

Best High-End Sushi in Hawaii
Sushi Sasabune
1417 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 947-3800

Best Authentic Sushi in Hawaii
Mitch's Sushi
524 Ohohia St
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 837-7774
www.mitchssushi.com

CANADA
Toronto

Chinese--------------------------------------------------------------

Best Shanghai Restaurant on East Coast of Canada and American
Skyland De Shanghai
680 Silver Star Boulevard
Scarborough, ON M1V 5N1
(416) 321-6822

Best Chinese Dumpling Restaurant in Toronto Area
Chinese Dumpling House
4188 Finch Ave., East, Unit 12-13
Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 4T6
(416) 299.0322

Vietnamese --------------------------------------------------------

Best Vietnamese Restaurant in Toronto Area
Pho 88
325 Bamburgh Circle
Toronto, ON, Canada
(416) 497-8899‎

Montreal and Mont Tremblant

French --------------------------------------------------------------

The Best French Restaurants in Mont Tremblant Recommended by Redgreenapples
Creperie Catherine Best French Breakfast in Mont Tremblant, Canada	La Avalanche Best French Bistro in Mont Tremblant, Canada	Aux Truffe Best French Restaurant in Mont Tremblant, Canada

Best French Restaurant in East Coast of American and Canada
Restaurant Toque!
900, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Montreal H2Z 2B2 (Quebec) Canada
(514) 499.2084
www.restaurant-toque.com

Best French Breakfast in Mont Tremblant, Canada
Creperie Catherine
113 Chemin Kandahar
CP:4448
Mont Tremblant, QC
J8E 1A1
(819) 681.4888
www.creperiecatherine.ca

Best French Fondue Restaurant in Mont Tremblant, Canada
La Savoie
115 Chemin De Kandahar
Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 1E2, Canada
(819) 681-4573
www.restaurantlasavoie.com

Best French Restaurant in Mont Tremblant, Canada
Aux Truffes
3035 Chemin de la Chapelle
Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 1E1, Canada
(819) 681-4544
www.auxtruffes.com

Best French Bistro in Mont Tremblant, Canada
L’Avalanche
127 Chemin De Kandahar
Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 1E2, Canada
(819) 681-4727
www.avalanchebistro.com

Best Take-Out Wintertime Dessert in Mont Tremblant, Canada
Beaver Tails (Queues de Castor)
116 Cann D’or
(819) 681.4678
www.beavertailsinc.com

Best Vanilla Ice Cream in Mont Tremblant, Canada
Cream de la Crem
129 Chemin De Kandahar
Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 1E2, Canada
(819) 681-4540

BEST HOTEL in Mont Tremblant, Canada
Fairmont – Tremblant
3045 Chemin de la Chapelle
Mont Tremblant, Quebec
Canada J8E1E1
(819) 681-7000
www.fairmont.com/tremblant

BEST SKI RESORT on Eastern United States and Canada
Mont Tremblant
Upstate New York

BEST HOME-STYLE FRIED CHICKEN Restaurant in Upstate New York
Hatties
45 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-3211
(518) 584-4790
www.hattiesrestaurant.com

Best Local Canadian Fusion French in Mont Tremblant
sEb L'Artisan Culinaire
444 Rue Saint Georges
Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 3G4, Canada
(819) 429-6991
www.seblartisanculinaire.com

JAPAN
Kyoto and Shiga Areas

The Best Sushi Restaurants in Japan Recommended by Redgreenapples
Kappa Zushi Best Sushi Restaurant in Kyoto, Japan	Hama Zushi Best Toro Sushi Restaurant in Omi-Imazu area of Shiga Ken, Japan	Wasabi Best Japanese Restaurant in Omi-Imazu area of Shiga Ken, Japan

Best Japanese Restaurant in Omi-Imazu area of Shiga Ken, Japan
Wasabi.jp

Omi Mazu
Shiga-Ken, Japan

Best Sushi Restaurant in Kyoto, Japan
Kappa Zushi
Kyoto, Japan

Best Toro Sushi Restaurant in Omi-Imazu area of Shiga Ken, Japan
Hama Zushi


Omi Mazu
Shiga-Ken, Japan

Best Yakitori Restaurant in Shiga and Fukui area of Japan

Akiyoshi
Obama, Japan

Best Sushi Restaurant in Fukui area of Japan
Sushi Yoshi
Obama, Japan

Best Udon Restaurant in Kyoto area of Japan
Marukame
Kyoto, Japan

Best Chain Udon Restaurant in Kyoto area of Japan
Baiken
Kyoto, Japan

Best Seafood Market in Kyoto area of Japan
Tore Tore Ichi Ban
Kyoto, Japan

Best Mass Produced Green Tea in Japan
Arabiki Mattcha
011.81.800.100.6000
www.ochanosato.co.jp

Best Mass Produced Soy Sauce in Japan
Koikuchi Shoyu
Murui ShoYu
011.81.740.32.0020

Best Place During Summer Months to Find Japanese Ramen in the World
Sapporo, Japan (Northern Japan)

Best Place During Summer Months to Find Sushi in the World
Sushi Street (Sushi Tori)
Otaru, Japan (Northern Japan)

CHINA

Best Chinese Moon Cake in the World
Diao Yu Tai (specialty made at Daioyutai State Guesthouse)
Haidian
Beijing, China
www.chinadyt.com

Beijing, China

BEST Restaurants in Beijing, China
Hua An Fei Niu
Tel: 82080123 82033456
This is a hot pot restaurant. It’s part of a chain of restaurants, but the best is in the Northwest part of Beijing in an area called Haidian, near the colleges. It’s located by the Beijing Language Institute (Beijing Yu Yan Xue Yuan). ** There's 3 of these restaurants in Haidian, but this is the one to go to **

Quan Ju De
Tel: 65112418 67011379
This is the most famous chain of Beijing Duck restaurant in Beijing, but the best location is in the Qianmen area.

HongBinLou Restaurant
Try the Beijing style lamb on a stick here. The duck is good too. I also like the Gong Bao Ji Ding and Ba Si potato
Tel: 6899.2569 6899.4560
No.11 ZhanLanGuan Road
Western District, Beijing 100037

This is a Muslim restaurant and is one of my favorite restaurants for many types of dishes: lamb on a stick, Beijing duck, Gong Bao Chicken, Sticky pull potato and just about anything else you order.

3 Flavor Bookstore
On Saturday nights only (8:30 PM – 11:00 PM), this small bookstore hosts one or two live classical musicians where the guests enjoy the music while drinking tea and eating goodies.
#60 Ring Road One
100031
6601.3204

BEST HOTELS in Beijing, China
The Palace Hotel
Tel: 6559.2888
Called: “Wang Fu Fan Dian”
8 Goldfish Lane
Wangfujing, Beijing 100006
Stay here on your first day in Beijing and have their nice car pick you up from the airport. Try to book the duplex suite.

Grand Hyatt
Tel: 8518.1234
1 East Chang An Avenue
Beijing 100738
Be sure to stay on the club level and try to book a suite and have their car service pick you up from the airport.

BEST FOOT & BACK MASSAGE in Beijing, China
Zhuguofan Liangzi
Tel: 6515.5555
24-JianGuoMenWai Da Jie
Beijing
After your long international flight, hit this place as soon as you’ve checked in and (if you have time) before you’ve eaten. It’s a well-kept respectable place.

BEST PHONE SERVICE in Beijing, China
Phone Rent
Tel: 6586-6665/7/9
e-mail: phonerent@phonerent.com
I don’t know which US phone services will work in China, so I usually pickup a phone from these guys. They will arrive at your hotel for drop-off and pick-up.

BEST FABRIC SHOP & CLOTHES TAILOR in Beijing, China
Beijing Chao Yi Fu Zhuang ZhiZuo Zhong Xin
Tel: 62345743 (gong si)
Tel: 66187843 (at Xin Jie Kou)
This fabric store is located in Hai Dian, (in the North West near the colleges) at a place called “Xin Jie Kou” (new road mouth) at the “Ding Zi Lu Kou” (like a T in the road). You can pick fabric on the spot and have the tailor make a suit in about 2 days.