Unique eating places around the world

Tripoto
22nd Jun 2014
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Eating temple food at Gilsangsa, Seoul
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one of the dinners I had in North Korea
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one of my lunches in North Korea
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hammock restaurant near Tonle Sap, Cambodia
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a vertigo-inducing dinner?
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my favourite dessert

A chance question on Facebook recently asking about my favourite restaurant got me thinking - do I have a favorite eating place? On reflection I realised I don't as there are too many to choose from. There are many restaurants I've enjoyed for different reasons, depending on whether I was looking for relaxation, luxury or a fantastic view. So here are some of my favorites-

Most 'desert island' - during one of my trips to the Maldives in 2005 I stayed on board the Four Seasons Explorer. One evening we were taken to a deserted island where the crew dug seating into the sand. When we arrived back on the ship later the remaining crew members played us music on local instruments. A truly magical evening.
Photo of Maldives by Champacs
Most 'spiritual' - when we lived in South Korea we spent a weekend in a Buddhist temple, and on another occasion we also participated in a day of temple food cooking. Korean temple cuisine is vegetarian and generally avoids garlic, onions, leeks, wild chives or shallots due to their pungency.
Photo of South Korea by Champacs
Most 'axis of evil' - any of the meals I had while visiting North Korea!
Photo of North Korea by Champacs
Most northerly - lunch in the Icelandic town of Akureyri which is 65°N. We had spent the day diving in the nearby fjord.
Photo of Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland by Champacs
Highest altitude (on land) - any of the meals we had in Tibet which has an average elevation exceeding 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).
Photo of Tibet, China by Champacs
Most 'chillax' - at a hammock restaurant in Cambodia somewhere on the road between Tonle Sap and Siem Reap.
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Highest above ground - in April 2011 we were lucky enough to spend two nights in what was then the world's tallest hotel above ground - the Shanghai Park Hyatt. Our room was on the 81st floor and meals were in the restaurants on the 87th and 91st floors - almost 400 metres above ground.
Photo of Park Hyatt Shanghai, Century Avenue, Shanghai, China by Champacs
Highest on a building roof - in 2009 we were in Bangkok on my birthday and to celebrate we had dinner at the open-air Vertigo restaurant of the Banyan Tree Hotel, located on the hotel's 61st floor.
Photo of Vertigo Restaurant Bangkok Thailand by Champacs
Favourite dessert - at the Bistrot de la Porte des Lilas here in Reunion Island they have my all-time favourite dessert: discs of chocolate interspersed with raspberries and fresh cream :-)
Photo of Bistrot de la Porte des Lilas, Rue Labourdonnais, Saint-Denis, Reunion by Champacs