Places

Lists I keep in Google Maps.

1 Loja das Maquetas · Shop
2 A Vida Portuguesa · Shop
3 Copenhagen Coffee Lab & Bakery · Café
4 Pastéis de Belém · Bakery
5 Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara · Viewpoint
6 Miradouro de Santa Catarina · Viewpoint
7 Miradouro da Senhora do Monte · Viewpoint
8 Landeau Chocolate, LX Factory · Café
9 LX Factory · Market
Go on Sunday, when there’s a market.
10 Landeau Chocolate, Chiado · Café
The chocolate cake here is so nice.
11 Hello, Kristof · Café
12 Livraria Bertrand · Bookstore
Guinness World Records declared it the oldest operating bookstore in the world in 2011. Very nice, with plenty of books to choose from.
13 Cervejaria Ramiro · Restaurant
Best for seafood.
14 Campo de Santa Clara · Flea market
On Saturdays there’s a market here.
15 Casa dos Bicos · Museum
16 Pingo Doce, Chão do Loureiro · Supermarket
Good supermarket in Lisbon.
17 O Beco · Restaurant
Very good codfish place.
18 Belcanto · Restaurant
One of the Michelin-starred restaurants I’ve liked most. It’s spectacular.
19 Manteigaria · Bakery
20 Praça Luís de Camões · Square
21 Disco Wheel · Shop
Very nice pottery store.
22 Fora Artisan Pastry · Bakery
Really good pastéis de nata and pain au chocolat. Good coffee too.
23 Miradouro da Graça · Viewpoint
24 Miradouro de Santa Luzia · Viewpoint

1 Sood Coffee · Café
Very well made coffee.
2 Bodega de la Ardosa · Bar
Good potato omelette, although it’s always very crowded.
3 Olavide Bar de Libros · Bar
A good place to have a drink and read.
4 La Bicicleta · Café
A place with sofas to read.
5 Pum Pum Bakery · Bakery
Everything here looks good. I tried the breakfasts and the pistachio croissant, and it was delicious.
6 Osom Coffee Cantine · Café
Another good specialty coffee.
7 Plántate · Café
A small café where you can spend some time. The staff are very friendly.
8 Jardín del Príncipe de Anglona · Garden
A very good place to read and rest for a while.
9 Sani Sapori · Ice cream
A very good ice cream shop. Sometimes they have black sesame: if they do, ask for it. If not, pistachio and amaretto is a good option.
10 Asador Real · Restaurant
Order the ribeye with potatoes and peppers here. They do it very well.
11 Librería Amapolas en Octubre · Bookstore
A nice bookstore with very friendly staff.
12 Casa Dani · Restaurant
You’ll have to wait in line, but this is one of the most famous tortillas in Madrid.
13 En Bruto · Café
A very good place to work. It’s very big and the internet is very fast. No time limit.
14 Ocho y Medio · Bookstore
A bookstore specializing in cinema.
15 Casa González · Shop
A store that sells cured meats, wines and cheeses. A good place to buy something to take away or as a gift.
16 Brutal Specialty Coffee · Café
A nice place to work, with a table by the window, so it’s quite bright. Fast internet and good coffee. You get a maximum of 2 hours per order.
17 Takos Al Pastor · Tacos
One of the best tacos I’ve had since going to Mexico. There’s usually a queue, so you’ll have to wait.
18 Casa Revuelta · Bar
What you order here is the fried bacalao. It’s always full, so you come in, order, eat and leave.
19 Falafeleria · Restaurant
A place to order a falafel pita to go. Very delicious.
20 Vega · Restaurant
One of my favorite vegan places. They do adapted Mediterranean dishes (like rice with seafood), and the result is very good.
21 Chila · Restaurant
Authentic Chinese food, spicy included. Most of the customers are Chinese.
22 Ostras Pedrín Chamberí · Bar
A nice place to have some tapas.
23 Sylkar · Bar
Probably one of my favorite potato omelettes.
24 Monkee Koffee · Café
Large tables and plugs for working. Quite good.
25 Piccola Napoli · Pizzeria
The pizza is very delicious, well priced and authentic.
26 Ocafú Jorge Juan · Restaurant
A Galician tavern. I tried the potato omelette and really liked it.
27 Casa Carola · Restaurant
A good place to try cocido madrileño.
28 Librería La Mistral · Bookstore
29 La Buena Vida · Bookstore
30 Crazy Mary · Bookstore

1 Prik-Yuak · Restaurant
2 Nana Coffee Roasters Ari · Café
3 Calm Spa Ari · Massage
A nice massage place. Very attentive, and very good service.
4 Rise Coffee · Café
Good croissant and coffee.
5 Paper Butter and the Burger · Restaurant
A very nice burger place. Fresh ingredients.
6 Fika & Co. Cafe · Café
A super good price for a coffee, and good internet. It’s quiet most of the time.
7 100 Mahaseth · Restaurant
A good place for lunch. The dishes are so good.
8 Piccolo Vicolo Café · Café
9 Bangkok Art and Culture Centre · Museum
The library is nice for reading. No Wi-Fi, because they ask you for a username and password.
10 Benchakitti Park · Park
11 Bartels Asok · Café
12 William Warren Library · Library
A really nice place to escape the noise and read a bit. Very relaxed.
13 Naam 1608 · Restaurant
A really good place for food. Tasty and a good price, with views.
14 Wat Arun · Temple
15 Wat Pho Pier · Viewpoint
Nice views, and a good place for the sunset.
16 Jae Wan · Restaurant
The garlic chicken is so good.
17 Kuay Jab Mr. Joe · Restaurant
Very good crispy pork.
18 Sarnies Bangkok · Café
19 Som Tam Jay So · Restaurant
A good local place. The chicken is tasty and the pork is nice too.
20 The Artist’s House · Museum
21 Luka Cafe · Café
An amazing place for lunch and to stay a while. I love the place, and the yogurt I tried.
22 Taiban · Café
A nice coffee place with activities like painting.
23 On Lok Yun · Restaurant
A good place for breakfast.
24 theCOMMONS Thonglor · Food hall
25 Nhong Rim Klong · Restaurant
The crab omelette is huge and so good.
26 Kaizen Coffee Ekamai · Café
Good coffee, and a good place to work.
27 Adamus Cafe by the River · Café
A good café close to the river. Nice place and good internet.
28 Hua Seng Hong · Restaurant
Good Chinese food.
29 Gu Long Bao · Bakery
Amazing buns.
30 Gō Coffee & Icē-cream · Café
31 Calisthenics park · Park
A very nice calisthenics park.
32 Samyan Mitrtown · Mall
The terrace on the 5th floor of this mall is so nice and calm.
33 A Clay Cafe · Café
A very nice place. It’s pretty quiet in the mornings, and the clay pieces are so nice.
34 Trok Mor Morning Market · Market
A very good market with fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.
35 Jedi Café & Bar · Café
Good coffee and good music. It’s quiet and next to the canal.
36 Pak Khlong Talat · Flower market
A cool, giant flower market.
37 Talat Noi Street Art · Street art
A cool street with graffiti.
38 theCOMMONS Saladaeng · Café
A nice, quiet place to work for a few hours. The internet is very fast and free, and you can refill your water for free. The only problem: there’s no air conditioning.
39 Public Gym · Gym
A nice place to train. The people there are so nice.
40 EmQuartier · Mall
An incredible shopping center. It has everything, good views and a very cool stationery store. The food court is very good too, with healthy options at a good price.
41 Bartels Sukhumvit · Café
The sandwiches are so good and healthy. The internet is fast and they have free tap water.
42 Lhong 1919 · Landmark
A nice place in Bangkok. I liked it, and it’s quiet.
43 ICONSIAM · Mall
The terrace by the Apple Store is brutal for the views and for sitting. It’s quite quiet despite the music.
44 Kaja Gallery · Café
A good place to work. The coffee is good and the internet is so fast.
45 Starbucks Reserve ICONSIAM · Café
This Starbucks is so nice and has a wonderful terrace.
46 Open House Central Embassy · Bookstore
A cool place to work a little. The internet isn’t that fast (about 10 Mbps). The architecture is amazing.
47 Sun Moon Chinese Food · Restaurant
Good Chinese food.
48 Sarnies Roastery · Café
A good café with good coffee. The Wi-Fi was good.
49 Peeps and Pals · Café
A coffee shop on a quiet street, for good coffee outside.
50 Lumphini Park · Park
51 Chinatown · Neighborhood
Worth the visit.
52 Golden Mount · Temple

1 Peckish Bakery · Bakery
One of the best croissants I’ve had in my life.
2 NTU Farm Café · Café
3 One One · Café
4 Dongyanshan Forest · Hike
Very nice and easy hiking.
5 Old Shanghai Dumpling · Restaurant
Very good. The beef one is my favorite.
6 Beitou Library · Library
A nice library.
7 The Quiet Light · Café
A good coffee place. The space has a lot of light.
8 Sometimes Beans · Desserts
The best cake in town. Really, really good, and not too sweet.
9 Cozy Cowork Cafe · Café
10 Bamboo Lake · Nature
11 Yangmingshan National Park · Nature
12 Qingtiangang Circular Trail · Hike
13 Waterfall Café, Wulai · Café
A very nice café with good views.
14 Neidong Forest · Hike
Very nice hiking. Easy and beautiful, with a waterfall.
15 Peacocks Coffee · Café
A nice café. Very relaxed, and good coffee.
16 Master Jim Beef Noodle · Restaurant
A very good beef noodle place.
17 Tushitou Lookout · Viewpoint
A nice lake view. You can hike around.
18 Pinglin Old Street · Street
A nice area close to Taipei for hiking.
19 Pinglin Suspension Bridge · Walk
The area around here is so nice for walking by the river. Very, very beautiful.
20 Roaster Family Coffee · Café
21 Meller Coffee · Café
A beautiful café with relaxing music. You can sit and read, and the coffee is good. A good spot to relax a bit. The Wi-Fi is so-so.
22 Hayashi Department Store · Landmark
The rooftop is nice.
23 Five Channels Studio · Shop
A very nice place with really cool products, like notebooks and soaps. The maps are super beautiful too.
24 Shennong Street · Street
A nice street with stores.
25 A Cai Beef Soup · Restaurant
The beef soup here is really good. Not salty, no sauces. Just pure beef broth and beef. Really good, and a good price.
26 Snail Alley · Street
A very nice area to walk around. Very quiet.
27 Cafe Honestly · Café
28 Huashan 1914 Creative Park · Landmark
29 Coppii Lumii · Café
A good place for working. A lot of space and good coffee.
30 Node Coffee Roasters · Café
Good coffee, and they open early, which in Taipei is a miracle.
31 Ching Cheng Hainan Chicken Rice · Restaurant
Very good chicken rice.
32 Zhinan Temple · Temple
A very beautiful temple and area. It’s so quiet, and you can walk in nature.
33 Eighty-Eightea · Tea house
A beautiful place for good tea. Very relaxed.
34 Chien’s Sweet Desserts · Desserts
35 Yi Xiang Pottery · Shop
An amazing pottery store.
36 Jiufen · Village
37 Mount Keelung Trail · Hike
A trail worth it.
38 Shida · Neighborhood
I really liked this area. The little houses, the streets and the different cafés. The squares, and the calm you could breathe.
39 Plain Stationery · Shop
40 Ideal Room · Shop
41 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall · Landmark
I liked the surroundings of this place.
42 Qingtian Street · Street
43 Daan Park · Park
A cool park.
44 Yongkang Park · Park
I liked this park. It’s surrounded by cafés and stores, and it’s very chill.
45 Tian Tian Li · Restaurant
A very nice place. Cheap and delicious. Try the meat with rice and egg, and the oyster omelette.
46 Dihua Street · Street
An interesting neighborhood to walk around. It has a lot of food stores, and the architecture is so interesting.
47 Kuo’s Astral Bookshop · Bookstore
A beautiful bookstore with a coffee place inside. I really liked the architecture.
48 Bun Shop · Bakery
Amazing buns, and super cheap.
49 Taipei 101 · Landmark
50 Café Costumice · Café
A cool place for working. The internet is so fast (300 Mbps) and the place is beautiful. The coffee was really expensive.
51 Liudui Hakka Kitchen · Restaurant
A nice Hakka restaurant. The braised pork was good, and so was the tofu with pumpkin.
52 Songshan Cultural and Creative Park · Landmark
A design museum and public center where you can spend time. It’s very quiet, and quite interesting for working or studying.
53 Dawan Matou · Restaurant
A very nice place to go with a group. Two dishes plus rice cost me around 450 NTD.
54 Not Just Library · Library
I paid 50 NTD to get in. The place is beautiful, with a lot of design magazines of every kind. A quiet place to study or work. I loved it.
55 Xiangshan · Viewpoint
The views are incredible, and it’s very quiet in the mornings.
56 Xiangshan Trail · Hike
An amazing trail to the peak. The views are incredible.
57 Canghai Pavilion · Park
A quiet park I really liked. A good place for a walk.
58 228 Peace Memorial Park · Park
A calisthenics park inside a beautiful park.
59 Lungshan Temple · Temple
A beautiful temple to visit. Better in the mornings, when everyone is praying.
60 The Red House · Landmark
An interesting place with creative stores from local artists.