Restaurants

ATTENTION: The list below is historical. For posts after January 2015, please visit the new home of this blog, yaowong.com

Following is a list of restaurant posts. As much as I'd like to catalog every great meal, it's just not feasible - I frequently neglect to carry my camera, and free time is a rarity. Pragmatically, this list represents between a third and one-half of our blog-worthy meals. Unfortunately, meals before the inception of this blog (October 2010) will not be revisited, and will remain confined to analog menus as well as our personal photo archives.

Restaurant names are listed in alphabetical order, by country:

Australia
New South Wales
Marque - Surry Hills
Quay - Sydney

Victoria
Attica - Ripponlea
Royal Mail Hotel - Dunkeld

China
Hong Kong
Amber - Central
Sweet Dynasty, The - Tsim Sha Tsui

Japan
Ginza Okamoto - Tokyo
Kangaan - Kyoto
Kitcho - Arashiyama
Ryugin - Tokyo
Taian - Osaka
TAKAZAWA - Tokyo

Malaysia
Cilantro - Kuala Lumpur
Sage - Kuala Lumpur
Ten - Kuala Lumpur

Mexico
Azul Histórico - Mexico City
Misión 19 - Tijuana
Quintonil - Mexico City

Peru
ámaz - Lima
Astrid & Gastón - Lima
Central - Lima

Portugal
Assinatura - Lisbon

Singapore
JAAN - City Hall
Pollen - Gardens by the Bay

Spain
Quique Dacosta - Dénia

United Kingdom
Ledbury, The - London

USA
Arizona
Pizzeria Bianco - Phoenix

California
addendum at ad hoc - Yountville
Addison - Del Mar
alma [1] - Los Angeles
A Simple Supper with Gavin Schmidt - San Diego (pop-up)
Aubergine [3] [2] [1] - Carmel
Bazaar, The  - Beverly Hills
benu - San Francisco
Blanca [1] - Solana Beach (closed 2011)
Blue Point - San Diego
Camino - Oakland
Coi - San Francisco
Commis - Oakland
Cowboy Star [1] - San Diego
Cyrus - Healdsburg
Delicias (Zach Hunter) - Rancho Santa Fe (guest chef)
El Take It Easy (Javier Plascencia) - San Diego (guest chef) (closed 2013)
Georges California Modern [7] [6] [5] [4] [3] [2] [1] - La Jolla
Julienne - Santa Barbara
Meadowood, The Restaurant at - St. Helena
Osteria Mozza - Los Angeles
Passionfish - Pacific Grove
Playground - Santa Ana
Providence [2] [1] - Los Angeles
Rancho Valencia, The Restaurant at - Rancho Santa Fe (closed 2012)
Red Medicine [1] - Beverly Hills
Relate at Bistro St Germain's - Encinitas (pop-up)
Saison [2] [1] - San Francisco
Solace and the Moonlight Lounge - Encinitas
Sky Room at La Valencia - La Jolla (closed 2012)
Taco Maria - Costa Mesa
Ubuntu [1] - Napa (closed 2012)
Wine Vault & Bistro - San Diego

Georgia
Optimist, The - Atlanta
Restaurant Eugene - Atlanta

Nevada
Aburiya Raku - Las Vegas
China Poblano  - Las Vegas
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Las Vegas
Sage [1] - Las Vegas

Pennsylvania
Serpico - Philadelphia

South Carolina
Husk - Charleston
McCrady's - Charleston

Utah
Forage - Salt Lake City