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Helsinki, Finland

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Paulig Kulma Aleksanterinkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki, Finland +358 40 0903940 https://goo.gl/maps/aorEgkn8WnD2 Paulig, interestingly this is also a Barista school. Latte was quite too milky for me but honey flat white was really good. Matcha latte was bitter-y matcha (which means it is really matcha and authentic). Place looks really trendy and they even have a DJ on the 2nd floor. Seems like they may be good for Brunch too. Where to stay? Omena Hotel Helsinki This is one of those self-service hotel. No available staff in the building. It is actually quite huge for a cheap hotel and has amenities like microwave and electric kettle. We booked a 2 and 4-person room and they were exactly the same with the same 2 sets of towel, 2 extra sofa beds, and amenities so it was quite disappointing to pay an extra 30 euros for a 4-person room when they exactly the same thing. I dunno if you can just pay for 2 people and have 4 people

Noma Under the Bridge

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Website: http://noma.dk/da/under-the-bridge/ Address: Under the Knippelsbro Bridge, Copenhagen Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Star Feedback: October 22, 2017 (Sunday) This was kinda like their pop up restaurant while the actual restaurant was under renovation It was of that of a communal table - so kinda not fine dining Food was quite plenty and I was actually quite full. Details Cost: 1250 DKK (~200 USD) Courses: Five Courses with Wine Pairing (though they will serve a couple of dishes) Courses: Tostada A bit weird for me since it has horse radish (but overall quite good. Nachos could have been better if it was freshly prepared. Felt that it has been there for a bit but then again, this I think was the "free course" Sourdough Bread with Norwegian Butter From Richard Hart who was originally from Tartine's Bakery in San Francisco has joined the Noma team and now has a bakery outside of CPH city. Being from San Francisco,

Angler City of London

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Website:  http://www.anglerrestaurant.com/ Address: 3 South Place, Finsbury EC2M 2AF Nearest Tube Station: Michelin Star: One Star Rating:  4.5 out of 5 Star Feedback: October 20, 2017 (Friday) Had the Restaurant Week Menu for 45 dollars that came with Free Champagne Love the restaurant and the attentiveness of the place Flan with a bit of a twist of lemon Sea Brea with Mushroom Puree Tasted really like filipino that has just perfect crispy skin etc Cuttle Fish Bolognaise Prolly my favorite in this menu Flame Grilled mackerel Love the mussels and the seaweed soup that goes with it Love their bread It's like "Chicharon" (Philippine Pork Cracklings) with some Mayonnaise