Tagged: restaurant

Bloody Brilliant! An English Dictionary for Americans Traveling in Britain

Globalization and digital connectedness notwithstanding, the English spoken in England still differs significantly from the English spoken in the United States. Any American traveler…

Café Gourmand: Try the Mini Desserts, Coffee, and People-Watching at These 5 Paris Cafés

Got a taste for something sweet and refreshing after a day of sightseeing in Paris? Fortunately, many of the city’s famed cafés have the perfect solution: the café gourmand. These…

Tokyo Cafe’s Robot Waiters Operated Remotely by Staffers with Disabilities

We usually think of robots as taking jobs away from humans, but the opposite is true at a new cafe in Tokyo. Opened June 22 in the city's Nihonbashi area, Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe uses…

PHOTOS: Inside a Royal Palace Turned Luxury Hotel in Historic Budapest

A onetime royal palace situated near the Danube River in Budapest has been turned into a swanky hotel. The 130-room Matild Palace, the latest outpost in Marriott International's Luxury…

Cities With the Best Options for Vegetarian Travelers: A Global Ranking

What are the world's best cities for vegetarians? Berlin-based housing site Nestpick set out to answer that question with a global ranking based on nine different criteria, including…

Now You Can Dine on a Sandbar in the Florida Keys During Sunset

For anybody in search of a dining venue with guaranteed social distancing, a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico seems like a safe bet. A luxury resort in the Florida Keys has set up a…

Road Trip Essential: Map of Fastest Route to USA’s Top Breakfast Spots

One key to a successful road trip is maximizing your pit stops, and we've found an online resource that could help considerably. SavingSpot, a personal finance site sponsored by…

Take a Look at Nashville's New Dolly Parton–Inspired Rooftop Restaurant

In the divisive times we're living in, Dolly Parton is one of the few public figures you could fairly describe as universally beloved. (The only others we can think of are Betty White…

Send Your Taste Buds on a Road Trip with These Regional Recipes

Long before "foodie travel" became a term anybody used, Jane and Michael Stern published Roadfood in 1977. That first guidebook to the best regional eateries in the United States…

Extreme Social Distancing: Restaurant for One Opens in Swedish Meadow

You don't have to worry about sitting too close to other diners at a new restaurant in Sweden. The restaurant's name, Bord för En, translates to Table for One, and it's just that: one…

Saving California's Restaurants Means Saving Its Tourism Industry

Food is central to travel. Each year I write a roundup of travel trends for Frommer's, and every time, culinary vacations play a huge role. Over the last decade, tours devoted to…

What to Expect at L.A.'s New, First-of-Its-Kind Cannabis Cafe

The USA's first restaurant where guests can openly consume cannabis debuts in Los Angeles this week. Operating under a new type of license issued by West Hollywood, Lowell Cafe lets…

Best Places to Propose in New York City

In New York City, you don’t need to hire a flash mob to make sure your proposal lands. The city abounds with ultraromantic spots, perfect for nabbing that lifetime commitment. Here are…

10 Food Rules to Follow in Japan, Plus the Right Way to Eat Sushi

Have you ever felt intimidated to walk into a Japanese restaurant? With its rich and venerable food culture and emphasis on aesthetics and subtlety, the country has accumulated a large…

5 Easy Tips for Getting a Russian Visa

Getting a tourist visa to visit Russia can be a confusing -- and expensive -- process, especially if you are coming as an independent traveler. Russia may no longer be the Soviet…

Are Travelers Frill-Seekers? No, But Here's What They Really Want

Free drinks. Room upgrades. Better restaurants.That's what the travel industry thinks you want from your next travel experience.American Airlines (www.aa.com) last month announced it…

When Travel Companies Sue Their Customers

When a young woman named Carissa knocked at my door on a recent Saturday evening and introduced herself as a process server, I knew things were about to get interesting. And when I…

10 Questions To Ask Your Travel Insurance Provider

Travel insurance is a tricky, slippery world. "I don't know how people without insurance backgrounds figure out insurance," said Steve Dasseos, president of TripInsuranceStore.com…

4 Affordable European City Breaks This Summer

Summer getaways to Europe can be crowded and expensive, but a quick jaunt to one of these European capitals can give you that dose of international flavor without the overwhelming…

Travel Troubleshooter: Half a Room or Twice the Price

Even though she prepays for a hotel room on Hotwire.com, Elke Rist gets half of what she's promised: just one bed and quarters the size of a "jail cell." It will cost her twice as…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Vienna & the Danube Valley

Vienna In June 2008, Austria and Switzerland will host Euro 2008 (www.uefa.com), the European Football Championship. Second only to FIFA's World Cup, the competition has been held…