#9: Go To 52 [More] New Restaurants – 30 Before 30 List

Last Updated: October 25, 2022

After completing #9 on my 30 Before 30 List of going to 52 new restaurants/coffee shops/bars in the first three months of my list, I’ve continued to keep track of places, so here’s round two of 52 new restaurants. Foursquare makes this so easy to keep track of. :)

New Restaurants Visited September – November:

1. Pok Pok – possibly over-hyped — awesome regardless
2. Olympic Provisions
3. Dragonfish Asian Cafe
4. Kennedy School (Counts! I had never eaten there!)
5. Ugarit (foodcart)
6. North 45 – awesome patio
7. Pyro Pizza (foodcart) – tasty, tasty pizza
8. Whiffies Fried Pies – I could maybe [not] eat 11 pies?
9. Madison’s Bar & Grill
10. Red Flag
11. Tabla Mediterranean Bistro – 3-course meal: delicious
12. Afrique
13. Muu Muu’s
14. Gold Dust Meridian
15. Chopsticks Hawthorne
16. Bridgeport Ale House
17. Pizzicato
18. Night Light Lounge – Dr Spaceman!
19. Cabezon – finally used my Groupon for this one. Tasty pescado!
20. Broder – squares = good.
21. Pix Patisserie (other location) – desert & wine
22. Pad Thai Kitchen
23. Pambiche – cafe con leche = bueno
24. Clarklewis – Gorgonzola pear sandwich = bliss
25. ?Por Que No? – horchata. indeed.
26. Habibi – good Lebanese, another Groupon, still like Ya Hala better. :)
27. Stumptown (diff location! Ace Hotel)
28. Clementine Bistro – No. Just NOOO.
29. The Standard
30. Holman’s
31. Bertie Lou’s
32. Public Domain Coffee – I need to use my Groupon to here.
33. Sweet Basil Thai – Really tasty.
34. Spints Alehouse – Exceeded my expectations.
35. City State Diner
36. Cafe Babalu – Reykjavik, Iceland – fun cafe
37. Icelandic Fish & Chips – Reykjavik, Iceland – good sauces!
38. Grai Kotturinn – Reykjavik, Iceland – loved their lattes. Tucked into an adorable little corner.
39. Eldsmidjan – Reykjavik, Iceland
40. Tapas Barrin – Reykjavik, Iceland – Tapas with an Icelandic spin. Fun.
41. The English Pub – Reykjavik, Iceland
42. Cafe Paris – Reykjavik, Iceland
43. Kaffitar – Reykjavik, Iceland – Iceland’s Starbucks!
44. Svarta Kaffio – Reykjavik, Iceland
45. Baejarins Beztu Pylsur – Reykjavik, Iceland (hotdog stand) – yep, I ate a hotdog. And it was tasty.
46. Fish Market [Fiskmarkadurinn] – Reykjavik, Iceland – Best. Meal. Ever. Also, most expensive meal, ever.
47. Cafe Oliver – Reykjavik, Iceland
48. Greasy greasy spoon brekkie – Reykjavik, Iceland
49. Tiga
50. Candy Ultra Lounge
51. Screen Door – fiiinally
52. Cacao Chocolate – you can get “shots” of drinking chocolate here. $2 = win!

Perhaps #9 should have been visit 200 new restaurants?