Amazing view

I was in Mykonos for my friend’s wedding and on the day of the wedding for lunch we wanted to go somewhere nice in Mykonos. One of the members of the wedding party recommended Alemagou and said that it was a great place for lunch on one of the nicest beaches in Mykonos, Ftelia. Ftelia beach is not the most popular one, and so has a nice intimate feeling to it, despite being full of people (the other beaches in Mykonos are way more crowded).

When we arrived, Alemagou definitely looked lovely. It seemed super fun with people drinking wine and cocktails, swimming, tanning and generally having fun. It has a great atmosphere, and a beautiful décor, one of the nicest places in Mykonos that I went to, with a beautiful view of the sea. When we first arrived they asked if we had a booking, and we did not, so they almost did not have any space for us, but managed to find a small table. But if you want to come here, especially in a larger group, make sure you book.

I was trying to find on google the best restaurants in Poole and Parkstone Bay Café came up. Parkstone Bay Café is located on Turks Lane in Lilliput, Poole in the middle of the Parkstone Bay Marina and I guess mainly meant for the Parkstone Bay Marina users who keep their impressive sailing boats there. As you sit in Parkstone Bay Café you can watch the boats and the sea. The café has an outside and an indoor section. We had not booked and wanted to come here for lunch so we unfortunately could not get to sit outdoors as everything was fully booked and we barely managed to get a table inside. As we arrived here for lunch we also saw a lot of people having breakfast here, so you can come here at any part of the day, including for dinner (but book!).

City Social is the new restaurant by Jason Atherton (also behind the Michelin star Pollen Street Social, Little Social and Social Eating House and other restaurants in Asia) and is located in Tower 42, one of the tallest buildings in the city of London. The restaurant however is not located on one of the top floors, but is on level 24 (and you get there by taking a different elevator to the main one, a mistake which I made) but nevertheless the panoramic view of London (and mainly of east London) is wonderful.

Sunset Grill & Bar is one of the upscale restaurants in Istanbul that is located on a hill and overlooks the Bosphorus strait, Bosphorus Bridge and Asian shoreline from above. I have been here twice and the first time I came here was during the summer when it was really warm and you could sit outside, and then it was amazing. This time I came to Istanbul and Sunset Grill & Bar during the winter months and we sat inside and whilst the view is still amazing the feeling of sitting outside in the hot weather is not there.
 

Mango Mango is a Vietnamese fusion restaurant and a very interesting one, as I had never had Vietnamese fusion food before. Mango Mango is located on the south side of Hoi An and overlooks the Japanese Bridge, one of the things you have to see in Hoi An. The atmosphere is very funky and this restaurant could be in London, they do great cocktails, great fusion dishes but unfortunately this restaurant also does charge somewhat more western prices.

We went to Mango Mango for dinner as I had read about it in my guide book and it was quite close to our hotel and we fancied a break from the typical traditional Vietnamese food. When we arrived we were seated on the outside terrace overlooking the street, which I thought is more interesting, as you can see what is going on, although you can also be seated inside. The whole outside area was full and we took the last table, which shows that this place is quite popular.