769 sats \ 25 replies \ @Natalia 15 Sep 2023 \ on: Stacker Saloon
real good restaurants hunting hack:
those hidden in the streets, most often hard to find yet full of locals, are the best.
Indeed. Never enter a restaurant at hot spots, 99% won't be worth it. Learned this a long time ago in Rome with a cannoli that was, well, not a cannoli. Always going into the smaller, hidden streets and looking for locals is indeed the way.
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yep, and it is a must to avoid those "popular" ones on Instagram, especially from those big travel influencers.
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Not using Instagram, but I can very much imagine this.
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Haha, they are actually quite useful. I see them as a red flag on what or where I should avoid! 😼
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Absolutely. 100% agree. Some of the best restaurants here in Spain You will find deep in the barrios, best food (beer and tapa for 1,50 euros!!). It's like having a time machine.
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Yes, sometimes I am like, are these people doing charity? How come the price is so good with such great food and even lovely conversations sometimes 🥸
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All are family run businesses. Food comes from around the corner. That's holding inflation down
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Yes, generally they are family-run businesses, and not just restaurants, I found family businesses / old shops are normally a better experience than the new ones. ( some new ones are still good, but just a tiny few of them..; also it must also meant something why these old shops "survived" till now )
But how funny that people used to do what they enjoy then slowly get bigger and became a business, yet in modern days, many businesses are chasing whatever makes more money, founded by blah blah blah MBAs, raised VC funds, with beautiful ( makeup ) data, and most likely short-lived.
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A beer on this! One round is on me!
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also those are good to onboard with btc....
I never go to fancy locals.
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agree, those people are the ones truly enjoy cooking
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Makes sense. Where are you hunting?
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whenever I am travelling, I like to find hidden gems.!
e.g., this is the BEST kebap I have eaten in my life so far, in Konya, in the middle of a market, nothing fancy but damn so delicious, I need to go back sometimes to eat again.
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I can hear the huum from the lightsaber
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Oh man... Now I'm craving a shawarma 😂
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each time you will eat a darth shawarma, you will get also a bit of his knowledge
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darth kebap shop, accept BTC only 😂😂😂
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and shitcoiners will have to pass through a checkin point proving themselves
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shitcoiners wouldn't do the work to find good stuff, they are easy to be fooled by big words and fancy setups 😂 😂 😂
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true words
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Excellent!
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That does look really good!
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