Restaurants in Asia
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Cook
The Thai owner-chef used to cook Italian at a megaresort, so when he opened this ludicrously inexpensive Old Town cafe he fused the two cultures. So, order the sensational green curry pizza with chicken, or the pork curry coconut-milk pizza, and fall in love.
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Coffee & Silver
Tapas and more substantial items make up the menu at this comfortable cafe with seating inside and out. Vintage photos of Ubud line the walls. Many patrons linger over the good coffee and other drinks for hours.
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Coffee Lovers
This place knows how to cook eggs and makes a top breakfast spot. Delicious juices too.
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Coco's
Coco's is a stylish cafe ideal for a hit of Western-style city tucker. Great for breakfast (muesli, or try the English breakfast with Earl Grey tea) or a baguette, and the smoothies are heavenly.
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Coco Beach
About 2km north of central Senggigi, this beachside restaurant features a healthy menu that includes lots of salads and choices for vegetarians (and uses organic produce wherever possible). It's a wonderful setting with low tables (you sit on a mat to eat at them) and the waves surging against the shoreline close by.
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Clear
You'll love it or hate it. This high-concept restaurant brings a bit of Hollywood glitz and ditz to Ubud. The dishes are relentlessly healthy but also creative – think soba noodles meets raw food meets curried tofu etc. It's all done rather artfully, which may help you forget the very uncommon BYOB policy and demands that you leave your shoes outside.
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Chūzan
This popular izakaya is a great spot that offers a variety of locally caught seafood. You can't go wrong with the sashimi-moriawase (sashimi assortment; ¥1000), which washes down perfectly with a tall glass of nama-biiru (draught beer; ¥250). Service can be a little slow. Look for the green carpeted steps outside.
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Chula
It has all the charm of an airport hangar, but the food at this local favourite is solid. Pick-and-choose from prepared dishes, or do the same with the raw ingredients displayed out front, which will be fried before your eyes.
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Chóngqìng Tiāncì
This busy restaurant serves up a range of Chongqing and Sichuan dishes. Particularly popular are the fish dishes such as the stingingly spicy water-cooked fish (水煮鱼; shuǐzhǔyú). After you decide how heavy the fish should be, staff will take you round the back, where a lady picks out a live one, weighs it and thumps it on the head. Thankfully, there's ice-cold Tsingtao (Y8). Picture menu.
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Chō Bali Bali
This stylish space gathers lively crowds most nights and serves eclectic dishes from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, with a touch of Italian for good measure; yam-un-sen is a spicy Thai salad with vermicelli. Highly recommended.
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Chīzu Rāmen-no-mise Karin
As you've no doubt figured out by now, Furano is also famous for its cheese. While you can be a traditionalist and eat it by the slice, we prefer ours shredded over a bowl of rāmen. This excessively high-calorie indulgence can be found in a fairly nondescript brown-and-white building (look for the red curtain) three blocks east and one block north of the public library. There is no English menu, but just say 'cheezu rāmen' and you're golden.
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Chinese Night Market
This tiny market is just next to the PSB.
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China Grill
For high-altitude views of Běijīng and a menu that will take your taste buds to similar heights.
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Chiho-no-ie
At the base of the gorge, this three-storey building serves seasonal regional treats and nagashi-sōmen (¥600) – have fun catching tasty noodles with your chopsticks as they float by in halved bamboo rafts.
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Chiang Dao Rainbow
This highly recommended restaurant offers two menus – northern Thai and Greek-Mediterranean. There is an à la carte or set menu and plenty of vegetarian options, too.
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Chiang Dao Nest
The Nest's restaurant serves sophisticated fusion-European food in a relaxed garden setting. Wicha, the owner and chef, received her culinary training in the UK and creates a menu that reflects the seasons and the best of the local produce. Dishes such as double baked cheese souffle with spinach cream and roasted-veg salad; and baked passionfruit cheesecake grace the menu. The food ain't cheap but definitely comes with the wow factor.
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Chedi
Chiang Mai's most ambitious homage to modernism, the Chedi has transformed the former British Consulate into a minimalist sculpture with restrained Zen-like grounds. Fine Indian cuisine is available (the jinga masala is recommended by readers) as well as one of Chiang Mai's few quality wine lists. Shockingly expensive but swamped with first-class service, enjoy gorgeous white-linen dining on the riverbank with floating candles twinkling on the water. This is the place to impress. Even coming here for a drink in the bar allows you to enjoy the setting without having to take out a loan.
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Chat Yin
Located in the ‘three-lamp’ district known for its Burmese cuisine, this joint with minty-green stuccoed walls whips up a sumptuous Burmese fish soup with noodles and the hearts of banana trees.
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Chá's
Absolutely packed no-frills dim sum diner (sweet-and-sour pork, baked salt chicken, noodles). Plan on a minimum 15-minute wait.
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Char Ming
Barbecue with a French accent. A daily menu board lists the fresh seafood available for grilling. Other dishes include plenty of pork and beef. The highly stylised location features lush plantings and carved-wood details, and antiques inside and out. Much of the structure was built from wood reclaimed from old boats and buildings.
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Charlie & Lek Health Restaurant
This popular place does central Thai-style fare for foreigners: lots of veggie options and light on the flavours.
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Charley Johng's Cafe
Western snacks and dishes.
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Chari
This low-ceilinged narrow cafe- restaurant near the Peace Memorial Museum is a good place for a coffee or lunch stop. There are a few wooden tables and a solo-diner-friendly long bench. Lunch sets, from ¥750, include a teishoku (set meal) of udon (thick white noodles), and there are curries and cakes on the menu.
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Chángrén Huntun
Busy spot with a long history and clean interior; the jīdàn miàn (鸡蛋面; egg and noodles; Y5.50) is salty and tasty, the xīhóngshì dàntāng (西红柿蛋汤; egg and tomato soup; Y5) ample and filling.
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Chai Dun
The crowds are exhibit A for how tasty (and cheap) this all-you-can-eat buffet is.
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