Travel Recommendations
Tokyo, Japan
Must stay:
Must Eat:
Sushi Tou
Tsukiji Market
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera (chain restaurant, so delicious and high quality, cheap)
Kamachiku (Hidden Udon Restaurant)
Must Drink:
Bar Martha (MUST GO: Japanese Vinyl Bar)
Speakeasy: Bar Penguin Ginza
Must Do:
Sakurai Tea Shop Tea Experience
reservation required, totally affordable and such a special private experience, in the middle of a little shopping mall
MiPig café
make a ticket reservation a month in advance, I wanted to go to this so badly!!! they sell out extremely quickly so mark it in your calender for the following month
Japanese Baseball Game
Shibuya Crossing
Vintage Shopping:
POOSH
RagTag
Harajuku Chicago
Chicago Vintage
Shopping:
Hysteric Glamour
Isetan
Onitsuka Tiger Store
Toys:
Kiddyland
Kyoto, Japan
Must stay:
Must Eat:
Sukiyaki Iroha
Tenoshima
Ginza Hachigou
Zéme MAISON (drink or dinner, we walked by and sat at the bar for a night cap and it was such a vibe)
Dessert: Benzaiten (Mochi Wrapped Fruit: Fruit Faifuku)
Must Drink:
Special Matcha Stores
Must Do:
The Gion Golden Pavillion
Bamboo Forest
Must Stay:
Brach Paris
Must Eat:
Le Bar des Prés (best sushi I have ever had, super fantastic vibe. Sat at bar, great drinks, great price!!!! GO HERE).
Miznon (75004 Paris, absolutely delicious, there are multiple in paris. This one is great place to stop for falafel and cauliflower if in the Jewish Quarter which is a beautiful place to walk around. Casual LUNCH SPOT).
Frenchie - 2nd Arr. (wine bar too,, gorgeous meal)
Freddys (75006 Paris, France)
Hotel Costes (7 Rue de Castiglione, 75001 Paris, France, great for drinks)
Clamato - 11th Arr. (no reservations but open on Sundays)
Ferdi (32 Rue du Mont Thabor, 1st)
Must Drink:
Bar hemingway
Ritz Carlton for a drink
The Brach (We stayed at this hotel! Gorgeous Roof top garden bar)
Hotel Costes for a drink/dinner
Must Do:
Croissant making Class
YSL museum (16 minute walk from Eiffel tower)
La Grande Epicerie de Paris (Insane fancy grocery store, go there just to see it/ get snacks for the hotel etc.)
Versaille (super hot in summer be warned, but so glad we went. Truly amazing you have to do it)
Rodin museum
The Catacombs! That was the only thing I couldn't check off our list that i really wanted to do
La Epiceri for skin care (I will send what to get, pharmacies in paris are amazing)
Musée de Orsay
Paris, France:
Must Stay:
Hotel Britomart, Auckland
Must Eat:
Amano (absolutely beautiful meal, serves local Italian and fresh fish dishes. Has a sick bohemian wooden feel located just on Tyler Street right in the Port of Auckland. MUST GO!)
Cafe Hanoi
The Store (best breakfast in the world! I dream about this place’s granola parfait on a biweekly basis, super easy and casual. Perfect place to also grab an afternoon coffee)
Benson Road Deli
Coromandal Mussel Kitchen
Must Drink:
Hotel Britomart Bar! (our favorite bartender)
Auckland, New Zealand:
Must Stay:
Airbnbs galore! So many awesome beautiful ones for great prices
Must Eat:
Chakra (Jerusalem)
Bar 51
The Prince
Dallal Restuarant
Yom Tov Cafe
HaBasta
Romano in the Teder (Eyal Shani)
Port Said (Eyal Shani)
Must Drink:
Beresheet Hotel by Israel Exclusive Collection (Jerusalem)
Le Bouchon (Tel Aviv)
The Teder!
Nilus on Allenby Street Tel Aviv
Soho House Tel Aviv North Jaffa
Santi TLV
Tel Aviv, Israel:
Must Stay:
Palihouse Santa Monica
Must Eat:
Gjelina (my favorite restaurant in the world)
Cecconis (get the octopus and kale salad)
Erewhon (I love Erewhon so much, brings me peace. sorry not sorry)
The Ivy
Sushi Fumi
Izakaya Tora (West Hollywood)
South Beverly Grill
Nobu Malibu
Lucky’s Malibu
Must Drink:
Cha Cha Matcha
Intelligentsia (Silverlake)
Must Do:
Walk around Silver Lake and Melrose Avenue! (my favorite place to hang out and explore during my year in LA as a dorm room escape)
Melrose Trading Post & Silver Lake Flea Market
Los Angeles, California:
