Had several “business” lunch’s there when I was working, great steaks. There’s a few newer ones worth seeking when you’re in town next.
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Could you provide a list, ideally close to Martin Place in Sydney? Thanks @Pete_the_painter
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Bistecca @ 3 Dalley St Sydney, it almost looks like you’re entering a public toilet but don’t let that fool you. Once you’re downstairs it makes sense.
Rockpool Bar and Grill Hunter St Sydney, great food but a little trendy and more about being seen.
Woodcut @ Barangaroo Ave Barangaroo, probably the best view.
My favourite is Bistecca, steaks are huge t-bone that serves 3 or 4 people (depending on your appetite. All 3 are expensive but worth it
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Thanks again, @Petethepainter—these are just what I needed! Last year I missed out on the Gidley one night because I didn’t book ahead; I ended up at a pretty disappointing steakhouse nearby that seemed to be run by someone from outside Australia.
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I’ve lived and/or worked in London most of my life, it’s the best city. I drove tube trains for a decade and was a railway manager afterwards for 30 years.
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Luang Prabang for the name alone! I was there 22 years ago so it may well have changed since then and possibly not for the better.
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Of all the places I’ve worked, visited or lived, several cities make a strong case. If I had to pick a winner it would be Florence.
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Vienna, Budapest, New York, Tokyo and New Orleans. Apologies for picking 2 American cities but NOLA is effectively another country.
New York, Paris, Peckham
Tony 
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Everybody talk about… etc etc
A few US cities are like that, e.g. Key West, Providence RI, San Francisco, among many others.
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Agree up to a point. SF certainly. Key West?
I live in Northern Californica, near San Francisco, yet I have avoided the city since Covid—refraining from dining or even driving through. This choice is personal; I believe the ‘progressive’ (woke) council have damaged a once-beautiful city, leaving homelessness, open-air drug use, addiction, untreated mental illness, and poor street conditions unresolved, the smell of some streets is just untolerable. Imagine that local authorities charged the public, the poor taxpayers, more than $2 million to just build a single toilet in a San Franciscon park.
Just, this evening, had a couple of pints with a friend who has recently returned from a holiday in San Francisco. He thought it was wonderful and mentioned cleanliness, friendliness and civic pride.
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Southampton, where I was brung up….nope
Portsmuff…..where I worked……no way (Come on you Saints! ROFL)
Bristol…..like it lots. Got married there.
Manchester…..from Uni days……it’s changed a lot in the last 40 years…they’ve even closed the Free Trade Hall - many rock concerts!…now mostly associated with family funerals
London….daughter#2 (and S-i-L) live there so seen a lot of it over the last ten years. Probably my favourite.
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It sounds as though San Francisco made him feel genuinely welcome, that is nice for him.
But you really need to live there to directly experience it, how it changes over the years by bad governance.
Actually, there is enough materials on the internet to verify what I am saying, but I must say it has improved quite a bit with the new mayor.
Sorry, I understood you to say you didn’t live there.
Venice - even in the summer, even with the crowds - just seduces me every time I go.
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Yes, right now! I quit San Francisco.
I have been given the same message. Many times recently.
A lot if my friends and students regularly visit, and they have told me that it’s becoming a dump… and an unpleasant place.
A pity. Last time I visited was 30 years ago. It was a great place then.
This was once my favourite city; I fell in love with the city. The city itself was the main reason for my moving to the US in the late 90s. Now I feel deep disappointment with the so-called Progressives, whose policies are largely responsible for the outcome.
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