Sahaa: best African restaurant in Aus & NZ:)

Tucked inconspicuously in a line-up of ethnic eateries near the busy intersection of Khyber Pass and Broadway (Auckland, New Zealand) , this superb little restaurant is a real off-the-beaten-track, local haunt.

You don’t often come across quality Algerian, Morrocan and Tunisian flavours in New Zealand.

In fact, Sahaa is the only one of its kind on the whole North Island, something that makes its menu shine even brighter.

Naturally, tagines are the specialty here and the setting is positively North African exotic with a private, traditional low-seating area, a family dining room complete with Moroccan fountain, colourful pottery on the walls and dainty glass cups from which to sip your mint tea.

Chef-owner Makhlouf (Marco) Benyettou cooks dishes from his native Algeria as well as Morocco and as well as Morocco and Tunisia.

Benyettou’s wife Dianna undertook the waiting duties by herself; ranging around providing efficient and knowledgeable service in a low-key dining room with lemon-yellow walls, Moorish pendant lamps and a smattering of rugs.

Tagine dishes symbolise North African cuisine, and here at Sahaa they are brought to the table piping hot and placed on a decorative tile in front of you. The conical lid is then removed so you can eat from the cooking platter.

The lamb, apple and prune stew ($26) - the large dices of lamb were very tender, and the fruit contributed a heady sweet-savoury character.

This dish was what good restaurant food should be: sublime in its simplicity, yet the sort of thing that would be difficult to recreate at home.

Sahaa's wine list was small, made up of good value Australian and New Zealand whites and reds, selected to match the food.

However, an evening at Sahaa does not require spectacular flourishes. The low-key service, calm atmosphere and satisfying food invite you to relax and enjoy your food, wine and company.

More info: http://www.viewauckland.co.nz/restaurants/sahaa-review-57866.html

Prices: Entrées $10 - $24, mains $20 - $26.

Contact:
475 Khyber Pass Road,
Newmarket,
Auckland
Tel: 09-523-4578
Fax: 09-523-4578
Email: sahaarestaurant@hotmail.com

World's best SEAFOOD @ Balkan Restaurant, Sydney

The Original Balkan Restaurant grill in Darlinghurst was established in 1964 and has been praised for over 45 years for its great atmosphere, excellent European style dishes and large servings.

Seafood platter

Famous for its authentic European style food which is prepared right at the window on the street-front grills, allowing everyone to have a look at chefs preparing ones favourite dishes.

The street-front grills...

My favourite dish:)

Grilled king prawns with chilli & olive oil dressing

Some of the special dishes that have come to hold the pride of place as the specialties of this restaurant are spicy sausages, pork on skewers, poached Tasmanian mussels, and whole Barramundi.

Seafool pasta - with abalone, king prawns , mussels, scallops, etc

Abalones :)))) *yum*

succulent prawns :))

"Balkan Grill Platter"

- juicy king prawns, sole, squid...

Balkan Restaurant's simple, stylish menu also offers freshly prepared salad of cabbage and potato which is served with the meats and seafoods barbecued on the "Balkan Grill".

A quck glimpse of the entree and dessert selections :)
Apple strudel

Croation sweets

Tiramisu :)

  Soft homemade bread

Crunchy & aromatic garlic bread with fresh herbs:)

I like the coat hangers on the wall :) very handy

Location:-

217 Oxford St,
Darlinghurst 2010 NSW

Business hours:
Mon- Thur 6pm to 11pm

Fri-Sat 12pm to 12am
Sun 12pm to 11pm

Cute "panda kamasutra /sex positions" coffee mug:D

A very cute coffee mug! :D
For the past 3 years I had been searching everywhere (Ebay, Etsy, Amazon, Google/Yahoo shopping) for this "panda kamasutra" coffee mug but haven't found it :/
  

Chinatown Pavillion Restaurant (now closed :( )

I miss Chinatown Pavillion (near Broadway-Lafayette in NYC) :( too bad it's no longer in business. It was one of the best restaurants for chinese food, better than a lot of other places in Flushing & Chinatown (Manhattan). Went there back in 2011 when they had the Restaurant Week prix-fixe dinner, and we had lobster & scallops stir-fry & appetizers and dessert

Coffee... :D

Buñuelos

 
Came across the best buñuelos I've ever had (well, it was actually my first time trying buñuelos, but I'm pretty convinced that they're the best!) - at La Sabrosura Bakery in Astoria.

Orlando, Florida

Seafood pizzas, shrimp pizzas...at Apollo Pizza

Been searching everywhere for seafood pizzas (in NY, CT, NJ) and finally found Apollo Pizza (Derby, CT)



My fav is the "Shrimp Casino Pizza". Generous toppings & lots of shrimps. Yum :):)


Other pizzas on the menu are really good too! But for me, I haven't had seafood/shrimp pizzas in years so I only had eyes for the seafood pizzas

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The company manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. In addition to its auction-style sales, the website has since expanded to include "Buy It Now" shopping; shopping by UPC, ISBN, or other kind of SKU (via Half.com); online classified advertisements (via Kijiji or eBay Classifieds); online event ticket trading (via StubHub); online money transfers (via PayPal)^[7] and other services. In the Brand Trust Report 2012, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory, a brand analytics company, eBay was ranked 209th among India's most trusted brands and subsequently, according to the Brand Trust Report 2013, eBay was ranked 286th among India's most trusted brands. In 2014 however, eBay was ranked 853rd among India's most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report 2014.^[8]
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