Far East Cafe, San Francisco, California
In San Francisco there are two Chinese restaurants that claim to be the oldest in the city and both were established in the same year: 1920. There’s the Hang Ah Tearoom, which also claims to be the...
View ArticleDen Gyldene Freden, Stockholm, Sweden
Recently I visited Stockholm for the first time. Such a beautiful and friendly city, with many historic restaurants and cafes. Perhaps the most famous historic restaurant in Stockholm is Den Gyldene...
View ArticleGlendora Continental – Glendora, California
We’ve covered a lot of Basque restaurants here on Le Continental, being a big fan of the type of restaurant, the food, and the people. On good ol’ Route 66 east of Los Angeles I happened upon another...
View ArticleTaix French Country Cuisine, Los Angeles, California
For a long time I’ve been wanting to dine at the venerable Taix French Country Cuisine (the official name, though everyone just calls it “Tex”) in Echo Park in Los Angeles. Recently I passed through...
View ArticleK. C. Steakhouse, Bakersfield, California
The K. C. Steakhouse in Bakersfield was opened in 1939 by ‘Doc’ Kennedy from Oklahoma City at 630 Union Ave. In 1967 it moved into its current location at 2515 F Street, a restaurant formerly named...
View ArticleCaesar’s, Tijuana, Mexico
I finally made it to Caesar’s in Tijuana, which my friend Peter Moruzzi (author of Classic Dining and other books) reported on in 2012 after it was reopened by Tijuana star chef & restaurateur...
View ArticleUPDATE – Brennan’s, New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2013 the famous Brennan’s in New Orleans, open since 1946 (since 1956 at its present location), closed abruptly in a foreclosure. But by the end of 2013 it reopened after a change of ownership (from...
View ArticleIntroducing new map features
A couple new features on the Le Continental site! First, a global map of all the Le Continental approved restaurants and bars that have appeared on the site, with popup markers for quick access to the...
View ArticleNEW mobile friendly Le Continental!
Another new feature to make Le Continental more easy to use, especially while you jet setters are on-the-go! Just load the web site on your favorite mobile web browser, such as Chrome on Android or...
View ArticleFollow Le Continental on Instagram & Facebook!
Le Continental friends and followers, For the past year or so I’ve posted restaurant reports and photos from my travels on Instagram and concurrently on the Le Continental Facebook page. Instagram is...
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