Category archive for ‘Sherpas’ 
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Maya Gav goes public with Sherpas
Gav, pictured here at Maya Bar, is local to Hangzhou and even more local to the Maya Bar. Well-known around town for his impromptu gigs and other impromptu-ness has gone national with his song Sherpas Feed Me. Funny song set to Britney’s Baby One More Time, it really does sound like Gav. Read the full [...]
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Fengdu Restaurant (枫都美食)
It would seem to be a serious omission that there isn’t a page on here about Fengdu Restaurant, as it is a veritable gem, nearly always open, great for after after-dinner-drinks dinner And it’s right next door to my favourite drinking establishment, Maya Bar. So time to correct that omission my first day back to [...]
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Hatsune in Hangzhou
Many say it is a long way away, difficult to find, expensive and hard to get a taxi back, but Hatsune is without a shadow of a doubt worth the effort. And while it isn’t the cheapest Japanese restaurant in town, it isn’t that far, it is easy to find, and they will happily call a cab for you while you groan under the weight of a delicious meal and finish off your saki.
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Gigantic Pizza – Buona
But that 50 cm pizza – yup fifty centimeter pizza – was made with whole wheat dough and was not adulterated with all those healthy things like vegetables. Ours came with pepperoni and parma ham. The 2 of us ate the whole thing. It was pretty bloody good. And the espresso, thick strong.
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Jamaica Cafe
Dont really know why this place is called Jamaica, it is a chain of cafe’s from Spain. And it certainly doesn’t have that Reggae thing going on. Whatever the name, Jamaica Cafe is good, and could be called just about anything. These guys really know about their coffee, or at least I think so, and [...]
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Vineyard Cafe
This rather new addition to the bar and restaurant scene has about 10 different names, but Vineyard sounds best, so that’s what it’s going to be on this page. Vineyard is a favourite afternoon hang-out for this office-less wannabe writer. The internet is good, the Illy coffee is really good, and there is a range [...]
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Provence French Restaurant
Hangzhou has very few independent western restaurants worth talking about, and Provence is one of them, probably the best of the lot. Tucked into a small well-liked leafy street near the stadium, the simple decoration stands out amongst the jumble of the rest of the street.
By SWG
