{"id":14549,"date":"2017-11-15T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=14549"},"modified":"2017-11-15T10:57:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:57:31","slug":"do-you-prefer-casual-or-fine-dining-when-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2017\/11\/15\/do-you-prefer-casual-or-fine-dining-when-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Prefer Casual or Fine Dining when Traveling?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Especially when traveling to larger cities, there tend to be an abundance of restaurants to choose from. Although we might select a nicer restaurant for a single night or a special occasion, we typically find more casual restaurants to grab a meal or quick bite. We go with casual restaurants for a variety of reasons. First of all, it is likely that we have been walking quite a bit and are usually dressed relaxed as we visit the various sights, so we don’t want to feel underdressed. We also find that some finer restaurants can be a little pretentious and we are all about simple food with great flavors that represent the region as opposed to a gourmet presentation. As we walk the streets of a city, we tend to look for a place that is warm and inviting, where the owners are typically visible, and where locals seem to be frequenting.<\/p>\n

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Prague, Czech Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Strasbourg, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Caf\u00e9 in Rome, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That isn’t to say that there is anything wrong with going to a fine dining restaurant, they certainly have a lot to offer as well, but we just tend to lean towards the more casual locations. We do, however, tend to go to an actual sit-down restaurant versus just grabbing something from a street vendor. We will get something from a street cart if we are in a rush and it looks like they have a clean cart and fresh looking food, but our preference is to be able to sit at a table, sip on a glass of wine or beer, and people watch. Sitting at a small caf\u00e9 in a plaza or square and relaxing over some nibbles while watching all of the other tourists scurry around can be quite the interesting experience.<\/p>\n

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Bistro in Paris, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Courtyard Restaurant in Granada, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People Watching in Quito, Ecuador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Especially when traveling to larger cities, there tend to be an abundance of restaurants to choose from. Although we might select a nicer restaurant for a single night or a special occasion, we typically find more casual restaurants to grab a meal or quick bite. We go with casual restaurants for a variety of reasons. … <\/p>\n

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