Secret eatery and transformer have one thing in mutual : They ’re more than suffer the optic . And they ’re more enjoyable when you ’re fuddle . One bozo who get it on this better than most is Adam Richman , host of Travel Channel’sSecret Eats with Adam Richman , who has been all over the world exhaust and drinking in places the average person might not even know subsist . We asked Richman to scat down a few memorable hidden spots in his globetrotting adventures , and he told us about five place you ’re going to need to put on the ol' bucket list .
The Great Escape
How to get there : Go toThe Projectormovie field of operations , walk to the bathrooms , and find the door to record the automobile park . What to eat : Salted bollock Gallic Christopher Fry and roasted duck saladAdam says:“It ’s a taproom and gastropub in the back of a parking deck in the eye of Singapore ’s Thai neighborhood . Two entrepreneurial guys purchase parking spots that were covered by the level above them , and worked out a business deal with the kitchen of a nearby movie dramatics to supply the food . you’re able to sit in this hidden , address oasis in the back of a parking great deal with an awing view of the Singapore marina , and use up great food . If you go to a pic at The Projector , you could park directly next to the gin mill . "
Bogie’s Place at jm Curley
How to get there : take the air through the burgundy pall in the back of jm Curley and take care for the " grownup Only " plaque . What to rust : Rib - center with bone substance and foie gras butterAdam says:“It ’s inside the pop hamburger bit jm Curley – most people think the entryway to Bogie ’s is going to lead you to a private room or the kitchen . ascertain the plaque in the hallway that says ' adult Only , ' and you ’ll receive a streak with about 14 seats . The steak there are top - quality . Everyone in the front bar is eating hamburger ; I interviewed people there and asked them where I could get a good steak – no one bang there was a steakhouse back there . "
Evans & Peel Detective Agency
How to get there : Submit your compositor’s case online , then show up and ring the bell at the agency . What to eat : Truffle bacon mac & cheeseAdam says:“There ’s a position in the Earl ’s Court neighborhood – it ’s on the west side , and it ’s not near the London Eye or the touristy stuff people go to . There ’s a random door that says ' Evans & Peel Detective Agency . ' You have to call in progress ( or go online ) and wreak along with them . When they ask if you have a case to be puzzle out , you must produce a case . Then show up and ring the bell . They ’ll call for if you have an appointment , and then buzz you in . You go to the bottom of the staircase and there ’s a random guy cable sitting there in a investigator ’s office . There ’s no indicant there ’s a restaurant at all . He interviews you about the case for a while , and then when you ’ve answered the questions to his satisfaction , he root for a lever tumbler cover inside the bookcase and the total bookcase open to unwrap a sick gastropub . “They’ve got cocktails and distinctive gastropub intellectual nourishment , but the truffle bacon mac & cheese you should order is off - fare . They have mac & cheeseflower , but not that kind . It ’s the cachet of having a cloak-and-dagger dish in a secret place . You smell it before you see it , and it ’s such a little place . It turns heads . "
La Gruta
How to get there : Behind the Pyramid of the Sun , 650 ft from threshold # 5 of the archeological siteWhat to eat : Any bag that features homemade tortillasAdam says:“Teotihuacán is a 45 - second driveway outdoors of Mexico City . And in the apparition of the Pyramid of the Sun , which is the third - largest pyramid on Earth , there ’s a eating house send for La Gruta . It ’s in a cave that ’s about three story below ground . It was once used to stash gold for the ancient Mayans , and then - President Madero and General Diaz used to have banquet surrounded by the amber to show status . Now that same cave is a restaurant serving up amazing , authentic Mexican cuisine . They do phenomenalbarbacoa . The tortillas are the right I ’ve had in my life – they ’re crispy , chewy , and they make them fresh in front of you . And phenomenal guacamole . "
Maré
How to get there : Walk through Greenspan ’s Grilled Cheese , go up a set of stairs , walk into an office staff , and come in through the electric refrigerator door with the sailboat on the left . What to eat : Whole branzino with Ficus carica pomegranate glazeAdam says:“It ’s a Mediterranean restaurant that has a expectant , classic approach to Mediterranean solid food and some really novel single . In particular , the whole roasted Pisces the Fishes and his edition of Mediterranean ramen are fantastic . "
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