Restaurants, bars and cafes have been allowed to be open only to offer takeaway since 8 March. Going for lunch has been one of the highlights of my weekdays for long time. Especially since I started working as a freelancer, it has been important to go out for lunch and see friends.

For a couple of weeks since the restriction started, I had cooked and eaten lunch at home most of the days. It was healthy and less expensive, but I missed the daily highlight a lot. So, I started to eat takeaway lunch everyday.

It was joyful to think about which restaurant I should go, check menu, walk to the restaurant, eat food that someone else cooked, take pictures of lunch and send it to friends. My highlight has been back!

Today, I wanted to share best the takeaway lunches I had this week. There are three and all of them are not new to me. They are takeaway lunches from the restaurants I often visit. There is no surprise that their takeaway lunches are great.

Monday 29.3
Monday is a salmon day at Pompier. It hasn’t changes even after takeaway only restriction started. Every weekday, Pompier offers excellent lunch. As everything is so tasty, I eat even the food I don’t usually eat, such as mashed potato and cucumber. The mashed potato was mixed with boiled eggs this week and I loved it. I am a big fan of eggs! Of course, salmon was excellent!

Tuesday 30.3
Dumplings are one of my most favorites. And I can always rely on Xiao Mei Lin. I like their fried dumplings with chili sauce. They offer authentic dumplings.

Friday 1.4
I was wondering what to eat in the morning. Then I received a message from a friend. She said she would eat sushi! So, we agreed we would get sushi from Minato and eat in the park (eating practice of the pandemic time). It was sunny but windy and a bit cold in the park near Minato. However, sushi was as tasty as always and we were happy about it! I am grateful that Minato is near my apartment!

All of these three restaurants pay much attention to safety of customers and themselves and offer great food. They deserve support from neighbors now!