street food to Michelin-starred

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Countries

Michelin-Starred Meals

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Firsthand

We often plan entire trips around meals. Roadside taco stands in Mexico City, a cheese cellar in Paris, a three-star tasting menu in the Virginia countryside.

Every tour we booked, every class we took, every table we sat at, we paid for and would tell a friend about.

Use the guides to find what to eat.

Use the reviews to decide what’s worth booking.

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The Inn at Little Washington:

14 Insider Tips

6 Best Tacos in Mexico City:

Self-Guided Taco Tour

How We Eat

Four ways we get to know a place through its food.

Every tour, class, and table below is one we booked ourselves.

Tacos made with porky belly, confit garlic puree, pickled black radish, serrano pepper slices, and tortilla ash at Tizne Tacomotora in Mexico City

Food Tours

The fastest way into a new food city

Taste Porto Food Tour

Portugal, honest review

Madeira Food Tour

Maidera, firsthand review

Paris Cheese Tasting

Paris, in an actual cellar

Self-guided Taco Tour

Mexico City, no guide needed

Making Mole with Mimi in Oaxaca

Cooking Classes

Bring the trip home with you

Trout, whey, poppy seeds, beetroot, ground ivy, and watercress at Hisa Franko

Worth the Trip

Meals we’d fly back for

The Inn at Little Washington

Virginia countryside

Hisa Franko

Slovenia, from Chef’s Table

Pujol

Mexico City, what we loved, and didn’t

Three Blacksmiths

Sperryville, Virginia

Where to Eat

Our restaurant picks, grouped by region. Some are three-star Michelin, some are plastic chairs on a sidewalk.

Both earned their spot.

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CARIBBEAN

Nourish Benny from Eduardo’s Beach Shack in Aruba

Aruba

Beach shacks to upscale dining

Ever Restaurant

Tasting menu, full review

Aruba Ariba!

Taste of vacation in the glass

Fish platter at Kite City in Bonaire

Bonaire

Food trucks to Michelin-worthy meals

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    CHEFS Bonaire

    Open Kitchen at La Villa Hibiscus in St Martin Featured Image

    St. Martin

    Caribbean’s most underrated food island

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      La Villa Hibiscus

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      MEXICO

      Quesabirria Taco at Tacos Don Juan  in Mexico City

      Mexico City

      Street tacos to fine dining

      Pujol

      What we loved, and didn’t

      Arturo’s Tamale Class

      Cooking class review

      Best Cocktail Bars in Mexico City

      Rated + Reviewed 

      Mole Trilogy at Las Quince Letras in Oaxaca Mexico

      Oaxaca

      Home of amazing mole and mezcal

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      EUROPE

      Gorgeous cheese spread at cheese tasting in Paris France

      France

      Croissant making class

      And why we chose this one

      Bled cream cake at Hotel Park in Slovenia

      Slovenia

      Hisa Franko Restaurant Review

      We planned a trip to Slovenia because of this restaurant!

      Chorizo bolo do caco at Casa do Bolo do Caco in Funchal Madeira

      Portugal

      Best Madeira Food Tour Review

      I continue to crave a bite of the Casa do Bolo do Caco!

      Braised lamb ribs, rhubarb BBQ, smoked buttermilk and celeriac at Skal! at Hlemmur Food Hall in Iceland

      Iceland

      Apotek Bar Review

      One word: the Dillagin

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      AFRICA

      South African food classics

      South Africa

      3 Best Cape Town Restaurants

      My top foodie picks! 

      5 Best Franschhoek Restaurants

      All situated in the beautiful Cape Winelands

      * Pairs with the winelands. See the wine guides

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      SOUTH PACIFIC

      Fish burger at Coco Beach Restaurant

      French Polynesia

      4 Best Restaurants in Rangiroa

      Slim pickings, but here are my favs! 

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      UNITED STATES

      Fish burger at Coco Beach Restaurant

      Virginia

      Three Blacksmiths Review

      Sperryville, one of my favorite VA restaurants! 

      Blue Rock Restaurant Review

      Incredible food in the Virginia countryside