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street food to Michelin-starred

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

    5 Best Palm Beach Restaurants

    Aruba’s main strip, my favorites

    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

      CHEFS Bonaire

      Tasting menu, full review

      Open Kitchen at La Villa Hibiscus in St Martin Featured Image

      St. Martin

      Caribbean’s most underrated food island

        La Villa Hibiscus

        Tasting menu, full review

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        MEXICO

        Quesabirria Taco at Tacos Don Juan  in Mexico City

        Mexico City

        Street tacos to fine dining

          6 Best Tacos: Self-Guided Taco Tour

          No tour guide needed

          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

            Mimi’s Mole Cooking Class

            Hands-on cooking with lots of laughs

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            EUROPE

            Gorgeous cheese spread at cheese tasting in Paris France

            France

              Best Cheese Tasting in Paris

              In an acutal cellar

              Croissant making class

              And why we chose this one

              Bled cream cake at Hotel Park in Slovenia

              Slovenia

                12 Must Try Slovenian Dishes

                What to order before you land

                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 Porto Food Tour Review

                  Skip breafast, trust me

                  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

                    What to Eat in Iceland: Here’s What’s Delicious!

                    The classics, translated

                    Apotek Bar Review

                    One word: the Dillagin

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                    AFRICA

                    South African food classics

                    South Africa

                      Top 10 South African Foods to Try

                      From bobotie to biltong 

                      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

                        8 Best Restaurants in Moorea

                        One of these requires a boat ride

                        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

                          The Inn at Little Washington

                          One of the most celebrated tables

                          Three Blacksmiths Review

                          Sperryville, one of my favorite VA restaurants! 

                          Blue Rock Restaurant Review

                          Incredible food in the Virginia countryside