Macesz Bistro, Budapest, Hungary
November 10, 2018Hungarian Jewish dishes take centre stage at this traditional restaurant in Budapest's old Jewish Quarter: Goose up your meal with a lovely ludaskasa - thigh of goose with liver and gizzard on vegetable risotto - and a side of stuffed goose neck on pearl barley. Don't skip dessert - the classic f...
Pest-Buda Bistro, Budapest, Hungary
November 6, 2018Pest-Buda Bistro's top temptations seem like the very definition of guilty indulgences - foie gras comes swimming in a pool of oil that you'll lap up for its full-on liver flavour, while the pork burger is built with a patty of pulled knuckle topped with fried egg.
Sister Srey Cafe, Siem Reap, Cambodia
November 4, 2018Founded by Australian sisters Lauren and Cassie, Sister Srey is a social-enterprise cafe that contributes twenty percent of its profits to Siem Reap's Hearts To Harmony foundation for education and healthcare. The vibe is upbeat and the food takes cues from both Cambodia and Down Under, represent...
Caffe Torino, Turin, Italy
October 27, 2018When truffle season surfaces in October and November each year, Turin's residents flock to restaurants like Caffe Torino for soulful pasta and risotto served with shaved white truffles - Turin (the capital of Italy's Piedmont region) is less than 60 kilometres from Alba, where some of the world...
Salt, Reykjavik, Iceland
October 21, 2018Set by the harbour in Iceland's capital of Reykjavik, Salt serves food that speaks of the sea - the nation's quintessential langoustine soup is a favourite here, as are the fish dishes, all netted from the day's freshest catch, perfect for a meal before whale-spotting.
Qooqqut Nuan, Greenland
October 19, 2018Qooqqut Nuan is one of Greenland's most unique restaurants, located in a deserted island settlement that's accessible by a one-hour boat ride from Greenland's capital of Nuuk. The kitchen practises a catch-and-eat philosophy - customers can fish in the fjords during their voyage to the restaurant...
La Marianna, Bergamo, Italy
October 5, 2018If you love stracciatella-flavoured gelato, northern Italy's Bergamo is noteworthy - it's where this milk-based flavour with chocolate shavings was first created in 1962. La Marianna, the shop responsible for pioneering the flavour, still stands today, serving scoop after scoop of stracciatella i...
Gelateria Artigianale, Sirmione, Italy
October 1, 2018Sirmione is known as the Italian commune where legendary opera singer Maria Callas maintained a villa with her husband throughout the 1950s. One wonders whether she ever popped in for a gelato at dessert parlour Gelateria Artigianale, founded in 1948 in this charming destination of the country's ...
Dill, Reykjavik, Iceland
September 29, 2018Iceland's first restaurant to earn a Michelin star promises local produce served with contemporary Nordic flair - think lumpfish on rye; rutabaga with radish and kohlrabi; celeriac with wild herbs and sea truffles; sunchokes with skyr; reindeer with egg and crowberries; and lemon sole with potato...
Kaliaalaraq, Greenland
September 25, 2018The bounty of Greenland's sea and land finds its way to Kaliaalaraq's plates, with narwhal blubber, seal soup, smoked fish and musk ox stew among the traditional temptations at this restaurant in the centre of Greenland's capital, Nuuk.