Oaxaca
Oaxaca’s food scene alone justifies the flight — but the markets, mezcal distilleries, and Zapotec ruins make it hard to leave.
Food Tours: Destinations & Places
Food tour reviews and self-guided tasting routes — vetted operators, must-try dishes, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood eating itineraries built from real meals on real trips.
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San José
San José gets written off as a layover city. That’s a mistake — the Barrio Amón architecture and Central Market alone justify a full day.
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Lucca
Lucca’s Renaissance walls are still intact — all 4km of them, tree-lined and walkable. Most of Tuscany tore theirs down.
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Buenos Aires
El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookstore inside a 1920s theater. That detail alone tells you what kind of city Buenos Aires is.
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Basque Coast
San Sebastián has more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else on earth. The pintxos bars alone justify the trip.
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Baltimore
Baltimore’s crab cakes alone justify the trip, but the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry will keep you busy long after lunch.
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Piedmont
Alba’s truffle fair runs one week a year. The rest of the time, Piedmont keeps its best things quietly to itself.
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Strasbourg
Strasbourg’s single Gothic spire cuts the skyline before you even reach Grande Île — and the winstubs behind it are where the real Alsace lives.
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Sonoma Valley
Napa gets the headlines, but Sonoma is where winemakers actually want to drink. The tasting rooms are smaller, the pours are more generous, and nobody is rushing you out.
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Penang
George Town’s assam laksa alone justifies the flight. The street art, clan houses, and hawker stalls make it hard to leave.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis gets underestimated constantly. The Motor Speedway alone justifies the trip, but the neighborhoods are what made me stay longer.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s supper clubs, frozen custard stands, and Lake Michigan shoreline don’t get enough credit. This state rewards the curious traveler.
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Helsinki
Löyly’s smoke sauna opens to the Gulf of Finland. Suomenlinna is a World Heritage site you reach by €10 ferry. Helsinki rewards slow.
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Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino is reason enough to come. The fortress views over the Val d’Orcia seal the deal.
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Georgia
Atlanta and Savannah get the attention, but Jekyll Island and Providence Canyon are why Georgia stays on my list.
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Birmingham
The Jewellery Quarter alone justifies a detour — 700 independent businesses in one neighborhood, and most tourists never make it past the Bullring.
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Toronto
Toronto has 200 neighborhoods and most visitors see three. Start in Kensington Market, then let the city pull you somewhere unexpected.
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India
India doesn’t ease you in — Varanasi alone will rewire how you think about life, death, and everything between.
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Perugia
Perugia runs deeper than its chocolate festival — the Etruscan Well alone predates Rome, and the medieval core still feels lived-in.
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Louisiana
Louisiana hits differently when you eat your way through it — boudin in Breaux Bridge, then a swamp tour before dark.
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San Sebastian
San Sebastian has more Michelin stars per capita than almost anywhere on earth — and the pintxos bars in Parte Vieja cost just €2 a bite.
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Alkmaar
The Friday cheese market is real — guild members, wooden stretchers, giant Gouda wheels. Get there before 10AM or fight the tour groups.
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Wachau Valley
Dürnstein Castle held Richard the Lionheart prisoner. The Grüner Veltliner poured below it is reason enough to linger.
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Austin
Austin’s best barbecue isn’t on 6th Street — it’s a 45-minute line on a Tuesday at Franklin’s, and it’s worth every minute.