your top food travel experience?

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Anonymous wrote:Budapest has an innovative food scene at very reasonable prices. Excellent local ingredients contribute to the quality.
Fresh fruit and seafood in Greece is amazing - anywhere but Athens (too many tourist traps). Ditto coastal Croatia.
French side of St.Martin.

Budapest -- surprisingly good food, good presentations and good settings.
Spain -- fresh and innovative, even at some random places we stopped at. I had high hopes when I went to Portugal but it was nothing like Spain.
Hongkong and Guangzhou-- ingredients are super fresh, resulting dishes are clean, clear (you can tell what you are eating) and full of flavor. Seasonal fruits are so fragrant and sweet, nothing like the plasticky fruits here in the supermarkets.
Zanzibar -- the mongos from roadside stands and red snappers from the fishermen on the beach are the best I've ever had. And I had plenty of fresh fish and semi tropical fruits growing up.

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Anonymous wrote:Poland. Amazing vegan food.

Wow - really? What sort of vegan food?

For me it was India, India a hundred times over. I ate so much and so much of it. I'm a vegetarian and what a wonderful treat, to have so much good food right there for me to eat.

Pretty sure poster had to be ironic. None of the eastern bloc countries are known for being supportive of vegetarianism.

For me, I'd have to rank HK, Singapore, Japan and Bangkok among the best. Western Europe is a different culinary approach, you're not going to have the same approachable street stalls and markets and little kiosks you can find in Asia. But in Europe, Naples is one of my favorite food destinations. I have mostly eaten very well in German and Austria but it is a narrowish range of food. France has wonderful patisseries and bread and, if you plan carefully, excellent bistros. Love Spain but like France, need to be a bit careful in where you go. Turkey also has great food, but as with European countries, do your research first. Israel and Lebanon for fresh Mediterranean food.

Actually I was speaking for real. The vegan food in Poland was amazing.

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Hong Kong
Singapore
Hanoi
everywhere in Greece

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Anonymous wrote:Paris
Hong Kong
Zanzibar

Zanzibar? What places do you recommend there? Will be there later this month.

1ark Hyatt Zanzibar

2:Breezes Beach Club and Spa

Had the most amazing flavors that we liked. Beach club dinner buffet had the best byriani I have ever had in the world- (and I am Asian meaning I have byriani all the time)

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Typo
Park Hyatt Zanzibar

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Spain and Vietnam.

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Anonymous wrote:Sicily

What did you eat in Sicily that was so great? We were there for two weeks in late June and found the food okayish. Nothing was bad, some was delightful, especially granitas, but most dinners ended up being pleasant rather than remarkable. A lot of pasta was actually slightly overcooked except at one restaurant we found in Syracuse. I was a bit disappointed on the whole.

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Anonymous wrote:Paris. Everything we ate was delicious, and we didn’t even eat anywhere fancy. I loved the ramen, baguettes, coffee, among other things.

Ramen in Paris?

For those saying Paris, what do you recommend? We're planning a visit there, but I'm not actually a huge fan of French food besides pastries and wine. I love hearty and interesting salads, but they seem to be very plain there with just lettuce, or maybe with odd things like tuna and potatoes. I don't eat a lot of meat, which seems to be the star of many traditional dishes there.

The post above that lists ramen is surprising. Do they have good Asian food there? Other ethnic cuisines?

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Anonymous wrote:Paris. Everything we ate was delicious, and we didn’t even eat anywhere fancy. I loved the ramen, baguettes, coffee, among other things.

Ramen in Paris?

For those saying Paris, what do you recommend? We're planning a visit there, but I'm not actually a huge fan of French food besides pastries and wine. I love hearty and interesting salads, but they seem to be very plain there with just lettuce, or maybe with odd things like tuna and potatoes. I don't eat a lot of meat, which seems to be the star of many traditional dishes there.

The post above that lists ramen is surprising. Do they have good Asian food there? Other ethnic cuisines?

We had excellent Vietnamese food in Paris. Dong Phat in the 7th arr - a hole in the wall with 5 tables max but it was amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:Paris. Everything we ate was delicious, and we didn’t even eat anywhere fancy. I loved the ramen, baguettes, coffee, among other things.

Ramen in Paris?

For those saying Paris, what do you recommend? We're planning a visit there, but I'm not actually a huge fan of French food besides pastries and wine. I love hearty and interesting salads, but they seem to be very plain there with just lettuce, or maybe with odd things like tuna and potatoes. I don't eat a lot of meat, which seems to be the star of many traditional dishes there.

The post above that lists ramen is surprising. Do they have good Asian food there? Other ethnic cuisines?

Yes they do, we ate at a fancy Moroccan restaurant and it was amazing.But there are lots of different types of international cuisine.
Do try their local food - the salmon and mashed potatoes I had there was literally melting in the mouth and this wasnt even at a fancy place.

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I’m the PP who mentioned the Vietnamese place in Paris - I also did have some great salads! An incredible one with a chicken cutlet, Parmesan, tomatoes, and hardboiled eggs in Le Marais district stands out.

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Anonymous wrote:Paris. Everything we ate was delicious, and we didn’t even eat anywhere fancy. I loved the ramen, baguettes, coffee, among other things.

Ramen in Paris?

For those saying Paris, what do you recommend? We're planning a visit there, but I'm not actually a huge fan of French food besides pastries and wine. I love hearty and interesting salads, but they seem to be very plain there with just lettuce, or maybe with odd things like tuna and potatoes. I don't eat a lot of meat, which seems to be the star of many traditional dishes there.

The post above that lists ramen is surprising. Do they have good Asian food there? Other ethnic cuisines?

There is a nice little.batch of Chinese restaurants within 2-3 blocks of the Arts et Metiers metro station, can't remember which one we went to (recommended by our Airbnb owner guidebook) but it was very good. Looks like 4 or 5 Vietnamese spots there also - there are a lot of Vietnamese places in Paris, not surprisingly considering the colonial history. Cambodian as well- Le Cambodge right off the Canal St Martin is good. Lots of Moroccan and north African places as well as other posters mentioned- again not a surprise with colonial history.

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India
Bologna
South Florida (mahi mahi yumm)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Paris. Everything we ate was delicious, and we didn’t even eat anywhere fancy. I loved the ramen, baguettes, coffee, among other things.

Ramen in Paris?

For those saying Paris, what do you recommend? We're planning a visit there, but I'm not actually a huge fan of French food besides pastries and wine. I love hearty and interesting salads, but they seem to be very plain there with just lettuce, or maybe with odd things like tuna and potatoes. I don't eat a lot of meat, which seems to be the star of many traditional dishes there.

The post above that lists ramen is surprising. Do they have good Asian food there? Other ethnic cuisines?

There is a nice little.batch of Chinese restaurants within 2-3 blocks of the Arts et Metiers metro station, can't remember which one we went to (recommended by our Airbnb owner guidebook) but it was very good. Looks like 4 or 5 Vietnamese spots there also - there are a lot of Vietnamese places in Paris, not surprisingly considering the colonial history. Cambodian as well- Le Cambodge right off the Canal St Martin is good. Lots of Moroccan and north African places as well as other posters mentioned- again not a surprise with colonial history.

Many thanks to you and the PPs above for these suggestions! I am sure we will probably have some local dishes but great to have a list of other options besides French food. We especially adore Vietnamese food!

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Anonymous wrote:Switzerland

Surely you jest. Food in Switzerland is extremely boring

Switzerland is home to Gruyère (the village and the cheese). Nuff said…