FOOD GUIDES

As you can probably tell by now, food plays a major role in our trips. Through careful research and planning, we find only the best local food experiences in every destination. We hate touristy restaurants so if you enjoy local food, then these guides will be helpful in planning your next food trip. We have many food guides to different cities around the world like Tokyo, Budapest, Seoul, and more.

Madrid Food Guide: 14 Must-Try Restaurants, Bars, and Markets

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / SPAIN Jul 5, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Madrid has its share of iconic dishes like cochinillo and bocadillo de calamares, but more than any one dish, what I enjoyed most about this city was its diversity of food experiences.

Donostia-San Sebastian Food Guide: 10 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / SPAIN Last Updated: Jul 5, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

With all the delicious food you can have in this city, the one dish that perhaps best represents San Sebastian food is the humble pintxo. Similar to tapas, it refers to a family of small bar snacks that are typically skewered onto a piece of bread with a toothpick.

Kyoto Food Guide: 14 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Jun 6, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

We love Kyoto. It's our favorite city in Japan. Tokyo and Osaka are incredible cities but Kyoto has everything we love most about this country – culture, atmosphere, history, and of course, great Japanese food.

Kanazawa Food Guide: 10 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Last Updated: Jun 6, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Sushi is my absolute favorite Japanese food in the world so I welcomed the opportunity to have sushi as much as I could in Kanazawa. It was fresh, available everywhere, and relatively cheap compared to other cities in Japan.

Hiroshima and Miyajima Food Guide: 8 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Last Updated: May 30, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

With delicious dishes like Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, anago meshi, and the juiciest and plumpest oysters tempting you at every turn, it isn't hard to see why Hiroshima is a favorite food destination for many Japanese.

Fukuoka Food Guide: 6 Must-Try Hakata Ramen Restaurants and More!

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Last Updated: Jun 4, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

I went on a food tour in Kyoto and according to my guide, when Japanese people travel for food, they usually go to one of three cities – Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. This was surprising to me because I had always assumed it would be Osaka or Tokyo, not a less visited city like Fukuoka.

Lisbon Food Guide: 12 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / PORTUGAL Last Updated: Jun 7, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

There's a lot to love about Lisbon. It's a beautiful city with a passion for the arts and terrific food. In fact, so good is the food in Lisbon that National Geographic readers declared it the world's top foodie hotspot in 2019.

Budapest Food Guide: 13 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / HUNGARY Last Updated: Jun 2, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

In spite of its overwhelmingly gothic and neoclassical architecture, Budapest is an incredibly hip and trendy city. It's forward thinking in its approach to art and design and much of that creativity seems to have carried over into its food.

Prague Food Guide: 9 Must-Try Restaurants

CZECH REPUBLIC / DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES Last Updated: Jun 30, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

I don't have much experience with Czech food but one thing seems clear, roasted meat dishes heavy on gravies, starches, and root vegetables figure prominently in Czech cuisine. It's the type of food you'd expect from countries that experience harsh winters.

Vietnamese Street Food Guide: 45 Must-Try Dishes in Vietnam

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / VIETNAM Last Updated: May 7, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

I ate my way through Sapa, Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An, Saigon, and the Mekong Delta with the goal of writing a Vietnamese food guide that showcased the best and most interesting dishes this country had to offer. This list of 45 is what I've come up with.

Osaka Food Guide: 25 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Last Updated: Jun 6, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Since 2014, we've been to Osaka a total of four times. Each visit gives us the opportunity to explore new restaurants and to continually update and refine this food guide. Our goal is to give you the best, most complete, and most diverse food experience in Osaka, and I believe we've done just that with the latest edition of this guide.

Kuromon Ichiba Market: 10 Must-Try Dishes

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / JAPAN Last Updated: Jun 6, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Kuromon Ichiba Market is a covered market in Osaka's Chuo Ward, about a 3-minute walk from Nippombashi Station. It's often referred to "Osaka's kitchen" because it's where many of the city's chefs get their supplies.

Taiwanese Street Food: 13 of the Best Night Markets in Taiwan

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / TAIWAN Last Updated: May 2, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Anyone who's been to Taiwan can tell you that visiting a night market is quintessential to the Taiwan experience. It's such an important part of the culture.

Taiwanese Food Guide: 45 Must-Try Dishes in Taiwan

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / TAIWAN Last Updated: Mar 25, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Taiwan, with its wealth of night markets, is a country travelers love going back to again and again for the food. From hot pot to boba to lu rou fan to beef noodle soup, there is so much good food to be had in Taiwan and for cheap too!

Taipei Food Guide: 13 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / TAIWAN Last Updated: May 12, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

This Taipei food guide will show you where to have some of the best examples of delicious Taiwanese dishes like lu rou fan, shabu shabu, beef noodle soup, Taiwanese breakfast, and more.

Penang Food Guide: 15 Must-Try Street Food Stalls

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / MALAYSIA Last Updated: May 2, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

Focusing mainly on George Town, this Penang food guide includes some of the most enduring eateries on the island, serving some of the best examples of key Malaysian dishes like asam laksa, char koay teow, curry mee, chendol, and many more.

Korean Food Guide: 45 Must-Try Dishes in South Korea

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / SOUTH KOREA Last Updated: May 2, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

We've been to Korea three times in over four years and have tried many tasty dishes, the best and most interesting of which are listed in this Korean food guide. If you're visiting Korea and want to experience as wide a range of Korean food as possible, then this article will be of use to you.

Seoul Food Guide: 25 Must-Try Restaurants

DESTINATIONS / FOOD GUIDES / SOUTH KOREA Last Updated: May 30, 2020 JB & Renée Macatulad

The second edition of our Seoul restaurant guide has expanded to 25 eateries to give travelers as complete a Korean food experience as possible. If you're visiting Seoul and want to eat like a local, then this guide will be very useful to you.