TOP10 cities in the world for foodies

Where to travel when you're hungry... Based on hundreds of trips, I have compiled the most exciting places

I am hungry. And it's a lifestyle. I've been hungry for more than 50 years. Of course, it's not entirely irrelevant what I'm hungry for . Over the past decades, I've spent an almost obsessively great amount of time contemplating on what is worth eating and where. And the results are worth sharing, even if we might not completely agree, which is perfectly fine. These are the thoughts of someone whose brain capacity is disproportionately occupied with deeper and more superficial thoughts about gastronomy. All this thinking makes one hungry, and so they visit a few places to test out the latest theories—and of course, to eat well. And there are certain places you return to again. And again. And then you realize it can't be a coincidence; it must be because these places are outrageously good.

I have compiled my 10 favorite food cities from around the world, of course with explanations and a few useful tips. There are other great cities but these are the ones that have given me the strongest, most exciting, and most authentic impressions during my hundreds of trips. Mostly places where a variety of styles, from the highest level to the simplest, are present—and unsurprisingly, almost all (but not all!) are cities with a strong gastronomic and cultural history spanning centuries.