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Eating Your Way Around

“What should I actually order?”

A margherita pizza being lifted from a wood-fired oven

Regional food guides written by people who ate there repeatedly, not once. What belongs to which region, where to sit, when to go, and the dishes worth rearranging a route for.

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A Neapolitan margherita pizza with a blistered puffed crust on a metal counter

Food

Italy · Europe

Eating in Naples: A Practical Guide

Naples invented the pizza most of the world eats badly. Here is where to eat it, what else to order, and how the city's timings work.

May 21, 20264 min read

A bowl of ramen with sliced pork, soft egg and spring onions on a wooden counter

Food

Japan · Asia

A Regional Food Guide to Japan

Japanese food is intensely regional. Ramen changes broth every few hundred kilometres, and half the country's best meals are named after the place that invented them.

April 25, 20266 min read

A bowl of cao lầu noodles topped with sliced pork, herbs and crisp croutons

Food

Vietnam · Asia

Hội An: What to Eat and How the Tailoring Actually Works

Hội An has its own culinary micro-region and several hundred tailors. Both reward a little knowledge and punish a rushed schedule.

April 22, 20264 min read

A hilltop fort standing above a dense city of blue-painted houses

Trip Planning

India · Asia

India Travel Guide: How to Plan a First Trip

How long to go for, which region to choose, what the e-visa actually requires and why the most common first-trip mistake is covering too much ground too fast.

August 7, 202613 min read