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Where to eat in Europe, city by city

Places to eat in each city, the dish to order at each, and how to book. Every place is checked open.

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Where to eat, city by city

The dish to order in each city, then the full food guide.

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A tray of butter croissants in a Paris bakery

FranceParisOrder Croissant and baguette

A tray of socca, the chickpea pancake of Nice

FranceNiceOrder Socca

A plate of pike quenelle, a speciality of Lyon

FranceLyonOrder Quenelle

Canelés, the small caramelized cakes of Bordeaux

FranceBordeauxOrder Canelé

A dish of navettes, the boat-shaped orange blossom biscuits of Marseille

FranceMarseilleOrder Navettes

Choucroute garnie in a terracotta dish: sauerkraut with sausages, pork belly and potatoes

FranceStrasbourgOrder Choucroute garnie

A pot of melted cheese fondue with a long fork lifting a coated piece of bread, on a sunny table

FranceAnnecyOrder Fondue savoyarde

A plate of daube provençale, beef stewed slowly in red wine

FranceAvignonOrder Daube provençale

A plate of churros with a cup of thick hot chocolate

SpainMadridOrder Churros con chocolate

Bread rubbed with tomato and olive oil, a Catalan staple

SpainBarcelonaOrder Pa amb tomàquet

A glass display case in a Palma bakery holding ensaïmadas, pastries and cakes

SpainPalma de MallorcaOrder Ensaïmada

A bowl of salmorejo, a cold cream of tomato and bread, topped with jamón

SpainSevilleOrder Salmorejo

A paella valenciana in its wide pan, saffron rice with chicken pieces and flat green beans, seen from above on a white tablecloth

SpainValenciaOrder Paella valenciana

A plate of pescaíto frito, small fried fish, served in Málaga

SpainMálagaOrder Pescaíto frito

A pionono, a small rolled sponge cake with a toasted cream top, in a paper case held in one hand

SpainGranadaOrder Pionono

Gildas, olive, anchovy and pickled pepper skewers, on a bar counter in Donostia

SpainSan SebastiánOrder Gilda

A dish of salt cod in pil pil sauce, the Basque oil and garlic emulsion

SpainBilbaoOrder Bacalao al pil pil

Fish sandwiches sold from a stall by the Galata Bridge in Istanbul

TurkeyIstanbulOrder Balık ekmek

A table with a Turkish meal served in Antalya

TurkeyAntalyaOrder Antalya piyazı

A testi kebab, the clay pot kebab of Göreme, served at a table

TurkeyCappadociaOrder Testi kebab

A plate of Turkish meze with several small cold dishes

TurkeyBodrumOrder Meze

Cacio e pepe at a trattoria in Rome

ItalyRomeOrder Cacio e pepe

A plate of saffron risotto alla milanese

ItalyMilanOrder Risotto alla milanese

A thick grilled Florentine steak served on a board

ItalyFlorenceOrder Bistecca alla fiorentina

A counter of cicchetti, small Venetian snacks, at a bacaro

ItalyVeniceOrder Cicchetti

A plate of bigoli, the thick pasta of the Veneto, served in Verona

ItalyVeronaOrder Bigoli

A plate of tagliatelle with Bolognese ragù

ItalyBolognaOrder Tagliatelle al ragù

A Neapolitan pizza margherita with tomato, mozzarella and basil on a plate

ItalyNaplesOrder Pizza margherita

A baking dish of gnocchi alla sorrentina, gnocchi in tomato sauce under melted mozzarella and basil

ItalySorrentoOrder Gnocchi alla sorrentina

Polenta uncia, a baked dish of polenta with melted cheese and sage, in a white oval bowl

ItalyLake ComoOrder Polenta uncia

A pani ca meusa, a soft bread roll filled with sliced beef spleen, on a plate

ItalyPalermoOrder Pani ca meusa

Ricciarelli, the soft almond biscuits of Siena, dusted with icing sugar

ItalySienaOrder Ricciarelli

A plate of vitello tonnato, sliced veal under a tuna sauce

ItalyTurinOrder Vitello tonnato

Battered fish and chips on a white plate with a small pot of sauce and a lemon wedge, glasses of wine behind, at a fish and chip restaurant in Spitalfields

United KingdomLondonOrder Fish and chips

A plate of haggis with mashed turnip and potato

United KingdomEdinburghOrder Haggis, neeps and tatties

A Bath bun topped with sugar and currants, beside a pot of tea and a cup

United KingdomBathOrder Bath bun

A round Eccles cake with a sugared, flaky pastry top and dried fruit showing through the slits, on a glass dish

United KingdomManchesterOrder Eccles cake

A plate of roast lamb with a Yorkshire pudding in gravy

United KingdomYorkOrder Yorkshire pudding and Sunday roast

Grilled lamb souvlaki skewers served on a plate

GreeceAthensOrder Souvlaki and gyros

Souvlaki skewers served with pitta, tomato and onion on a plate

GreeceRhodesOrder Souvlaki and gyros

Slices of bougatsa custard pie dusted with icing sugar on a plate

GreeceThessalonikiOrder Bougatsa

Tomato fritters, tomatokeftedes, a Santorini dish, on a plate

GreeceSantoriniOrder Tomatokeftedes

A Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, onion, olives and feta, served on Mykonos

GreeceMykonosOrder Greek salad

A Cretan salad served on a plate at a taverna in Crete

GreeceHeraklionOrder Dakos and Cretan salad

Charcoal-grilled octopus on a plate with grilled onion, pepper and tomato

GreeceCorfuOrder Grilled octopus

A currywurst from Curry 36 in Berlin, sliced sausage in curry sauce

GermanyBerlinOrder Currywurst

Weisswurst in a bowl with a pretzel and sweet mustard

GermanyMunichOrder Weisswurst

Boiled eggs and potatoes with Frankfurt green herb sauce on a plate

GermanyFrankfurtOrder Grüne Soße

A fish roll with fried fish in a bun in Hamburg

GermanyHamburgOrder Fischbrötchen

A rye roll filled with a slice of mature cheese, the Cologne snack called a Halve Hahn, in a bakery

GermanyCologneOrder Halve Hahn

A slice of Dresdner Eierschecke, a layered cake with an egg custard top

GermanyDresdenOrder Eierschecke

A breaded Wiener Schnitzel with a lemon wedge and potato salad on a plate

AustriaViennaOrder Wiener Schnitzel

Salzburger Nockerl, the baked sweet soufflé, on a plate

AustriaSalzburgOrder Salzburger Nockerl

Kaspressknödel, fried cheese dumplings, served with a green salad

AustriaInnsbruckOrder Kaspressknödel

Pastéis de nata on a tray, dusted with cinnamon

PortugalLisbonOrder Pastel de nata

A francesinha sandwich covered in sauce and cheese on a plate

PortugalPortoOrder Francesinha

Two fried black scabbardfish fillets with a grilled banana and a lemon wedge on a white plate

PortugalFunchalOrder Espada com banana

A cataplana, a seafood stew from the Algarve, served in its pan

PortugalLagosOrder Cataplana

A pile of stroopwafels

NetherlandsAmsterdamOrder Stroopwafel

The interior of the Markthal in Rotterdam with food stalls below the arched ceiling

NetherlandsRotterdamOrder Kibbeling

Five bitterballen in a small turquoise pot on a wooden table, with a wedge of cheese behind

NetherlandsUtrechtOrder Bitterballen

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes, sliced veal in cream sauce, served with rösti

SwitzerlandZurichOrder Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

A pot of cheese fondue with cubes of bread

SwitzerlandGenevaOrder Cheese fondue

Luzerner Chügelipastete, a puff-pastry pie filled with a creamy meat stew

SwitzerlandLucerneOrder Luzerner Chügelipastete

Rösti, a crisp grated-potato cake, on a plate beside two grilled sausages and a salad

SwitzerlandInterlakenOrder Rösti

A Valais plate in a Zermatt restaurant, with raclette cheese beside several kinds of cured meat

SwitzerlandZermattOrder Walliser Teller

A plate of black risotto, made with cuttlefish ink

CroatiaDubrovnikOrder Black risotto

Dalmatian pašticada, slow-cooked beef in a dark sauce

CroatiaSplitOrder Pašticada

Baked štrukli, the Zagorje cheese pastry, served at a Zagreb restaurant

CroatiaZagrebOrder Štrukli

A pot of gregada, the Hvar fish stew

CroatiaHvarOrder Gregada

Pag sheep's cheese, a hard cheese from the island of Pag

CroatiaZadarOrder Pag cheese

A plate of svíčková na smetaně with sliced beef, cream sauce and bread dumplings

CzechiaPragueOrder Svíčková na smetaně

A plate of roast pork with sliced bread dumplings and sauerkraut

CzechiaČeský KrumlovOrder Vepřo knedlo zelo

A fried lángos flatbread topped with sour cream and cheese

HungaryBudapestOrder Lángos

A bowl of Irish stew with chunks of meat, carrots and potato in a thick broth

IrelandDublinOrder Irish stew

A plate of open oysters on the shell with a lemon wedge and brown bread at the side

IrelandGalwayOrder Galway oysters

Open sandwiches of smørrebrød on rye bread with toppings, served on a table in Copenhagen

DenmarkCopenhagenOrder Smørrebrød

Polish pierogi dumplings served in a dish

PolandKrakówOrder Pierogi

A plate of pierogi ruskie, dumplings filled with potato and curd cheese, in Gdańsk

PolandGdańskOrder Pierogi ruskie

A breaded pork cutlet, kotlet schabowy, served on a plate

PolandWarsawOrder Kotlet schabowy

A pot of steamed mussels served with a portion of fries

BelgiumBrusselsOrder Moules-frites

A plate of stoofvlees, Flemish beef stewed in beer, served with frites and a side salad

BelgiumBrugesOrder Stoofvlees

A bowl of waterzooi, the creamy Flemish stew with vegetables

BelgiumGhentOrder Gentse waterzooi

A plate of Swedish meatballs with sauce and lingonberries at a restaurant in Gamla stan, Stockholm

SwedenStockholmOrder Köttbullar

A close-up of brunost, the brown Norwegian cheese, cut into slices

NorwayOsloOrder Brunost

Norwegian meat patties, kjøttkaker, served with mashed potato

NorwayBergenOrder Kjøttkaker

Plokkfiskur, a baked dish of fish and potato under melted cheese, served with dark rye bread

IcelandReykjavíkOrder Plokkfiskur

Carniolan sausage, kranjska klobasa, served at a sausage restaurant in Ljubljana

SloveniaLjubljanaOrder Kranjska klobasa

A white plate of mulgipuder, Estonian potato and barley porridge with bacon pieces

EstoniaTallinnOrder Mulgipuder

A bowl of Maltese rabbit stew, stuffat tal-fenek

MaltaVallettaOrder Stuffat tal-fenek

A bowl of Finnish salmon soup with potato and dill

FinlandHelsinkiOrder Lohikeitto

A plate of Latvian gray peas with bacon at Restaurant Milda in Riga

LatviaRigaOrder Grey peas with bacon

Two cepelinai, Lithuanian potato dumplings, on a white plate under a cream sauce with chopped parsley

LithuaniaVilniusOrder Cepelinai

A plate of bryndzové halušky, small potato dumplings in sheep cheese sauce, in Bratislava

SlovakiaBratislavaOrder Bryndzové halušky

Romanian sarmale, cabbage rolls, served on a plate

RomaniaBucharestOrder Sarmale

A shopska salad of chopped tomato and cucumber under grated white cheese

BulgariaSofiaOrder Shopska salad

Slices of Njeguši pršut, the air-dried ham of Montenegro, served with kajmak

MontenegroKotorOrder Njeguški pršut

Slices of grilled halloumi cheese served in Cyprus

CyprusPaphosOrder Grilled halloumi

A plate of Judd mat Gaardebounen: smoked pork collar with broad beans and potatoes

LuxembourgLuxembourg CityOrder Judd mat Gaardebounen

A barbajuan, the fried Monegasque pastry, served on a plate as part of a Monegasque assortment

MonacoMonacoOrder Barbajuan

Rome, in depth

Rome, one neighborhood at a time

29 places in 8 neighborhoods, each confirmed open.

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Centro storico

Jewish Ghetto and the Tiber Island

Monti

Esquilino

Trastevere

Testaccio and Ostiense

Prati and the Vatican

San Giovanni

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