City guides
Three days in 101 cities
Every plan is stop by stop: where to eat, what to see, where to sleep. Pick a city, then pick how you spend.
New YorkUnited StatesLocal tables, a Broadway stage, and a Brooklyn rooftop to end on.LondonUnited KingdomSoho plates, Mayfair parks, and a slow morning in Notting Hill.ParisFranceMarais mornings, Palais-Royal lunches, and a proper dinner in Ternes.TokyoJapanKissatens, counter sushi, yakiniku, and the bars locals actually go to.RomeItalyTrattorias, baroque piazzas and one dinner worth every euroBarcelonaSpainGràcia markets, Eixample tapas, El Born wine: Barcelona without the tourist tax.Los AngelesUnited StatesCulver City's Cold War museum, Ocean Park seafood, and Neapolitan pizza on Pico.San FranciscoUnited StatesNorth Beach beats, Mission burritos, and one dinner worth the bill.ChicagoUnited StatesWest Loop to Logan Square: locals' Chicago, one great dinner per nightTorontoCanadaLocal lunches, one fine-dining dinner, and a city that rewards the curious walker.Mexico CityMexicoRoma, Centro and Polanco: the city the way locals actually use it.SeoulSouth KoreaGreat-value dinners, indie bars, and the neighbourhoods Seoulites actually useKyotoJapanCoffee, kanji, craft beer, and two dinners that earn their place.SingaporeSingaporeOld Airport Road hawkers, Restaurant Fiz, and Nutmeg & CloveHong KongChinaThree days of cha chaan tengs, wonton noodles and one very good dinner.BangkokThailandTeak houses, acclaimed street food, and cocktails the city actually brags aboutMadridSpainCasa Salvador, Salmon Guru, and the best tortillas in MalasañaLisbonPortugalPetiscos, proper cocktails and the neighbourhoods locals actually useAmsterdamNetherlandsCanals, brown cafés, good food, and one day trip to Haarlem.BerlinGermanyMitte to Kreuzberg: history, Korean food, and a cocktail worth staying up for.CopenhagenDenmarkOld-city culture, casual eats, one great dinner, and a proper late drink.MiamiUnited StatesSouth Beach mornings, Calle Ocho afternoons, Wynwood nights: no tourist tax required.DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesOld creek lanes, one sky-high view, and the food locals actually eatOsakaJapanCoffee, ramen, yakiniku, and the bars that locals actually go to.FlorenceItalyThe real Florentine rhythm: shared tables, great frescoes, one dinner to remember.ViennaAustriaCoffee, culture and schnitzel, done the way Viennese actually do it.ShanghaiChinaShanghai the way regulars do it: good food, real neighbourhoods, one great cocktail.Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesHistory, great food, and the places locals actually go, no luxury tax required.Antigua GuatemalaGuatemalaColonial ruins, serious coffee, and cooking that locals actually eatAspenUnited StatesRiver trails, local BBQ, and the Aspen that exists beyond the fur coats.AthensGreeceAncient stones, coastal swims, and cocktails that earn their price tag.AtlantaUnited StatesBBQ, civil rights history, serious art, and a seafood dinner worth planning around.AucklandNew ZealandHarbour views, Māori culture, great food, and cocktails worth staying up for.AustinUnited StatesBBQ lines, honky-tonks, and the local spots that earn their reputation.Baton RougeUnited StatesHistory, college-town eats, and a speakeasy you have to ask forBostonUnited StatesBack Bay to Beacon Hill to Allston: locals' spots, real food, no tourist traps.BudapestHungaryJewish Quarter depth, Danube grandeur, and the local spots worth your time.Buenos AiresArgentinaPalermo steaks, Recoleta coffee, San Telmo vermouth: the city locals actually live in.BusanSouth KoreaSeafood, salt-grilled beef and a beach for every mood, no tourist traps.Cape TownSouth AfricaCity Bowl coffee, Camps Bay hikes, and Kalk Bay harbour dinners on your terms.CharlotteUnited StatesUptown culture, NoDa's creative streak and Myers Park's quieter pleasuresChiang MaiThailandOld temples, market mornings, acclaimed noodles and a vinyl bar to end the night.DenverUnited StatesStreet art, proper beer, and the plates locals actually eat at.Donostia / San SebastiánOld town pintxos, a fine-dining dinner, coastal txakoli, and no tourist traps.DubrovnikCroatiaOld Town mornings, island days, and Lapad evenings at prices that make sense.EdinburghUnited KingdomArt, seafood, folk pubs and the views locals actually go to see.EugeneUnited StatesCoffee, roses, river paddling, and one French dinner worth the splurge.Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyAltstadt markets, organic beer, and Baden cooking worth the detourFunchalPortugalOld markets, cliff edges, espetada, and a poncha that earns its reputation.GenevaSwitzerlandOld town history, serious watchmaking, a lake swim, and value dinners worth the tripGothenburgSwedenCinnamon buns, fish halls, great value and craft beer on the locals' streets.HamburgGermanySchanze coffee, harbour fish rolls, red-brick canals, and one very good steak.HoustonUnited StatesBBQ, Sichuan, serious cocktails, and the city locals actually live in.IbizaSpainOld town dinners, a village square, and a limestone swim, no superclubs required.IndianapolisUnited StatesMonument Circle to Broad Ripple, the way locals actually do itIstanbulTurkeyOttoman mosques, Bosphorus lunches, and one dinner worth every lira.JerusalemIsraelOld stones, market cooking, and the locals' Jerusalem underneath it all.KanazawaJapanGeisha streets, market counters, and the best seafood city you haven't been to yet.Key WestUnited StatesOld Town dives, shipwreck gold, mangrove kayaks, and one great fish sandwich.KobeJapanKobe beef, jazz bars, and a bridge walk 47 metres above the sea.LimaPeruClifftop walks, ancient pyramids, and the best food city in the Americas.LuccaItalyWalled city mornings, Roman ruins, one great dinner, and a proper cocktail.ManchesterUnited KingdomFootball, Ancoats pizza, Stockport detours and the places locals actually goMarrakechMoroccoMedina mornings, Gueliz lunches, one riad dinner worth every dirham.MelbourneAustraliaLaneways, Korean BBQ, and a French dinner worth dressing up forMilanItalyArt, aperitivo and honest food, the way Milanese actually spend their days.MontereyUnited StatesHistory, coastline, and the local spots worth your time and money.MontrealCanadaOld stone, smoked meat, Plateau bistros and a cocktail bar worth staying up for.MumbaiIndiaLocal cafes, heritage streets and one legendary rooftop to close it out.MunichGermanyAsamkirche, the Viktualienmarkt, the Deutsches Museum, schnitzel and a proper cocktail.NaplesItalyBeach parks, Greek spreads, and a tequila bar the locals keep coming back to.NiceFranceNiçoise bistros, Chagall and Matisse, and a day up in Èze above the sea.OsloNorwayCoffee, culture, cod tongues, and one dinner worth dressing up for.PalermoItalyBaroque streets, Norman gold, market lunches and one very good fish burger.PhiladelphiaUnited StatesMurals, markets, birria tacos, and a Fishtown bar you'll want to move into.PhoenixUnited StatesArts districts, native food, and the restaurants Phoenix actually talks about.PittsburghUnited StatesArt, pierogies, craft beer and the city locals actually live in.PortoPortugalCoffee, tiles, port wine and one dinner worth planning around.PragueCzechiaOld Town towers, Malá Strana cellars, and one great-value worth the walk.RaleighUnited StatesWhole-hog barbecue, world-class art, and cocktails the locals actually drink.RegensburgGermanyMedieval stones, abbey beer, and the bars locals actually go to.RigaLatviaOld Town, canal kayaking, Art Nouveau, and Latvian food worth crossing a continent for.SalvadorBrazilColonial gold, beach mornings, and cooking that tastes like nowhere else on earth.Santa BarbaraUnited StatesPatios, missions, great-value dinners and the beaches locals actually use.SantoriniGreeceCaldera views, local fish, and the island the cruise ships skip.São PauloBrazilStreet art, market grazing, fine-dining lunches and the cocktails locals actually drink.SeattleUnited StatesCoffee, ferry rides, soba, and the neighbourhoods locals actually use.St. LouisUnited StatesBBQ, The Hill, Forest Park, and the cocktail bars locals actually go to.StockholmSwedenVasastan cafés, Östermalm parks, Gamla Stan cobblestones, zero tourist traps.SuzhouChinaClassical gardens, canal-side tea, acclaimed bao and one very good fish.SyracuseItalyCanal history, proper BBQ, and cocktail bars the tourists miss.TaichungTaiwanGreat-value bowls, Japanese-era parks, and a yakitori dinner worth saving for.TainanTaiwanOld forts, mangrove rafts, lamb soup, and the city locals are proudest of.TampaUnited StatesWaterfront walks, one fine-dining dinner, and the places locals actually go.ThessalonikiGreeceBougatsa at nine, mezedes at noon, and a Cretan dinner worth every euro.TulumMexicoCenotes, ruins, local tacos and one dinner you'll still talk about.VancouverCanadaArt, ramen, suspension bridges, and a pub crawl the locals would approve of.VeniceItalyRialto markets, Cannaregio wine bars and a vaporetto to Burano.Virginia BeachUnited StatesSurf, oysters, and craft beer: Virginia Beach without the tourist traps.WashingtonUnited StatesArt, history, ramen, jazz, and cocktails: Washington without the tourist tax.YokohamaJapanTreaty ports, red pandas, gyunabe, and Japan's oldest jazz bar.
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