Food destinations

Egypt's sprawling, energetic capital on the Nile, packed with pharaonic treasures, medieval mosques and buzzing bazaars.

Egypt's Mediterranean second city, mixing corniche breezes and fresh seafood with faded cosmopolitan grandeur.

The neon-lit capital where centuries-old shrines sit a train stop from the world's busiest crossing.

Japan's kitchen — a brash, food-mad city built around canals, street stalls and a landmark castle.

Hokkaido's hub for miso ramen, powder-snow ski trips and a famous February snow festival.

Kyushu's laid-back gateway, famous for tonkotsu ramen and open-air yatai food stalls.

Africa's diplomatic capital, a high-altitude city of grand museums, buzzing coffee culture and the continent's biggest market.

A round-the-clock capital of palaces, K-beauty lanes, mountain trails and all-night eating.

Korea's beach-and-seafood second city, terraced hillside villages tumbling down to the sea.

Seoul's port gateway, home to a big Chinatown, tidal-flat islands and the main airport.

One of Africa's cleanest, greenest capitals, rolling across hills dotted with art studios, cafes and lively craft markets.

The sprawling, high-energy capital — colonial old town, mega-malls and the archipelago's food in one place.

India's sprawling capital, where Mughal forts and colonial boulevards give way to the tangled lanes of Old Delhi.

India's frenetic financial and Bollywood capital, a seafront megacity of colonial grandeur and street food.

India's high-tech garden city, cooled by altitude and known for leafy parks, craft beer and buzzing cafés.

A Keralan spice port of Chinese fishing nets, colonial quarters and gateway to the tranquil backwaters.

The dense, historic capital — Spanish-walled Intramuros, bayside sunsets and round-the-clock street food.

Mindanao's easygoing main city, gateway to Mount Apo, durian markets and eagle conservation.

The atmospheric capital of tree-lined boulevards, a maze-like Old Quarter and steaming bowls of pho.

The high-octane southern metropolis, formerly Saigon, buzzing with motorbikes, markets and rooftop bars.

Central Asia's largest city, blending broad Soviet-era avenues, a palatial metro and bazaars piled with melons and bread.

A laid-back riverside city known for its colonial-era museums, tropical resorts and Nigeria's most famous street carnival.

The lively hub of the Niger Delta, known for its garden-city roots, waterfront leisure parks and seafood-rich dining.

The only city spanning two continents, layering Byzantine domes, Ottoman palaces and grand bazaars along the Bosphorus.

A breezy Aegean metropolis with a palm-lined waterfront, and the gateway to the magnificent ruins of Ephesus.

Sri Lanka's bustling seaside capital, where colonial-era landmarks and ornate temples meet a fast-modernising skyline.

Laos's sleepy riverside capital, mixing golden stupas and socialist monuments with French bakeries along the Mekong.

South America's largest metropolis, a restless powerhouse of art museums, nightlife and the continent's best food scene.

An island city of 42 beaches, where surfers, lagoon seafood shacks and Azorean fishing villages share a single shoreline.

Pakistan's cultural soul, a Mughal city of grand mosques, walled-city bazaars and the subcontinent's most storied food streets.

Pakistan's sprawling seaside megacity, a melting pot of street food, colonial architecture and Arabian Sea beaches.

One of South Asia's oldest living cities, a frontier crossroads of storytellers' bazaars, forts and Gandharan treasures.

Mauritius's bustling harbour capital, a melting pot of Creole, Indian, Chinese and French flavours and markets.

A historic southeastern bay town of colonial relics, waterfront markets and boat trips to idyllic Ile aux Aigrettes.

Taiwan's vibrant capital of night markets, hot springs, mountain trails and a record-setting skyscraper.

The sunny southern port city with a redeveloped harbour, art warehouses and lantern-lit temples.

A creative central city known for bubble tea's birthplace, rainbow lanes and a grand opera house.

Taiwan's oldest city and culinary capital, packed with historic temples, forts and legendary street eats.

A former gold-mining town of lantern-lit stairways and teahouses clinging to a misty hillside.

A ring of man-made islands off Muharraq with marina cafes, lagoon-front beaches and resort hotels minutes from the airport.

The imperial capital, where the Forbidden City, Great Wall and hutong lanes trace centuries of dynastic history.

China's dazzling financial hub, where colonial Bund facades face a futuristic neon skyline across the river.

Ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, guarded by the Terracotta Army and ringed by intact Ming city walls.

Laid-back capital of Sichuan, famed for giant pandas, fiery hotpot and unhurried teahouse living.

A vertiginous mega-city of stacked bridges and cliffside towers, and the gateway to Yangtze cruises.

The Cantonese capital of the south, a trading powerhouse celebrated for dim sum and morning tea culture.

Chile's sophisticated capital, a valley metropolis of leafy barrios and rooftop bars framed by the snowy Andes.

A German-flavoured lake town in Chile's Lake District, gazing across Lake Llanquihue at the perfect cone of Osorno volcano.

A cool-climate mountain town in coffee country, laced with cloud-forest trails, hot springs and hummingbirds.

Bangladesh's frenetic megacity, where Mughal forts, pink palaces and rickshaw-jammed lanes pulse with relentless energy.

Home to the world's longest natural sea beach, a 120-kilometre sweep of sand backed by seafood shacks and green hills.

Tanzania's bustling ocean-side metropolis, mixing Swahili street food, busy markets and quick escapes to island beaches.

Tanzania's purpose-built capital on the central plateau, surprising visitors with its vineyards and easy-going small-city pace.

New Zealand's biggest city, spread across two harbours and dotted with volcanic cones, island vineyards and Pacific flavours.

New Zealand's compact harbour capital, big on craft coffee, film-making magic and a famously creative arts scene.

Ecuador's biggest city and Pacific port, known for its revitalised riverfront boardwalk and candy-coloured hillside quarter.

The historic heart of Macau, where Portuguese plazas, baroque church ruins and Chinese temples share cobbled lanes.

A village-scale district of pastel shophouses and snack-lined lanes, prized for Macanese food and old colonial charm.

Macau's sleepy green corner, a fishing village of egg-tart bakeries, hiking trails and the black sands of Hac Sa Beach.

A frenetic capital of gilded temples, canal markets, rooftop bars and street food on every corner.

The Maldives' tiny, densely packed capital island, a maze of colourful streets, mosques and fish markets ringed by turquoise sea.

Canada's biggest, most multicultural city — a lakeside skyline crowned by the CN Tower and endless global food.

A French-speaking island city of cobblestone old quarters, festival summers and a legendary café-bistro scene.

A glass-tower Pacific port where mountains, forest and ocean meet at the city's edge.

A subtropical beach city on the Indian Ocean, famous for its Golden Mile promenade and spicy Indian-influenced cuisine.

The heart of the Cape Winelands, an oak-shaded university town of Cape Dutch architecture and world-class wine estates.

Australia's glittering harbour city, where the sail-shaped Opera House meets golden surf beaches and a buzzing waterfront.

Australia's cultural capital, beloved for laneway cafes, street art, sport and a fiercely proud coffee scene.

One of the world's most isolated cities, blessed with sun-drenched beaches, riverside parks and nearby wine country.

An elegant, festival-loving city ringed by parklands and Australia's most celebrated wine regions.

The City of Light, where grand boulevards, world-class art and café terraces frame an iron-lattice icon.

The Riviera's sun-soaked capital, where a pebble beach meets a pastel Old Town and the Promenade des Anglais.

France's gastronomic capital, a Renaissance city of hidden passageways where two rivers meet.

France's rugged Mediterranean port, a sun-baked melting pot ringed by turquoise limestone calanques.

An elegant wine capital of golden 18th-century facades along the curving Garonne river.

Bavaria's proud capital of beer halls, baroque palaces and the world's biggest Oktoberfest.

The Eternal City, where ancient ruins, baroque fountains and Vatican treasures crowd every cobbled street.

The cradle of the Renaissance, packed with world-class art, Tuscan food and a marble-clad cathedral.

A raucous, sun-soaked southern city that gave the world pizza, beneath the shadow of Vesuvius.

A gleaming capital where the twin Petronas Towers rise above bustling markets, mosques and hawker stalls.

A UNESCO-listed old town of clan houses, colonial shophouses and celebrated street art and food.

A historic trading port layering Portuguese, Dutch and Peranakan heritage along a photogenic river.

A limestone-cradled former tin town reborn as a foodie haven of cave temples and old-town cafes.

Sarawak's riverside capital, a launchpad for rainforest wildlife, orangutans and longhouse culture.

The Red City of labyrinthine souks and palaces, where snake charmers and storytellers fill Jemaa el-Fnaa square at dusk.

Morocco's buzzing economic hub, mixing Art Deco boulevards with the ocean-side grandeur of the Hassan II Mosque.

A laid-back Atlantic port of whitewashed ramparts, fresh seafood grills and steady winds beloved by kite surfers.

Heritage shophouses, temples and some of the city's best hawker food.

The city's mile-long shopping boulevard, mall after air-conditioned mall.

The Malay-Arab quarter of a golden-domed mosque, indie boutiques and mural-lined lanes.

A Mediterranean beauty of Gaudi fantasy architecture, tapas bars and buzzing city beaches.

Spain's grand, high-energy capital of world-class art museums, leafy plazas and late-night life.

The soulful heart of Andalusia, alive with flamenco, orange trees and Moorish palaces.

Birthplace of paella, blending a medieval old town with futuristic waterfront architecture.

A Basque seaside jewel ringed by a scallop-shaped bay and renowned for pintxos bars.

A reinvented Basque industrial city, transformed by Frank Gehry's shimmering titanium Guggenheim.

The archetypal big city — skyscrapers, Broadway, world-class museums and every cuisine on earth.

Art-deco beaches, Latin nightlife and a gateway to the Everglades and the Keys.

Birthplace of jazz, Creole cooking and a French Quarter that never quite sleeps.

Lakefront city of bold architecture, deep-dish pizza and a world-famous mirror bean.

Hilly bay city of cable cars, fog-wrapped bridges and the tech-fuelled northern California coast.