The Local Tongue: Dining Guides To Africa & The Middle East

"You haven’t grasped Istanbul if you haven’t been to a meyhane."

"If you only have 12 hours in Tel Aviv, this is where you need to go. It's cool. It's relaxed. It's brilliant food."

"She sits at the entrance of the market where she's been sitting for the last 40 years."

"It's a great little restaurant that’s packed everyday with locals from the surrounding neighbourhoods."

"It’s all about the small, independent restaurants, those with a consistent effort and the longest breath."

"She remembers me coming to the restaurant with my mum when I was in secondary school."

"A lot of these street food vendors have been run by the same families for years and years."

"You can spot him by the smoke and wondrous smells coming from his little stall. You can’t miss him."

Africa & The Middle East