"The evolution started when homegrown chefs began developing their creative output and showcasing their take on the cuisines they were cooking."

"It's a really visceral food city: the chicory grows through the gaps in the pavement and the capers are crawling all over the walls."

“In the world of food, most things happen in Thessaloniki before they do in Athens."

"This bistro encapsulates the young and creative energy in Rome."

"Marseille is the one place that smells of bread in every corner of the city."

"A lot of the things there are loud – the music, the art, the melting disco balls – but the food is really delicate and amazing."

"Helsinki is a small city with many alternative places that celebrate being different and having a unique style."

"It's a must stop at some point on a night out."

"It has what has become rare in the restaurant scene: to be passionate."

"ManDili became a kind of icon of Georgian wine and opened the door for a lot of other young women to sign their own labels like Mariam Iosebidze."

"The kitchen works with caraway seeds, lovage and dill which, for me, are the heart ingredients of Czech cuisine."

“What makes Amsterdam a food destination today is the diversity of the cultures that live here and make up its gastronomic identity.”

"The outlet of the creamery in the main town offers a variety of homemade ice creams from local cow’s and goat’s milk."

"I say 'meze dishes' and you imagine little dips and spreads, but Romanian cuisine is a cuisine of very generous portions."

"It's a food truck permanently parked in New Cairo and serves feteer, the most underrated Egyptian food ever."

"This combo experience of San Luca and Bar Billi is a Sunday tradition for many Bolognese families, including mine."

"I think it makes the best cinnamon rolls in Oslo, which is important for a guy from Bergen."

"There are ingredients on a plate that you will eat there and probably nowhere else in the world."

"Eating out in Sicily feels very much like life before globalisation."

"It's one of the oldest, most unique bars in Athens."

"Queens is the immigrant engine that fuels the New York that people think they know."

"The mindset of the people working in the food industry makes Berlin special."

"Warsaw food is not what you would expect or typically imagine. It’s exciting and very eclectic."

"A lot of the food comes from the chef’s own garden, where she grows all kinds of vegetables, herbs and edible flowers."