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Destination dining: stay ahead of the curve with our insight into the world’s best restaurants, bars to seek out, chic street eats and top-of-their-game chefs.
The best hotel bars in London
The capital’s toast-of-the-town drinking spots, just steps from your bed
The best London hotels with outdoor dining
Navigate the capital’s best terraces for alfresco season, from flamboyant rooftops to fire-station courtyards
A month of celebratory comfort food
February might be January’s hangover, but there are many celebrations afoot – and decadent dining to go with them – to get you through this rather-long-feeling shortest month
Vienna's food scene is getting back to nature
A green revolution is happening in the city of the schnitzel. Madévi Dailly spent time with star vegetarian chef Paul Ivić to find out more
Worth the drive: where to eat in Cornwall
The crowds have thinned, the weather is more, um, dramatic, and the food is some of the country's best says Eleanor Cording-Booth
Porto is charting a new course for port
From experimental cocktails to unlikely food pairings, northern Portugal's famous fortified wine is getting a new lease of life
Eight of the best country pubs with rooms
Our favourite British inns go big on atmosphere but cosy on rooms. Join us for the ultimate bar (and bed) crawl…
What's new on Edinburgh's food scene
Headed up for the Fringe? Keep yourself well fed with this guide to the city's best new offerings
Hotel Rochechouart: Can-can to epicurean
Who says Paris isn't child-friendly? Journalist Rosie Birkett is undaunted as she bravely brings bébé to the bistros of Pigalle
Six of the best Vienna coffee houses
As the Kaffeehäuser dotted across the city can attest, the Austrian capital knows the value of a coffee and some confectionery
Hotel Neri: Barcelona's secret ingredient
The Catalan capital is just the place to recalibrate a jaded palate says chef Jackson Boxer – and this private palazzi is the perfect base for tasting tours
Quinta Nova: a wind-down in wine country
Can winemakers enjoy themselves on a busman's holiday to a winery hotel? We sent Ruth and Charles Simpson deep into the Douro Valley to find out