ForbesTop 10 cities for foodies

A Reuters report says that Forbes.com has just released its list of the top 10 cities for foodies with The Big Apple, New York City coming out number 1.

Tourists fed up with the beach and not interested in golf or tennis are finding a new reason to travel – food, going great distances to sample local cheeses, pastries and exotic delicacies with the Forbes listing as follows: –

1. New York City

Essential Eats: Per Se to sample Thomas Keller’s constantly changing tasting menu; Bubby’s for enormous brunch dishes like sour cream pancakes with bananas and cherries; bistro Balthazar for classic choices like duck confit and steak frites; Chelsea Market, a gold mine of several dozen gourmet food stores.

2. Las Vegas

Essential Eats: Guy Savoy at Caesar’s Palace to sample butter roasted veal sweetbreads, chocolate ganache and the 10-course tasting menu; Commander’s Palace for a jazz brunch; Firefly for Spanish tapas; the thrice weekly Las Vegas Farmers Market for a display of goods from local bakeries.

3. Los Angeles

Essential Eats: French restaurant Melisse in Santa Monica for traditional dishes like almond Dover sole; Coast at Shutters on the Beach for lemon ricotta pancakes; Hamasaku, a celebrity favorite, for sublime sushi; the daily Santa Monica Farmers Market for a vast selection of vegetables, fruits.

4. Paris

Essential Eats: Taillevent, the most famous and grandest classic French restaurant in the city; contemporary bistro Ze Kitchen Galerie for favorites milk-fed lamb shoulder and pork ribs; Au Pain d’Antan for buttery croissants; Beauvau market in the 12th arrondissement for Lebanese specialties.

5. Bologna, Italy

Essential Eats: Al Pappagallo for upscale but classic Emilia-Romagna food; Tamburini for a selection of freshly baked breads; bowls of tortellini with different sauces at Da Bertino; the daily indoor food market on Via Clavature.

6. Singapore

Essential Eats: One Rochester for French dishes like cream of wild mushroom soup with white truffle oil; Ah Teng’s Bakery for assorted dim sum; Lei Garden for Chinese specialties; the dozens of food stalls at Lau Pa Sat market.

7. Palermo, Sicily

Essential Eats: Il Mulinazzo in an elegant country house for dishes that are upscale twists on traditional fare; Antica Focacceria San Francesco, a bakery with excellent focaccias; Osteria Altri Tempi for classic Sicilian favorites; the 11th century market Ballaro for local almonds, dried fava beans.

8. Barcelona

Essential Eats: Casa Leopoldo for seafood and Catalan cuisine like pork stew; Schilling, a favorite of locals, for basic breakfast choices like eggs, toast and ham; Can Manel la Puda for a paella; La Boqueria, the largest open-air market in the city, for stalls of fruits, tapas and bocadillo.

9. London

Essential Eats: Three-Michelin-star restaurant The Fat Duck for the 12-course tasting menu; the Thames Foyer for a full-on English breakfast; Indian spot Tamarind for more than 50 dishes; Borough Market for stalls of Indian pickles, meats.

10. Sydney

Essential Eats: Longrain for Asian style dishes like red curry of kingfish with wild ginger snake beans; Bills 3, a chain that has a cult following for its breakfast specialties; trendy Chinese restaurant Billy Kwong; Sydney Fresh Food Market, a collection of 800 vendors.

Report by The Mole