North macedonia

With its first Michelin star and a strong culture of slow food, the Serbian capital is transforming its culinary reputation and revitalising traditional Balkan cooking by embracing old-world methods

You could forgive a first-time visitor to Azerbaijan, fresh off the plane in Baku (psst – it’s an easy five-hour direct flight from London), for mistakenly thinking they’d stumbled into a celebration

TÜRKIYE

Although it’s not unusual for a restaurant’s menu to be inspired by the ingredients that are grown and produced locally, few are influenced by the architecture of the buildings they occupy. The Granar

In Scandinavia, they’ve turned cosiness into an art form and honestly, we’re obsessed. Whether it’s fika (that sacred coffee-and-cake break) or hygge (blanket, bun and absolutely no emails), the Nordi

Crowd-pleasing dishes inspired by summer travels