Reviews
Places worth crossing a city for. Brunch counters, dinner tables, bars with a password and cafés with a good chair by the window, one city at a time.
City photos via Wikimedia Commons: Toronto by Martin St-Amant (CC BY-SA 3.0); Vancouver by Shaund, Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0); Calgary by Mtruch (CC BY-SA 3.0); Montreal by Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0); New York City by King of Hearts (CC BY-SA 3.0); London by Anthony Parkes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Paris by Vinceesq (CC BY-SA 3.0); Dallas by Tony Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0); Dubai by Robert Bock (CC0); Zurich by Daniel Kraft (CC BY-SA 3.0); Geneva by Ank kumar (CC BY-SA 4.0); Stockholm by Richardmaackphotography (CC BY 4.0); Philadelphia by 颐园居 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Istanbul by Jorge Láscar from Australia (CC BY 2.0).
- Montreal Spiral staircases, bagel ovens that never go cold, and a cross on the mountain keeping an eye on brunch. 10 reviews
- Vancouver Mountains at the end of every street, the Pacific at the end of the rest, and rain that makes a bowl of noodles a civic duty. 14 reviews
- Toronto A city of neighbourhoods that each think they invented brunch, a tower that photobombs every dinner, and the best fifteen-dollar lunch in the country if you know which streetcar to take. 9 reviews
- Calgary Big sky, the Rockies on the horizon, a chinook that turns February into May, and a steakhouse for every one of them. 14 reviews
- New York City A bagel line at dawn, a tasting menu at nine, a cocktail behind a phone booth at midnight, and a dollar slice on the walk home. 21 reviews
- London Curry houses older than most countries' cuisines, a fry-up that could stop a clock, and a pub on every corner arguing with the one opposite. 11 reviews
- Paris Zinc counters, butter by the kilo, three-star rooms that take a month to book, and bistros where the waiter decides if you deserve the chair. 3 reviews
- Dallas Brisket worth a two-hour line, a taco on every corner that matters, and steakhouses where the wine list weighs more than the steak. 1 reviews
- Dubai Three-star tasting menus and two-dirham karak in the same postcode, a creek that still smells of the sea, and a brunch for every weekend of the year. 7 reviews
- Zurich Bankers at lunch, a sausage stand at midnight, chocolate at every tram stop, and a lake that makes the bill feel reasonable for about a minute. 6 reviews
- Geneva A fountain that shoots at the sky, perch from the lake, fondue for anyone who asks twice, and diplomats eating as if the budget were someone else's. 2 reviews
- Stockholm Cinnamon buns as a civic institution, herring with a history, three-star rooms in old townhouses, and coffee breaks that are written into the culture. 7 reviews
- Philadelphia Cheesesteak arguments, a hummus empire, BYOB rooms that punch above their weight, and an Italian Market that still opens before you do. 1 reviews
- Istanbul Breakfast spread across a whole table, simit from a cart, meyhane nights that run long, and two continents arguing over who makes the better kebab. 2 reviews