Custard Tarts @ Manteigaria
This small bakery and café in Camões Square only sells addictive custard tarts (pastéis de nata) and it is ruining our waistlines! These tarts are just perfect: buttery and served warm, then sprinkled with cinnamon. It's a small place, but it has a large glass window to the kitchen where you can watch the fabulous bakers do wonders with the puff pastry and the custard. They’ll even pose for photos. It's open every day until midnight and queues are often worse at night.

Crab & Pork Soup Dumplings @ Shanghai Cafe Deluxe
Shanghai Café Deluxe in Chinatown has largely been named as the best place for xiao long bao, aka soup dumplings, in Manhattan. The handmade wrappers are folded around flavorful, meaty fillings to form the familiar purse shape dumplings. The food is cheap, served quickly and tastes great. In particular, the crab & pork soup dumpling boasts a rich interior that combines the delicate ocean taste of crab essence with the heady taste of pork, and when dipped in the black vinegar and ginger elevates the entire experience. Shanghai Café is worth a visit for any soup dumpling aficionado.

Laulau @ Kaaloa's Super J's
Janice cooks this Polynesian masterpiece in her home. Taro leaves picked from her garden and used as little pockets to wrap pork, which is seasoned and steamed to perfection. The Kalua pork and cabbage is great as well, but do not leave the big island without trying this luxurious plate in humble surroundings.

Margherita  @ Pepe In Grani
Pepe in Grani, situated 50km from Naples, has become a world-renowned pizza destination. Franco Pepe, the mastermind craftsman behind his delicious pizzas, has painstakingly perfected his closely guarded recipe. Combining ancient techniques and ideal flavors, he has created a masterpiece. He researches and studies the ingredients each day, then develops the dough according to the strength of the flour, the humidity and the temperature. The no-fuss Margherita does not over-complicate the process, but focuses on the finest ingredients, expert skills and Franco's passion to make a delicious, thick-crust pizza. With a combination of light dough and local produce, the Margherita at Pepe in Grani celebrates Italy at its best.

Pabellon Parao @ Cafe Casa Veroes
This hidden, open-air café tucked away in the leafy backyard of a house-turned-museum also is home to Caracas’ tastiest pabellón – a traditional Venezuelan dish. Arrive early and enjoy Casa Mendoza gardens. Then sit down and savor this spicy, juicy masterpiece. White rice, fried plantains (tajadas), black beans (caraotas) and shredded beef are layered in a circle, accompanied by avocado pieces and white shredded cheese. A big fried egg tops it off, highlighted with sea salt.

Hamburguesa Jim Smith @ Fresh Fish Delivery
Hamburger lovers in Caracas look forward to the weekend to meet with Jim Smith at Fresh Fish Delivery. This specialized seafood place in the Altamira neighborhood boasts original sushi dishes and shelves full of take-home delicacies from around the world. On weekends, tables are loaded with generous breakfasts. During lunch, three hamburgers become the stars: The Merritt, the Rybovich and the Jim Smith. The real protagonist, the life of the party, is the Jim Smith, a hamburger with béarnaise sauce that surrounds fresh green asparagus on ground sirloin, mixed with strips of juicy bacon and caramelized onions. All hamburgers come with truffle salt fries.

Lionfish & Chips  @ Cafe Arabica
Venomous lionfish are native to the reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and have found their way to the western Atlantic Ocean, where they are growing in numbers, eating everything and causing severe environmental dangers. Despite the venom they deliver via needle-like dorsal fins, divers are fishing them and cooks in Caracas are discovering their goodness: white, firm and gloriously tasty meat. Café Arabica surprises visitors with lionfish mixed with local ají dulce croquettes and small potatoes strung in kebabs. Dip it in the spicy, creamy Peruvian-style huancaína sauce for an over-the-top experience.

Pho'Rench Dip @ Lardo
This is no ordinary French dip sandwich. Lardo -- arguably the best sandwich shop in Portland -- melds the flavors of a bowl of Pho with a French dip sandwich to make the perfect combination. Roast beef, hoisin and sambal mayo, bean sprouts and pho beef broth are a match made in heaven. Order this sandwich with a side of their signature Dirty Fries, loaded with pork scraps, marinated peppers, fried herbs and Parmesan. You'll be full the rest of the day.

Roast Pork Belly and Roast Duck @ Soi 6 Pochana
This restaurant, within the Sam Yan area of Bangkok behind the famous Chulalongkorn University, serves incredible roast duck and roast pork belly. You can order a single portion of meat over noodles or rice. Even better, you can order a full plate of meat. The pork belly is incredibly crispy, creamy and rich all in one. The duck is succulent, smoky and crispy. And rather than being too sweet like some duck sauces tend to be in Bangkok, this duck sauce is just lightly sweet, but smokier and rich in flavor, all the duck drippings accumulated into a sauce of heavenly flavor.

Morning Glory @ Fikeaw Yaowarat Restaurant -
Fikeaw, meaning Green Light, is a street food stall that sets up in Bangkok’s Chinatown (known as Yaowarat) in the evening. They serve a full range of Thai stir-fried dishes, but the main reason to visit is to see the way the pyromaniac chef cooks nearly every dish with a flame that explodes in the air. His pak boong fai daeng, a simple yet delicious stir-fried vegetable side dish, is one of Thailand's most popular foods. Morning glory (water spinach) stir-fried with Thai chilies is cooked in about three seconds within a flame ball. It is simply delicious.