Murray's Steakhouse @ Murray's Steakhouse
Many cities have rivalries between competing local specialties like the Juicy Lucy battle between Matt's and the 5-8 Club. Minneapolis has another great rivalry with the legendary Murray's Steakhouse fending off relative newcomer Manny's. Open since 1946, they are famous for their Silver Butter Knife Steak for 2 carved tableside.

Filet Americain @ Le Canterbury
Filet americain is a ground-up version of the steak tartare with beef, seasonings, capers, onions, mayo and mustard to bind it together....it's ground into a paste and spread on a white crunchy roll, topped with diced onions and capers. This dish is an evolution of Steak Tartare which supposedly descended from Genghis Kahn horseback riders tenderising beef by tucking it under their saddles. The "Americain'' was created by Joseph Neils in 1924 at the wonderful Le Canterbury on the outskirts of Brussels. He claimed that by naming it "Americain'' he could appeal to tourists and by grinding it into a paste he could avoid the French traditions about what you could and could not add to beef tartare. The dish is still served at Le Canterbury and alongside other Belgium classics makes for one of the best regional meals you can have anywhere in Belgium.

Pizza @ Chez Etienne
This Marseille legend features only two pizzas: Cheese and Anchovies and they are stellar. The rustic pizza style is unique and represents a kind of "Marseille style" pizza which is done best here. Get a salad and a piece of Apple Pie for the perfect lunch.

Smoky Dish @ Dish Belgická
The Dish Fine Burger Bistro, a popular burger place in the Vinohrady district, quickly won us over, and we have become regular guests, visiting about once a week. If Jan had his way, we would be there twice as often. The Smoky Dish has everything a great burger should have: a fantastic, grilled brioche bun, a great, juicy patty, BBQ sauce, smoked chili mayo, fried onions and pickles. Pair it with their bistro fries and flavored mayos, and you'll be in heaven... and a food coma for the rest of the day.

Tacos @ Tacos Del Carmen
Tacos Del Carmen on the streets of central Oaxaca are in the rarified league of the best tacos in the world. An all-woman team serves up fresh tortillas for tacos, quesadillas, and Tlayudas all cooked over a wood-fired comal (griddle). the fillings vary with the season but include fresh chorizo and delights like zucchini flowers. Truly wondrous..

Mexican Hot Chocolate @ Chocolate Mayordomo de Oaxaca.
This charming chocolatería in business since 1956, is THE place to down fresh-fried churros dipped in fragrant hot chocolate. They also sell chocolate paste, ground to order from cacao beans in amazing, huge molinos.

Tlayudas @ Tlayudas Libres Doña Martha
The tlayudas—perhaps the best to be found in the Centro –and their accompanying meats are prepared at the smoking grills in front of the unprepossessing locals where there seems to be a party continually in progress.

Roast Pork Tacos @ Lechoncito de Oro
This bustling, smoky street stand serves suckling pig tacos late into the night; great for soaking up booze!

Duo de moles @ Las Quince Letras Restaurante
Chef Celia Florian’s renowned, award-winning restaurant sets the gold standard for traditional Oaxacan fare. It’s a great place to try the various moles, as well as a typical, hearty breakfast.

Brods @ Aamanns 1921
Smorrebrod is spectacular in Copenhagen and Schonnemann is the essential stop. But there are many other spots to enjoy this national treasure. One favorite is Aamanns where the "Brods" come both fully assembled and partly assembled to customize your brod with pumpkin seeds, radishes and sauces. Don't miss their fabulous potatoes. They feature a long list of homemade schnapps and you should try lovstikke (lovage). Another highly recommended spot is the Michelin Bib Gourmand Selma - here everything is fully assembled and quite pretty.