Decorated with an extravaganza of white subway tiles, this Lower East Side haunt snuggled up against the Rivington Hotel is a funky hybrid - think old skool diner meets Islington gastropub.

A great place for brunch, lunch or dinner, traditional dishes like stewed lamb meatballs and Schiller's steak frites hit the right notes.

131 Rivington St at Norfolk St Subway: Subway: F to Delancey St; J, M, Z to Delancey–Essex Sts Mon–Wed 11am–1am; Thu 11am–2am; Fri 11am–3am; Sat 10am–3am; Sun 10am–1am.

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Great place for brunch before taking a tour of the Lower East boutiques. Fish tacos and buttermilk biscuits left me wanting more!

4 Clinton St between Houston and Stanton Sts, Subway: Subway: F to Delancey St; J, M, Z to Delancey–Essex Sts, Mon–Fri 8am–11pm; Sat 10am–4pm, 6–11pm; Sun 10am–4pm.

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Fantastic restaurant overlooking Cardigan Bay. Top quality freshly-cooked food all sourced locally and presented with style and innovation.

Cardigan Bay fresh lobster simply steamed and served with clarified butter, homemade bread and a fantastic bottle of New Zealand Sauvingnon Blanc is an absolute delight.

The Cambria
Marine Terrace
Aberystwyth
SY23 2AZ
01970 626366

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We joined a tour with Hanoi Street Foods which was a great introduction to the local grub and took us places we wouldn't have dared go ourselves.

When we got more confident we sampled the local 'bia hois' where a glass of beer is available for less than 10p!

Also recommended is Highway4 restaurant where we were either ultra-confident or drunk on their rice wine and tucked into local scorpions, bugs, ostrich and crocodile!

www.hanoistreetfood.com
www.hanoibiahoi.com
www.highway4.com

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The little chocolate shops around the Grand Place are divine. The shop owners will let you sample some of the chocolates, too - so you can end up doing a chocolate crawl for free!

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Lovely family-run restaurant in residential area just off Les Halles. We had a fantastic meal - the mussels in Roquefort and the pudding, some raspberry creamy dish, were brilliant. The whole family seem to work there, it's very relaxed and the bill was around a ridiculous 12 euros a head.

29 Place du Grand Couvent, Nimes, tel 0466299981

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Don't miss the Chocolate Train! Departs from Montreux in the morning and meanders its way up through the mountains, with great views of Lake Geneva and some truly Sound-of-Music scenery.

You travel first-class in some wonderfully restored Belle Epoque railway carriages before stopping at the Gruyere fromagerie, where there's time to explore the mountain village of the same name and have a spot of lunch.

After lunch, it's back on the train to the Cailler-Nestlé chocolate factory. It's just like you would imagine a Swiss chocolate factory to be: set in the mountains, with as much chocolate as you can eat!

The day finishes with a scenic ride back down to Montreux. Wonderful scenery, cheese and chocolate - what more could you want? Apart, perhaps, from some local wine pressed from the grapes of the numerous vines covering the mountainside. Advance booking recommended!

www.eurorailways.com/swiss/choco.htm

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I didn’t want to like this cafe - done up by an ex-pat and catering very much to western tastes and pockets but the food was so good we went back for more.

Squid in lemongrass and chilli was tender and tasty and the Vietnamese spring rolls were gorgeous.

On the main street, Hoi An

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Venture to Godiva in Brussels for sublime chocolate.

www.godiva.be/index.asp

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Don't miss Pierre Marcolini at 39 Place du Grand Sablon - probably the best chocolates in the universe.

www.marcolini.be/

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Cafe Latte is not a drink, it's a nice little Italian restaurant in swanky Toorak. Great pasta dishes (mainly southern Italian style), nice wine list, central bar and a fantastic atmosphere make this a place 'to eat out' at.

521 Malvern Rd, Toorak, VIC, 3142
Phone: (03) 98265846

www.cafelatte.com.au

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Lively, friendly restaurant serving southern and eastern African food. Unique cuisine from a range of countries, including crocodile and impala. Beautifully presented.

18 Ashley Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth
BH1 4LQ
01202 393164

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I love Vietnamese food but after three months on the road in south east Asia, this place was a dream come true!

The most delicious ice cream, and the biggest variety of flavours I've ever had!

There is one near the lake in Hanoi, and also one in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Whilst Hoi An felt a bit like a Disneyfied version of Vietnam to us, there is a restaurant on the waterfront which did the best vegetarian food we ate in the whole of VN.

Cafe des Amis serves a set meal each evening (I forget how many courses). The only choice is seafood or veggie and it is utterly delicious food. If you are veggie, you'll be sick of spring rolls and stir-fried greens by the time you get to Hoi An, and Cafe des Amis will provide some very welcome and tasty variety.

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A wonderful little restaurant full of locals, tucked away in a tiny alley by the Centre Pompidou. The food served was fantastic and, being vegetarian, I was really impressed. A chocolate dessert to die for and a great ambience.

12 impasse Berthaud, 3rd
phone - 01.42.74.55.44
metro - Rambuteau

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This cafe is on the main square. Profits go to children's projects in the sacred valley. The food and the coffee are really good.

www.heartscafe.org

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A restaurant situated in the city centre that is very welcoming, not too big and where the choice and standard of food is excellent.

Try the early evening three-course menu for 27 euros. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 5.30pm.

www.freddysbistro.com
tel: 061 418749
Theatre Lane, Lower Glentworth Street, Limerick

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This cafe is a must in Rio. It is in the city area and easy to find, ask anyone for Cafe Columbo. It is an art deco cafe serving the most delicious sweet and savoury fare.

Ask anyone and they will direct you to it

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Need a break from restaurants? Simply stroll around, look for a street vendor selling a noodle dish or two, pull up a child-size plastic chair and enjoy a quick meal with the locals, cheaply.

Find by accident when hungry

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Doesn't look like much from the outside but step inside and enjoy one of the very reasonable set four-course meals and relax in the shabby chic ambiance of the 96.

The best Cao Lau (noodle dish with crispy won tons) and white rose (steamed rice paper wrapped shrimp) made to the owner Bup's mother's secret recipe.

Bup also runs reasonably priced cooking classes during opening hours, so even if you don't join in you can watch at a safe distance from your table.

No. 96 Bach dang by the river.

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