Best Traditional Food Places in the world
1. Molino el Pujol, Mexico City
Classic meets creative with innovative twists on simple dishes. Mostly vegetarian, dishes have tasting menu presentation yet keep the tortilleria feel.
Classic meets creative with innovative twists on simple dishes. Mostly vegetarian, dishes have tasting menu presentation yet keep the tortilleria feel.
Unique in that there's no menu - diners are served what the chef finds daily at the local market. Restaurant and kitchen feature a wood-fired comal, stacks of well-worn clay pots and baskets of fruit. Heavy focus on the tortilla.
Historic Vasastan institution serving traditional Swedish husmanskost in a classic wood-paneled dining room. Formal waiters deliver heavy plates of meatballs and Biff Rydberg to tables covered in starched linen.
Cozy Prenzlauer Berg dining room serving Thai home cooking with uncompromising Bangkok heat. Tables book out weeks in advance for holy basil stir-fry and rich Tom Yam soups set to a lo-fi soundtrack.
Weekday lunch spot serving traditional Swabian comfort food from a tiny kitchen. The focused menu sticks to the classics – homemade Maultaschen and Käsespätzle with fried onions.
Family-run kitchen in Shepherd's Bush serving the sharp, fiery heat of Northeastern Thai cuisine. Tables pack tight for crying tiger steak and spicy papaya salad.
Homestyle Burmese kitchen in Willesden Green lined with teak carvings. The room smells of shrimp paste and plays Burmese radio as tables share tea leaf salads and bowls of mohinga.
Classic Parisian brasserie with long banquettes and an all-day menu of French standards like steak tartare. The wine list is strictly French – Loire and Bordeaux heavy – and there's a separate menu just for potatoes.
Cinematic Brick Lane canteen capturing the fast-paced energy of a 1990s Hong Kong diner. Kiosks take upfront orders for peanut butter French toast and milk tea served quickly in the retro back room.
Stratford dining room serving massive portions of Ukrainian comfort food like borscht and varenyky. The cozy, lounge-like space fills up on weekends for long group dinners and occasional live music.
Lively spot for the complex, aromatic cuisine of South India's Chettinad region. Its famously long menu includes over a dozen dosa varieties and grand thali platters with more than 20 small dishes.
Traditional Russian banya focused on a vigorous cycle of steam rooms, saunas, and icy plunge pools. An attached restaurant serves borscht and dumplings to guests relaxing between thermal rounds.
Modern Garment District dining room serving authentic Shanghainese comfort food. Trays of crisp-bottomed shengjianbao and steamers of soup dumplings crowd the tables alongside braised pork belly and sautéed eel.
Intimate Georgian bistro serving robust regional wines in a cozy, old-world dining room. Tables crowd with massive soup dumplings and boat-shaped breads holding molten cheese and egg.
