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Every trip starts at the table.

Street stalls, grandmothers’ kitchens and the occasional splurge. Where we ate, what it cost, and how to find it without a reservation app.

Food stories
Restaurant picks
Breakfast spread of waffles, eggs, fruit and juice
Grilled kebabs, vegetables and dips on a dark table

Eating in

Now inLisbonPortugal
Next stopMarrakechMorocco · Oct 28

From the road

What we’re cooking & eating

Market mornings, cooking classes and the dishes we still make at home.

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Real numbers

What two weeks of eating in Japan cost

Every receipt, two people, no Michelin stars (well, one).

Trip budget

Food budget, Japan

Total$1,230
  • Street food$18015%
  • Restaurants$62050%
  • Markets$14011%
  • Cooking class$16013%
  • Coffee & drinks$13011%
Total$1,23014 days
Per day$88everyone together
Per person$6152 travelers

Groceries for picnics counted under Markets.

Itinerary

A one-day Lisbon food crawl

  • 4 stops
  • 7 places
  • $90 on the ground

  1. Stop 1

    Breakfast: custard tarts

    8:00 AM$6
    • Manteigaria
    • Chiado

    Two warm pastéis and a bica standing at the counter.

  2. Stop 2

    Market lunch

    12:30 PM$34
    • Time Out Market
    • Cais do Sodré

    Go early, grab a table, then split up and order.

  3. Stop 3

    Afternoon ginjinha

    4:00 PM$4
    • A Ginjinha
    • Rossio

    Cherry liqueur in a chocolate cup. Yes, really.

  4. Stop 4

    Dinner: grilled sardines

    8:30 PM$46
    • Alfama tasca

    Any tasca with a grill on the sidewalk. Order the house wine.

Estimated on-the-ground cost$90

Tables we’d fly back for

Restaurant picks

No sponsored meals. We paid, we went back, we still dream about them.

RestaurantSunset table

Sea Terrace Taverna

Oia, Santorini

4.8out of 5(1,240 reviews)

  • Grilled octopus
  • Fava with capers
  • Book the 8:15 p.m. table

from$55/ person

Reserve — Sea Terrace Taverna
RestaurantCheap eats

Kefta House

Medina, Marrakech

4.7out of 5(860 reviews)

  • Lamb kefta tagine
  • Mint tea on the roof

from$14/ person

Get directions — Kefta House

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Where to eat next

Two cities built around dinner

Koutoubia minaret in Marrakech with the snowy Atlas Mountains behind

Destination guide · Morocco

Marrakech

Souks, riads and Atlas Mountain day trips

Local time
Weather now
Best time to visit
March to May, October to November
Daily budget
Budget-friendly
Visa for US citizens
Visa-free up to 90 days
Language
Arabic, Berber, French
Currency
Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca

Read 3 stories from Marrakech →

Woman in a kimono walking a lantern-lit Kyoto lane toward a pagoda

Destination guide · Japan

Kyoto

Temples, gardens and slow tea mornings

Local time
Weather now
Best time to visit
Late March to May, October to November
Daily budget
Pricey
Visa for US citizens
Visa-free up to 90 days
Language
Japanese
Currency
Japanese yen (JPY)
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo

Read 3 stories from Kyoto →

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