• Intro
• 1. Athens
• 2. Berlin
• 3. Edinburgh
• 4. Istanbul
• 5. Mexico City
• 6. Museums in New York City
• 7. North Fork, Long Island
• 8. Palm Beach and the Gold Coast
• 9. San Juan
• 10. Tunis

Edinburgh

Rethink the Cliché: Forget haggis, that iconic Scottish stew bolstered with oats and steamed in a sheep’s stomach. Like London, Edinburgh has become a magnet for chefs who revel in the pristine seafood, dairy, meats, and game that come from the lowlands, highlands, and craggy shores.

Book a Table: Low rent led Martin Wishart, one of the few Michelin-starred chefs in Scotland, to open the restaurant bearing his name in Leith, a once run-down waterfront district. Local lamb, herbs, wild salmon, and langoustines anchor the menu in his elegant, understated dining room (martin-wishart.co.uk; entrées from $47). Leith also boasts Fisher’s Bistro, known for fresh seafood, simply-prepared (011-44-131-554-5666; entrées from $20). Downtown, Hadrian’s in the Balmoral Hotel offers a varied, well-wrought gastropub menu in an art deco brasserie setting (thebalmoralhotel.com; entrées from $27).

Find a Room: The Glasshouse is housed in an old church with giant floor-to-ceiling windows (theetoncollection.com; rooms from $290/night). In Leith, the Malmaison, once a sailor’s mission, has added some edge to the decor (malmaison-edinburgh.com; rooms from $195/night).

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