Port: Nice, France

This round sandwich is called "bathed bread" because it's soaked in oil and vinegar. Inside you'll find tuna, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, and veggies.

Where to Get It: Bakeries all over town sell the sandwiches to go. Head to a sunny square to sit on a bench and enjoy — just remember to bring lots of napkins.

Port: Santorini, Greece

The flavors here — from the tomato wedges, cucumbers, onions, feta cheese, and kalamata olives all sprinkled with oregano and olive oil — are so much more pronounced than you will find at the local diner back home.

Where to Get It: Enjoy this classic fresh dish at a beachside cafe, with your toes in the sand.

Port: Split, Croatia

Shell-on langoustines (like a shrimp-lobster lovechild) are cooked in olive oil, garlic, wine, tomatoes, and breadcrumbs. Messy, but fabulous.

Where to Get It: F-Marine, at the marina.

Port: Venice, Italy

This dramatic black rice dish is colored with cuttlefish (similar to squid) ink, and studded with seafood.

Where to Get It: Osteria al Portego, which also has great “cichetti” (bar snacks).

Port: Genoa, Italy

You haven't tasted pesto until you've tried the Ligurian verson, made with a local variety of sweet basil so integral that it has to be certified by Italy's Denominazione d'Origine Protetta (DOC).

Where to Get It: Il Genovese or Il Mangiabuono; both are bare-bones local trattorias.

Port: Marseilles, France

This soup of seafood, garlic, onions, tomatoes, olive oil, saffron, fennel seeds, and orange zest is served with “rouille” a spicy mayonnaise, spread on rounds of toasted bread.

Where to Get It: Grand Bar des Goudes, at the end of the Corniche (it must be ordered in advance).

Port: Palermo, Sicily

With sardines, fennel, pine nuts, raisins, and spaghetti or bucatini, this dish is deliciously different from mainland pasta.

Where to Get It: Trattoria Familiare da Michele e Jolanda or Trattoria ai Cascinari.

Port: Barcelona, Spain

This rich seafood stew is crammed with the local catch, including shellfish, mussels, squid, and filets, then thickened with “picada,” a sauce made with ground nuts, garlic, and bread.

Where to Get It: A Catalan restaurant like Can Solé.

Port: Lisbon, Portugal

Cure last night's hangover with this "green soup" of shredded kale, potatoes, and sausage in a hearty broth.

Where to Get It: Almost every restaurant in the capital city serves this soup.

Port: Istanbul, Turkey

Technically these little dishes are appetizers, but point to a bunch when the waiter offers a tray and you've got a meal. Try grilled-eggplant dip, filo packets filled with cheese, stuffed grape leaves, and marinated fish.

Where to Get It: Karaköy Lokantasi, near the docks in Istanbul, or a “meyhane” (pub) in the Beyoglu district.