10 Cities Through Their Iconic Cuisines

Be it the classic Nordic dishes of Copenhagen or the famous egg tarts of Lisbon, every city has a cuisine shaped by its history and local environment. Here are 10 cities around the world that will wow you with their food culture.

- Rashima Nagpal

1 Marrakech, MOROCCO

The streets of Marrakech brim with stalls and restaurants dishing out different flavours of Moroccan cuisine. Traditional specialities such as berkoukesh (handmade pasta with herb and tomato sauce), tride (shredded pancakes with lentils, chicken, and saffron) and tihane (offal stuffed with spiced kefta, olives, and lemons) at James Wix's restaurant Le Trou au Mur (letrouaumur.com) are the very best of Moroccan home cooking. One of the medina's most sought-after spots, Nomad (nomadmarrakech.com), is a rooftop restaurant and bar with sunset views. Amal Centre, a restaurant that serves traditional Moroccan cuisine, also doubles as a social cooperative that supports and trains disadvantaged women. The Jemaa el-Fna stalls are the place to be for an evening feast of kebabs, tagines, and skewered hearts. visitmarrakech.com

2 Copenhagen, DENMARK

From traditional Nordic cuisine to avant-garde techniques, hole-in-the-wall eateries to farm-to-table outlets, Copenhagen is home to some of the best restaurants in the world. Try classics such as smørrebrød (open-faced rye bread sandwiches) and homemade schnapps at Aamanns Etablissement (aamanns.dk), a Michelin Guide-recommended restaurant. La Glace (laglace.dk) is famously known as Denmark's oldest pastry shop and serves sweet dishes, including a rich hot chocolate. Sample local spirits such as gløgg and mjød among other artisanal products at Omegn, an urban farmers' market. Finish it off with a reservation (made well in advance) at Noma (noma.dk) or its contemporaries such as Amass, Alouette, Geranium, or Kong Hans Kælder. visitcopenhagen.com

3 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL