Highly Recommend
Altar’s wide bowls and chubby mugs are totally worth the stress of unpacking and repacking your suitcase.
Elyse Inamine
This decidedly not-spicy dish is the move at Denver’s Hop Alley.
Emily Schultz
The Probar Live tastes like cookie dough, but that’s not the only reason why I love them.
Amanda Shapiro
Marrow only makes 10 sandwiches a day, so if you’re in Detroit, snag one.
Alex Beggs
It’s got oysters, tinned fish, refreshing wine, and, oh, caviar.
Alex Delany
Pollo a la Brasa is always my first meal off the plane.
Emma Wartzman
This delightful new Atlanta cafe mills its own grains, and would never make me wait two hours for a mostly-orange-juice mimosa.
Hilary Cadigan
Home is where the Silk Rosato is.
Alex Delany
It folds up tiny, and can hold up to 45 pounds without the strap digging into your shoulders!
Aliza Abarbanel
The indulgent brunch dish at All Together Now proves it.
Adam Rapoport
You’re here for the brisket.
Amanda Shapiro
An after-school club for people who never liked after-school clubs.
Emily Schultz
Taqueria Los Cocuyos is an unassuming taco stand in the heart of the city.
Rachel Karten
And it brings me back to the Southwest.
Bryan Fountain
Maricela Vega ran an amazing Mesoamerican pop-up in Atlanta, and now she runs the kitchen at 8ARM.
Hilary Cadigan
The iconic tiki bar is the only place I want to be.
Alex Delany
Emily Schultz
Find it at Cook Out, the Southeast's cult-favorite fast-food chain.
Amanda Shapiro
Where else can you get a mini tasting menu of soft tofu, pristine nigiri, miso soup, and perfect handrolls?
Julia Kramer
Royal Rose’s saffron syrup is my ride-or-die.
Amanda Shapiro
You can drink wine *and* buy a bottle to take home.
Amiel Stanek
Everyone talks about the pizza, but this garlicky-sweet number is a true sleeper hit.
Emily Schultz
Los Angeles’ ubiquitous fancy snack gets an exciting little jolt.
Elyse Inamine
There are a dozen canned boozy beverages of every stripe—beer, wine, cider, and two (!) varieties of sake.
Matt Duckor