shellfish to wash down the wonderful Rioja wines. Baked spider crab, clams marinière, and baby squid with its ink are among the city’s most famous specialities. The city’s largest and most well-known fish market, Mercado de San Martin, also sells a range of excellent meats.Arzak is an award-winning beachside restaurant where you can sample authentic Basque cuisine while enjoying a glass of house wine or a vibrant cocktail. A restaurant one must visit when in San Sebastian is Amelia. The eatery is situated just in front of Concha Bay, one of Europe’s most famous beaches. The restaurant is an open environment where the kitchen and dining room meet via the bar, so visitors can enjoy their meal while observing Chef Paulo Airaudo and his staff at work. The gourmet menu is created using seasonal, fresh, and high-quality products purchased daily from small farmers. It serves inventive cuisine with classical overtones, highlighting fine-quality fish and shellfish and merging the spirit of Basque cooking with delicate cosmopolitan touches. Istanbul, Turkey Turkish cuisine is as diverse as the civilizations that formerly ruled the land. It is frequently referred to be a fusion of Balkan, Central Asian, Eastern European, and Middle Eastern food. Meze cuisine is prominent in Turkey’s capital. Ezme (chilli tomato pasta), Patlcan Salatasi (grilled eggplant salad), and Zeytinyal Enginar are popular local dishes (a delicious artichoke-based dish). Stroll through the bazaars for a kebab and a cup of fresh mint tea. The Grand Bazaar serves as one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world. Each day, up to 400,000 people visit its 4,000 stores. Together with spices and Turkish cuisine, you’ll discover ceramics, rugs, and jewellery. Beyolu’s Aheste (Persian for slowly) the kitchen, combines Turkish, Ottoman, and Middle Eastern traditions with crowd-pleasing modern to prominent chefs. Each of the restaurants rotating tasting menus focuses on a single title and reimagines meals to produce refined renditions that scream with heat and flavour. Expect all parts of the palate to be tickled over 13 superb courses within cosy, boutique surroundings replete with terrace seating. Lima, Peru Lima is an emerging star amongst food connoisseurs, with two of the world’s top ten restaurants listed in San Pellegrino’s exclusive 50 Best Restaurants in the World book. The distinctive Nikkei cuisine found in Peru is a literal illustration of two continents merging, fusing Latin produce with Japanese flavours and culinary skills introduced by waves of immigration. Cuy (deep-fried guinea pig), ceviche (raw seafood cured in citrus juices), and lomo saltado (marinated strips of sirloin) are among the city’s most delicious delicacies. Central Restaurante is a popular Lima restaurant that serves Peruvian classics as well as innovative delicacies like piranha. Maido, which has been named Latin America’s best for three years in a row and is a regular on The World’s 50 Best list, is where Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura’s Peruvian and Japanese cultural heritages clash on the plate. Dine from either the sushi bar, à la carte, or indulge on the ‘Nikkei Experience’ tasting menu. Seafood takes centre stage, with ceviche, Peru’s national dish, that shouldn’t be missed. Other standouts include the 50-hour-cooked beef short rib, which is so soft that just a spoon is required to cut it San Sebastian, Spain San Sebastian is a gourmet paradise, with more Michelinstarred restaurants per capita than Paris. Pintxos, the Basque counterpart of tapas, have been mastered here, so anticipate snack-sized platters of cured meats and Thai noodle soup Peruvian shrimp, prawn Ceviche marinated in oranges and lime Pintxos, the Basque counterpart of tapas, San Sebastian, Spain Turkish Tea, Istanbul, Turkey 40|LUXEBOOK|MARCH 2023 MARCH 2023 |LUXEBOOK|41
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