Rest of the World
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A hundred stairs, a leader lying about how close we were, and me sweating like an onion by the top. But Ciclo earns every heaving calf: sharing plates, nothing wasted, the best mussel I have ever eaten, and a chef singing away in his kitchen. In my top ten, easily.
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In Phnom Penh, some of the best meals still exist beyond the internet. Hidden behind plastic stools and steaming broth, Three Ladies serves more than beef noodles, it serves fragments of Cambodia’s history, resilience, and a version of the city that refuses to be polished for tourists.
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Taste – 7.2 Atmosphere – 7.9 Service – 4.0 Value – 9.6 (around £3 (120 baht) a head) Just off a picturesque roundabout choked with traffic, a canal cuts through the chaos. Follow the narrow alley along its edge, and you’ll find a huddle of boat-noodle shops clinging to the water like they’ve always been…
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Taste – 8.7Atmosphere – 8.7Service – 9.4Value – 9.4 (£77 for 4pps) Kolyvata central square, Kolivata 310 80, Greece Nestled in the heart of Lefkada, tucked high within the mountains and reached by winding, timeworn roads, lies a tiny village with no more than ten houses. At its centre stands Maria’s Tavern – bathed in…
