Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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12:51 Restaurant, London

The magic which saw Cochran named Champion of Champions for the 2018 GBM season is being dispensed from a small storefront restaurant strategically placed on Islington’s Upper Street

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Tate Britain Restaurant

From the pickled herring of his native Holland to the ham hock of his years in Kent chef Alfio Laudani’s Van Gogh-related menu at Tate Britain has them all.

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Talland Bay Hotel, Looe, Cornwall

Nothing classic, nothing ordinary, nothing safe. The Talland Bay Hotel is left-field quirky, a giggling surprise around every corner.

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Rupert Parker takes a culinary tour as he goes eating Algarve.

Eating Algarve. Uncover delicious menus on Portugal’s coast.

More famous for its sun sand and golf courses in the UK, the Algarve has a rich culinary history with diverse influences from its former occupiers.

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St Ermin’s Hotel, London

Careless talk costs lives. You never know who is sitting next to you, who is listening. For the chilling core of the 20th Century, Second World War to Cold War, St Ermin’s was the cloak-and-dagger hub of international espionage.

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Insider Guide to Rural Cyprus

I’m on a farm sipping fresh donkey milk and it tastes divine. “Good isn’t it.” Says Pieris Georgiadis, owner of the Golden Donkeys Farm in Skarinou, “less than 3% fat and with micro-biotic properties, unbelievably good for you.”

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