Originally Posted by
JBord
...IMO, Tokyo is the only correct answer, and not because of Japanese cuisine. You can find ANY type of food in Tokyo, and at very high quality restaurants. It's just such a huge city, with such variety, and so much attention to food perfection, including other ethnic foods. In two weeks, you could eat at a different ethnic restaurant in Tokyo for every meal, and if you planned correctly, each might be one of the best you've had.
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totally agree - a city of millions where quality is top factor; it justifies or explains the high cost of everything. I can’t imagine any other city with extremely high quality global cuisine.
Originally Posted by
Duke787
...I'm either going back to Santorini or I'm going somewhere in Italy (maybe back to Florence but have never been to Amalfi Coast or Cinque Terre so those might take the cake) with the expectation that I have great food (and gelato in Italy) that I love, great wine, and non-food those are great places to relax and explore.
Amalfi is a great combo of food and location; if possible, stay the night as much as possible in any of the amalfi coast.
Originally Posted by
Duke787
...Before I went to Japan, I was happy with any sushi but after going to Japan, I gained an appreciation for real sushi (high quality fish, the rice, the technique, etc.) and the problem is you can only really find that in the US in NYC, LA, San Francisco, Seattle and I don't live in any of those places so I have a hard time putting it on my top 3 when I maybe get it once every year (in normal non-COVID times).
I don’t know where you live but surely great sushi is available in many other places in USA. My CHICAGO people have mentioned some great sushi spots. It’s nice because I never even comprehended sushi until I was past college and now my child and his classmates all have their own sushi favorites.