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The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
These are crazy times we’re living in. While many of us are merely working from home waiting things out, that’s not a luxury everyone can afford. The restaurant industry needs our support now more than ever. And we need them to feel a semblance of normalcy in our lives. Below ..read more
The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
Penang, Malaysia isn’t a city on many Westerners bucket lists. Most people probably haven’t even heard of it. But among foodies in Asia, it has long been one of the top places for a food pilgrimage. I came across it while researching the best street food city’s and booked myself ..read more
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4y ago
There may be no city more famed for street food than Singapore. Which is sort of ironic considering actually selling food on the street was banned decades ago. Today the action takes place in what are known as Hawker Centers. Think of them as something similar to a mall food ..read more
The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
When I tell people I spent months in Southeast Asia to put together a street food guide the first question typically is “how many times did you get sick?” My response is this: I have devoured hundreds of things off the street in the past decade. I have never got ..read more
The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
Imagine the food offerings of an Asian megacity crammed into a town of 150,000. That is Chiang Mai. Within a 30 minute stroll or short tuk tuk ride you can reach all of the best markets the city has to offer. And because the city received so many visitors, english ..read more
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4y ago
They say New York is the city that never sleeps, but whoever said that had never been to Bangkok. Once the scorching Thai sun sets the streets vendors fill the streets until the wee hours can make Times Square look like a sleepy residential neighborhood. In a city where many ..read more
The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
The greatest riddle in Hanoi is not “why did the chicken cross the road?” It’s how. Eight lanes of never ending motorbike traffic and nary a stop sign, light, or crosswalk in sight. My first thought upon arriving was “How do I eat street food if I can’t even cross ..read more
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4y ago
If you asked 100 people what their favorite city in Vietnam is, 99 would tell you Hoi An (there’s always one weirdo). Count me in the 99%. Stroll through the narrow ancient city streets at night and you find people and music instead of roaring motorbikes. A colorful barrage of ..read more
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4y ago
Yes that’s right Saigon. Not Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t care what your map or guide book says. That name is for official documents to please Uncle Ho and his followers. For the New Yorkers out there, it’s the equivalent of calling the Triborough Bridge the RFK. It’s fetch ..read more
The Dishelin Guide
4y ago
At any hour of the day in any town in Thailand you will find the aromas of chili, lemongrass and galangal floating through the air and tempting you down a street vendor lined Soi (side street). Come nightfall Thais of all ages fill the metal tables surrounding their favorite vendors ..read more