When you’re planning your city breaks and holidays, what’s your biggest motivator for booking that trip? Maybe you want to travel to see art, get out in nature or go on a really good night out. One thing that unites most of us? The desire to try some great local grub.
Handily, the Michelin Guide has just published its list of the 16 best food destinations worth travelling for in 2026, and there’s plenty on here to whet your appetite.
So, where has Michelin highlighted for 2026? In Europe, three different Italian destinations have received the spotlight – just a couple of months after Italian food culture and cuisine was officially granted Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage status.
According to the guide, travellers should head to Venice, where the arrival of more high-end hotel chains brings with it the arrival of big-name chefs; the Dolomites, to sample what Michelin describes as ‘increasingly ambitious alpine cooking’ thanks to the region hosting the Winter Olympics; and finally to the Amalfi Coast, which is the destination of a brand-new Belmond service.
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Over in Asia, Michelin has its eyes on the Philippines, where native Filipino food is apparently on the brink of a ‘global moment in Manila and Cebu’. Saudi Arabia is the guide’s only pick in the Middle East, a country Michelin says is seeing a ‘culinary coming-of-age’.
North American destinations included Québec and Vancouver in Canada and Route 66 in the US, which is seeing a culinary revival ahead of the famous road’s centennial this year.
‘Across eight states, diners, barbecue joints and motels are being revived with care, ready for a fresh wave of visitors,’ reads the guide. When it comes to the dishes we can expect, prepare to fill your boots with shedloads of ‘pie, smoked meat [and] chili’.
The best places to travel in 2026 for food lovers, according to the Michelin Guide
Europe
- Venice, Italy
- Czechia (beyond Prague)
- The Dolomites, Italy
- Wrocław, Poland
- Amalfi Coast, Italy
Middle East
Asia
- Cappadocia, Türkiye
- Jiangsu Province, China
- The Philippines
North America
- Route 66, USA
- The American South
- Florida, USA
- Boston, USA
- Philadelphia, USA
- Québec, Canada
- Vancouver, Canada
Read all about each of these places and why they’ve been chosen on the Michelin Guide roundup.
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