Eating My Way Across Europe

Why travel if you don't get to experience the food, right?! When visiting a new city or country, many adventurers want to consume the local and authentic cuisine. For those of you looking for recommendations, I've composed a list of places I've eaten, what type of food they serve, and for some, if they have free WiFi available.

Southwestern Europe

• Valencia, Valenciana, Spain
  • I didn't get to try any special restaurants while I was there because we made sandwiches and spent the majority of the time on the beach, but you can't go wrong with paella. It's native to Valencia!
• Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
  • Mercado de San Augustin   
• Granada, Andalucia, Spain
  • Note: the bars/ restaurants in Granada serve free tapas when you order drinks!
  • Kasbah: Spanish-Moroccan restaurant in Albayzin (where there were many other Moroccan restaurants to choose from, too!)
• Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
  • If you're willing to take a little risk, try cochinillo, it's a slow roasted suckling pig native to Segovia

• Lisbon, Portugal
  • Time Out Market: great variety, try some seafood plates
  • Pharmacia: lunch (I'd recommend just going for drinks, though)
  • Taberna Portuguesa: Portuguese plates to share
  • Pasteis de Belem: famous pastry shop

Western Europe

• Tralee, Ireland
  • Ballyseede Castle: eat either at the bar or in the dining room
• Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • The Elephant House: known as the one of the spots where JK Rowling wrote "Harry Potter," I'd recommend going here only for a cup of coffee and the experience
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Coffee & Coconuts: brunch, WiFi
  • Pancakes Amsterdam Westermarket: traditional Dutch pancakes, WiFi
  • Bartack: great food but on the outskirts of the city
  • Bird Thai Cuisine: in the Red Light District, WiFi

Central Europe

• Radda in Chianti
  • Pizza Pie
  • Le Forchette del Chianti: absolutely amazing Italian food! It's a little pricey, though, so bring a full wallet (along with an empty stomach)
• Florence
  • Acqua al 2
• Siena
  • Morbidi
• Prague, Czech Republic
  • The Globe Bookstore & Cafe: breakfast
  • Aromi: Italian cuisine
  • Lokal: Czech food, mess hall style
  • Sudicka/ Name Problema: Croatian cuisine
  • Hergetora Cihelna
  • If you're visiting Prague during the Christmas market season, you must absolutely grab food from the stands! Try a little bit of everything and wash it down with mulled win!
• Hungary, Budapest
  • Circusz: brunch
  • Vintage Garden: brunch 
  • Mazel Tov: Israeli/ Middle Eastern cuisine
  • Trattoria Pomo d'Oro: Italian cuisine
  • Doblo: wine bar (Hungarian wine is actually quite popular, and good!)
  • Great Market Hall: go for lunch or just a hold-you-over snack
• Berlin, Germany
  • Distrikt Coffee: brunch, WiFi
  • Le Bon: brunch, WiFi, cash only
  • Chipps: brunch
  • Cafe Bondi: breakfast, cash only
  • Baraka: Moroccan/ Egyptian cuisine
  • Cocolo Ramen: authentic Ramen
  • Madami: Vietnamese cuisine
  • Katz Orange: more expensive but delicious
  • Shiso Burger: Asian-style burgers, cards for orders over 20 EUR

Feel free to leave comments with other suggestions! Hope you enjoy this food as much as I did!