Alma de Cuba [1623 Walnet, Philadelphia, PA] [215-988-1799]
Sadly I do not recall what I had for a main dish, but I do remember that it was an explosion of tastes. Given my experience at Alma, I am rather surprised that Cuban cooking is not more widespread. The chocolate cigars [sic] simply must be experienced. The cigars were made of different types of chocolate and the matches were made out of pure sugar – and both could easily have fooled me as the real thing. [26/30]

Bodega Charolais [Larga 14, Fuengirola Spain] [952-475-441]
Bodega provided the best food of my stay in southern Spain. Sandeep ordered the duck, which is the best duck I’ve ever had. I had the sirloin steak, which was very good also. [25/30]

Chung Sol Bat [585 Old Post Road, Edison, NJ] [732-287-1234]
It is a bit of a stretch to include this among the Princeton restaurants, but that's how much I liked the food at this Korean restaurant. It's not quite Kunjip in the city, but it's delicious nonetheless. [22/30]

Elrescoldo Restaurante Meson, [Bolsa 7, 29015 Malaga, Spain] [952-226-919]
On one occasion I had the honey roasted rack of lamb, which was wonderful. On the other occasion I had some seafood with their highly recommended house white. The desert taster is a perfectly light ending to a treasured experience in Malaga central. [22/30]

Eulogy Belgian Tavern [136 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA] [215-413-2354]
A solid place in Philadelphia for exotic European beers. [22/30]

Gammel Strand [Gammel Strand 42, Copenhagen, Denmark] [33-91-21-21]
An excellent seafood restaurant in Copenhagen: reservations necessary for dinner. [24/30]

JiRaffe [502 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA] [310-917-6671] [outside]
The best food I had in LA. [24/30]

Philippe's køkken [Snaregade 4, Copenhagen, Denmark] [33-91-01-91]
A very good French restaurant in Copenhagen: get their 3 or 4 course menus. [23/30]

Restaurante El Dorado [Fuengirola Spain]
A decent meal, but not worth the cost (oddly enough you pay more for being in the touristy part of town). The mussel appetizer was the highlight of the meal. [17/30]