Earth apple, Murphy, Tattie, Pratie, Tubers, Spud…the potato has been given the most delightful names.

Originating in South America, they traveled across Spain and Italy to spread throughout Europe. And for hundreds of years, they’ve been cultivated here.

But rarely have we seen potatoes in as many varieties as at Caspar Plautz at Viktualienmarkt.

The best part? This potato stand doesn’t just sell the raw spuds - it also serves up delicious lunch dishes crafted from them right on site.

The Torvehallerne are not just a feast for the eyes.

Two airy halls flank a large marketplace, which blooms with a sea of flowers.

Food trucks surround the square, offering delights like Korean Barbecue Chicken or tacos from Hija de Sanchez, making the choice deliciously difficult.

Inside the halls, we find a foodie paradise filled with Smørrebrød, cheeses, seafood, spices, cinnamon pastries, fresh juices, specialty coffee and everything a gourmet heart desires.

„It’s a caramel specialist shop in Stockholm” – that was the first thing we heard about Pärlans.

A caramel specialist?!? That could only mean a little slice of heaven made of cream, butter and sugar.

And that’s exactly what it is.

You’ll find this charming little shop on Nytorgsgatan in Södermalm.

The dark green awnings, adorned with the elegant Pärlans lettering, can already be spotted from Nytorget Park.

In this 1930s-style shop, you’ll find lovingly wrapped caramels and pralines, along with the most delicious soft-serve ice cream topped with homemade caramel sauces, caramelised popcorn and your choice of sprinkles.

Peter, Claus, and Caspar are the three founders of Coffee Collective. Driven by their passion for exceptionally good coffee, their commitments include sustainability from the coffee farm to the coffee cup and fair trade through close collaboration with farmers.

Despite their achievements, including winning the World Barista Championship and the World Cup Tasting Championships, they remain humble, letting their coffee speak for itself in the best possible way.

A bit like in London - where tidy houses line quiet neighborhoods around well-kept little parks and where tiny cafés display pastel-colored cupcakes in flower-framed windows - that’s the feeling at Alexa von Harder. 

It’s no surprise, as Alexa spent her passionate years training as a confectioner and patissier at Peggy Porschen in the British capital. 

From there, she brought back just the right amount of "snugness" to keep us coming back to her romantic café.

By late May, when the scent of peonies and lilacs fills the air, when lilies of the valley and columbines are in bloom, while carnations and mallows unfold their pastel petals, the little flower shop overflows with beauty.

No one knows better than the florists here how to tame this floral abundance into small and great bouquets.

Their creative presentations never cease to amaze - violets arranged in an old coffee cup, dried flowers in a vintage suitcase, pussy willows in an ostrich egg… 

The quality of the flowers is so exceptional that they last for a good while, giving us maximum joy.

Perched on a granite boulder by the waterfront below the Kastellet fortress, the Little Mermaid gazes out at the sea quiet, bronze and barely 1.25 meters tall. 

She seems delicate and it’s easy to see why she’s known as the smallest landmark in the world.

The sculpture was created in 1913 by Copenhagen-based artist Edvard Eriksen.

In Glockenbachviertel and Lehel, you’ll find this charming French café.

The two locations are quite similar, with wooden furniture, fabric-covered lamps casting a warm glow and blackboards elegantly scribbled with chalk – places where the daily newspaper is still clipped into a wooden holder and rustles gently as we sip coffee from large cups.

Bright display cases are filled with the most beautiful pastries and baskets overflow with baguettes and breads.

In Lehel, it’s a joy to sit outside on the terrace under the trees, while at Klenzestraße, bistro chairs line the sidewalk.

No matter which one we visit, we always feel wonderfully Parisian.

Sometimes, we wonder if there's anyone in Copenhagen's food scene who isn't connected to Noma in some way.

It's clear that the influence Noma has had globally is most prominent here in the Danish capital.

Founded in 2018 by René Redzepi himself, together with Richard Hart, Hart Bageri now boasts more than ten locations in Copenhagen.

And naturally, they bring baked goods to perfection.

Gasoline Grill has nine locations across Copenhagen.

While we love enjoying their juicy burgers at the stand in Broens Gadekøkken, it’s comforting to know that spontaneous burger cravings can be satisfied at any of their well-distributed spots throughout the city.

Klaus Wittrup started out with with a similar appetite for a really good burger.

He opened his very first burger joint in the ultra-cool Landgreven location, inside a former gas station.

Gasoline Grill was born.

Svedjan Bageri in Södermalm is the kind of place where we could easily spend an entire Swedish winter day.

Because really - what could be better than sitting at a big wooden table with a steaming black coffee in front of us, gazing into the open bakery where fresh sourdough loaves are being pulled from the oven?

We could definitely imagine celebrating Kanelbullens Dag here - Sweden’s Cinnamon Bun Day in October.

At Svedjan Bageri, the buns are so good that a line outside the door is anything but rare.

Not that this comes as a surprise: Alfred Hellström, who runs the café in Södermalm, puts enormous care into the quality of every single ingredient.

The X-berg Duck - Peking Duck at Hotel Orania

When it comes to Peking duck, conversations often veer into debates about how authentic the experience is compared to the original in China. 

Truth be told, we haven’t yet had the chance to witness the dish in Běijīng.

What we can say with certainty, however, is that the five-course Peking duck served in the lounge-like restaurant of Orania is an absolute feast for the senses. 

Masterfully prepared, lovingly presented and served in an irresistibly cozy atmosphere, it’s a culinary highlight of any Berlin visit that we wholeheartedly recommend.

The beautiful corner building at the edge of Bogenhausen’s villa district has been home to Feinkost Käfer, a Munich delicatessen icon, since 1933.

A refined restaurant on the first floor, a cozy bistro with a garden below and in between, like in a hobbit hole, stairs up and down, are the finest gourmet delights.

What captivates us most, however, is the in-house patisserie, decked out in sugar-baker white, presenting the most beautiful tarts and cakes.

“Da wo’s an Kaffee gibt,” (where there is coffee), boasts Standl 20 at the Elisabethmarkt.

And in typical Bavarian confidence, that’s their way of saying – this is where you’ll find the only true coffee.

In Munich, you can enjoy this coffee experience not just here, but at three lovely market locations, each offering a slice of the most delightful market atmosphere.

If you love sipping your coffee while watching the city wake up, these Specialty Coffee spots will surely make you happy.

Actually, there’s something so peaceful and beautiful about mornings when the Bärenbrunnen fountain at Elisabethmarkt, the Fischerbuberl fountain at Wiener Platz or the eight fountains of Viktualienmarkt gently splash away as the flower stalls roll up their shutters.

In front of St. John’s Church, Preysingstraße opens into a small square where we love to sit on warm summer evenings.

Beneath the large linden trees at wooden tables with red-and-white checkered tablecloths, there’s an ambiance that is both elegantly French and profondément détendu - deeply relaxed, right in the heart of Haidhausen.

This beautiful French spot combines the best of refined cuisine with a bohemian ease.

Inside, the atmosphere resembles a Parisian brasserie - more checkered tables, set closely together, an old wooden bar against white tiled walls, warm lighting and super charming guys with suspenders on their aprons.

From a pop-up idea by the famous Noma chef, René Redzepi, Popl Restaurant has become a permanent spot for burger gourmets.

"Burger" and "gourmet" sound like a mismatch in one sentence? Not at Popl!

Here, the beloved fast food is transformed into mindful slow food, crafted with the best ingredients and extraordinary Noma expertise.

I’m rarely the type to march through the supermarket, checklist in hand, darting from aisle to aisle like a woman on a mission.

More often, I meander through the shelves, half-lost in thought, on the lookout for inspiration.

That’s probably why the shopping cart of the lean marathon runner catches my eye - tofu, low-fat cottage cheese and a suspicious number of eggs.

It reminds me of a story a friend recently told.

In his office, an employee asked to speak with him urgently, in private.

Oddly, the man had skipped both his direct supervisor and that supervisor’s boss, going straight to my friend - the boss’s boss… 

Even in Copenhagen, summer days can be sunny and hot.

While the abundant waterways invite refreshing dips, cooling down from the inside with delicious ice cream is always a good idea.

Sea buckthorn or elderflower sorbet, licorice ice cream or salted caramel, honey nougat or chocolate ice cream – all these flavors more than fulfill their cooling purpose at Nyhavn 40.

The small bakery chain „Zeit für Brot” is popping up in more and more German cities. 

With two locations already in Tel Aviv and another in London, you might think the secret’s out.

But we beg to differ!

Despite being a Berlin staple since 2009, we still meet people who have yet to discover the luscious apple-cinnamon swirl, the decadent chocolate-hazelnut baba or the exceptional walnut-date bread baked to perfection in a stone oven.

Everything here is crafted by hand, using the finest organic ingredients certified by Bioland. 

And we can watch it all come to life in the “transparent bakeries,” where every loaf and pastry emerges fresh from the oven before our eyes. 

We pair our treat with a cup of their inhouse roasted coffee - naturally organic as well.

„Da wo‘s an Kaffee gibt“ (where there’s coffee) is how Paul and Johannes subtitle the unpretentious name of their little coffee booth.

Though honestly, they could say it with far more pride - where there’s some of the best coffee in Munich.

We’re big fans of Standl 20 and don’t think twice about cycling across town - just to settle into the cozy little hut or bask on the sunny terrace right in the middle of Elisabethmarkt, sipping Munich’s finest cappuccino.

Add a cinnamon-laced Franzbrötchen to the mix, and it’s hard to imagine anything better.

The Standl 20 team is always in high spirits, warm and welcoming and always ready for a quick chat - maybe about their beans, which Johannes roasts himself or about the perfect brewing technique, passionately perfected by Paul and passed on to the whole crew.

This is how truly great coffee is made.