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Culinary Travel Awards 2013: The Winners

One of the philosophies by which we live at SAVEUR is that there's no such thing as a bad trip.

September 24, 2013

To honor the world's best cities, markets, restaurants, bars, hotels, airlines, and other experiences, we're thrilled to announce the SAVEUR Culinary Travel Awards. Across thirteen categories, we've identified the very best—according to both an expert panel of world travelers and you, our readers—as well as additional outstanding and notable picks in each category.

tokyo — **EXPERTS' CHOICE:** Tokyo, JapanSAVEUR

READERS' CHOICE: New York, NY

OUTSTANDING Chicago, Lima, Peru | Los Angeles, CA

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San Sebastian, Spain — **EXPERTS' CHOICE:** San Sebastián, SpainSAVEUR

READERS' CHOICE: New Orleans, LA

OUTSTANDING Lyon, France | Charleston, SC | Bologna, Italy

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**EXPERTS' CHOICE:** San Francisco, CaliforniaSAVEUR

READERS' CHOICE: Paris, France

OUTSTANDING Barcelona, Spain | Bangkok, Thailand | Seattle, WA

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New York bartender — **EXPERTS' CHOICE:** New York, NYSAVEUR

READERS' CHOICE: New York, NY

OUTSTANDING Las Vegas, NV | London, UK | New Orleans, LA

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**EXPERTS' CHOICE:** Mandarin Oriental, Hong KongMandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

READERS' CHOICE: Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, France

OUTSTANDING Healdsburg Hotel, Sonoma, CA | Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA | The Little Nell, Aspen, CO

**EXPERTS' CHOICE:** The Bazaar by José Andrés, SLS Hotel Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CAThe Bazaar by José Andrés

READERS' CHOICE: Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris, France

OUTSTANDING La Mer at the Halekulani, Honolulu, HI | Anne-Sophie Pic, Beau au Rivage Palace | Lausanne, Switzerland | Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London

NOTABLES Blue by Eric Ripert at Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Restaurant Le Meurice at Le Meurice Hotel, Paris, France | Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse at Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo, Monaco | La Pergola at Rome Cavalieri Hilton, Rome, Italy | La Morrocain at La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco | Blue Duck Tavern at Park Hyatt, Washington, DC | The Wolseley at the Ritz, London, England | Addison at Grand del Mar, San Diego, CA | The NoMad at NoMad, New York, NY | Felix at the Peninsula, Hong Kong

**EXPERTS' CHOICE:** Le Comptoir, Hotel Relais Saint-Germain, Paris, FranceLe Comptoir

READERS' CHOICE: Inn at Little Washington Dining Room, Washington, VA

OUTSTANDING ABaC, ABaC Hotel, Barcelona | Blackberry Farm Dining Room, TN | Restaurant at Meadowood, Meadowood, Napa, CA

NOTABLES Auberge du Soleil Dining Room, Napa, CA | Inn at Langley Restaurant, Whidbey Island, WA | Lodge at Kauri Cliffs Dining Room, Matauri Bay, New Zealand | Loggia Restaurant at Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Proof on Main at 21C Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY | Restaurant at Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry, Ireland | Restaurant Le Gaiac at Hotel le Toiny, St. Barthelemy | Topper's at the Wauwinet, Nantucket, MA | Vendome at Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Cologne, Germany | The Willows Inn Main Dining Room, Lummi Island, WA

**EXPERTS' CHOICE:** The Library Bar at the NoMad, The NoMad, NYCThe NoMad

READERS' CHOICE: Lobby Bar at Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

OUTSTANDING Beaufort Bar at the Savoy, London | New York Bar at Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan | The Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans

NOTABLES Alexander's Bar at Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece | The Bar at the Merchant Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Bar Dos Descados at Santa Teresa Hotel, Rio de Janiero, Brazil | Bar Jack at Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Bar Marmont at Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, CA | Baretto at Fassano Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil | Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel, New York, NY | Dry San Sebastián at Hotel Maria Cristina, San Sebastián, Spain | M Bar at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong | Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu, HI