Poll: When Traveling, Do You Seek Out Food Institutions?

When Traveling, Do You Seek Out Food Institutions?

November 30, 2009

Whenever I'm traveling to a different city, I spend some time looking into the eateries I must visit. Sometimes, the most recently acclaimed restaurant is at the top of my list, but more often than not, I'm out to try the city's most famed food institutions. On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I knew I had to visit Langer's, the Jewish delicatessen known for, as Nora Ephron once put it, "the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world." Also on the list: The Pantry and Cole's. When you travel, do you make it a priority to visit a city's food institutions, too?

11 Comments

yoiebear 3 years 24 weeks

This past spring, while driving back and forth between Ohio to Florida, my friend and I stopped in Savannah. On the way down, it was to lunch at The Pirate House (the salmon sandwich is amazing!) and on the way back it was to eat a Uncle Bubba's. We would have stopped at The Lady and Sons, but Bubba had more seafood on his menu.

betty kraker 3 years 24 weeks

nope never have

3 years 24 weeks

You must try Ben's. The half smoke is delish!

POPSUGAR Food 3 years 24 weeks

mamasitamalita, I am so jealous!!

3 years 24 weeks

I am. I'm a foodie...Food lover...love food culture...so it's a hands down YES!

Spectra 3 years 24 weeks

Yep, we always do that. It's kind of fun to say you've been somewhere famous. We like to find the places that we see on "Man vs. Food" or "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives". Last time my husband went out to AZ, he drove to Chandler just to go to the Heart Attack Grill just to say he'd been there.

DeviousMuse 3 years 24 weeks

That is always a big part of my vacation planning - there are so many amazing restaurants and hole-in-the-walls, that it's hard to hit them all when I travel!