City guides

Cities, from the people who travel to them: the neighbourhoods, checked addresses, the facts that matter, and when to go.

• Tokyo, Japan Bars with no menu, a coffee shop from 1938 in Yanaka, and Golden Gai after dark.
• New York, United States Slices on Orchard Street, dumplings on Doyers Street, and momos in Queens.
• London, United Kingdom A Soho counter, lunch by Smithfield Market, and wine in a candlelit vault.
• Paris, France Rodin’s garden, a bakery by the canal, and the view from the top of Belleville.
• Los Angeles, United States Tacos at Sonoratown, dinner at Bestia, and the galleries at LACMA.
• Miami, United States Cuban coffee windows and Art Deco hotels by the sea, on both sides of the bay.
• Mexico City, Mexico A long lunch at Contramar, a morning at the Anthropology Museum, and one night for Pujol.
• Lisbon, Portugal Fado in Alfama, Marvila’s breweries, and shoes with grip for the hills.
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates The creek by abra for AED 1, then the galleries of Alserkal Avenue.
• Singapore, Singapore A hawker stall with a Michelin star, Peranakan shops in Joo Chiat, and tasting menus in shophouses.