Looking to make this summer the #BestSummerEver? The Club tracks down food bloggers in unlikely European foodie destinations to get an insider view of what’s cooking on the culinary scene

Bodrum, Turkey
Tuba Satana, Istanbul Food
Bodrum is more than just a picture-perfect beach resort. Savour Aegean flavours at Gemibasi Restaurant, where locals go to eat meze, seafood (try karavida or slipper lobster) and charcoal-grilled sea bass or sea bream. If you want to cook a Turkish feast back home, head to Bodrum pazarı, a market held on Fridays, for artisanal products such as cheese, yoghurt and bread. Afterwards, stop in at Yunuslar Karadeniz for your daily dose of meat- or cheese-stuffed pastries.

Tallinn, Estonia
Pille Petersoo, Nami-Nami
Modern Estonian cuisine is really exciting in Tallinn. The country’s top chef, Tõnis Siigur, has opened NOA on the outskirts of the city and it’s getting rave reviews. Classic Estonian ingredients include black rye bread, foraged wild berries and mushrooms. Tallinn’s coffee culture is growing. Grab a cup at Katharinenthal then follow it with kamajäätis (rhubarb-flavour ice cream) at La Muu.

Porto, Portugal
Teresa Rebelo, Lume Brando
Porto’s charming downtown is a melting pot of self-made cooks, chefs (such as Rui Paula) and young foodies. Don’t leave without trying a francesinha, a mammoth sandwich with roasted beef, ham, sausage and linguica (a very thin chorizo). It’s topped with cheese, sometimes a fried egg, and a tomato sauce made with beer, Port wine, meat broth and dried chillis.

Stockholm, Sweden
Anne Skoogh, Anne’s Food
Swedish food isn’t just about meatballs. In Stockholm, delicacies include sharp Västerbotten cheese – preferably on crisp rye bread – cloudberry jam, pickled herring, salmon gravlax and dried reindeer meat called suovas. You can sample all this and more at Hötorget and Hötorgshallen, an outdoor market and indoor food hall in the city centre. Nearby, have an open-faced shrimp sandwich at café Vete-Katten – a Stockholm tradition since 1928.

Belgrade, Serbia
Marija Petrović, Palachinka
Food is a central part of daily routine in Belgrade. Start with pljeskavica, a Serbian burger made from beef and pork. I like mine with a hot, garlicky spread called urnebes. Continue exploring the local cuisine at a kafana on bohemian Skadarlija Street. Many of these traditional Serbian restaurants have been around since the 19th century and specialise in rostilj (Serbian barbecue). Enjoy the warm evenings to the sounds of jazz in Belgrade’s most beautiful garden Basta while sipping a refreshing elderflower-and-white-wine cocktail.

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