2018 was an amazing and meaningful year for us here at A Wanderlust For Life.  Jessica decided to leave her job to work on the blog full-time.  We traveled to even more parts of Europe we’ve never explored before,  AND we made it to Africa and Asia for the very first time.  We found ourselves amazed by and immersed in new cultures pretty much everywhere we went this year — and since food and drink are so tightly intertwined with culture around the world, we also found that pretty much everywhere we went this year, food was the highlight of our trip.  From Paris to Singapore, and from street food to Michelin starred meals, we had great and unique dining experiences everywhere.  I wanted to put together a post highlighting our 5 best plates of the year, but it was just too difficult to narrow down the contenders.  Then I tried for the top 25.  Not a chance.  Well, go big or go home, right?  Right!  So, instead, below you’ll find not 25, not 50, but 100 — yes, one hundred! — bites we loved this year, in random order.  We hope you enjoy looking as much as we enjoyed tasting! Click each photo to see what the dish is, and where it’s from.

Disclaimers:  1.) Apologies for some of the low-light cellphone quality photos.  2.) We were bad at taking photos of menus to remind us exactly what we ate in 2018! We’ll do better in 2019 😉 

A Cevicheria, Lisbon

De Kas, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monvinic, Bareclona

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Labyrinth, Singapore

Roots, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Restaurante Ubarretxena, San Sebastian, Spain

La Rampa, San Sebastian

Di King Heen, Hong Kong

Tmun Mgarr, Gozo, Malta

Cinq Sensitis, Barcelona

Anne&Max, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Labyrinth, Singapore

Chicken — Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

Cervejaria Trindade, Lisbon, Portugal

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

The Bottle Shop, Paris

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Smokin’ Barrels, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Blueizar, Bilbao, Spain

De Kas, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona, Spain

Yum Cha, Hong Kong

Monvinic, Bareclona

Branie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cinq Sensitis, Barcelona, SPain

Szara Ges Restaurant, Krakow

Koi The, Singapore

Din Tai Fung, Honk Kong

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

Tmun Mgarr, Gozo, Malta

Labyrinth, Singapore

Agape, Paris, France

Pane e Tulipani, Hamburg, Germany

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona, Spain

Labyrinth, Singapore

Bukovansky Mlyn, Bukovany, Czech Republic

Tmun Mgarr, Gozo, Malta

Lio Fan Hawker stall, Chinatown Hawker Center, Singapore

Branie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cristal De Chine Caviar, kaya ice cream, and Sing Hong Loong Toast — Labyrinth, Singapore

Bukovansky Mlyn, Bukovany, Czech Republic

Monvinic, Bareclona

Tian Tian Hawker stall, Maxwell Food Center, Singapore

Labyrinth, Singapore

Monvinic, Bareclona, Spain

A Cevicheria, Lisbon

Labyrinth, Singapore

Bonobo, Krakow, Poland

Eggette Waffle — Hong Kong

Hamburg, Germany

Labyrinth, Singapore

Blueizar, Bilbao, Spain

Monvinic, Bareclona

Cafe Pilat, Brno, Czech Republic

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona, Spain

Blueizar, Bilbao, Spain

Kam Fung Cafe, Hong Kong

G’s, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

Restaraunt Art, Krakow

Restaraunt Art, Krakow

Labyrinth, Singapore

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona, Spain

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona, Spain

Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

Dar Marjana, Marrakech, Morocco

A Cevicheria, Lisbon

Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

De Kas, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Eating Adventures Food tour, Hong Kong

Tmun Mgarr, Gozo, Malta

Suicide Prevention Dinner — Amsterdam, Netherlands

Local Wild Caught Crab, Sustenir Farm Strawberry, signature chili ice cream, egg whites & salted mackerel — Labyrinth, Singapore

FAIRCAFE Resturant, Brno, Czech Republic

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

At home, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Churreria Santa Lucia, San Sebastian

Haha Grill Kazimierzu, Krakow

De Kas, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cinq Senitits, Barcelona, Spain

Blueizar, Bilbao, Spain

Restaurante Kokotxa, San Sebastian

Le Ciel, Vienna, Austria

Mr. Mofongo, Groningen, Netherlands

FAIRCAFE Resturant, Brno, Czech Republic

Jamra Organic & Healthy Living Restaraunt, Marrakech, Morocco

Suicide Prevention Dinner — Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sugar cane wrapped shrimp — Singapore

San Sebastian, Spain

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona

Labyrinth, Singapore

Agape, Paris

De Kas, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cinq Sentitis, Barcelona

Barfood, Hilversum, Netherlands

Agape, Paris

So, there you have it!  Our Top 100 Bites of 2018.  What were some of your favorite meals of 2018?  What foods can we absolutely not miss in 2019?