Totonno’s

1524 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Since 1924, the pizza parlor Totonno’s has been operated by the same family. The restaurant is only open for a few hours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, for takeout only, and the menu is just two items deep (a traditional pie and a white pie). Still, the ten-minute trek inland to Neptune Avenue is worth it. The crust is a sturdy, crisp base for the milky mozzarella and astoundingly fresh-tasting tomato sauce. Pick up a stack of the paper plates and napkins on offer, and bring your pizza box back to the beach to eat on the sand.

Georgian Corner

626 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11224

About a mile east down the boardwalk from Luna Park, you’ll find Brighton Beach, which is the place to be in New York City to eat Russian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek food. If you don’t have time for a full pelmeni-fueled detour, stop at Georgian Corner, on the border between Brighton Beach and Coney Island. This cafe sells everything you need for a picnic on the sand. On a brisk day, pick up a deli container of hot kharcho or borscht. If you’re not in a soup mood, focus on the stuffed breads, steamed khinkali, the deli display of cold salads, and the refrigerator case full of mineral water, tarragon soda, and quince juice.

Doña Zita

1221 Bowery St, Brooklyn, NY 11224

If you find yourself weaving between oversized stuffed animal prizes and fried Oreos looking for a shady spot to sit down for lunch and an agua de jamaica, stop by Mexican restaurant Doña Zita. The cemitas are sky-high, stacked with chipotles, stringy Oaxaca cheese, and grassy pápalo leaves. At one end of the ordering counter, diners with iron stomachs can purchase elotes dusted with the spicy powder of blue, red, and orange Takis. If you can’t decide between chili dogs and tacos on this Coney Island outing, get a chorizo-topped dog at Doña Zita and smother it in salsa. The restaurant has its own enclosed patio, restroom, and michelada stand.

For the wellness gurus

Saint-Tropez is more than just its party scene—it’s quietly become one of the best wellness destinations on the French Riviera, with hotel spas and immersive brand activations that rival anything you’d find in a dedicated resort town.

For the most serious wellness experience on the peninsula, serene Spa Nescens at La Réserve Ramatuelle is in a category of its own. This isn’t a typical hotel spa; it’s a longevity program grounded in science, going far beyond beauty treatments to address nutrition, sleep, stress, and long-term quality of life through the Swiss Nescens medical approach. The AREV Spa takes a more intimate and distinctly Tropezian approach. Created in collaboration with the artisanal Saint-Tropez skincare brand Maison S.T., the spa features two treatment rooms and two hammams, plus bespoke treatments built around your choice of essential oils and one of four exclusive Maison S.T. perfumes, blended specifically for you.

For a brand-new wellness experience this summer, athletic apparel brand Alo has made its French Riviera debut with its first-ever French boutique, open now at 45 Rue Gambetta. Bringing the brand’s California wellness-meets-luxury aesthetic to the Riviera, the store is offering sound bowl healing, psychic readings, ear seeding, and journal customizations as in-store activations, plus weekly yoga classes at the historic Hôtel La Ponche’s pontoon every Thursday from May through October, bookable through the hotel’s concierge or Alo’s website.

For the wanderers

Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms. The twice-weekly Place des Lices market (Tuesday and Saturday mornings) is non-negotiable—you can get local produce, flowers, vintage clothing, and the best people-watching in town outside of a beach club. Go early to beat the heat and the crowds. I recommend renting a Moke (the open-air electric vehicle that’s become synonymous with Saint-Tropez) and winding through the peninsula’s backroads, vineyards, and hilltop villages at your own pace.

The village deserves a few hours on foot, too—the Old Town’s narrow streets are lined with independent art galleries, hole-in-the-wall pastry shops, and a mix of designer boutiques and summer pop-ups. Givenchy, for example, unveiled its exclusive seasonal pop-up this June (open through October), offering ready-to-wear apparel, leather goods, accessories, and exclusive couture creations plus bespoke events throughout the season.

For time on the water, a private yacht charter is one of the few ways to reach the peninsula’s most secluded coves, which are inaccessible by car. I recommend this one on a Pershing 40—stopping at Billionaires Bay (Canoubiers), Cap Taillat, Cap Camarat, and Pampelonne, with paddleboards and snorkel gear on board—which can be booked for a full– or half-day for up to eight people. If you’re day-tripping from Cannes, the round-trip ferry is the move. It skips the notorious coastal gridlock entirely, and the water approach to the village is one of the best views Saint-Tropez has to offer.

Apiri recently expanded with an adjacent wine-tasting and events space, Ferment Artisan Lab, where oenophiles can get to know the island’s limestone-rich elevations through a taste of some of the best local producers. Whether on the leafy patio with stylish Cretans, in the moodily lit dining room, or next door in the bottle room, it’s a perfect spot to taste the Moschofileros (whites and rosés), Mavrotaganos (reds), and Vidianos (skin-contact orange wine made from indigenous Cretan grapes) of the island without a car.

But there’s almost no mistaking Cretan food as ‘health’ food in the stereotypical sense. That is, bare, restrictive, a list of what your diet doesn’t include rather than what it does. Even when gorging on fresh produce, wild fish, and fermented breads, it’s easy to forget that the treasures of this land are nutritious because they are richly delicious, and usually chased with decadent galaktoboureko (custard pie), which lands on tables soaked in syrup and showered in sugary cinnamon—both late night and in the green-juice-accented breakfast line at places like Acro Wellness Suites in Agia Pelagia.

On Crete, even if you try to skip dessert, as I often did when meals left me full beyond belief, your server is likely to emerge instead with a shot of raki—the Greek brandy made from grape must, a leftover byproduct of winemaking—and a spiel about how it’s “good for digestion.” One server, who poured both me and himself a shot of the clear liquid one evening, shared that his yia yia lived to be 100 by drinking raki with her mountain tea each morning, before heading to the olive grove to work. “Several shots,” he clarified. “She was strong as an ox.”

That’s one thing about nourishment that I learned growing up around this culture. And it was reinforced when I brought my changing body to Crete: Everything must be enjoyed in moderation including moderation itself. It’s both a piece of wisdom many nutrition experts will tell you, and a sentiment many a Cretan will share as they serve you a shot of raki alongside a thick, dairy-laden dessert.

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How to plan a food-as-wellness trip to Crete

Getting there: Fly into the International Airport of Heraklion, the largest city on Crete which sits on the island’s northern coast, for easy access to the village-style resorts of Agia Pelagia. To visit the hinterlands of central Crete, Charaso is one hour by car from Heraklion or nearby Agia Pelagia; roads are switchbacking and turn to dust for the final few kilometers, so it’s best to hire a roundtrip driver (a reasonable endeavor in Greece for not much more than a rental-car price, and one that will save you lots of time and stress) for a half-day; hotels typically have hirable drivers they can connect you with, as ride-share options are not permitted on the island.

Acro Suites (pictured) expanded this June into five standalone Tierras Villas—multi-bedroom options that gives guests privacy and access to the resort’s lauded spa and dining options.

Acro Wellness Suites

Getting to and around Taipei

Most international flyers come into Taipei through Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which is actually a roughly 45-minute drive away. The fastest way to get to the city is by taking the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train from the airport to Taipei Main Station, which takes a little over half an hour. There are also several bus lines and the option to hail cabs or call a rideshare. Once you’re in the city, the Taipei metro will take you where you need to go, and densely populated districts such as Da’an, Xinyi, and Zhongzheng are easily walkable.

Should you find yourself flying in from East Asia, you may find yourself at Songshan Airport (TSA) instead, which has direct international flights from Tokyo and Seoul. As TSA is located within Taipei itself, getting to Taipei Main Station is a fairly straightforward matter; simply hop on the Taipei Metro, and you’ll arrive within 20 minutes.

Ximending Red House hides 16 studios where craftspeople, artists, and designers display and sell their work.

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Where to go out in Taipei

The heart of Taipei’s queer communities wraps around the historic Ximending Red House, which originally housed a government-operated public market when it was built in 1908, but in the century (and then some) since has transformed into a hub for creatives and Taipei’s queer life. The central exhibition hall is structured like a cross and is home to 16 studios where craftspeople, artists, and designers display and sell their work. Stop by Square Studio, a lifestyle brand which adorns items ranging from water bottles to pop sockets to power cord covers with its adorable cloudlike mascots based on the emotions of, “joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness,” in a classic embodiment of Taiwanese culture’s love for all things cute (real collectors can even purchase a tote bag exclusive to their location at Ximending Red House). Or if it’s clothes you’re truly after, peruse the collection at Taiwanize, which is stocked with garments patterned with hallmarks of Taiwanese culture and history, from traditional characters to references to the ancient art of jianzhi, or Chinese paper-cutting. Don’t forget the iconic photo op outside Exit 6 of the Ximen MRT Station—this is Taipei’s famous rainbow crosswalk, a locale that’s ripe for an Abbey Road moment.

Where to eat in Mile End

Montreal’s signature meals blend border-hopping haute-gastronomic precision with the unfussy feel of a wine-fueled dinner-party—and some of Mile End’s best meals help define the genre. Wood paneling and bare pine floors at Île Flottante help strike a low-key tone, belying the complexity of its experimental, vegetable-forward tasting menus. Scrupulously sourced Atlantic seafood and local meats made Quebecois brasserie Molenne an instant favorite after its 2025 opening—a meal there might begin with wild Lac-Saint-Pierre sturgeon caviar, hitting its stride over pastured lamb with shiso, nettles, and fava beans.

Just down the block is eight-seat Sushi Nishinokaze, which garnered the neighborhood’s first and only Michelin star in May. Following the Edomae tradition of using marinated and cured ingredients, its chef, Vincent Gee, serves 21-course omakase in a gallery-like space filled with a rotating collection of antique and modern ceramics.

Yet in a neighborhood where classics still reign, any culinary tour of Mile End includes St-Viateur Bagels and Fairmount Bagel, the city’s two most famous bakeries. Each turns out Montreal-style bagels—slightly sweet, chewy, and best eaten fresh from wood-fired ovens. Each has a legion of loyal fans; deciding which one you prefer is a rite of passage.

Soda fountain and Jewish deli Wilensky’s Light Lunch feels unchanged since its 1932 opening, and the former Leonard Cohen hangout remains a pilgrimage place for cherry cola and grilled salami-and-bologna sandwiches. Decked in Italian soccer flags, Café Olimpico has seen generations of Italian Quebecois lingering over doppio espresso and doughnut-like bomboloni spilling creamy fillings.

Some fresh arrivals are riffing on neighborhood heritage, like Renzo Sandwich, which opened last year with retro Italian café design. Diners on its mustard-yellow banquettes order mortadella-artichoke sandwiches, natural wines, and signature boozy slushies. Inspired by dive bars but with an enviable list of natural wines, Le Plongeoir swiftly became an industry hangout after its 2023 opening—the kind of place where locals wrap the night with 2 a.m. pool and bottles of cabernet franc.

Hof Kelsten is a stop on a Mile End Beyond the Bagel tour operated by the Museum of Jewish Montreal.

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On the southern side of the island, in a 17th-century building overlooking the harbor in La Flotte, chef Arthur Da Costa Adao and sommelier Louis Grizeau bring their expertise and twenty-something energy to L’Écailler, crafting tasting menus and beverage pairings that make local products sing—mackerel, meagre, mussels, the famed homard bleu (blue lobster), and more, adorned simply but thoughtfully with seasonal produce. For now, it remains the only Michelin-starred restaurant on Île de Ré.

Another must-visit is La Martinière, an Île de Ré ice cream institution, which pays homage to local harvests with flavors like potato and oysters with seaweed praline (creamy, briny, and strange, but worth a taste), plus crowd pleasers like caramel with fleur de sel (sea salt).

An 18th-century estate with 23 uniquely designed rooms and suites, Hotel La Baronnie calls itself a “village within a village” for its location in historic Saint-Martin-de-Ré.

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Where to stay in Île de Ré

Attesting to the island’s laid-back spirit, Île de Ré has a long tradition of camping. Sites can be found across the island, from family-friendly favorites such as Huttopia to more design-forward stays. At the glamping end of the spectrum is Le Phare, a boutique retreat in Les Portes-en-Ré, on the island’s wild northern tip. Nestled among dunes and salt marshes, its chic beach houses and cabins feature light-filled interiors, natural materials, and terraces that open onto wild landscapes. With the beach just steps away, heated pools, bike rentals, and nature-led experiences, it’s an ideal base for settling into the island’s relaxed rhythm.

By way of lodging, Hôtel de Toiras occupies prime real estate in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, perched on the small port that’s the heart of the island. While the exterior is simple and white-washed, the interior is like a lavish country estate, owing to the esteemed design eye of Pierre-Yves Rochon. Each room and suite, named after a different historical figure, features unique decor items. Mine, very “Marie Antoinette goes to the beach,” had canary-yellow and royal-blue Toile de Jouy wallpaper, and a crown-canopied bed draped in matching, richly textured fabric. The port views and the claw-foot tub added to the seaside aristocratic feel.

A short stroll away, slightly removed from the commotion of the port, is Villa Clarisse. It’s an intimate nine-room property with a clean and airy Haussmannian feel—white walls and high ceilings; fireplaces topped with Louis XV mirrors. Guests are encouraged to feel at home, with an honor-system apéro set-up for pouring champagne, mixing cocktails with local Citadelle gin, and snacking on sliced saucisson. The lush gardens, manicured but also a touch sauvage, have plenty of recliners, and a crystalline pool just begs for a quick dip. The wellness area has two spaces for signature Olivier Claire body and face treatments, and the studio offers yoga classes on Thursday mornings.

Also in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Hotel La Baronnie calls itself a “village within a village.” It’s an 18th-century estate with 23 uniquely designed rooms and suites. Amenities include the Bar 1721 and the island’s only Cinq Mondes Spa, featuring a hydrotherapy pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and a curated menu of signature massages and treatments.

For a low-key, B&B-style stay, Le Secret has five bright guest rooms—understated with a mix of vintage decor—overlooking a lush garden with a sleek swimming pool, olive trees, Japanese maples, and figs. The owners are happy to arrange in-room wellness treatments and massages on request, and share their insider knowledge of Île de Ré.

Harry Styles is a man of the world, running a marathon in Tokyo one day and enjoying a date in Rome another. He’s truly living la dolce vita, and who can blame him? It’s simply the life of a world-famous pop star. Still, amidst his traveling and touring, the star is known to love London’s enviable food and culture scene. When he’s back in the capital city, the musician fills his cup with the city’s best matcha, pasta, and green spaces.

Styles is currently on his 2026 Together, Together 2026 tour, set to perform across the world in Amsterdam, New York, Brazil, Melbourne, Sydney, Mexico City and, of course, London. Joining him are icons Shania Twain, Robyn, Jorja Smith, Fcukers, Fousheé, and Skye Newman. If you didn’t get tickets like us (we’re fine—really!), there are other ways to celebrate the singer; don’t fear.

Weeks away from his Wembley Stadium tour, we honor Styles in the best way we know how: by celebrating his favorite spots across London.

Harry Styles’ top London spots

How Matcha!

Every good day in London starts with an iced matcha, so it’s no surprise Styles has been leading the charge. How Matcha! is known for its vast flavor combinations and vibrant matcha menu, and the singer has been known to dip into the Blandford Street café. There’s a second branch in Notting Hill too. Fans of balanced matchas with infused flavors like rose water or black sesame will love How Matcha! Also, they’ve got a summer menu out now.

Hampstead Heath

Like many Londoners, Styles is known to love Hampstead Heath and has been spotted enjoying the Men’s Pond alongside other swimmers. One of London’s most beloved slices of tranquillity and nature, Hampstead Heath spans nearly 800 acres and is the place to be during sunny weather and summer months. You can trick yourself into forgetting you’re in London for a brief second while traversing more secluded pathways, and then rejoice in the community spirit as you recline alongside the ponds. The best thing about Hampstead Heath is that you can enjoy it in countless ways: an M&S picnic on a blanket, hours of walking and then a trip to a nearby pub or a luxurious dip in the water. The Heath really is your oyster.

Boston gets a lot of attention for its classics—lobster rolls, Boston cream pie, clam chowder. How would you characterize the diversity of Boston’s food scene?

One of the things I love most about Boston is how many different cultures are represented through food. People think of us as lobster rolls and clam chowder, and of course those are here, but you can also find incredible Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and so many other cuisines. That’s one of our city’s greatest strengths.

After spending the covid-era years living in Chinatown, Jujubee’s favorite area of Boston is the nearby Public Garden.

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Do you have a favorite Boston neighborhood?

I spent several years living in Chinatown, and I absolutely loved it. It’s busy, energetic and full of life. It’s not a quiet, tucked-away neighborhood—there are students, tourists, and locals all moving through it at all hours.

I lived there from 2019 to 2022, which meant I spent the lockdown years in Chinatown. Professionally, it was a strange time because I was working on projects and releasing music, but I was also isolated like everyone else. What really grounded me was spending mornings nearby in the Public Garden. I would sit on a bench around nine o’clock in the morning, take in the scenery, and prepare myself for the day. It became my ritual.

Do you have any favorite spots in Boston’s Chinatown?

One of my favorite places [is] Hong Kong Eatery. Whenever I didn’t feel like cooking, I’d stop in for roasted duck, barbecue pork, rice and vegetables. It was affordable, delicious, and became one of my go-to comfort meals.

Club Café has long been a cornerstone of the LGBTQ community in Boston. What makes it special to you?

Club Café is great because it offers something for everyone. If you want to dance, you can absolutely do that. But if you’re looking for something more relaxed, there’s the Napoleon Room, where you can hear incredible singers, including people who’ve performed on Broadway. I appreciate that balance. You can have dinner with friends, listen to show tunes, and still be part of the energy of the space and the community.

And given the town’s ritzy reputation, shopping is world-class here. Many of the best global brands have boutiques in downtown Aspen, but if you prefer to go local, Aztech Mountain is partially based in town and is known for colorful, attention-grabbing styles, from color-block sweaters to ski suits in unusual patterns and body-skimming silhouettes. Otherwise, pick up Aspen-branded merch (from novelty knitwear to baseball caps with the aspen leaf on it) as well activewear (from ski shells to yoga leggings) at the Aspen Collection. Their ski clothes are tested by local pros to ensure they can withstand the demands of the mountains. You can also rent gear here, from skis to mountain bikes. And for many, there’s no better Aspen souvenir than a custom hat from Kemo Sabe.

One of the things that locals love about living in Aspen is you get the intimate, mountain-town feel but with some worldly amenities, especially when it comes to art and culture. Belly Up, for instance, is a regular tour stop for topnotch acts, from Diplo to Melissa Ethridge. When it comes to art, both Aspen Art Museum and The Bayer Center are free to enter.

Mollie Aspen, a 68-room boutique, delivers a bit more intimacy with all the amenities.

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Where to stay in Aspen

Hotel Jerome, Auberge Collection has been beloved since it first opened in the 19th century. Après at the bar is quite the scene, but it also has some of the most stylish guest rooms in town (which were all just given a light makeover). The Garden Room was also recently reimagined and now hosts Après Tea, a more elegant and subdued take on the post-ski tradition. Though, of course, no one will blame you for upgrading a cup of earl grey for a glass of Louis Roederer served in sparkling Waterford crystal.