The cost of eating out can make or break a vacation, but these MICHELIN-approved spots — from Star-rated taquerias in Mexico to hawker stalls in Penang, via well-priced Bib Gourmand restaurants across the world — prove that great food doesn’t have to come with a high price tag. For food lovers, these affordable destinations are well worth adding to your summer radar.

Some chefs innovate to impress. Others cook at the highest level simply to offer the pure pleasure of dining. Enoteca Pinchiorri, the Florence institution that has held Three MICHELIN Stars since 2004, belongs emphatically to the latter camp. This is how it feels to experience it — through the eyes of our Inspector.

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