The BEST episodes of The Layover
Every episode of The Layover ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Layover!
Proving that layovers are opportunities for travelers to mingle with locals, crash parties, dine on local cuisine, and explore cultures, this new weekly series gives No Reservations' foodie-traveler extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain just 24-48 hours to hit the "must see" places, people and foods. From New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami to Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Rome, Montreal and Amsterdam, he will provide viewers with insider tips that only the most seasoned travelers would know.
#1 - Toronto
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/17/2012
Tony finds that there’s more to Toronto than what meets the eye. From nose-to-tail cuisine to authentic dim sum, Toronto has one of the most diverse food scenes in the world, and Tony attempts to see as much of it as he can in the little time he has.
#5 - Montreal
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/26/2011
A Montreal Layover for Tony means calling up local friends like Martin Picard to explore the city's hot spots that can't be found in any guidebook. He sees first hand how intrinsic the local environment is to food and fun.
#7 - New Orleans
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2013
In New Orleans, the town of excess, Tony indulges in fresh seafood, drinks Sazerac with Davis Rogan, hits The Kingpin and finishes off his bar crawl with tacos from one of the nation’s top 20 food trucks.
#8 - Philadelphia
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/2012
Tony goes beyond the cheesesteak in Philadelphia. He dines on modern Israeli food with Marc Vetri, throws back the citywide special at Dirty Frank's and learns the real story behind the drinking and carousing of our Founding Fathers.
#12 - Chicago
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/2012
Tony cruises around the Windy City, has a damn-good hot dog, has a drink with painter and blogger Bruce Cameron Elliott, and dines with Top Chef champion Stephanie Izard.
#14 - Miami
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2011
Paying homage to his love for Miami Vice, Tony Bourdain's Layover in Miami is full of hilarity as he takes in the South Beach Art Deco architecture scene and spots bikini clad roller bladers while cruising around in his red convertible.
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#16 - London
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2012
A layover in London, Tony's "home away from home," means catching up with chef friends Marco Pierre White and Fergus Henderson. He has just enough time for a few pints and a visit to a real-life little shop of horrors before his flight home.
#17 - Singapore
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2011
Tony's first 24-hour layover lands him in Singapore, a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities that all come together over a national obsession with food. Tony's friends take him on a tour of the hyper-modern city that manages to stay true to its culinary roots
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#18 - San Francisco
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2012
Tony Bourdain finds himself in San Francisco, a city known by vegan and vegetarian lovers alike. He discovers that San Francisco is actually a "bare-knuckled, 2-fisted drinking town," where you can get a great meal of raw juicy meat for under $20.
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#19 - Amsterdam
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/2/2012
Anthony Bourdain visits Amsterdam for the first time since his "misspent youth" and learns there's more to the city than the red light district.
#20 - Seattle
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2013
Who doesn't love a layover in Seattle? Bourdain indulges in runny and smelly cheeses at Calf and Kid, checks out the aerial view of the city from a seaplane and gets a not-so-family-friendly tour of Seattle's historical underbelly.