This is a small, deliberate guide. It is not a list of the best, nor the newest, nor the most. It is a record of rooms I have entered twice, tables I have sat at long enough to be remembered, Museums always worthy of a return and corners that, on some quiet afternoon, felt like a small gift.
A guide should feel like a letter — slightly creased, written in good light, and meant for one person at a time.
New entries arrive when they arrive. Some cities are kept here for years before a single place is added. That is part of the point.