F1 · Place-led — the place first
Quinta da Curva
A wine estate stay · Douro Valley, Portugal
Terraces at dusk, the Linha do Douro railway, the September harvest calendar, five rooms above the river bend.
F2 · Offer-led — the menu first
Foc de Mercat
A wood-fired table by the market · Valencia, Spain
A chalk menu written at noon and erased by night; orange-wood paella; the esmorzaret hour at the barra.
F3 · Action-led — the booking first
Hoshimachi-sha 星待舎
A stargazing guide hut · Achi village, Nagano, Japan
Ninety-minute sessions, eight seats, red-light etiquette, a moon calendar that follows the real sky.
F4 · Collection-led — a collection first
Cangshan Provisions 苍山下·山货社
A mountain-provisions shop · Dali, Yunnan, China
Four shelves by season — spring tea, summer mushrooms, autumn honey, winter hams.
F5 · Feature-led — the highlights first
Café des Canuts
A corner café · Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
Morning roast, the midday mâchon, evening apéro, Sunday brunch — on the hill the silk workers built.