There are some things you can’t leave Paris without trying, like a tarte tatin, souffle, quiche, croissant, mille-feuille, eclair and steak frites baguette…? You read that right. One of Paris’ most iconic restaurants for steak frites, Le Relais de Venise, takes two of France’s most iconic foods, steak frites and baguette, and combines them to create the steak frites baguette. Served out of La Baguette du Relais – Le Relais de Venise’s take-away shop in the Marais area – the steak frites baguette has gone viral on social media. TikTokers and food bloggers alike have flocked to the restaurant to bite into the delicious baguette. TikTok user @jacksdiningroom’s video of him trying the steak frites baguette has been viewed more than 2 million times. And it’s got travellers hungry. One quick search on TikTok will reveal how many people have been influenced and tried the viral baguette. Hint: it’s a lot.

There’s no shortage of deliciously sweet treats to consume in Paris. From pain au chocolat to mille feuille, madeleines and so much more, you can easily fill your days hopping between cafes and patisseries. If you need help locating the best of them, here are our favourite cafes and patisseries in Paris. But for the ultimate sweet treat, head to Carette and order a hot chocolate. Having recently found social media fame on TikTok, Carette’s hot chocolate has gone viral with a single video of the drink racking up more than 22 million views. What makes it so good, you ask? Carette’s hot chocolate is velvety and made up of melted chocolate mixed with a little bit of water. It is also served with a mountainous serving of whipped cream, which you add to the cup of silky sweetness to your liking. A single serve costs around nine euro and there’s enough in the pot it’s served in to fill two cups worth.

If you’re travelling to Italy and trying to decide which second city to visit after Rome, then the sandwiches from All’ Antico Vinaio will convince you to head to Florence. The sandwich has gone absolutely viral on TikTok and has fast-become the first place to go when touching down in the famous city. The Italian sandwiches have millions of views on the social media platform and are often referred to as the ‘world’s most famous sandwich shop’. It’s become so popular that in Florence the sandwich franchise has two shops adjacent to each other on the same street to cope with the never-ending demand during peak season. You can’t leave Florence without biting into the Favolosa, which includes the shop’s signature ingredients sbriciolona salami, homemade pecorino cream, artichoke cream, and slightly spicy eggplant between two slices of panini.

Katz’s Deli needs no introduction. You’ve seen Meg Ryan’s iconic Sleepless in Seattle scene that takes place, there’s even a sign in-store that points to the very table that it was filmed. While New York City’s oldest deli found Hollywood fame, its dedication to plating up the best pastrami sandwich has not wavered. More than 100 years old, the popularity of this deli among locals and tourists remains so don’t be surprised if you have to queue. Each piece of pastrami on this sandwich has been prepared in-house. The hours-long process includes the pastrami being soaked in brine, rubbed with spices, smoked and boiled before being freshly carved when ordered. The deliciously juicy slices of pastrami (and the sandwich is packed with them) are crammed between two slices of rye that have been slathered with mustard and reuben dressing (if you so choose). This meaty Pastrami on Rye sandwich doesn’t come cheap, it costs around $42, but you can easily split one between two as it’s so big.

If you’ve not heard of the TikTok-famous Dubai chocolate, where have you been? Originally created by Fix Dessert Chocolate in Dubai, the chocolate bar has garnered so much attention that people from around the world are making journeys to the UAE just to try it and documenting it all on TikTok. What makes this chocolate bar so special is what it’s filled with. The block of chocolate is deep. A layer of milk chocolate encases a gooey mix of pistachio, tahini and crispy knafeh. But getting to Dubai is the easy part, securing the chocolate is the hard part. The blocks are handmade fresh daily and are only available on Deliveroo. A limited amount of blocks are available to order at two timeslots per day – 2pm and 5pm – and regularly sell out in minutes.

Whether it’s 7-Eleven, Lawson or FamilyMart, TikTok can’t get enough of the array of affordable and delicious foods you can get from convenience stores in Tokyo. So what can’t you leave without trying? Well, how much time do you have? From the iconic tamago sando – sandwiches filled with cream and fresh fruit – to fried chicken and crepes filled with ice cream, each time you enter a convenience store a delicious adventure awaits. Don’t believe me? Just type in ‘7-Eleven food haul Japan’ in the search bar and TikTok and you’ll serve countless videos on social-savvy travellers trying everything they bought.

Here’s the dill. This pickle sandwich went viral on TikTok thanks to food influencer @gabbyparmesan. The Long Island-local posted a TikTok of Seven Brothers Gourmet’s pickle sandwich, which has now been viewed more than 4.7 million times. Seven Brothers Gourmet’s pickle sandwich redefines pickle sandwiches. You’d be wrong to think that a pickle sandwich from Seven Brothers Gourmet consists of just pickles between two slices of bread. A pickle sandwich from Seven Brothers Gourmet is a whole pickle sliced down the middle, with the two halves substituting the two sides of a bread bun. Each side of the pickle is hollowed out and packed with sandwich fillings, like turkey, bacon, provolone, lettuce and more. Booking a ticket to NYC, stat.