Rather than list the tourist traps and city cliches, The HUNT team has donned their curatorial-coloured glasses in order to steer readers away from chain restaurants and ubiquitous brand names, and point them towards exceptional handpicked venues that have been carefully considered as emblems their city s thriving local, independently owned dining, shopping and lifestyle scene. These include a mix of heritage finds and old school favorites, offbeat gems and hip newcomers. Over the last decade, our guides have become the go-to source for a worldwide community of locals and travellers who seek out genuine, intriguing independent businesses. The HUNT: UK and Europe boxed set includes our guides to some of the most popular European destinations. With the HUNT guides to Barcelona, Berlin, London, Paris and Rome on your shelves, you ll feel at home in any of these cosmopolitan cities. Whether it s the finest family-run bakeries in Paris, the best independent clothes shops in London or the tastiest tapas spots in Barcelona, any traveller will find lesser-known gems in these books that offer the real, authentic side of these vibrant metropolises.