The enormous buffet table, packed with delicious, homemade dishes like gravlax (salmon appetizer), mustard herring, potatoes and dark and sweet rye bread, typical of the archipelago.

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Aboard the boat was a cloth-covered picnic table set with handmade clay dishes and mugs, holding corn chips and homemade guacamole, a salad prepared with freshly picked chinampa produce, such as white onion and tomatoes, and served with two types of ranchero cheese, as well as plates of Oaxaca-style tamales filled with mushroom and guajillo chilli sauce.

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The months-old eatery, called De Jong, is gaining a lot of buzz for its flower, herb and vegetable-based menu, offering dishes such as cold smoked salmon covered in tulip leaves and homemade pancetta served over local flowers.

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Bio Mio's ethos is impeccably thought through in carefully sourced dishes such as smoked halibut and roasted vegetables with horseradish cream, and balsamic baked beetroot with homemade taro chips.

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Ramen noodle dishes such as tan tan men (whole-wheat egg noodles and spicy miso with pork and spicy homemade sausage), dumplings and hot tapas (locals line up for the duck-fat fried chicken) are local favorites.

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