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The Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8

Every episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 9 - Austin
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E9

    At the start of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony heads to Austin, TX, during South By Southwest: an international music, film and interactive festival. Tony looks to local chefs, BBQ Pit-masters and local bands that call Austin home, to guide him through the city.

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  2. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 4 - Lisbon
    8.5/10(108 votes)

    S8:E4

    Once the center of the richest empire in Europe, Lisbon now faces one of the worst financial crises in the EU. But even as it struggles with rising debt and unemployment, Tony finds out that Lisbon is experiencing a cultural and culinary renaissance.

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  3. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 3 - Croatian Coast
    8.4/10(129 votes)

    S8:E3

    Croatia's Istria and Dalmatia regions are toured. Included: swimming with bluefin tuna; truffle hunting.

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  4. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 6 - Finland
    7.9/10(97 votes)

    S8:E6

    Anthony Bourdain heeds the calls of his Finnish Facebook fans and takes a trip to Helsinki, Finland. Tony joins musician Sami Yaffa for a liquored-up tour of the world's only pub tram, a bloody sauna and an unexpectedly exciting dinner with a cabbie's mother.

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  5. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 7 - Baja
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    S8:E7

    In this episode of No Reservations, Tony Bourdain heads to Tijuana, Mexico and the Baja Peninsula -- a place he admittedly knows very little about.

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  6. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 2 - Kansas City
    7.5/10(79 votes)

    S8:E2

    Tony Bourdain travels to Kansas City, MO, the BBQ capitol of the world with pal Zamir Gotta in search of the best barbeque. While there, Tony meets up with musicians, Dan and Patrick of The Black Keys for some serious finger licking meat.

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  7. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 5 - Japan: Cook It Raw
    7.5/10(70 votes)

    S8:E5

    Tony heads to Japan for the gastronomic event that is, "Cook it Raw," which brings together some of the best chefs in the world and throws them into an unfamiliar environment with unknown ingredients.

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  8. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 8 - Penang
    7.4/10(67 votes)

    S8:E8

    In Penang, Tony Bourdain discovers a beautiful rice and shrimp dish wrapped in a banana leaf that he can't get enough of, then eats fresh snapper on Monkey Beach which surprisingly lives up to its name.

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  9. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 1 - Mozambique
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    S8:E1

    Tony travels to Mozambique and finds himself in a mysterious, post-colonial Africa. From Portuguese ruins on Mozambique Island, to the vibrant metropolis of Maputo, Mozambique doesn't look like anyplace Tony has been so far.

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  10. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 10 - Sydney
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E10

    On the next leg of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony travels to Sydney for the sheep farms of the blue mountains to the chic innovative restaurants of the big city. He samples fresh seafood, old school charcuterie, and the ubiquitous Australian barbie.

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  11. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 11 - Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E11

    In this special episode Tony dives into the holy trinity - Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, from recording music in the Mojave Desert with Queens Of The Stone Age to a tutorial on making food porn to burning cocaine in Panama.

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  12. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 12 - Emilia Romagna
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E12

    Tony travels to Emilia Romagna, the "breadbasket of Italy," with acclaimed NYC chef Michael White. In a red Ferrari California, the 2 travel across the region, sampling the foods that make this part of Italy great.

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  13. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 13 - Burgundy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E13

    "If this was a film I would tell you the story of a roadtrip!" Behind the wheel of a classic Citroen DS, Tony Bourdain coasts down a quiet road in Burgundy. Seated beside him is chef, television host and Burgundy native Ludo Lefebvre, who has joined Tony to rediscover the place of his birth.

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  14. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 14 - Seven Deadly Sins
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E14

    This special episode of No Reservations serves up a refresher course on the Seven Deadly Sins: lust over a simple plate of pasta in Rome, disturbing display of wrath in NYC, and a bloody example of sloth in Finland.

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  15. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 15 - Rio
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E15

    Rio, a perfect city that is almost impossible to not love. But Tony only wishes that he could enjoy his time more in this Brazilian paradise as he nervously awaits his wife's Jiu Jitsu battle.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 16 - Off the Charts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E16

    In this special episode, Tony experiences a Haitian cemetery on the Day of the Dead, has a humorously horrific Halloween party in Transylvania with Zamir, and heads to Iraq covered in body armor, prepped for minefields & death.

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  17. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 17 - Dominican Republic
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E17

    Nearing toward the end of his final tour, Anthony Bourdain travels to the Caribbean for fresh fish and more in the Dominican Republic.

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  18. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 Episode 18 - Brooklyn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E18

    On the last leg of his final No Reservations tour, Tony travels just across the river to Brooklyn, a part of New York that he's barely visited. Tony explores the cutting edge food, music, and people that the area offers, but also meets the nostalgic characters and stalwarts of the old days who co-exist with the new Brooklyn.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Austin" is the best rated episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations season 8. It scored 10.0/10 from 1 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on September 3, 2012. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Lisbon".