8.0/1051 votes#1 - Singapore
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2011
Tony's first 24-hour layover lands him in Singapore, a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities that all come together over a national obsession with food. Tony's friends take him on a tour of the hyper-modern city that manages to stay true to its culinary roots
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- 7.9/1047 votes
#2 - New York
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/28/2011
Tony takes on his hometown of NYC. Having lived and explored the city for years, Tony's better equipped then anybody to show even the most novice traveler, how to explore this diverse and fast paced city
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- 8.2/1044 votes
#3 - Rome
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2011
Tony has just over 30 hours to explore the Eternal City. From dusk till dark, he sets off to explore and eat as much as he can in a whirlwind tour, from the banks of the Tiber River, and deep into the crooked ancient alleyways.
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- 7.3/1038 votes
#4 - Miami
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2011
Paying homage to his love for Miami Vice, Tony Bourdain's Layover in Miami is full of hilarity as he takes in the South Beach Art Deco architecture scene and spots bikini clad roller bladers while cruising around in his red convertible.
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- 7.9/1043 votes
#5 - Hong Kong
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/2011
Tony finds himself on a Layover in the fast paced, fascinating city of Hong Kong...in the middle of summer. Sweltering heat, oppressive smog, and intermittent rain, add some sardonic twists to Tony's travels to the Far East.
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- 7.8/1041 votes
#6 - Montreal
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/26/2011
A Montreal Layover for Tony means calling up local friends like Martin Picard to explore the city's hot spots that can't be found in any guidebook. He sees first hand how intrinsic the local environment is to food and fun.
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- 7.5/1047 votes
#7 - Amsterdam
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/2/2012
Anthony Bourdain visits Amsterdam for the first time since his "misspent youth" and learns there's more to the city than the red light district.
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- 7.9/1039 votes
#8 - San Francisco
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2012
Tony Bourdain finds himself in San Francisco, a city known by vegan and vegetarian lovers alike. He discovers that San Francisco is actually a "bare-knuckled, 2-fisted drinking town," where you can get a great meal of raw juicy meat for under $20.
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- 7.8/1038 votes
#9 - London
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2012
A layover in London, Tony's "home away from home," means catching up with chef friends Marco Pierre White and Fergus Henderson. He has just enough time for a few pints and a visit to a real-life little shop of horrors before his flight home.
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- 7.8/1039 votes
#10 - Los Angeles
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2012
Tony has 48 hours to find the best food that LA has to offer. A huge city with ethnic enclaves spread out over 468 square miles. He stays at one of Hollywood's most luxurious and legendary hotels, Chateau Marmont.
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The Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: The Layover Season 1
Every episode of Anthony Bourdain: The Layover Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: The Layover Season 1!
The Layover is a travel and food show on the Travel Channel hosted by Anthony Bourdain. The show premiered on November 21, 2011 in an...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Singapore" is the best rated episode of "Anthony Bourdain: The Layover" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "New York".