What do ice-cream sandwiches, amphora-fermented wines, hip London hoteliers and cashmere eye-masks have in common? They’re among the new stars in this year’s Gourmet Traveller Hot 100. It’s your global hit list, from the latest in travel tips to emerging food and drinks trends. To see some of our top picks in pictures, launch the slideshow. To check out the entire Hot 100 list, click here.

Light foot
Pure Flow running shoes, $200, are part of the new Pure Project range by Brooks.
PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

Baillies on the Rocks
James and Hayley Baillie on the site of their new Sydney property.
PHOTOGRAPHY ANTHONY GEERNAERT

The right path
The Bishop of Ostia in Brunswick, the Melbourne neighbourhood of the moment.
PHOTOGRAPHY JULIAN KINGMA

Bedtime fun
Miniature lamingtons offered in rooms at Sydney’s Park Hyatt.
PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

Bistro, retread
Franceschetta 58 is set in a former tyre shop in Modena.

Cut and class
The custom-made Champagne coupe from London’s Connaught Hotel.
PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

Eco-lodge-y
Pikaia Lodge in the Galapagos Islands.

Make it a double
Michael Madrusan, co-owner of Melbourne whiskey oasis The Everleigh.
PHOTOGRAPHY JULIAN KINGMA

On the side
Hobart’s new Sidecar bar.
PHOTOGRAPHY LUKE BURGESS

Fit for a king
The main swimming pool at Palais Namaskar, Marrakech.

Calm waters
The over-water spa at Viceroy Maldives Resort.

Power plants
Joost Bakker outside one of his signature vertical gardens at the temporary Greenhouse in Melbourne.
PHOTOGRAPHY JULIAN KINGMA

Designer threads
The living room in the cottage at Byron View Farm.
PHOTOGRAPHY PRUE RUSCOE

Taste sensation
Seaweed crackers with burnt eggplant and furikake at Cutler & Co., Melbourne.
PHOTOGRAPHY JULIAN KINGMA

Hellenic heaven
The Asian-inspired Inbi restaurant at Costa Navarino.

Juicy couture
At Momofuku Seiobo in Sydney, the mullet, warrigal greens and furikake is paired with cucumber juice.
PHOTOGRAPHY JASON LOUCAS

Old-school charm
Chocolate-makers Rick (left) and Michael Mast of Mast Brothers in Brooklyn, New York.
PHOTOGRAPHY ARMELLE HABIB

Jet setting
KLM’s in-flight tableware by Marcel Wanders.

The giant gingerbread design we’ve used to open this year’s Hot 100 might be the most prominent reason to visit its creators at new Woolloomooloo pâtisserie Flour and Stone, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Frozen favourite
The toasted brioche ice-cream sandwich with caramel at Wilbur’s Place in Potts Point, Sydney.
PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS CHEN

Bottled cocktails
Bottled cocktails
Bottled cocktails
The Laneway’s take on an Americano (left) and The Kodiak Club’s US Route 10.
PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN