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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)

Name: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Genre: Adventure, Documentary, Reality-TV
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Anthony Bourdain

Adventure · Documentary · Reality-TV

Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst into life's colorful and rich pageant, bringing his intellectual curiosity, empathy, wit and boundless appetite.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (8,939 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+ · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Anthony Bourdain Himself - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.81 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	France: Why the French Don't Suck	8.2	179
2	Iceland: Hello Darkness My Old Friend	7.9	183
3	New Jersey	7.2	104
4	Vietnam: The Island of Mr. Sang	7.8	140
5	Malaysia: Into the Jungle	7.8	107
6	Sicily	8.0	99
7	Las Vegas	7.5	92
8	Uzbekistan	7.9	91
9	New Zealand: Down Under the Down Under	8.0	95
10	Iceland Special Edition	7.8	62

Season 2 (2006)

7.90 avg 15 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Leftovers 1	7.6	38
1	Asia Special: China & Japan	8.2	75
2	South Florida	7.6	71
3	Peru	8.2	77
4	Canada	8.2	89
5	Sweden	7.8	90
6	Puerto Rico	7.6	75
7	Japan	8.4	87
8	US/Mexico Border	7.8	74
9	India: Rajasthan	7.8	67
10	India: Kolkata/Bombay	7.5	64
11	Korea	8.1	86
12	Indonesia	7.5	75
13	Special: Decoding Ferran Adria	7.3	60
14	Beirut	8.9	140

Season 3 (2007)

7.55 avg 17 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Leftovers 2	7.5	37
1	Ireland	7.2	79
2	Ghana	6.9	76
3	Pacific NW	7.8	65
4	Namibia	6.6	76
5	Russia	7.9	77
6	Los Angeles	7.2	59
7	Shanghai	7.6	63
8	New York City	7.8	67
9	Brazil	7.8	71
10	French Polynesia	7.5	58
11	Cleveland	8.0	68
12	Hong Kong	7.9	72
13	Argentina	7.1	80
14	South Carolina	8.1	64
15	Tuscany	8.0	69
16	Holiday Special	7.5	59

Season 4 (2008)

7.61 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 6.7 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Singapore	7.9	66
2	Berlin	7.7	69
3	Vancouver, BC	7.7	67
4	Greek Islands	7.8	63
5	New Orleans	7.8	68
6	London/Edinburgh	8.2	76
7	Jamaica	7.0	71
8	Romania	7.7	83
9	Hawaii	7.5	62
10	Into the Fire	7.7	70
11	Laos	7.8	65
12	Colombia	7.5	61
13	Saudi Arabia	7.1	88
14	Uruguay	7.7	72
15	U.S. Southwest	7.8	63
16	Tokyo	8.1	72
17	Spain	8.2	70
18	Egypt	7.2	64
19	So Long, Summer	7.1	51
20	At the Table with Anthony Bourdain	6.7	52

Season 5 (2009)

7.68 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mexico	7.9	69
2	Venice	8.0	65
3	Washington D.C.	7.2	53
4	Azores	8.0	74
5	Chicago	7.8	66
6	Food Porn	7.1	54
7	Philippines	7.6	67
8	Disappearing Manhattan	7.6	60
9	Sri Lanka	7.4	62
10	Vietnam: There's No Place Like Home	7.0	74
11	Chile	7.7	63
12	Australia	8.0	67
13	Buffalo/Baltimore/Detroit	8.3	98
14	On the Street	7.5	50
15	San Francisco	7.9	59
16	Thailand	7.6	66
17	Montana	8.0	64
18	Burning Questions	7.2	50
19	Outer Boroughs	7.5	47
20	Sardinia	8.2	64

Season 6 (2010)

7.53 avg 26 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Panama	7.1	55
2	Istanbul	7.5	79
3	Brittany	8.1	61
4	Prague	8.3	70
5	Hudson Valley, NY	7.7	68
6	Ecuador	7.7	58
7	Obsessed	7.2	53
8	Harbin, China	7.3	57
9	Provence	8.0	59
10	Vietnam Central Highlands	6.9	53
11	Techniques Special	7.6	55
12	Maine	8.1	58
13	Food Porn 2	7.2	51
14	Caribbean Island Hopping	7.4	56
15	U.S. Heartland	7.7	56
16	Liberia	6.6	55
17	Kerala, India	7.8	59
18	Where It All Began	7.3	52
19	Dubai	6.9	55
20	Rome	8.0	70
21	Back to Beirut	7.7	69
22	Making of India	7.3	38
23	What Were We Thinking Special	7.1	34
24	Paris	8.0	63
25	Madrid	7.8	59
26	Holiday Special	7.5	55

Season 7 (2011)

7.72 avg 17 episodes 6.8 → 7.5 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Haiti	6.8	103
2	Cambodia	7.5	95
3	Nicaragua	7.6	77
4	Vienna	8.3	98
5	Ozarks	7.7	80
6	Brazil	7.7	69
7	Boston	7.0	89
8	Japan: Hokkaido	8.3	92
9	Cuba	7.5	74
10	Macau	7.7	68
11	Naples	8.0	85
12	El Bulli	7.8	92
13	U.S. Desert	8.0	99
14	Ukraine	7.8	74
15	Kurdistan	7.8	83
16	Cajun Country	8.2	79
17	Holiday Special	7.5	66

Season 8 (2012)

7.76 avg 8 episodes 7.2 → 7.4 43 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mozambique	7.2	78
2	Kansas City	7.5	78
3	Croatian Coast	8.4	129
4	Lisbon	8.5	107
5	Japan: Cook It Raw	7.5	70
6	Finland	7.9	95
7	Baja	7.7	60
8	Penang	7.4	67

Season 9 (2012)

7.37 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Austin	7.7	64
2	Sydney	8.0	69
3	Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll	6.2	41
4	Emilia Romagna	7.8	71
5	Burgundy	8.1	62
6	Seven Deadly Sins	6.8	44
7	Rio	7.4	59
8	Off the Charts	6.4	35
9	Dominican Republic	7.6	59
10	Brooklyn	7.7	64