Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)

Name: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Genre: Adventure, Documentary
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Anthony Bourdain

Adventure · Documentary

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

IMDb rating: 8.9 (8,167 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 12
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 12 seasons indexed

Cast

Anthony Bourdain Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.63 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 6.6 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Myanmar	7.9	378
2	Los Angeles	7.6	293
3	Colombia	7.4	257
4	Canada	8.4	300
5	Morocco (Tangier)	7.8	222
6	Libya	7.6	242
7	Peru	7.5	195
8	Congo	7.9	232
9	Prime Cuts: Season 1	6.6	38

Season 2 (2013)

7.69 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 7.0 43 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jerusalem	8.0	225
2	Spain	7.6	194
3	New Mexico	7.1	165
4	Copenhagen	8.2	203
5	Sicily	7.6	183
6	South Africa	7.3	147
7	Tokyo	8.2	206
8	Detroit	8.2	182
9	Prime Cuts: Season 2	7.0	36

Season 3 (2014)

7.77 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 6.7 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Punjab, India	8.0	179
2	Las Vegas	7.1	157
3	Lyon	8.8	217
4	Mexico City	7.8	144
5	Russia	7.9	166
6	Mississippi Delta	7.6	139
7	Thailand	8.4	189
8	Bahia, Brazil	7.6	128
10	Prime Cuts: Season 3	6.7	35

Season 4 (2014)

7.79 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 43 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shanghai	7.8	150
2	The Bronx	7.5	143
3	Paraguay	7.5	114
4	Vietnam	8.3	171
5	Tanzania	7.8	133
6	Iran	8.8	336
7	Massachusetts	8.2	178
8	Jamaica	7.8	149
9	Prime Cuts: Season 4	6.6	32
10	Viewer's Choice	7.6	37

Season 5 (2015)

7.59 avg 9 episodes 7.3 → 6.2 43 min avg

Bad finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Korea	7.3	152
2	Miami	7.9	135
3	Scotland	8.1	170
4	Madagascar	7.7	133
5	New Jersey	7.6	110
6	Budapest	7.9	121
7	Hawaii	7.8	115
8	Beirut	7.8	121
9	Prime Cuts: Season 5	6.2	33

Season 6 (2015)

7.61 avg 9 episodes 7.6 → 6.4 43 min avg

Bad finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cuba	7.6	143
2	Marseille, France	8.2	134
3	Okinawa, Japan	7.9	129
4	Bay Area	7.5	107
5	Ethiopia	7.6	114
6	Borneo	7.6	120
7	Istanbul	7.6	131
8	Charleston, S.C.	8.1	152
9	Prime Cuts: Season 6	6.4	32

Season 7 (2016)

7.75 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 7.5 42 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Manila, Philippines	8.2	167
2	Chicago	7.6	133
3	The Greek Islands	7.8	124
4	Montana	7.8	129
5	Tblisi, Georgia	7.7	105
6	Senegal	7.8	113
7	Cologne, Germany	7.6	113
8	Buenos Aires	7.5	105

Season 8 (2016)

7.88 avg 10 episodes 8.7 → 6.4 42 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hanoi	8.7	228
2	Nashville	8.2	135
3	Sichuan with Eric Ripert	8.4	150
4	London	7.8	185
5	Houston	7.9	119
6	Japan with Masa	8.6	151
7	Buenos Aires	7.3	91
8	Minas Gerais, Brazil	7.7	104
9	Rome	7.8	127
10	Prime Cuts Season 8	6.4	33

Season 9 (2017)

8.03 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Los Angeles	7.8	115
2	San Sebastian	8.0	106
3	Laos	8.0	111
4	Queens	7.9	105
5	Antarctica	8.2	134
6	Oman	8.0	111
7	Trinidad	7.9	97
8	Porto, Portugal	8.4	128

Season 10 (2017)

7.48 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 6.4 42 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Singapore	8.0	116
2	French Alps	8.1	107
3	Lagos	6.7	97
4	Pittsburgh	7.5	105
5	Sri Lanka	7.2	92
6	Puerto Rico	7.5	91
7	Seattle	7.9	137
8	Southern Italy: The Heel of the Boot	8.0	109
9	Prime Cuts Season 10	6.4	34

Season 11 (2018)

8.11 avg 8 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 44 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	West Virginia	8.1	143
2	Uruguay	7.7	97
3	Newfoundland	8.7	126
4	Armenia	8.0	132
5	Hong Kong	8.6	142
6	Berlin	8.0	125
7	Cajun Mardi Gras	7.4	100
8	Bhutan	8.4	120

Season 12 (2018)

7.81 avg 7 episodes 8.5 → 7.8 46 min avg

Shape drift

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kenya	8.5	139
2	Asturias, Spain	8.6	127
3	Indonesia	7.1	84
4	Tony's Impact	7.5	81
5	Far West Texas	7.5	88
6	Under the Tarp	7.7	74
7	Lower East Side	7.8	112

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013)

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