Must-see restaurants in Europe

  • Osteria La Piazzetta dell'Erba

    Assisi

    Tables at this local favourite are always highly coveted: in winter in the cosy stone-vaulted interior, in summer outside on a small, flower-strewn square…

  • Béns d’Avall

    Sóller

    From its cliff-top perch overlooking the sea, this restaurant's terrace is pop-the-question-at-sunset romantic. Not only that, it's the home turf of Benet…

  • Pierożak

    Poznań

    Walking into this small pierogi eatery is like stepping into a Polish home kitchen, with a few tables out the back and several women up front preparing…

  • Gastroteka Danontzat

    Hondarribia

    Gastroteka Danontzat's fun, creative approach to dining combines beautifully prepared market-fresh fare with highly original presentation and props. Start…

  • Osteria Eat Out

    Assisi

    With its dreamy al fresco terrace and casually chic interiors, you might expect the glass-fronted restaurant of the five-star Nun Assisi hotel to be all…

  • Cafe Littera

    Tbilisi

    A real treat, Littera serves simply superb 'nouveau Georgian' dishes in the lovely rear garden of the Georgian Writers' Union building. Don't miss trying…

  • Magno Gaudio

    Pistoia

    If it is local Pistoians you're looking for, snag a table at this tasty all-rounder. Be it breakfast, brunch, dinner or an aperitivo on the street terrace…

  • Reffen

    Copenhagen

    This harbourside street-food market is a veritable village of converted shipping containers, peddling sustainable bites from across the globe. Multiculti…

  • The Old House

    Yorkshire

    Once an old pub, now the base of Hull street-food brand Shoot the Bull, this lovely restaurant does refined comfort food exceptionally well. Locally…

  • Fisherman Kitchen

    The Westfjords

    The fine restaurant at the Fisherman hotel has striking place mats and menu covers made from fish skins. The food though refuses to be upstaged – assured…

  • Tetería Almedina

    Almería

    For a break from tapas, this welcoming little tearoom-restaurant is the answer. Hidden in a backstreet below the Alcazaba, it serves a reassuring menu of…

  • Osteria Dalla Gigia

    Treviso

    This friendly and authentic snack bar is a great place to rub shoulders with locals. Everyone crams in to enjoy the legendary mozzarella alla Gigia, a…

  • Salon Schmitz

    Cologne

    Spread over three historical row houses, the Schmitz empire is your one-stop shop for excellent food and drink. Greet the day with a lavish breakfast in…

  • Bar do Guincho

    Cascais

    Sweeping the awards for most dramatic location in Cascais, this good-time bar-restaurant sits tucked behind a craggy ridge on the northern end of Guincho…

  • Schengen

    St Petersburg

    A breath of fresh air just off Liteyny pr, Schengen represents local aspirations to the wider world. The wide-ranging menu is packed with temptations,…

  • DOC

    Pinhão

    Architect Miguel Saraiva's ode to clean-lined, glass-walled minimalism, DOC is headed up by Portuguese star chef Rui Paula. Its terrace peering out across…

  • Longueville Manor

    Jersey

    One of Jersey's best restaurants is found inside Jersey's most distinguished hotel. Chef Andrew Baird places great emphasis on local, seasonal produce,…

  • Foodworks

    Kilkenny City

    The owners of this cool and casual bistro keep their own pigs and grow their own salad leaves, so it would be churlish not to try their pork loin stuffed…

  • Cascina Respaù

    Como

    Amid the lush greenery high above Como, this small rustic restaurant feels like an idyllic escape from the sometimes maddening crowds along the lake…

  • Plachutta

    Vienna

    If you're keen to taste Tafelspitz, you can't beat this specialist wood-panelled, white-tableclothed restaurant. It serves no fewer than 13 varieties from…

  • Taverna Sideratico

    Rethymno Province

    In an appealing location away from Spili's touristy centre, this delightful taverna sits on the main road 500m south of town. There's no menu, so you'll…

  • Maison

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Ring to enter this epicurean loft (as one would any ‘maison’ or ‘home’), sweep up the monumental staircase to a mezzanine crowned with a glass skylight,…

  • Mistral Café

    Staré Město

    Arguably the coolest bistro in the Old Town is frequented by local office workers and the odd student who all come to enjoy well-prepared food in a…

  • Rebers Pflug

    Swabian Alps Region

    Hans-Harald Reber presides over the stove at this 19th-century country house, one of Schwäbisch Hall’s Michelin-starred haunts. He puts an imaginative…

  • A Moa

    Santiago de Compostela

    A Moa produces a great mix of trad Galician and more international fare in its street-level wine bar and stone-walled downstairs restaurant opening onto a…

  • Monte da Eira

    The Algarve

    A former threshing mill's stables have been converted to house this charming restaurant with white-clothed tables spread over several rooms and two…

  • Kastro

    Cyprus

    This long-standing family-owned restaurant started life as little more than a beach shack several decades ago. It's a lot smarter today, yet still…

  • Konoba Zago

    Adriatic Coast

    'If it ain't broke, why fix it?' seems to be the adage adhered to by the owners of Zago, one of Pržno's first restaurants, and still one of its best. The…

  • Villa Augustus Restaurant

    South Holland

    Chefs here make the most of the harvest from the large attached kitchen garden and orchard, supplemented by what is in season at the local markets…

  • Ladokolla Stin Plagia

    Kefallonia

    High in the hills in the whitewashed and near-silent village of Damoulianata is this superb, family-run restaurant (the chefs are twin brothers). The menu…

  • Wheatsheaf

    The Cotswolds

    Lively, stylish and laid-back, this beautifully revamped coaching inn – where diners dig into excellent, elegant seasonal British dishes with a…

  • Hidden Hut

    South Cornwall

    Hidden indeed: this coastal-cabin cafe on Porthcurnick Beach is so tucked away, you might miss it even if you've been here before. The wooden cabin was…

  • Can Recasens

    Barcelona

    One of El Poblenou's most romantic settings, century-old Can Recasens conceals a warren of warmly lit rooms full of oil paintings, flickering candles,…

  • Casa Balbino

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    No matter when you arrive, Casa Balbino is always overflowing with people drawn in by its unbeatable seafood tapas. You’ll have to elbow your way through…

  • Le Jardin des Plumes

    Giverny

    This gorgeous sky-blue-trimmed property’s airy white dining room is a handsome stage for chef Eric Guerin’s exquisite and inventive Michelin-starred…

  • La Barra de Carles Abellán

    Barcelona

    Star Catalan chef Carles Abellán's stunning glass-encased, glossy-tiled restaurant (designed by favourite local interiorist Lázaro Rosa-Violán) celebrates…

  • Allium at Askham Hall

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    Regal setting, royally good dining. Chef Richard Swale's passion for Cumbrian produce was learned from a childhood spent shooting, fishing and foraging …

  • Gordon Ramsay

    Kensington & Hyde Park

    One of Britain’s finest restaurants and London’s longest-running with three Michelin stars (held since 2001), this is hallowed turf for those who worship…

  • Agua Salada

    Santander

    A labour of love for owners Carlos García and Pilar Montiel, this intimate corner bistro serves top-notch, market-fresh cuisine that walks the line…

  • City Social

    London

    City Social pairs sublime skyscraper views from its 24th-floor digs with delicate Michelin-starred cuisine. The interior is all art deco–inspired low-lit…

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