Must-see restaurants in Europe

  • 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…

  • Da Vittorio

    Western Sicily

    Travellers with their own vehicles should consider detouring 15km east of Selinunte to this venerable eatery right on the beach in Porto Palo. In business…

  • Metanet Lokantası

    Gaziantep

    Your lips will tingle and your eyes will tear up as you spoon this oily broth into your mouth. Beyran is a mutton and rice soup made viciously red by the…

  • Proeflokaal Kef

    Amsterdam Noord

    Specialising in Dutch and French cheese since 1953, Fromagerie Kef has a few shops around town, and here, at their canal-side tasting room/cafe, you can…

  • Mali Bar

    Zagreb

    This earthy-toned spot by star chef Ana Ugarkoviċ is all about small plates, with influences cherry-picked from across the Mediterranean, the Middle East…

  • Thea's Restaurant & Rooms

    Ikaria

    There are a few fine tavernas in Nas, but Thea's excels, serving up outstanding mezedhes, meat grills and a perfect veggie mousakas (baked layers of…

  • Weinhaus Becker

    Trier

    Within the Becker’s hotel complex, 3km southeast of the centre, this supremely elegant wine-house serves sublime internationally influenced dishes like…

  • Hare Inn

    North York Moors National Park

    The phrase 'hidden gem' is overused, but here it is entirely appropriate – drowsing in a secluded hamlet 4 miles west of Helmsley, the Hare is a 21st…

  • Bakaliko with Tsipouro

    Dodecanese

    Don't be fooled by the unassuming exterior, fronted with red and green wooden chairs and tables. Formerly a grocery store (that was housed across the road…

  • Restaurant Grain de Sel

    The Jura Mountains

    Hidden in a cellar on Dole historic rue Pasteur, the 'Grain of Salt' feels instantly contemporary with flashes of violet and acid green against its…

  • Osteria del Sotto Sale

    Western Sicily

    The atmosphere is casual-chic at this welcoming osteria (tavern) with indoor and outdoor seating on Favignana's main pedestrian street. An offshoot of the…

  • Blackberry Cafe

    Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny

    Warming soups come with pumpkin-seed-speckled soda bread at this bright cafe, whose menu highlights also include breakfast baps with dry-cured bacon and…

  • Uka Farm

    Tirana

    Uka Farm was founded in 1996 by former Minister of Agriculture Rexhep Uka, who started organic cultivation of agricultural products on a small plot of…

  • Toster Bar

    Novi Sad

    There are likely better Serbian-style pljeskavica (hamburgers) in Novi Sad, but there certainly aren't better American-style burgers, and the beauty of…

  • L'Incontro

    Volterra

    L'Incontro's rear salone is a top spot to grab a quick antipasto plate or panino for lunch, and its front bar area is always crowded with locals enjoying…

  • Salaš 137

    Serbia

    While this property is perfect for rustic repose, it's the traditional Vojvodinian-style feasting and the activities that draw the crowds. Work in the…

  • Auracher Löchl

    Tyrol

    Creaking with the weight of its 600-year history, this enticingly cosy, low-beamed restaurant is the one-time haunt of Tyrolean hero Andreas Hofer. The…

  • Il Bosco

    Luxembourg

    Opposite the château in the riverside village of Schoenfels, family-run Il Bosco is a diamond find for fresh pastas (try the Il Tricolore, a trio of…

  • Anitas Sjømat

    Lofoten

    Part delicatessen and part waterside cafe, this fab place sells all sorts of stockfish snacks, Kong Oskar sardines and dishes such as uncommonly good fish…

  • Agriturismo Montiferru

    Western Sardinia

    For an authentic taste of rural Montiferru life, head for this wonderful agriturismo way out in the hills. It opens only once a week, for lunch – but what…

  • L'Osteria di Casa Chianti

    Chianti

    The type of restaurant that fuels fantasies of moving permanently to Tuscany, Massimiliano Canton's ultrafriendly osteria bakes its own bread, makes pasta…

  • House of Tides

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    A 16th-century merchant's house is now the home of Newcastle's most celebrated restaurant, the Michelin-starred House of Tides. Established by acclaimed…

  • Witloof

    Maastricht

    A decade after hitting the New York Times' list of world's trendiest restaurant concepts, Witloof still cuts the mustard with top-quality Belgian…

  • Le Coquillage

    Brittany

    Super-chef Olivier Roellinger’s sumptuous restaurant is housed in the impressive Château Richeux, 4km south of Cancale. Roellinger’s creations have earned…

  • Woods

    Exmoor National Park

    With its deer antlers, hunting prints and big wood-burning stove, multi-award-winning Woods is Exmoor to its core. No surprise then to find menus with…

  • Corredera 55

    Vejer de la Frontera

    Exquisitely styled with boho-chic Vejer flair, Corredera 55 delivers elegant, inventive seasonal cuisine packed with local, organic ingredients and Cádiz…

  • Las Chimeneas

    Las Alpujarras

    The outstanding restaurant at Las Chimeneas guesthouse wows with its excellent Andalucian cooking, made using organic produce from the British owners’…

  • Ristorante da Giacchetti

    Le Marche

    Beachfront eating hits the heights at this, the best of Portonovo's wildly popular seaside restaurants. To keep it local, try the moscioli di Portonovo …

  • Kalòs

    Agrigento

    For fine dining, head to this restaurant just outside the historic centre. Tables on little balconies offer a delightful setting to enjoy homemade pasta…

  • Tyddyn Llan Restaurant

    Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)

    The glowing reputation of this Michelin-starred country restaurant is well-deserved. We are still salivating at the memory of our last visit – some dishes…

  • Casa Alberto

    Madrid

    One of the most atmospheric old tabernas (taverns) of Madrid, Casa Alberto has been around since 1827 and occupies a building where Cervantes is said to…

  • Chin Chin Labs

    North London

    This is food chemistry at its absolute best. Chefs prepare the ice-cream mixture and freeze it on the spot by adding liquid nitrogen. Flavours change…

  • Hotel de Goudfazant

    Amsterdam Noord

    With a name taken from lyrics of the Jacques Brel song 'Les Bourgeois', this extraordinary gourmet hipster restaurant spreads through a cavernous former…

  • Las Musas

    Castilla-La Mancha

    Across from the windmills, Las Musas is hands-down the best restaurant in town, and one of the top dining spots in the region. Painstakingly prepared…

  • Thalassino Ageri

    Hania

    This solitary fish taverna among the vestiges of Hania’s old tanneries in Halepa, 2km east of the centre, is one of Crete’s top restaurants. Take in the…

  • André

    La Rochelle

    Opened in the 1950s as a waterfront seafood cafe, André grew so popular it began buying adjacent shops. It is now an eye-catching maze of eight different…

  • Enoteca della Valpolicella

    The Veneto

    Gastronomes flock to the town of Fumane, just a few kilometres north of San Pietro in Cariano, where an ancient farmhouse has found renewed vigour as a…

  • To Stekki Tou Panai

    Cyprus

    Despite its modern-looking exterior, this small taverna dates back over 200 years and is the family home of owner-cum-cook Maria; a lavishly embroidered…

  • Cemilusta

    Trabzon

    Enthusiastic locals don't believe you've really been to Trabzon till you've eaten Akçaabat köfte (local meat patties) on Cemilusta's jam-packed meydan…

  • Café Palmelita

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    This delightful cafe has a vintage exterior, a theme which continues within, and was founded in the late 1960s with German origins. The emphasis is on…

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