Must-see restaurants in Europe

  • Ristorante Il Vicoletto

    Stresa

    One of Stresa's most gourmet restaurants doesn't advertise itself from its modest perch up a narrow side street. It doesn't need to. Local word of mouth…

  • Hotel Neider Restaurant

    Friuli Venezia Giulia

    This friendly small hotel has a super restaurant, where owner Danila fusses over her guests as if they were her own children; let her guide your choices…

  • Lom Bakery

    Central Norway

    Lom's other culinary star is master baker Morten Schakenda, who makes all his breads using only natural ingredients and wood-fired ovens. You can buy…

  • Le Mirazur

    Menton

    Design, cuisine and sea views (the full sweep of the Med) are all spectacular at this 1930s villa with a twinset of Michelin stars. This is the culinary…

  • Café-Jardin Costa Vella

    Santiago de Compostela

    The garden cafe of Hotel Costa Vella is the most delightful spot for breakfast (or a drink later in the day), with its fountain, scattering of statuary…

  • Sicilia in Tavola

    Syracuse

    One of the longest established and most popular eateries on Via Cavour, this snug, wonderfully hospitable trattoria has built its reputation on delicious…

  • Old Rectifying House

    The Midlands & the Marches

    Worcester's hippest dining space has a candlelit, painted-brick interior and umbrella-shaded terrace tables. Its switched-on menu features dishes such as…

  • Republika Východu

    Košice

    With its tongue-in-cheek declaration of independence from Western Slovakia, Republika Východu (Republic of the East) sets a spirited tone. The menu, too,…

  • Wooden Spoon

    County Clare

    Strewn with old cookbooks, the Wooden Spoon is so popular queues regularly stretch out the door. Savoury dishes include towering jacket potatoes stuffed…

  • Crama Veche

    Transylvania

    Feast like a medieval noble in this stone-floored restaurant, where walls are slung with guild regalia and lights twinkle beneath low-slung beams. Bring a…

  • Agust Gastrobar

    Barcelona

    Set up by two French chefs (one of whom trained under Gordon Ramsay), Agust occupies a fabulous mezzanine space with timber beams, exposed brick and…

  • Mama Campo

    Madrid

    Mama Campo breaks the mould of sameness that unites the bars surrounding Plaza de Olavide. Positioning itself as an ecofriendly take on the Spanish…

  • La Cucineria

    Pescara

    Sitting pretty in a city full of seafood, Cucineria relies more on the fat of the terra (land) with chitarrina (Abruzzo’s spaghetti) tossed with mountain…

  • Pasticceria Flego

    Verona

    The gold standard for pastry in Verona is Flego, where you’ll find at least 10 different croissant options every morning, including the divine myrtle…

  • Kritikos

    Macedonia

    Set just back from the portside tavernas and their ingratiating hucksters, gleaming-white Kritikos is the place for seafood in Ouranoupoli. Freshness is…

  • Tian Bistro

    Vienna

    Colourful tables are set up on the cobbled laneway outside Tian Bistro in summer, while indoors, a glass roof floods the atrium-style, greenery-filled…

  • Al-Dar

    Hanover

    This popular Syrian restaurant a stone's throw from the Hauptbahnhof features hushed, candlelit dining and attentive service within a pleasant, minimalist…

  • LùBar

    Milan

    This fashionable Sicilian restaurant in the 19th-century glasshouse of Napoleon’s neoclassical Villa Reale is the brainchild of Luisa Beccaria’s three…

  • Svevia

    Termoli

    Attached to Residenza Sveva, and doing perhaps the best seafood in this town of fish restaurants, Svevia occupies an 18th-century palazzo (mansion) a…

  • CoVok Sovetskoe Cafe

    Western European Russia

    This nostalgic cafe recalls the days of the USSR, not with kitsch propaganda posters, but with cosy nooks, antiques, black-and-white TVs flickering on the…

  • Rajska Vrata

    Bosnia & Hercegovina

    Beside Jahorina's longest slope, this charming ski-in alpine chalet sets diners beside a central fire with a giant metallic chimney or on the piste-side…

  • El Molin

    The Dolomites

    A legend in the valley, this Michelin-starred restaurant in an old mill sits at the historic heart of Cavalese. Downstairs, next to the waterwheels, you…

  • Betty’s

    Lesvos

    This restored Turkish pasha’s residence on the upper street, overlooking the harbour below, offers a tasty variety of excellent mayirefta (ready-cooked)…

  • Casa Marcial

    Picos de Europa

    Hidden in gorgeous countryside 4.5km north of Arriondas is this double-Michelin-starred restaurant in chef Nacho Manzano's childhood home. Even the 'short…

  • Mostschenke im Heustadl

    The Salzkammergut

    Taking its name from the apple-pear cider it produces (expect a very dry brew) and its location in an old farmhouse, Mostschenke serves an expertly…

  • Barrtrá Seafood Restaurant

    County Clare

    The kitchen gardens surrounding this whitewashed country cottage provide ingredients for exquisite dishes such as fennel-stuffed plaice with shellfish…

  • L'Assiette du Marché

    Lille

    Entered via a grand archway, a 12th-century aristocratic mansion – a mint under Louis XIV, hence the street's name, and a listed historical monument – is…

  • Druckwasserwerk

    Frankfurt am Main

    Dating from 1899, this neo-Romanesque pump house in the rapidly rejuvenating industrial area of Westhafen, on the Main 1.2km southwest of the Hauptbahnhof…

  • Štrud'l

    Lake Bohinj

    This modern take on traditional farmhouse cooking is a must for foodies keen to sample local specialities. Overlook the incongruous location in the centre…

  • Wright's Food Emporium

    Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire

    Sprawling through the rooms of an old village pub, this hugely popular deli-cafe serves sandwiches, salads and massive antipasto platters packed full of…

  • Agriturismo Saltara

    Santa Teresa di Gallura

    Natalia and Gian Mario welcome you warmly at this agriturismo, 10km south of town off the SP90 (follow signs up a dirt track). Tables are scenically…

  • Il Portolano

    Northeastern Sardinia

    For dreamy sunset views of Isola Tavolara, book ahead at chic waterfront Il Portolano, run by Sardinian-Swiss couple Roberto and Claudia. Creatively…

  • Loggia

    Coimbra

    As much as its confident modern cuisine, the Loggia's big draw is its setting, on a panoramic terrace overlooking the old town. There's open-air seating…

  • Trattoria Terranova

    Lampedusa

    Hidden away from Lampedusa's beach-loving crowds on an inland back street, Bernardo's venerable trattoria inspires confidence the minute you step through…

  • La Fábula Restaurante

    Granada

    A formal fine-dining restaurant set in a stylishly restored 1909 palacete (now the Hotel Villa Oniria), La Fábula is the domain of star chef Ismael…

  • Filippo

    Northwestern Tuscany

    This foodie address never disappoints. From the homemade bread and focaccia brought warm to your table, to the industrial-meets-lime-green-velour interior…

  • Aliciati

    Arezzo

    At his eponymous restaurant, chef Giovanni Aliciati reimagines classic Italian dishes using top-quality ingredients and incorporating French and Spanish…

  • Şirvanşah Muzey-Restoran

    Baku

    On an unassuming backstreet, this enticing place started life as a 19th-century bathhouse but is now a veritable ethnographic museum of handicrafts and…

  • Mets Mots

    Bordeaux

    Talented young chef Léo Forget is turning heads in foodie Bordeaux with his striking new locavore neobistro, with stylish zinc bar, mix of rough chip-wood…

  • I Banchi

    Ragusa

    Michelin-star chef Ciccio Sultano is behind this contemporary, smart-casual eatery, which includes a dedicated bakery, specialist deli counter and the…

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