Miragaia
At the heart of this intimate part-Argentine, part-Portuguese restaurant is Mauricio, a chef with a big personality and an insatiable passion for his…
Must-see restaurants in Western Europe
Lisbon
Opened in 1956, Ramiro has legendary status among Lisbon's seafood lovers. Here you can feast on rich plates of giant tiger prawns, percebes (goose…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
José Avillez' two-Michelin–starred cathedral of cookery wows diners with painstaking creativity, polished service and a first-rate sommelier. Standouts…
Alsace
Chef Oliver Nasti helms this two-Michelin-starred restaurant at Le Chambard. Bronze-kissed chairs and lime drapes create a chic, contemporary backdrop for…
Bordeaux
Dining at the Michelin two-starred, gastronomic restaurant of 18th-century Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux is staggering. Presided over by celebrity British chef…
Foz do Douro
One of Porto's two Michelin-starred restaurants, Pedro Lemos is sheer delight. With a love of seasonally sourced produce and robust flavours, the…
Alsace
A great believer in fastidious sourcing, chef Nicolas Stamm serves regional cuisine with gourmet panache and a signature use of herbs to a food-literate…
Alsace
Quaint on the outside, slick on the inside, this auberge (country inn) is all about surprises. Much-lauded chef Michaela Peters is behind the stove, and…
Colmar
With its art-slung walls and carefully composed cuisine, this Michelin-starred bistro lives up to its ‘painter’s studio’ name. Seasonal masterpieces such…
Porto
It's worth the taxi hop north of town to O Paparico. Portuguese authenticity is the name of the game here, from the romantically rustic interior of stone…
Strasbourg
Nathalie and Benoît Fuchs give food a pinch of creativity and southern sunshine at intimate, softly lit Le Gavroche, awarded a Michelin star. Mains like…
Aliados & Bolhão
If you’re in search of a hipster hangout in Porto, this gourmet sandwich and tapas bar is your haunt. Brick Clérigos is one of the city’s communal dining…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
In the shadow of Montmartre windmill Moulin de la Galette, this vintage-fitted bistro is the creation of pastry chef Gilles Marchal, who uses locally hand…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Top chef Yves Camdeborde stars again with this porcine-specialist tapas bar wedged in one corner of the Marché St-Germain covered market-shopping complex…
Paris
Holding two Michelin stars, this 18th-century jewel on the northern edge of the Jardin du Palais Royal has been a dining favourite since 1784; the names…
Paris
Single-name patisseries scatter across the city, but for a greatest-hits range from its finest pastry chefs – Cyril Lignac, Christophe Adam (L’Éclair de…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fabulously patterned wallpaper and a gleaming zinc bar set the stage for innovative Breton-inspired cuisine. The region's famed istr ('oyster' in Breton)…
Miragaia
Noshi is a hip and healthy cafe with a welcoming atmosphere. You’ll find a good coffee selection, including cappuccinos, soy lattes, 100% Arábica…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With hip blue-and-white-tiled decor in happening SoPi (south Pigalle), Belle Maison is always busy. It's named after a small beach on Île d'Yeu, off…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fronted by a bamboo-fringed terrace, Goku is a sizzling address for pan-Asian flavours. It serves everything from tapas-style kimchi (Korean fermented…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Shell-shaped French madeleine cakes, immortalised by Marcel Proust, are the sole product of this ingenious spot, in a dazzling array of flavours: 'simple'…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
A fabulous people-watching pavement terrace with quintessential bistro chairs overlooking people-busy Carrefour de l'Odéon (snuggle up in a blue tartan…
Amsterdam
Not your average plant-based eatery, the Vegan Junk Food Bar serves up cruelty-free fast-food favourites in a casual setting with bright graffiti-strewn…
Oxford
Upstairs above a bike shop, this chatty, friendly cafe has bikes galore, including penny-farthings, dangling from its ceiling and white-painted brick…
Ribeira
This chic Mediterranean-style restaurant and mozzarella bar is located in Porto’s swanky dining precinct, and as a high ranker in the popularity stakes it…
De Pijp
Spectacular pizza slices at this two-storey restaurant are cooked daily, displayed beneath glass and warmed in ovens. Its 20 different topping…
Miragaia
This sunlit cafe rocks the Scandinavian look with light timber furniture and fresh white walls. As well as doling out the rich juices of coffee beans,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
As pretty as a picture, with freshly cut flowers adorning marble tables and glass lampshades overhead, this salon serves buttery sablés (shortbread…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Good-time Bonhomie serves home-brewed beer and creative cocktails (Pina Sage, with sage-infused mezcal, almond liqueur and sherry; Bon Americano, with dry…
Amsterdam
The New York Times voted Blauw the 'best Indonesian restaurant in the Netherlands' and legions agree. The rijsttafel (Indonesian banquet) is a feast with…
De Pijp
Gelato is made daily on-site from family recipes using local, organic milk, butter and yoghurt, along with imported Italian ingredients such as lemons…
Brussels
With a striped monochrome awning, marbled counter and Neapolitan slow-rising-dough pizzas, Nona is a slice of bella vita in Brussels. Barring Italian…
Aliados & Bolhão
This uber-hip cafe is a sure sign Porto is evolving beyond its paper-tableclothed past to flaunt some cosmopolitan swagger. Tuck into eggs Benedict,…
Paris
This spectacular restaurant occupies a 500-sq-metre former fabric warehouse, with vintage birdcages and a giant metal dragon adorning the main dining room…
Paris
Pâtissier Olivier Magne, a winner of the prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de France master craftsman competition, hails from the Cantal region of France and…
Brussels
As Brussels’ most sustainable restaurant, Bel Mundo makes scrumptious, affordable dishes using seasonal vegetables from its organic backyard garden and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There is no sign of the popularity of this insanely busy, Italian-run trattoria by the Big Mamma group flagging. From day one, Parisians have queued up…
Brussels
A small bronze replica of Rodin’s The Thinker welcomes visitors to this hidden canteen, which was once a military hospital. Refurbished with sleek…
Marseille
You haven’t had pizza until you’ve eaten at chef Rodolphe Bodikian’s mouth-watering pizzeria. Scattering unusual ingredients – such as sobrasada (spicy…
Brussels
This superbly restored orangery in Parc d’Egmont has huge windows that allow the sunlight to glaze the tables. During the week, it sells healthy lunches…
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