Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
London's take on a Venetian bacàri (small bar), Polpo dishes out sharing plates of pasta, meat and pizzette (petite pizzas), with excellent options for…
Must-see restaurants in Western Europe
Aliados & Bolhão
Porto has tailed Lisbon with a nata factory that churns out silky fresh-baked pastéis de nata (custard tarts) throughout the day. Throw €1 in the slot…
The West End
A fabulous spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch, Scarlett Green, inspired by the café culture of Australia, is a surprisingly spacious venue yet the small…
Leith
A weekly street-food market surrounded by industrial warehouses, The Pitt is a little bit of East London in north Edinburgh. The regularly changing food…
Aliados & Bolhão
Munch and slurp your way through a deliciously artery-clogging 100% beef burger, hand-cut fries and a cherry-topped shake at this funky diner. The red…
Amsterdam
With old family photos adorning the walls, an evening at this homely eatery almost feels like dining in someone’s home. The menu offers an array of…
Leeds
What could be more Yorkshire than craft beer and Indian street food rolled into one no-frills, brick-walled bar? The beers come from both local and…
Paris
Paris' first branch of cult Belgian chain Ellis (named for Ellis Island, New York) occupies a beautiful wood-beamed building. Burgers made with French…
Brussels
An all-day brasserie from restaurant designer Frederic Nicolay – the man behind Grand Central, BarBeton and Kumiko – Flamingo gets busy at lunchtime as…
Paris
Xiao long bao (steamed Shanghai-style dumplings) with pork and ginger, shrimp and lemongrass, or chicken and peanut sauce are made to order at this corner…
Paris
This landmark brasserie by superstar chef Alain Ducasse sits beneath the golden-hued canopy topping the Forum des Halles, the one-time wholesale market…
Aliados & Bolhão
If you relish tradition and prefer local favourites to tourist traps, stroll uptown to this glass-front bakery where a colourful collection of cakes and…
Paris
Retaining exquisite timber cabinetry and floor tiles from its early 1900s incarnation as an apothecary, this mirror-lined space is now a locally loved…
Miragaia
The Diogo family welcomes guests into this cafe like it’s their home, and the fact that the space is a renovated house with tables split across three…
Paris
Owners Mel, Mich and Martin all had different ideas when it came to utilising this exposed-brick space on a happening backstreet. The upshot is a hybrid…
Aliados & Bolhão
Antunes is all about the pernil assado – a giant hunk of smoky roast pig so tender you can shred it with your fork. The rowdy restaurant also serves other…
Leith
A more traditional alternative to Edinburgh’s thriving artisan-pizza scene, Origano is all low lighting, exposed brick walls, and the best pizza in Leith …
Marseille
Doing double duty as a bar à vin (wine bar) and Argentinian restaurant, L'Entre Pots is a great place to snack on plump empanadas, juicy entrecôte and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Chef Myriam Sabet brings a modern twist to traditional levant pastry. Her exquisite creations include kadaïfi croustillants (crunchy angel-hair pastry) in…
Paris
Set in a stark contemporary building opening to a vast terrace, this shiny space brews superb Belleville Brûlerie coffee and bakes organic bread (such as…
De Pijp
Fronted by a red-and-white chequered awning, low-lit Friterie par Hasard is fêted for its frites (fries), served with dishes such as ribs in traditional…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Chiche's location close to Canal St-Martin makes it ideal for picking up Israeli street food – hummus and pita bread, meal-size bowls of madjadra …
Paris
Superstar chef Alain Ducasse resurrected his iconic Parisian restaurant Spoon in 2017, this time in the colonnaded 19th-century stock exchange Palais…
Brussels
Featuring a leather and copper interior, this café offers a range of quinoa-based superbowls and other market-fresh nibbles for lunch. Its terrace gets…
Edinburgh
One of Edinburgh’s livelier Indian restaurants, Tuk Tuk serves street-food-style Indian dishes in spacious surroundings with vintage Bollywood posters on…
Paris
Hundreds of brightly coloured glass bottles line the floor-to-ceiling windows of Popolare, which fires up Neapolitan pizzas made from imported Italian…
Oxford
Boasting of being England’s first-ever coffee house – though not, unlike its rival opposite, open ever since – the Grand looks very much the part, with…
Ribeira
Mercador is a cute and cosy pit stop smack bang in the middle of one of Porto’s prettiest streets, Rua das Flores. Browse the sweets cabinet for homemade…
Lisbon
Infame is located inside the restored art-nouveau Hotel 1908, and its menu translates the multicultural atmosphere of the neighbourhood with high-end…
Brussels
A pilgrimage to Takumi is in order for all donburi (rice bowl) lovers. From minced chicken with caramel sauce to veggie shitake all the way to miso…
Anglesey & the North Coast
Packed with original 16th-century features, this charismatic pub (singles/doubles from £57/86) is divided into a series of snug rooms, with low, warped…
Leeds
Acres of exposed brick, concrete floors and a soaring roof provide an industrial-chic setting (it's a former rope-making yard) for painterly presentations…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Although located in the heart of one of the most touristy areas of Lisbon, this restaurant is frequented by both locals and visitors, who come for the…
Brussels
Belgian cuisine is given a chic, modern twist within a magnificent, if reverberant, 19th-century bank building. Classical stained-glass ceilings and…
Amsterdam
This light, airy cafe looks like many other hipster brunch spots, but Dignita has socially worthwhile credentials too, pumping its profits into helping…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Mosaic geometric tiles and exposed brick line the walls of Ima (Hebrew for 'mama') on the banks of Canal St-Martin. Middle Eastern flavours pack a punch…
The West End
Sarastro is a flamboyant restaurant, with a foliage-covered exterior and Arabian Nights-inspired interior. The Turkish-Mediterranean fare is one draw,…
Cardiff
This Danish bakery and coffee shop on a street corner in Canton is Cardiff's 'hygge' centre. With dark-wood-clad walls, soft lighting and the smell of…
Brussels
This little corner restaurant designed by Frederic Nicolay focuses on seasonal and organic produce and offers a minimalist but quality menu on its…
Aliados & Bolhão
Black Mamba is one of Porto’s most unique eating establishments, offering a curious combo of vego food and heavy metal. The record store-cum-restaurant…
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