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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
The Cotswolds
Lively, stylish and laid-back, this beautifully revamped coaching inn – where diners dig into excellent, elegant seasonal British dishes with a…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Brittany
Super-chef Olivier Roellinger’s sumptuous restaurant is housed in the impressive Château Richeux, 4km south of Cancale. Roellinger’s creations have earned…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Glasgow
In a refined interior, moodily dark with industrial decor above retro wickerwork chairs, this is a fine venue for quality northern Spanish beef, with the…
Northeast England
A two-century-old, ivy-clad drovers' inn 11 miles east of Barnard Castle is now the staging post for gastronomic expeditions by self-taught chef James…
Nazaré
Many locals think that this is the only place in Nazaré to eat grilled sardines. Enough said. When sardines are out of season, though (read: frozen), you…
Dartmoor National Park
Local foodies love the classic, locally sourced, seasonal cuisine at this country-house hotel 4 miles west of Tavistock. Flavours are rich: choose between…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Rising-star chefs continue to make their name at this petit bar de quartier (little neighbourhood bar). Choose from a good-value, uncomplicated selection…
Birmingham
It's worth the 2.5-mile journey southwest of the centre to this gorgeous Georgian mansion in leafy Edgbaston for sensational Michelin-starred menus (kids…
Chambéry
Swift service and charmingly retro decor set the tone at Les Halles, where regional and classic French dishes are executed simply and with finesse…
St-Émilion
A few doors down from the tourist office, this wine bar with fire-engine-red façade is one of the finest places to eat – and inevitably drink – in this…
Bordeaux
Seasonal market produce and a generous pinch of creativity form the backbone of this bistrot coloré (colourful bistro), tucked down a backstreet lane…
The Jura Mountains
Inside a charismatic 18th-century building, La Balance uses local, organic produce to produce signature dishes such as coq au vin with morel mushrooms,…
Utrecht
This adorable 'petit restaurant' presents expectant diners with a list of cryptic clues to a dinner that's brimming with imaginative flavours and is…
Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
This farm-style inn is well worth the 3km trek up the main road towards Col de Guéry. Regional classics like cheesy truffade and pounti (a prune-studded…
The Ardennes
Appetising aromas of fried garlic intermingle with jazzy music, dangling creepers and a ceiling hung with cookery utensils to create a multisensory treat…
The Ardennes
Putting their energies into superb, refined food rather than fussy decor, L'O de Source offers a very short menu of gourmet offerings in a paired-back but…
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