The Places · Page 40
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01.Modern Kaiseki with Wine Pairings
Nogizaka Shin
Tokyo, Japan
A Michelin-starred counter in Nogizaka where kaiseki discipline meets Italian-inflected sensibility, guided by a sommelier ranked among Japan's foremost. The kitchen draws ingredients from Tokushima Prefecture, and monthly pairing events, wine alongside Awa bancha fermented tea, position Nogizaka Shin at the intersection of kappo tradition and contemporary beverage culture. Rated 4.6 on Google from 97 reviews and ranked #1 on Star Wine List 2025.
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02.Modern Fermented Japanese Kaiseki
Tokuyamazushi
Nagahama, Japan
Tokuyamazushi puts Nagahama’s lake-country food culture into a kaiseki frame, with fermentation, freshwater fish and auberge-style pacing doing the heavy lifting. Its 2026 Tabelog Bronze recognition, 4.36 score and OAD Japan ranking place it among serious destination restaurants rather than casual regional dining.
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03.Modern Italian Fine Dining
Oseleta
Cavaion Veronese, Italy
Set within Villa Cordevigo on the vine-covered slopes above Lake Garda, L'Oseleta holds a Michelin star for creative cooking that draws on lake, sea, and garden in equal measure. Chef Marco Marras applies precision and theatrical confidence to a menu that crosses regional boundaries without losing its Veronese footing. The veranda tables, overlooking gardens and pool, make this one of the more considered dining rooms in the eastern Lake Garda corridor.
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04.Modern French Bistro
Les Petites Canailles
Paso Robles, United States
Les Petites Canailles brings classical French technique to downtown Paso Robles, with a wine programme spanning 1,100 selections and 2,700 bottles of inventory weighted toward France. Holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and a Star Wine List White Star, it operates at a different register than most wine country dining rooms in the region, tighter in format, deeper in the cellar.
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05.French
Lasserre
Paris, France
A Michelin-starred institution on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lasserre has anchored the 8th arrondissement's grand dining tradition for over 80 years. Ranked #215 on Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list (2024) and awarded a Les Grandes Tables du Monde distinction (2025), it operates Tuesday through Saturday evenings under chef Jean-Louis Nomicos, whose menu draws on both classical French technique and Mediterranean instinct.
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06.Winery
98Wines
Yamanashi, Japan
98Wines sits in Yamanashi Prefecture's Enzan district, one of Japan's most consequential wine-growing areas, and carries a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club for 2025. The address places it among a cluster of producers drawing on the Koshu Valley's particular combination of altitude, volcanic soils, and the diurnal temperature swings that define the region's grape-growing conditions.
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07.Winery
Tenuta Cavalier Pepe
Sant'Angelo All'Esca, Italy
A multi-generational agriturismo in Campania's Irpinia hills, Tenuta Cavalier Pepe earned a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025 for an estate experience grounded in the land itself. Across 55 hectares of vineyards and 11 olive groves outside Sant'Angelo All'Esca, it offers hiking, biking, and wine programming that puts the terrain at the centre of every activity.
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08.Traditional Italian Fine Dining
La caravella
Amalfi Coast, Italy
La Caravella recreates Columbus's legendary ship through dark wood-paneled walls and flickering candles, serving exceptional Venetian seafood including signature baccalà mantecato and granseola spaghetti. This intimate Amalfi Coast gem transforms dining into a maritime voyage celebrating Venice's greatest culinary traditions.
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09.Wood-Fired Italian
Tacubo
Tokyo, Japan
Tacubo sits in Tokyo’s serious Italian tier, where the meal is built less around à la carte choice than around a controlled sequence of shared antipasti, pasta and wood-grilled meat. Its Daikanyama-Ebisu setting, 20-seat scale, wine focus and repeated Tabelog Award Silver recognition place it among the city’s high-commitment Italian reservations rather than casual trattoria dining.
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10.Modern Quebec Terroir Fine Dining
Mastard
Montréal, Canada
A Michelin-starred address on Rue Bélanger in Montreal's Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Mastard earns its star through product-driven, seasonal cooking rooted in Quebec terroir. Chef Simon Mathys runs a five-course tasting menu where the ingredients set the agenda, from ruby-red tomatoes finished with camelina oil to a house-classic lettuce tart that critics keep citing by name. Natural wine flights and Quebec spirits complete the picture.
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11.Winery
Duckhorn Vineyards
Napa, United States
Founded in 1978 and ranked No. 44 on the World's Best Vineyards 2024 list, Duckhorn Vineyards in St. Helena has spent nearly five decades refining its position among Napa Valley's established estates. Holding a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025, the property represents a benchmark for Napa's Merlot-forward tradition under winemaker Renée Ary, set along Lodi Lane in the quieter northern reaches of the valley.
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12.Parma Italian Fine Dining
Pellegrino
Tokyo, Japan
Open since March 2009, Pellegrino is a six-seat Italian counter in Ebisu that has held Tabelog Gold for eight of the past ten years and carries a 4.51 score in 2026. Reservations run exclusively through the omakase platform, dinner pricing sits at JPY 100,000 or above, and the kitchen places particular emphasis on fish. La Liste rates it 85.5 points, and Opinionated About Dining ranked it 40th in Japan in 2023.
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13.Contemporary Italian Fine Dining
Paolo Griffa al Caffè Nazionale
Aosta, Italy
A Michelin-starred address on Aosta's central square, Paolo Griffa al Caffè Nazionale runs creative tasting menus across 3, 5, or 7 courses inside a historic café building that operates from breakfast through dinner. The kitchen, led by Paolo Griffa, draws on Italian technique while leaning into vegetable-forward composition and chromatic plating. Ranked #423 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2024, it holds its own against Aosta Valley peers at a similar price tier.
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14.Modern French Fine Dining
Le Saint-James
Bouliac, France
Perched above Bordeaux in Bouliac, Le Saint-James occupies a Jean Nouvel-designed building that became a reference point in architectural dining when it opened in 1989. Chef Mathieu Martin holds a Michelin star for cooking that draws directly from Nouvelle-Aquitaine producers, from Gironde caviar to Bazas beef. The restaurant ranks #327 on the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe list and carries an OAD Highly Recommended citation from 2023.
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15.Modern Galician Seafood
Eirado Da Leña
Pontevedra, Spain
A Michelin-starred contemporary restaurant on Pontevedra's historic Praza da Leña, Eirado holds a one-star rating (2024) and sits in the €€€ tier. Chef Iñaki Bretal builds his menus around daily fish and seafood sourced directly from the Ribeira auction, integrating Galician coastal tradition with technique shaped by travel across Mexico, Japan, Germany, and Canada. Two tasting menus and an à la carte run Tuesday through Sunday.
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16.Modern Italian-French Fine Dining
Café Carmellini
New York City, United States
Housed inside NoMad's Fifth Avenue Hotel, Café Carmellini is Andrew Carmellini's return to formal fine dining after more than a decade building a more casual portfolio. The room, designed by Martin Brudnizki, sets a Gilded Age register with double-height ceilings and jewel-toned banquettes. The menu moves between Italian and French traditions, anchored by signatures like Duck-Duck-Duck Tortellini and squab en croûte with foie gras.
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17.Modern Italian Fine Dining
Casa Bernardi
Benissa, Spain
A Michelin-starred Italian contemporary restaurant in Benissa's Marina Alta, Casa Bernardi brings northern Italian technique to the Alicante coast. Chef Ferdinando Bernardi, originally from Rimini, structures his kitchen around two tasting menus built on locally sourced Alicante produce, al dente pasta craft, and a terrace with sea views above the residential hillside.
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18.Modern Mediterranean with Australian Seafood
Shell House
Sydney, Australia
Nine floors above the CBD on a heritage-listed Margaret Street address, Shell House Dining Room and Terrace is Sydney's most considered meat-forward restaurant. Culinary Director Joel Bickford and Head Chef Brad Guest run an open-fire grill program built around dry-aged Australian beef, with a garden terrace offering unobstructed city views to match the ambition of the menu.
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19.Modern Plant-Based Fine Dining
Fields by René Mathieu
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Fields by René Mathieu holds a Michelin star (awarded 2025) and an 82-point La Liste ranking for 2026, operating as a 100% plant-based, gluten-free kitchen drawing from small Luxembourg growers. Mathieu's earlier restaurant La Distillerie held the number-one position in the We're Smart TOP100 for Best Vegetable Restaurants in the World for two consecutive years, a credential that frames exactly what Fields continues to build on.
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20.Modern Flemish Fine Dining
Auberge du Vert Mont
Boeschepe, France
Auberge du Vert Mont pairs modern Flemish fine dining with a historic building, open kitchen, and quiet, leisurely service. Michelin kept it at one star from 2024 to 2026.
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21.Bar
Lamp Bar
Nara, Japan
Six appearances on Asia's 50 Best Bars list place Lamp Bar among the most consistently recognised cocktail programmes in Japan, operating not from Tokyo or Osaka but from Nara, a city better known for its deer and ancient temples than its bar scene. The Google rating sits at 4.6 across 549 reviews, signalling a reputation that extends well beyond specialist circles.
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22.Modern Natural Alsatian Cuisine
Thierry Schwartz - Le Restaurant
Obernai, France
Among Alsace's Michelin-starred addresses, Thierry Schwartz - Le Restaurant in Obernai takes a position defined by terroir conviction and natural wine depth. Three set menus draw on permaculture produce and a 1,500-label wine list weighted toward natural producers. Rated 'Remarkable' by Michelin's editorial team, it sits in a different register from Obernai's conventional fine-dining options.
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23.Premium Omakase
Sushi Akira
Tokyo, Japan
An eight-seat Edomae counter in Ebisu that has earned Tabelog Silver Awards in 2024, 2025, and 2026, alongside consecutive selection for Tabelog Sushi Tokyo Top 100. Positioned in the JPY 40,000 to 50,000 per-person bracket, Sushi Akira operates as a creative-leaning omakase counter that keeps pace with Tokyo's most recognised sushi addresses. Reservations are essential and the counter books well in advance.
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24.Modern French Gastronomique
Maison Decoret
Vichy, France
Among France's regional fine-dining addresses, Maison Decoret holds a Michelin star and a 4.7 Google rating across 559 reviews, operating from a Napoleon III mansion on the edge of Vichy's UNESCO-listed thermal park. Chef Jacques Decoret's menu draws on Auvergne produce and Atlantic seafood in a format that reads as modern French with clear regional anchoring, a serious table in a town most visitors underestimate.
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25.Modern Norwegian Expedition Dining
Iris
Rosendal, Norway
Inside a gleaming steel structure moored on Hardangerfjord, Iris holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #119 in Europe for 2025. Chef Anika Madsen's kitchen draws on foraged Norwegian produce alongside creative Greek and Turkish influences, arriving by short boat ride from Rosendal. The format is ambitious and the setting demands planning, but the combination of technical cooking and fjord surroundings is difficult to replicate anywhere on the continent.
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26.Modern Pan-Indian Fine Dining
Jamavar
London, United Kingdom
Jamavar on Mount Street brings the cooking traditions of India's royal kitchens to the centre of Mayfair, with a menu that spans regions from Old Delhi to Kerala. Ranked 199th among Europe's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it operates inside the Sheraton Grand Hotel under the ownership of Katara Hospitality, pairing an extensive wine list with precisely spiced cooking that holds its own against London's most serious dining rooms.
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27.Contemporary Basque & Northern Spanish
Islares
Bilbao, Spain
Opposite Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum, Islares runs two named tasting menus, the 9-course A-8 and the 13-course N-634, built entirely around seasonal ingredients from small-scale Northern Spanish producers. The menus change completely each season, earning a Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining European ranking in 2025. At €€€€ pricing, it sits in the same tier as Mina and Ola Martín Berasategui.
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28.Modern British Fine Dining with Japanese Influences
Sorrel Restaurant by Steve Drake
Dorking, United Kingdom
Inside a Grade II-listed former schoolhouse on Dorking's South Street, Sorrel offers two formats, a surprise tasting menu and a focused à la carte, built around seasonal British produce from suppliers including Orkney scallops and Hereford beef. Ranked #407 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe for 2024, it is the most ambitious cooking in Surrey's market-town belt.
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29.Modern French Gastronomy with Mediterranean & Southwest Influences
Michel Sarran
Toulouse, France
Among the few fine dining addresses in southwest France to hold both a Michelin star and membership in Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Michel Sarran occupies a distinct position in Toulouse's creative dining tier. The restaurant draws a loyal clientele who return for cooking that bridges southern French produce with disciplined technical craft. Reservations are tightest on Friday lunches and Tuesday evenings.
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30.Contemporary American Fine Dining
Bacchanalia
Atlanta, United States
Bacchanalia has held its position at the top of Atlanta's fine dining circuit for decades, earning a Michelin star and a James Beard legacy through a farm-driven, four-course prix fixe format. Now relocated to a sleek industrial space in West Midtown, the restaurant pairs organic, seasonally shifting menus with a hand-selected wine list at $95 per person, a price point that remains notable given the caliber of what arrives at the table.
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31.Modern Creative Fine Dining
Tisane
Nuremberg, Germany
Inside the Augustinerhof complex in Nuremberg's old town, Tisane holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #224 in Europe for 2025. Chef René Stein runs an open-kitchen counter format where a pared-down modern European set menu is prepared in full view of diners. Four evenings a week, Thursday through Saturday, make advance planning non-negotiable.
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32.Classic French Brasserie
Le Rock
New York City, United States
At 45 Rockefeller Plaza, Le Rock translates the French brasserie format for one of Midtown Manhattan's most architecturally charged addresses. The team behind Frenchette brought the same Francophile conviction here, earning OAD recognition and a 2025 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur. Dim Art Deco interiors, a high-velocity bar program, and a menu anchored in classical technique make it one of the more serious French dining rooms in the Rockefeller Center corridor.
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33.Modern Italian Contemporary
Impronta d'Acqua
Cavi di Lavagna, Italy
A Michelin-starred restaurant on the Ligurian seafront at Cavi di Lavagna, Impronta d'Acqua runs four tasting menus across fish, meat, vegetarian, and offal traditions, all available à la carte. Chef Ivan Maniago's open kitchen anchors a minimalist room where Ligurian coastal cooking meets deliberate technique. Ranked 440th in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe for 2025.
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34.Naturally Leavened Wood-Fired Pizza
La Natural
Miami, United States
La Natural in Miami's Little River holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for consecutive years and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking, operating as a pizza and wine bar at the more affordable end of the city's dining spectrum. Chef Javier Ramirez runs a Mediterranean-leaning program with a strong vegetable focus. Open Tuesday through Sunday, with weekend lunch service added to the evening schedule.
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35.Modern British Chophouse
Quality Chop House
London, United Kingdom
Operating from the same Farringdon Road address since 1869, Quality Chop House is a Grade II listed Victorian chophouse that has outlasted every dining trend without abandoning its identity. Under chef Shaun Searley, the kitchen anchors its menu on aged British beef, heritage-breed chops, and the confit potatoes that have become a reference point across London. The £££ pricing sits well below comparable destination restaurants, making it a reliable choice for serious midday eating.
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36.Marine-Inspired French Fine Dining
Plaisance by Mauro Colagreco
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Occupying the first floor of a heritage building on Duddell Street in Central, Plaisance by Mauro Colagreco holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking for its seafood-led French Contemporary menu. Under Chef Mitsuru Konishi, the kitchen pairs global premium ingredients with Hong Kong local vegetables, anchored by house-made sauces and a notable wine list. The open kitchen and ocean-themed interior complete a polished, considered dining experience.
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37.Artisanal Neapolitan-Style Pizza
Pizzeria Bianco
Los Angeles, United States
Chris Bianco's first Los Angeles location occupies a former coffee roaster in Row DTLA, bringing six signature wood-fired pizzas and a sourcing philosophy built around Southern California produce. The 2022 James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur and back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree (2024, 2025) operates at the $$ price point with credentials that outpace the category.
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38.Modern Inventive Tasting Menu
Lazy Betty
Atlanta, United States
Lazy Betty holds a Michelin star and a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America list, operating from a Midtown address on Peachtree Street with a contemporary French-American tasting format. Chefs Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips run both the kitchen and the business, keeping the program tightly owner-operated. A wine list of more than 1,000 bottles, led by France, California, and Italy, gives the dining room weight beyond its modest exterior.
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39.Winery
Bodega Trapiche
El trapiche, Argentina
One of Mendoza's most architecturally distinct wineries, Bodega Trapiche sits in Maipú with an Italian Renaissance building that reads as deliberately out of place against the Andean backdrop. Its Bordeaux-varietal program has earned a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025, placing it among the region's most recognised houses. For visitors to Argentina's wine country, this is a property that rewards time.
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40.Modern Calabrian Fine Dining
Qafiz
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte, Italy
A Michelin-starred restaurant in a late-18th-century villa in the Calabrian highlands, Qafiz operates a single counter-format tasting menu built almost entirely on local produce. Chef Nino Rossi placed the kitchen at the centre of the dining room in a 2023 refurbishment, making the cooking itself the spectacle. Ranked 425th in Opinionated About Dining's Top European Restaurants in 2025, it sits at a level of ambition rarely seen this far south in Italy.
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41.Hotel
Hotel del Parque
Guayaquil, Ecuador
A 19th-century hospice turned boutique hotel in Guayaquil's affluent Samborondón district, Hotel del Parque sits within a 10-acre wildlife sanctuary and holds the 2025 World Travel Award for Ecuador's Leading Heritage Hotel. Rates start from US$339 per night. La Liste placed it at 90 points in its 2026 Top Hotels ranking, positioning it firmly among South America's most decorated heritage properties.
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42.Modern Korean Wood-Fired Tasting Menu
Jua
New York City, United States
Jua sits at the sharper end of New York's modern Korean tasting-menu tier, holding a Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining top-40 rankings since 2023. Chef Hoyoung Kim's counter on East 22nd Street frames Korean culinary tradition through premium product sourcing, raw fluke from Jeju Island, dry-aged Spanish branzino, wood-fired Australian lamb, in a sleek Flatiron dining room that runs Tuesday through Sunday from 6 PM.
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43.Modern French Fine Dining
Gut Lärchenhof
Pulheim, Germany
Gut Lärchenhof holds a Michelin star (2024, 2025) and an 81-point La Liste ranking for 2026, placing Chef Torben Schuster's modern French cooking among the Rhineland's most consistently decorated tables. The €€€€ price tier and Star Wine List recognition signal a serious wine program alongside the kitchen's ambitions. It sits in Pulheim, a short drive from Cologne, and draws guests willing to leave the city for cooking that rewards the detour.
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44.Modern European Fine Dining
Field
Prague, Czech Republic
Field Restaurant holds a Michelin star in Prague's Old Town, where chef Radek Kašpárek runs tasting menus built around Czech seasonal produce in a minimalist dining room on U Milosrdných. The format splits between a longer evening tasting and shorter daytime versions, with tableside theatrics, flambéed sauces, smoke-box brioche, that sit within a restrained, technically focused framework. Opinionated About Dining ranked it among Europe's top restaurants in 2025.
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45.Hotel
The Miami Beach EDITION
Miami, United States
Occupying a 3.5-acre oceanfront enclave in Mid-Beach, The Miami Beach EDITION operates within the preserved shell of the 1955 Seville Hotel, pairing Melvin Grossman's mid-century architecture with a contemporary resort program spanning five dining concepts, a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant, and a subterranean entertainment complex. Rated 93 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, it holds a distinct position between South Beach spectacle and quieter northern stretches of the island.
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46.Modern Vegetarian Fine Dining
OZ
Fürstenau, Switzerland
Set within the storied Schloss Schauenstein estate, Oz distills the meaning of “today” into a refined vegetarian journey that celebrates terroir with uncommon grace. Chef Simeon Nikolov crafts a nine-course tasting that draws from the restaurant’s own permaculture garden and trusted local partners, transforming pristine seasonal ingredients into dishes of quiet intensity and luminous balance. Seated at the U-shaped counter, guests watch the culinary ballet unfold, sautéed forest mushrooms with roasted perfume layered on warm puff pastry, filigreed celeriac straws, and a silken mushroom foam, each plate a study in contrast, texture, and restraint. The atmosphere is intimate and cerebral yet warmly personal, where conversation with the kitchen feels as natural as the cuisine itself. A discreet CHF 2 donation woven into the menu supports the next generation of chefs, underscoring Oz’s commitment not only to flavor, but to the future of gastronomy.
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47.Classic Italian Seafood
Lorenzo
Forte dei Marmi, Italy
A Michelin-starred institution on the Versilian coast, Lorenzo has anchored Forte dei Marmi's seafood dining tradition for decades. The menu reads like a discipline in restraint: grand raw platters, tableside mayonnaise, and Versilia-style pasta preparations draw a global clientele season after season. With consecutive appearances in La Liste's top restaurants and OAD's Classical Europe ranking, it occupies a distinct position in the Italian seafood canon.
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48.Modern Tempura Omakase
Tempura Asanuma
Tokyo, Japan
Opened in September 2022 on the sixth floor of a Nihonbashi office building, Tempura Asanuma holds Tabelog Silver Awards for 2025 and 2026, a Tabelog score of 4.46, and consecutive selection for the Tabelog Tempura 100. The eight-seat counter runs lunch and dinner six days a week, with dinner averaging JPY 20,000 to 29,999 per person. Reservations are handled exclusively via Instagram message or voicemail.
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49.Modern Hangzhou and Jiangnan Cuisine
Yong Yi Ting
Shanghai, China
Ranked #228 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia (2024) and holding a Michelin star, Yong Yi Ting sits 21 feet underground in Lujiazui's Mandarin Oriental Pudong, where floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto a sunken patio and the kitchen delivers refined Jiangnan cooking rooted in Shanghainese and Jiangzhe tradition. It is one of Shanghai's clearest cases for what contemporary reinterpretation of a regional cuisine can achieve at fine-dining scale.
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50.Modern French Fine Dining
L'Arnsbourg
Baerenthal, France
A Michelin-starred table in the forested Moselle valley, L'Arnsbourg brings contemporary French cooking to one of France's most quietly serious fine-dining addresses. Chef Fabien Mengus works within a tradition of Alsatian terroir-led cuisine, placing the restaurant alongside France's broader movement toward place-specific cooking. With a 4.8 Google rating from over 520 reviews, it holds consistent standing in the region's premium dining tier.
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51.Modern Hanwoo Beef Omakase Steakhouse
Born and Bred
Busan, South Korea
Born and Bred brings Korea’s Hanwoo steakhouse culture to Busan with a premium beef-led format under chef Jung Sang-won. The draw is not generic steakhouse luxury but a Korean grammar of cuts, marbling, charcoal heat and tableside control, backed by Michelin Plate recognition and Asia-focused rankings.
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52.Hotel
The Aster
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Key-recognised private members' club at Hollywood and Vine, The Aster opens its 35 suites to overnight guests alongside a wellness program and the Lemon Grove restaurant and bar. At $368 per night, it occupies a specific niche in the Hollywood hotel market: smaller and more atmospherically cohesive than the neighbourhood's larger properties, with a members' club format that shapes the social texture of every common space.
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53.Modern South Tyrolean Fine Dining
Gourmet Restaurant Prezioso
Merano, Italy
Set within Castel Fragsburg, five kilometres above Merano through forest roads, Prezioso holds one Michelin star (2025) and a La Liste score of 90 points (2026). Chef Egon Heiss runs a single tasting menu built almost entirely from ingredients grown in the castle's kitchen garden or sourced from nearby mountain valleys, with Alpine char, trout, wild game, and Val di Funes lamb appearing as recurring anchors.
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54.Hotel
Laqua by the Lake
Pettenasco, Italy
On the quieter western shore of Lake Orta, Laqua by the Lake occupies a deliberately modernist position in Italy's lake hotel scene. Its 18 suites-cum-apartments, infinity pool, CryoSuite spa, and Michelin Key restaurant under Antonino Cannavacciuolo give it credentials that sit well above the region's leisure-hotel average, with a Google rating of 4.6 across nearly 300 reviews confirming consistent delivery.
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55.Hotel
Hotel San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, United States
A Michelin Key-awarded boutique hotel in downtown San Luis Obispo, Hotel San Luis Obispo offers 78 rooms and suites from $414 per night, two distinct restaurants, a 50-foot garden pool, and a full-service spa. Positioned midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, it serves as a practical anchor for California's Central Coast wine country and coastal trail access.
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56.Traditional Japanese Yakitori Omakase
Torien
New York City, United States
Torien serves traditional Japanese yakitori omakase at a chef’s counter with an open kitchen, quiet pacing, and a focused dinner format. Michelin gave it one star in 2024 and 2025.
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57.Michelin-Starred Provençal Fine Dining
La Table de l'Orangerie - Château de Fonscolombe
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
Holding a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, La Table de l'Orangerie operates within the grounds of Château de Fonscolombe, one of the Luberon foothills' most architecturally distinguished estates. Chef Marc Fontanne's plant-forward menu 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' draws on hyper-local, seasonal produce, placing this restaurant in the same Provençal fine-dining tier as neighbouring €€€€ addresses while charting a distinctly agricultural course.
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58.Classic French Fine Dining
Tantris DNA
Munich, Germany
Tantris DNA occupies the second room of Munich's most storied fine dining address, where half a century of house classics meets current kitchen ambition under chef Benjamin Chimura. Holding one Michelin star and recognised by La Liste 2026, the format is prix fixe, the wine list ranks among Germany's deepest, and service is professional without formality. Open Wednesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner.
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59.Modern Mediterranean Rice and Seafood
Beluga
Málaga, Spain
On a small square in Málaga's centro histórico, Beluga builds its identity around what the kitchen calls 'meridian cuisine': Mediterranean-rooted cooking with serious technical depth, a signature programme of savoury rice dishes, and two tasting menus that trace the southern coastline from Alicante to Andalusia. A Michelin Plate holder ranked 622nd in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 European list, it earns its place among Málaga's most considered mid-to-upper tier tables.
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60.Modern Mediterranean Fine Dining
Baeza & Rufete
Alicante, Spain
At Baeza & Rufete, chef Joaquín Baeza channels the joyful spirit of his mentor, Martín Berasategui, into a quietly elegant culinary experience that celebrates Alicante’s seasons and scents. Within a modest, meticulously run dining room led by sommelier Esther Castillo, guests encounter modern Mediterranean menus that prize precision, aroma, and exceptional regional oils. Lemon basil, verbena, and wild thyme weave through a confident procession of courses, where pristine produce and characterful olive oils, Elipse Gourmet, Capilla del Fraile, Diez+Oro, amplify texture and depth. Choose between Short and Long menus, then surrender to a symphony of nuance, from luminous seafood to herb-framed vegetables, each dish revealing intensity without excess.
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