The Places · Page 74
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01.Modern Italian
Itria
San Francisco, United States
A Michelin Plate recipient in 2024 and 2025, Itria brings precise Italian cooking to the Mission District at a price point that sits well below San Francisco's top-tier Italian counters. Under Chef Daniel Evers, the kitchen anchors itself in handmade pasta technique and regional Italian reference, earning Pearl recognition alongside its Michelin standing. The result is a neighbourhood restaurant that punches into a more serious conversation than its address might suggest.
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02.Modern Basque-French Bistro
Haramboure
Madrid, Spain
A Basque bodegón transplanted to Madrid's Salamanca district, Haramboure holds a Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining listing for its honest rendering of northern Spanish cooking: Cantabrian fish, Bizkaia vegetables, and bar-counter dining beneath stone walls. The à la carte skips the tasting-menu format that dominates Madrid's upper tier, keeping the focus on produce and craft at a mid-range price point.
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03.Tuscan Italian Trattoria & Pizzeria
Cucina
Florence, Italy
A Michelin Plate-recognised trattoria in Florence's Oltrarno district, Cucina operates on a daily-changing menu built around whatever Marc Albino finds at the market that morning. Wood-fired cooking, a 1,850-bottle wine list overseen by Wine Director Tanner Scarr, and a dining room lined with cookery books set the tone: serious about produce, relaxed about everything else. Two-course dinners run in the €40 to 65 range.
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04.Premium Steakhouse Grill
Grill Royal
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's most-photographed dining room sits on the Spree at Friedrichstraße 105b, drawing a nightly procession of artists, politicians and global figures to one of the city's most deliberate steakhouse programmes. Grill Royal holds three Star Wine List awards (2025) and a 4.3 Google rating across more than 2,800 reviews, with a 1,340-bottle cellar and a dry-aged beef roster spanning German Simmental to Japanese Wagyu.
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05.Kyoto-style Chinese
Nishibuchi Hanten
Kyoto, Japan
Nishibuchi Hanten sits in Kyoto’s small, serious Chinese dining tier, where counter format and Kyoto restraint matter as much as regional Chinese technique. Kentaro Nishibuchi’s kitchen has Tabelog Silver recognition for 2026 and a place on Tabelog Chinese WEST 100, making it a useful reference point for how the city absorbs Chinese cuisine without turning it into spectacle.
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06.Modern Spanish Gastrobar
Tinc gana
Tokyo, Japan
Tinc Gana brings Catalan cuisine to Chiyoda's Ichigaya neighbourhood, with Chef Daisuke Tsuji applying a modern sensibility to Barcelona's local cooking traditions. A Michelin Plate holder in 2024 and 2025 and recommended by Opinionated About Dining, it operates as the refined sibling to the popular Spanish gastrobar Gracia. The kitchen's approach centres on carefully sourced ingredients and the kind of lightness that defines contemporary Catalan cooking.
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07.Modern Tempura Omakase
Kusunoki Nagoya
Nagoya, Japan
Kusunoki Nagoya belongs to Japan’s severe tempura counter tradition, where pacing, batter control, and the silence around the fryer matter as much as luxury ingredients. The restaurant’s six-seat counter, Tabelog Silver recognition, and OAD Japan rankings place it in the narrow band of tempura rooms built for diners who value ritual over variety.
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08.Innovative Kyoto French
TOKI
Kyoto, Japan
A French-Japanese contemporary restaurant in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, TOKI frames its cooking around the principle that dashi is the Japanese equivalent of fond, the foundational stock on which flavour is built. Chef Tetsuya Asano works a broad spectrum of dashi types alongside French technique, pairing ingredients such as duck with duck-based dashi or foie gras with sake lees. A Michelin Plate holder with an Opinionated About Dining ranking, it carries one of Kyoto's more distinctive cross-cultural positions.
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09.Classic Steakhouse with French Flair
Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf
Chicago, United States
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf on West Kinzie brings a French-accented steakhouse format to Chicago's River North, pairing expertly broiled wet-aged cuts with a raw bar and unexpected kitchen signatures like short rib stroganoff. Ranked #67 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list and holding a Michelin Plate, it draws a consistently full house with its jazz soundtrack, Chesterfield sofas, and tobacco-dark dining room.
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10.Modern Indie Fusion
Julia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A 22-cover restaurant in Villa Crespo, Julia Buenos Aires applies rigorous product discipline to Argentine ingredients, limiting each dish to five seasonal components. Recognised with a Michelin Plate in 2025 and a place on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in South America list, it operates at the quieter, more considered end of Buenos Aires's modern dining tier.
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11.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
Antico Pizza Napoletana
Atlanta, United States
Atlanta's Neapolitan pizza scene has a clear reference point: Antico Pizza Napoletana in West Midtown's Home Park, where wood-fired ovens and a counter-service format have earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) and a Google rating of 4.6 across more than 6,000 reviews. Giovanni Di Palma's Little Italia complex anchors a corner of Hemphill Avenue with Antico at its center, alongside Gio's and Café Antico.
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12.Modern Caribbean (Guyanese-inspired)
Canje
Austin, United States
Canje brings Guyanese and broader Caribbean cooking to East Austin's 6th Street corridor, earning an Esquire Best New Restaurants #4 ranking in 2022 and a Pearl Recommended designation in 2025. With a 4.6 Google rating across more than 1,100 reviews, it occupies a distinctive position in Austin's dining scene, a city better known for barbecue and New American tasting menus than for the flavors of the Anglophone Caribbean.
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13.Modern Russian Fine Dining
White Rabbit
Moscow, Russia
Positioned at the top of Moscow's fine dining scene, White Rabbit operates under a glass dome atop a skyscraper on Smolenskaya Square, pairing 360-degree city views with a tasting menu built around rediscovered Russian ingredients and techniques. Chef Vladimir Mukhin has placed the restaurant consistently inside the World's 50 Best, reaching number 13 in 2019, and the kitchen remains one of the clearest expressions of the New Russian culinary movement.
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14.Modern Slovenian European
Ošterija Debeluh
Brezice, Slovenia
On a quiet town square in Brežice, Ošterija Debeluh has built a case for the Posavje region as a serious dining address. Chef Jure Tomič's contemporary kitchen holds a Michelin Plate and consecutive La Liste recognition, positioning it alongside Slovenia's most credentialed tables. At the €€€ tier, it offers a level of culinary ambition that the region rarely sees.
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15.Mediterranean with Italian Focus
Dara Dining by Sara Aqel
Amman, Jordan
Dara Dining by Sara Aqel in Amman offers Contemporary Levantine cuisine across a chef-led tasting format. Must-try plates include the Seasonal Tasting Menu, Charred Amman Lamb with za'atar and preserved lemon, and the Date & Tahini Tart. Chef Sara Aqel emphasizes locally foraged ingredients, slow-cooked techniques, and balanced spice profiles. The restaurant earned global recognition as World's 50 Best Restaurants MENA 2024, Rank #18. Expect layered textures, bright citrus notes, and warm bread pulled at the table. Dara Dining delivers a carefully paced gastronomic experience that highlights Jordanian ingredients through modern technique and exacting presentation, ideal for celebratory dinners and curious food travelers.
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16.Modern European Seasonal Small Plates
Barra
Berlin, Germany
Barra is a Berlin address for modern European cooking where the pull is less ceremony than focus: a compact modern-cuisine format, Daniel Remers in the kitchen, and a wine program repeatedly recognised by Star Wine List. Its Michelin Bib Gourmand status places it in the value-conscious serious-dining tier, a useful signal in a city where casual rooms can be more interesting than formal ones.
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17.French
Restaurant Molière
Tokyo, Japan
A Tabelog Bronze Award winner every year since 2017 and a three-Michelin-star restaurant, Restaurant Molière operates from Sapporo's Chuo Ward, working closely with Hokkaido's agricultural and marine producers. Chef Hiroshi Nakamichi's French kitchen has earned consecutive recognition in Opinionated About Dining's Japan rankings, placing it among a small tier of destination French restaurants operating outside Tokyo.
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18.Emilia-Romagna Italian Osteria
Angelini Osteria
Los Angeles, United States
A Beverly Boulevard institution since 2001, Angelini Osteria holds a Michelin Plate and consistent Opinionated About Dining recognition for its straightforward Italian cooking under chef Gino Angelini. The room runs at a convivial pace all week from noon through evening, drawing a loyal local crowd that books well ahead. For Italian at the $$$ tier in Los Angeles, it remains a reliable reference point.
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19.Detroit-Style Pan Pizza & Desserts
Quarter Sheets
Los Angeles, United States
A pandemic-era pop-up turned Echo Park institution, Quarter Sheets earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 and ranked #13 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list. Detroit-style rectangular pies share the menu with rotating bar pies and pastry-chef-calibre desserts. Reservations fill the moment they open; a walk-up line remains the alternative.
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20.Modern Steakhouse
Gillis
Ghent, Belgium
On Hoogstraat, a short walk from Ghent's medieval centre, Gillis operates at the sharper end of Belgium's contemporary meat-focused dining scene. Chef Bram Candries built his reputation around dry-aged beef and a sharing format that anchors the meal in Flemish tradition without retreating into nostalgia. A White Star from Star Wine List and a 2025 ranking in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants confirm its position among Belgium's most seriously regarded tables.
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21.Modern Yakitori Omakase
Kono
New York City, United States
A 14-seat yakitori counter tucked inside Chinatown's Canal Arcade, Kono ranks among the most decorated yakitori destinations in North America, holding three Michelin stars and placing #23 on the 2025 Opinionated About Dining list. Chef Atsushi Kono was the first in the United States to earn a Michelin star for yakitori, and the 16-course binchotan-grilled omakase remains one of New York's most difficult reservations to secure.
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22.Modern Polish Bistro
Kieliszki na Próżnej
Warsaw, Poland
A wine-bar-turned-kitchen on one of Warsaw's most storied streets, Kieliszki na Próżnej pairs a sommelier-led list with a focused Modern European menu under chef Marek Burakowski. Back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 confirms its position in Warsaw's mid-price dining tier, while consecutive Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe rankings signal serious attention from the wider European wine-and-food circuit.
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23.Modern Spanish Seafood Grill
Bistronómika
Madrid, Spain
On a stretch of Calle de Ibiza in Madrid's Retiro district, Bistronómika has built a reputation around one discipline: fish and seafood cooked with minimum intervention, primarily over an open grill. Part of the Bulbiza gastronomic project, it operates on a fixed 'No Carta' format and displays the day's catch for diners to see on arrival. A Michelin Plate holder ranked #536 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025.
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24.Authentic Edomae Sushi
Shin Zushi
São Paulo, Brazil
Among São Paulo's high-end Japanese addresses, Shin Zushi in Paraíso occupies a specific tier: a four-price-range counter recognised by both La Liste and the Michelin Guide, positioning it alongside the city's most serious Japanese dining options. Chef Edson Yamashita operates within a tradition that São Paulo, with its deep Japanese-Brazilian community, has developed more fully than almost any other city outside Japan.
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25.Modern American Small Plates
Theodore Rex
Houston, United States
Theodore Rex on Nance Street sits at the intersection of neighbourhood familiarity and serious culinary intent. Chef Justin Yu's New American kitchen has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, plus an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #325 in North America for 2025. The kitchen rewards repeat visits, with a format that reads differently once you know what to order.
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26.Modern Vegan French Fine Dining
Gauthier Soho
London, United Kingdom
Gauthier Soho occupies a Regency townhouse on Romilly Street, where Alexis Gauthier applies classical French technique entirely to plant-based cooking. The doorbell entry, starched tablecloths, and tasting-menu format place this firmly in the formal dining tier, while the kitchen draws on seasonal British produce interpreted through a French culinary grammar. Michelin Plate recognised, with a Google rating of 4.6 from over 1,400 reviews.
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27.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
Little Napoli
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised Neapolitan pizza address in Wan Chai, Little Napoli sits at the mid-price tier of Hong Kong's Italian dining scene, well below the white-tablecloth room rate but credentialled enough to merit advance planning. Chef Gavino Pilo's kitchen has held consecutive Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025, making it one of the more consistently noted pizza destinations in a city that takes its Italian options seriously.
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28.Seasonal Italian Trattoria
Trullo
London, United Kingdom
Open since 2010 and holding a Michelin Plate alongside consecutive Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe rankings, Trullo has become one of Islington's most reliable Italian restaurants. Hand-rolled pasta, a charcoal grill, and a daily-changing menu anchor the offer. At the ££ price point, it represents the sharper end of neighbourhood Italian dining in north London.
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29.Modern Fusion Small Plates
La Llorería
Madrid, Spain
A Michelin Plate holder on Calle de San Lorenzo in Madrid's Centro district, La Llorería operates in the compact, counter-led format that defines a certain strand of the city's modern casual dining scene. The menu runs à la carte with raciones and half-plates designed for sharing, and the cooking consistently punches above the price point. Ranked #727 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025, it represents one of the city's more considered arguments for eating well without a tasting menu commitment.
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30.Imperial Beijing Chinese
Bistro Na’s
Temple City, United States
Bistro Na's occupies a strip-mall address on Las Tunas Drive in Temple City, but the dining inside is grounded in Qing dynasty imperial court tradition. Chef Tian Yong's Peking duck, a three-day process requiring advance reservation, has drawn a Michelin Plate and back-to-back Opinionated About Dining top-ten rankings. For royal Manchu cuisine at a $$ price point, the value proposition is difficult to argue with.
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31.Modern Spanish Tapas
Barrafina
London, United Kingdom
London's no-reservation Spanish counter culture at its most consistent. Barrafina's Borough Yards location draws on a daily specials board and an L-shaped kitchen counter to deliver tapas rooted in produce quality rather than presentation theatre. A Michelin Plate holder ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list, it earns its queues across lunch and dinner sittings six days a week.
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32.Modern Andalusian Cuisine
Surtopía
Madrid, Spain
Surtopía brings Andalusian produce to Madrid's Salamanca district with the kind of supply-chain discipline that most regional kitchens only claim. Fish arrives from the Cádiz and Almería auctions, Iberian ham from Huelva and Córdoba, and cheese from the Sierra de Grazalema, all prepared through contemporary technique. A Michelin Plate for two consecutive years and a 2025 OAD Europe ranking signal consistent critical attention at the €€€ price point.
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33.Traditional Mexican Fine Dining
Nicos
Mexico City, Mexico
Open since 1957, Nicos in Claveria has held a consistent place on the Opinionated About Dining North America rankings, sitting at #69 in 2024 and #94 in 2025, while carrying a Michelin Plate. Under Chef Gerardo Vázquez Lugo, the kitchen anchors itself in regional Mexican traditions and local sourcing, operating as a counter-argument to the capital's tasting-menu circuit.
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34.Modern French Tasting Menu
Le Chateaubriand
Paris, France
Le Chateaubriand helped define the bistronomy movement that reshaped Paris dining in the 2000s, and Avenue Parmentier remains its spiritual home. Chef Iñaki Aizpitarte runs a single set menu of original flavour pairings, sourced from independent producers, inside a 1930s-era interior that has changed very little since the restaurant's rise to the World's 50 Best top ten. A Michelin Plate holder with an international following, it rewards advance planning.
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35.Modern Yucatecan Fine Dining
Ixiim Restaurant
Mérida, Mexico
Ixiim Restaurant sits within the Chablé Resort property outside Mérida, framing regional Mexican cooking through a lens that reaches well beyond the Yucatán Peninsula. Chef Luis Ronzon holds a Pearl recommendation for 2025, and the restaurant earns a Google rating of 4.8 across 450 reviews. The address places it roughly 40 kilometres southwest of the city centre, making it a deliberate destination rather than a casual stop.
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36.Artisanal Sourdough Pizza
Surt
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ranked #7 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe list in 2024 and climbing to #11 in 2025, Surt operates from the Carlsberg neighbourhood with a dough program built on long fermentation and heritage grain varieties. The result is a thin-base pizza with a high, airy crust, the kind of technical discipline more commonly associated with Naples than Copenhagen.
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37.Kyoto-style Kaiseki
Iyuki
Tokyo, Japan
Iyuki belongs to Tokyo’s high-precision kaiseki tier, where ingredient quality and sequencing matter more than spectacle. In a city crowded with counter formats and tasting menus, its 2026 Tabelog Silver Award, 4.33 score, and OAD Japan ranking place it among serious Japanese-cuisine addresses rather than casual Ginza dining.
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38.Modern French American Nouveau
Deuxave
Boston, United States
Deuxave Boston restaurant occupies a corner of Commonwealth Avenue where Modern French cooking meets a serious wine program with 2,600 bottles and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence held since 2015. The bar draws a crowd well before dinner service, and the dining room, silver walls, dark wood, candlelight, sets a tone that the kitchen keeps up with through dishes anchored in classical French technique.
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39.French-Belgian Bistro
InVINcible
Antwerp, Belgium
A wine-forward address tucked into the narrow streets between Antwerp's old city and the Scheldt, InVINcible pairs a Michelin Plate kitchen under chef Kenny Burssens with a wine programme recognised as number one by Star Wine List in 2023. The format sits at the serious end of the wine bar category, a €€€ price point that reflects both kitchen ambition and cellar depth, and has held consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition since 2023.
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40.Jaliscan Birria
Birrieria Zaragoza
Chicago, United States
Birrieria Zaragoza has held a single, unwavering focus since opening: goat birria, made the way it has always been made in Jalisco, served at a price point that makes it one of Chicago's most recognised cheap eats. Ranked #19 on Opinionated About Dining's North America Cheap Eats list in 2025 and awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024, it earns its reputation through discipline, not breadth. Note: the restaurant is temporarily closed.
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41.Northeastern Brazilian Sertaneja
Mocotó
São Paulo, Brazil
Mocotó occupies a different tier from São Paulo's tasting-menu circuit: Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised and ranked 17th in South America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it serves northeastern Brazilian cooking in Vila Medeiros at prices that put it firmly within reach of daily dining. The loyal crowd returns for a reason that has little to do with occasion and everything to do with consistency.
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42.Bar
Mius
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mius belongs to Hong Kong’s newer cocktail tier: compact, city-facing, and judged less by spectacle than by how precisely a bar can make sourcing, technique, and mood feel coherent. Its 2026 Tales Spirited Awards Top 10 Nominee citation for Best New International Cocktail Bar places it in the international conversation early, which matters in a city where serious drinking rooms are already densely contested.
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43.Modern Australian Seasonal Tasting Menu
Brae
Birregurra, Australia
Brae sits on a working organic farm in the Otway Ranges, two hours southwest of Melbourne, where chef Dan Hunter applies fine dining technique to produce grown on the property. Scored at 93 points by La Liste in both 2025 and 2026 and ranked 44th on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017, it operates as one of Australia's most closely watched destination restaurants. On-site accommodation makes the journey practical for guests travelling from Melbourne or further afield.
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44.Classic American Diner
Jay's Artisan Pizzeria
Kenmore, United States
Jay's on Delaware Avenue is a Kenmore neighborhood pizzeria operating in the space between strict tradition and contemporary technique. Under Joe Powers, the kitchen produces two distinct formats: 12-inch Neapolitan pies served whole on trays, and Detroit-style squares with the structural crispiness that style demands. DOP cheeses, local vegetables, and long-leavened dough set the ingredient standard across both formats.
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45.Modern Farm-to-Table Portuguese
Prado
Lisbon, Portugal
A farm-to-table address in Lisbon's Alfama district, Prado works strictly with small-scale Portuguese producers and lets the season determine the menu. Chef António Galapito holds a Michelin Plate and ranks among Europe's top casual dining destinations on Opinionated About Dining. The wine list earned Star Wine List's number-one ranking in 2026, making it one of the city's more compelling organic wine destinations.
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46.Winery
Donnafugata
Sicily, Italy
Donnafugata is a family-owned Sicilian estate operating since 1851, with vineyards spread across the island and a flagship winery in Marsala. Visitors follow a guided tour through underground barrique halls before tasting across a wide portfolio alongside local cuisine. In 2025, the estate earned a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award, placing it among Italy's most decorated wine destinations.
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47.Spanish Wine Bar with Seafood & Seasonal Vegetables
Place des Fêtes
New York City, United States
Place des Fêtes brings the Oxalis team's French-leaning sensibility to a casual Clinton Hill wine bar format, ranking #41 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2024 and #92 in 2025. The kitchen handles seafood, grilled toast, and vegetable-forward plates with the same seriousness applied next door, while the bar pours natural wines from small Spanish and European producers.
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48.Modern Thin-Crust Pizza
Robert's Pizza & Dough Company
Chicago, United States
Ranked #6 on 50 Top Pizza USA 2025 and #26 globally on 50 Top Pizza World, Robert's Pizza and Dough Co. operates from a riverfront position on the Near North Side, producing artisan, brick-oven thin-crust pizzas that have earned the venue a place among the most credentialed pizzerias in the country. The riverfront setting adds a spatial dimension rare in Chicago's serious pizza circuit.
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49.Artisan Pizza
Truly Pizza
Dana Point, United States
Founded by Las Vegas hospitality veteran Donna Baldwin and celebrated pizza maker John Arena, Truly Pizza on Dana Point's Del Prado Ave brings serious craft to a neighborhood-focused format. The wood-fired operation, run by multi-champion pizza makers Chris Decker and Michael Vakneen, pairs whole pies with salads, sandwiches, and premium soft-serve in a clean, modern space designed for everyday comfort rather than occasion dining.
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50.Modern Neapolitan Pizza
Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello
Caserta, Italy
Ranked 5th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2025, Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello operates from San Leucio in Caserta with a sourcing model built around an on-site vertical farm and kitchen garden. The menu 'Utopia' moves through creative, vegetable-forward slices grown and prepared in-house, connecting Campanian pizza tradition to a sustainability-led vision that places Vitiello among Italy's most-watched young pizzaiolos.
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51.Italian Steakhouse
La Braseria
Osio Sotto, Italy
La Braseria holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a Google rating of 4.4 across 950 reviews, placing it among the more serious meat-focused restaurants in the Bergamo province. Chef Luca Brasi works with free-range Italian breeds, self-managed dry ageing, and a bespoke charcoal and wood grill to produce cooking grounded in Italian carnivore tradition. The price point sits at €€, accessible for the level of sourcing and technique involved.
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52.Pacific Northwest Farm-to-Table Tasting
The Herbfarm
Seattle, United States
The Herbfarm sits outside Seattle proper in Woodinville's wine country, operating as one of the Pacific Northwest's most formally structured tasting-menu destinations. Holding AAA 5 Diamond status and consistent La Liste recognition, the restaurant builds its menus around regional foraged ingredients and seasonal cycles in a format that takes the farm-to-table premise further than most American fine dining rooms.
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53.Neapolitan-Style Thin-Crust Pizza
Lucali
Miami, United States
Lucali on Miami Beach occupies the accessible end of the city's pizza conversation, holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025 and ranking among Opinionated About Dining's top cheap eats in North America. The format is informal and neighbourhood-rooted, closer in spirit to a Carroll Gardens original than to South Beach spectacle, and priced at a level that makes it an anomaly among Miami Beach's dining options.
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54.Modern Spanish with Japanese Ingredients
Ca Sento
Kobe, Japan
Ca Sento places Spanish cooking inside Kobe’s small, high-precision fine-dining tier, with Chef Shinya Fukumoto working in an Innovative-Spanish register rather than a tapas-bar idiom. Its 2026 Tabelog Bronze Award, 2025 Tabelog 100 selection for Innovative / Creative cuisine, and OAD Japan recognition put it in the city’s serious reservation conversation.
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55.Rustic Regional Indian
Dhamaka
New York City, United States
Dhamaka on the Lower East Side makes no apologies for bone-in cuts, fierce spice levels, and preparations drawn from India's lesser-known regional traditions. Chef Chintan Pandya holds a 2022 James Beard Award and a Michelin Bib Gourmand, with OAD rankings confirming its place among North America's most serious casual restaurants. The $$ price point makes it one of New York's more instructive meals at any budget.
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56.High-End Korean BBQ
Parks BBQ
Los Angeles, United States
Parks BBQ on South Vermont Avenue sits at the sharper end of Koreatown's Korean barbecue spectrum, with Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 and an Opinionated About Dining ranking that placed it among the top 100 restaurants in North America. Under chef Jenee Kim, the kitchen applies precision to premium cuts and house-prepared banchan, making it a consistent reference point for the category across the city.
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57.Modern American Cafe
Destroyer
Los Angeles, United States
A Michelin Plate-recognised breakfast and lunch counter in Culver City's Hayden Tract, Destroyer brings Scandinavian minimalism and avant-garde technique to the daytime format at a price point that sits well below LA's tasting-menu tier. Ranked #41 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Cheap Eats in North America list, it holds a consistent position among the city's most considered casual openings. Jordan Khan leads the kitchen.
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58.Modern French Fine Dining
Savelberg
Bangkok, Thailand
In Chong Nonsi's quieter residential pocket, Savelberg translates classical French technique into a modern, colour-forward register under Dutch chef-owner Henk Savelberg. Consecutive Michelin Plate recognition and La Liste scores of 85 points in both 2025 and 2026 place it among Bangkok's more consistent European fine-dining addresses. The open kitchen, wine cellar, and garden views set a tone that few comparable rooms in the city match.
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59.Traditional Spanish Steakhouse Grill
Bidea2
Cizur Menor, Spain
Bidea2 is a traditional asador in Cizur Menor, Navarra, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's top 100 casual restaurants in Europe three consecutive years through 2025. Under chef Gregorio Tolosa, the kitchen channels the wood-fire traditions that define Navarran grilling culture, served within tight daily windows that reward advance planning. For grilled meat and the unhurried rhythms of northern Spain, it earns serious attention.
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60.Modern Vietnamese with Japanese seasonal ingredients
Ăn Đi
Tokyo, Japan
A Jingumae address where French technique meets Vietnamese tradition, Ăn Ði threads seasonal Japanese produce through bánh xèo, raw spring rolls, and phở to map Vietnam's regional register across Japan's four seasons. Chef Chihiro Naito holds a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition, while a sommelier-led programme pairs each course with wine, sake, or shochu.
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