The Places · Page 76
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01.Gourmet Italian Pizza
La Cascina dei Sapori
Rezzato, Italy
In Rezzato, a small town south of Brescia, La Cascina dei Sapori has built a serious reputation around gourmet pizza. Antonio Pappalardo works across multiple dough styles and cooking techniques, from classic Neapolitan to crunchy Roman-style pan pizza, with ingredients sourced to match the ambition. The beer and wine list reinforces that this is not a casual stop but a considered destination for pizza in northern Lombardy.
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02.Restaurant
Xochi
Houston, United States
Houston's most focused Oaxacan kitchen, Xochi sits inside the Marriott Marquis on Walker Street and draws a serious dining crowd well beyond the hotel's own guests. Chef Hugo Ortega and owner Tracy Vaught have built a wine program anchored in Mexican, French, and Californian bottles, with 530 selections and a 900-bottle inventory. Opinionated About Dining has ranked it in North America's casual dining tier three years running.
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03.Sonoran-Style Tacos
El Ruso
Los Angeles, United States
El Ruso on Hillhurst Ave is a Los Angeles taqueria specialising in Sonoran-style tacos and handmade sobaquera flour tortillas, with the taco de chile colorado drawing consistent critical attention. Ranked on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats list across three consecutive years (2023–2025) and featured on Netflix's The Taco Chronicles, it occupies a specific and well-documented tier in the city's taco conversation. Chef Walter Soto runs the operation out of a truck/stand format Tuesday through Sunday.
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04.Italian Coastal Seafood
Fiola Mare
Washington DC, United States
Fiola Mare brings Italian-focused seafood cooking to a terrace perch on the Georgetown waterfront, with Potomac views that make the setting one of the most visually arresting in Washington. Ranked #216 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list and holding a Michelin Plate, it offers a lunch service that delivers comparable kitchen quality at a notably lower price point than the dinner menu.
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05.Contemporary Peruvian & Nikkei Fusion
Coya
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coya at the Four Seasons Resort on Jumeirah Beach Road brings Peruvian and Nikkei cooking to Dubai's top price tier, earning consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 alongside a wine program noted for its global range and depth. Under Chef Benjamin Wan, the kitchen works within a tradition that fuses Andean technique with Japanese influence. Open daily for lunch and dinner with late sittings running to 12:30 am.
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06.Modern Temaki Hand Rolls
Nami Nori
New York City, United States
On Carmine Street in Greenwich Village, Nami Nori has built a focused case for temaki as a format worth sitting down for. Two U-shaped counters anchor a spare, warm room where hand rolls arrive open-style, direct from the crew. Ranked in Opinionated About Dining's top casual restaurants in North America across three consecutive years, it occupies a specific and increasingly recognized tier of New York's Japanese dining scene.
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07.Premium Steakhouse & Fine Seafood
Chandlers Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood
Boise, United States
Inside Hotel 43 in downtown Boise, Chandlers Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood operates at the top of Idaho's steakhouse tier, pairing Kobe-style and corn-fed beef with a 600-selection wine list overseen by a dedicated sommelier team. Nightly live jazz and a martini bar with a well-earned reputation draw regulars who come as much for the room as the plate. The kitchen serves dinner from 5:30 p.m. daily.
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08.Modern Seasonal Chinese
Gessen
Osaka, Japan
Osaka’s Chinese dining tier has grown more technical and more Japanese in its precision, and Gessen belongs in that conversation rather than the casual chuka category. The Nishitenma restaurant, led by Mitsushiro Okada, carries Tabelog Award Silver recognition in 2026, a 4.40 Tabelog score, and an 18-seat format that makes high-heat Chinese cooking feel disciplined rather than theatrical.
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09.Wood-Fired Kaiseki
Suzutashiki
Tokyo, Japan
Suzutashiki belongs to Tokyo’s newer generation of high-price Japanese counters, where kaiseki ritual is compressed into a small, disciplined room rather than spread across a grand dining salon. Its eight-seat counter format, Hideto Tashiro’s kitchen, Tabelog Bronze recognition in 2025 and 2026, and OAD Japan Highly Recommended status in 2026 place it in a serious Nishiazabu dining tier.
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10.Modern Farm-to-Table French Bistro
LA BONNE TABLE
Tokyo, Japan
A Michelin Plate-recognised French restaurant in Nihonbashi's Coredo Mitsui complex, La Bonne Table positions itself in the accessible mid-tier of Tokyo's Franco-Japanese dining scene. Chef Kazunari Nakamura's farm-to-table sourcing philosophy, with direct relationships with producers across Japan, informs a menu where vegetables and seafood arrive with clear provenance. Lunch draws neighbourhood professionals; dinner shifts toward a more composed, multi-course format.
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11.Premium Yakiniku
Jumbo Hanare
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s serious yakiniku tier is less about theatre than control: cut selection, pacing over the grill, and how much responsibility the diner keeps at the table. Jumbo Hanare belongs in that conversation through its Hongo setting, Norimitsu Nanbara connection, 25-seat format, Tabelog 2026 Bronze status, and recurring placement in OAD’s Japan restaurant rankings.
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12.Texas-Style Barbecue
Heritage Barbecue
San Juan Capistrano, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree two years running and ranked 48th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants 2024 list, Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano applies Central Texas pit technique to an open-ended question about where smoked meat belongs across cultures. The result, tri-tip tacos on tallow-rendered tortillas, char siu pork belly, galbi-marinated beef ribs, has made it the most talked-about craft barbecue address in Southern California.
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13.Modern Thai
Issaya Siamese Club
Bangkok, Thailand
Set inside a century-old Sathon villa, Issaya Siamese Club occupies a distinct tier among Bangkok's refined Thai dining addresses. Chef Ian Kittichai's kitchen draws consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining and La Liste, placing it alongside the city's most-tracked contemporary Thai tables. The setting and the cooking together make a case for what refined Thai hospitality looked like before the tasting-menu era rewrote the format.
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14.Modernist Fusion Tasting Menu
Atelier
Ottawa, Canada
Atelier serves a Progressive Canadian modernist fusion tasting menu at 540 Rochester St in Ottawa, with formal service, an extended dinner format, and an extensive wine list led by a sommelier.
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15.Modern International Fusion
Eat Me
Bangkok, Thailand
Operating since 1998 in Silom's Phiphat 2 soi, Eat Me holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Asia rankings, placing it among Bangkok's most enduring international kitchens. Under chef Tim Butler, the menu pairs global technique with Thai-inflected flavour. The ground-floor bar, second-storey dining room, and leafy balcony each reward a different pace of evening.
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16.Bar
Black Pearl
Melbourne, Australia
Black Pearl on Brunswick Street has held a position in the World's 50 Best Bars rankings for over a decade, peaking at number seven globally in 2013. Open nightly until 3am, it functions as both a serious cocktail destination and a genuine Fitzroy local, the kind of bar that draws regulars as reliably as it draws out-of-towners. Rated 4.6 across 708 Google reviews, its longevity in a competitive field says more than any single award.
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17.Modern British Gastropub
The Wild Rabbit
Kingham, United Kingdom
A Michelin Plate-recognised pub in the Cotswolds village of Kingham, The Wild Rabbit operates where organic farm supply and considered British cooking converge. Owned by the Bamford family and drawing on produce from the adjacent Daylesford estate, it holds a Google rating of 4.5 from nearly a thousand reviews. Overnight rooms extend the stay into the wider Cotswolds.
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18.Modern French & Nordic Small Plates
Sletten
Humlebæk, Denmark
A former inn on the Øresund coast, Sletten brings the culinary credentials of Copenhagen's Formel B to a relaxed Humlebæk setting. The menu runs to around 20 seasonal small plates, think halibut ceviche with grilled lime and sorrel, or fried monkfish with salsify and gruyere, backed by a wine list with genuine range. A Michelin Plate and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking of #654 in Europe confirm the kitchen's standing.
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19.Bar
Three Sheets Soho
London, United Kingdom
Three Sheets Soho is the Soho branch of the London cocktail bar, listed separately by Top 500 Bars.
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20.Modern Fujian-Huaiyang Fusion
Xia
Xiamen, China
Xia occupies a west-facing room above Wuyuan Bay in Xiamen's Siming District, where Chef Kang Yang runs a menu split between Cantonese technique and Minnan regional tradition. The kitchen has held a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and earned a Black Pearl 1 Diamond in 2025, placing it among the city's most decorated fine-dining addresses. It is a credible option for anyone tracking how southern Chinese culinary traditions intersect on one plate.
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21.Modern American Fine Dining
Coquine
Portland, United States
Coquine sits in Portland’s mature farm-to-table conversation rather than its flashier restaurant lane, with Katy Millard’s New American cooking framed by Oregon produce and a serious beverage reputation. The 2026 James Beard semifinalist nod for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, plus repeated Opinionated About Dining rankings, place it among the city’s more closely watched dining rooms.
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22.French-Japanese Truffle Fusion
Margotto e Baciare
Tokyo, Japan
A French-Japanese counter in Nishiazabu where whole truffles are the organizing principle rather than the occasion. Chef Kenta Kayama applies Japanese culinary logic to a French base, pairing truffles with kombu dashi consommé and rice dishes alongside more classical preparations. Recognized by the Michelin Guide (Plate, 2025) and ranked in the Opinionated About Dining top restaurants in Japan, it operates Tuesday through Sunday, evenings only.
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23.Modern Fine Dining with Local Montana Fusion
The Social Haus
Greenough, United States
The Social Haus serves modern fine dining with local Montana fusion at The Green O at Paws Up, with craft cocktails and Forbes 4-Star recognition in 2025 and 2026.
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24.Modern Basque Fire-Grilled
Muka
San Sebastián, Spain
Inside the Kursaal congress centre on the Zurriola waterfront, Muka channels Andoni Luis Aduriz's influence into a relaxed, grill-led format that sits well below the price tier of San Sebastián's Michelin-starred circuit. Seasonal vegetables and sustainable proteins anchor the menu, backed by a Nordic-inflected interior and open views across the mouth of the Urumea river. A Michelin Plate holder since 2024, it earns its place in the city's broader dining conversation on its own terms.
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25.Moderne Küche
Winzerhof Stahl
Simmershofen, Germany
Winzerhof Stahl holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year in 2025, making it one of rural Franconia's most compelling cases for a destination drive. Chef Manuelle Ferraz delivers modern cuisine from a former winery estate in Simmershofen, a village that sits well outside the usual fine-dining circuit. Rated 4.8 across 193 Google reviews, it draws a committed audience willing to travel for the cooking.
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26.Modern Asian Fusion
Pao by Paul Qui
Miami, United States
Pao by Paul Qui sits inside Faena Hotel Miami Beach at 3201 Collins Avenue, where a Michelin Plate–recognised menu draws on Filipino and broader Asian technique to build a meal structured around shared plates, live-fire preparation, and custom Jono Pandolfi stoneware. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, dress code is smart casual, and the beverage program includes 19th-century-inspired cocktails and a deep sake selection overseen by Faena's own beverage team.
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27.Modern Israeli Fusion Tasting
OCD Restaurant
Tel Aviv, Israel
OCD Restaurant on Tirtsa Street brings a highly structured, ritual-paced tasting format to Tel Aviv's modern Israeli dining scene. Chef Raz Rahav holds dual rankings in both the Opinionated About Dining Europe and Asia lists for 2024 and 2025, and La Liste placed the restaurant at 89.5 points in 2025. Dinner runs Tuesday through Friday evenings, with Friday lunch the only midday service.
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28.Modern Andalusian Contemporary
Atelier Casa de Comidas
Granada, Spain
A Michelin Plate-recognised address in Granada's Genil district, Atelier Casa de Comidas applies contemporary technique to Andalusian ingredients without abandoning the directness of a neighbourhood casa de comidas. Chef Raúl Sierra runs an open kitchen behind the service bar and works a set menu alongside a seasonal tasting format. Ranked #515 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual Europe list, it sits at the credentialled end of Granada's mid-market dining scene.
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29.Contemporary American with French Influences
Valette
Healdsburg, United States
Valette sits in Healdsburg's center-square dining tier alongside Barndiva and Dry Creek Kitchen, distinguishing itself through a market-driven Californian menu with French-inflected technique and one of Sonoma County's deeper wine lists. Ranked #576 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list and recognized with a Michelin Plate, it draws steady local support for dinner service six nights a week.
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30.Modern Piemontese
Barolo Grill
Denver, United States
One of Denver's most enduring fine dining addresses, Barolo Grill has held a loyal following since opening on East Sixth Avenue through a focused Northern Italian menu and a wine list that runs to more than 2,100 selections, weighted heavily toward Piedmont and Tuscany. A Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and a service team schooled through annual European staff trips place it in a distinct tier within Colorado's Italian dining scene.
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31.Traditional Spanish Tavern
Taberna Pedraza
Madrid, Spain
Among Madrid's Salamanca neighbourhood traditional restaurants, Taberna Pedraza positions itself firmly in the open-fire, market-driven tier: Michelin Plate recognised in 2024 and 2025, with a menu anchored by wood-grilled fish and meat, a celebrated three-stage Cocido de Carmen, and a Tortilla de Betanzos that has become one of the district's most tracked dishes. The price point sits well below Madrid's creative fine-dining bracket, making it a considered choice for traditional Spanish cooking at a mid-range spend.
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32.Modern European Fine Dining
Lautrec at Nemacolin
Laurel Highlands, United States
Lautrec at Nemacolin remains a verify-before-going venue: Nemacolin still describes Lautrec as temporarily closed/preparing for its June 2026 chapter, while Google Places marks it operational.
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33.Modern Fine Dining Tasting Menus
Restaurant Roots
Southbourne, United Kingdom
Behind frosted glass on a Southbourne parade of shops, Restaurant Roots delivers an ambitious tasting menu that defies its modest postcode. Chef-owner Jan Bretschneider weaves German heritage into refined modern cooking, while he and Stacey Bretschneider have owned the restaurant since opening it in 2015. The room is compact, the cooking wide-angle, and the front-of-house one of the most engaged on the South Coast.
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34.Modern Galician
NaDo
A Coruña, Spain
In A Coruña's old quarter, NaDo operates from a narrow callejón with just two long tables and an open kitchen facing the harbour. Chef Iván Domínguez works Galicia's Atlantic larder into a contemporary format, anchored by the Furancho surprise menu. Recognised by Michelin and ranked #582 in Opinionated About Dining's Top European Restaurants (2025), it holds a clear position in the city's serious dining tier at a mid-range price point.
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35.Traditional Japanese Omakase Sushi
Kyubey
Tokyo, Japan
One of Ginza's most enduring sushi addresses, Kyubey has anchored Tokyo's edomae tradition since the mid-twentieth century, accumulating consistent recognition from La Liste and Opinionated About Dining across multiple years. Under Chef Yosuke Imada, the counter operates Tuesday through Saturday across lunch and dinner services, placing it in Ginza's mid-to-upper sushi tier where ritual, precision, and institutional knowledge carry as much weight as ingredient sourcing.
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36.French-Korean Fusion
The Green Table
Seoul, South Korea
On the fifth floor of Arario Space in Jongno-gu, The Green Table sits inside Seoul's contemporary French-Korean dining tier with consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024, 2025) and 77 points from La Liste 2026. Chef Kim Eunhee's approach centres on vegetables, herbs, and flowers rendered through a French framework, producing a structured menu that reads as notably plant-forward even when the format stops short of a full plant-based commitment.
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37.Premium Steakhouse with International Street Food
Beefbar
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Beefbar Monaco holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and sits at 42 Quai Jean-Charles Rey, positioning itself as the anchor property in a multi-city group founded in 2005. The menu works across USDA Prime, Australian Wagyu, and Japanese Kobe beef, wet- and dry-aged and finished on a high-temperature broiler. Price range is €€€, a tier below Monaco's multi-starred competition.
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38.Winery
Numanthia
Valdefinjas, Spain
Numanthia is a Toro DO winery in the village of Valdefinjas, Zamora, where ancient Tinta de Toro vines on sandy, phylloxera-resistant soils produce wines of concentrated structure and regional character. Two wines earned Silver medals at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards, and the estate holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025, positioning it among Spain's more decorated Toro producers.
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39.Modern Neapolitan Pizza
Avenida Calò
Rome, Italy
Avenida Calò on Viale Pinturicchio brings a formal register to Neapolitan pizza, with a refined dining room and a double-crunch technique that fries then bakes each base for a crispy exterior over a soft interior. Chef Francesco Calò pairs this with a serious wine list curated specifically around pizza. For Rome diners accustomed to the fine dining axis of the Prati and Parioli districts, this is a different proposition.
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40.Winery
Allegrini
Fumane, Italy
Allegrini is one of Valpolicella Classico's most decorated producers, operating from Fumane in the heart of the zone. Its 2025 Decanter awards haul, including a Silver and three Bronze medals alongside a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating, positions it firmly within Italy's premium wine tier. For visitors to Verona's wine country, Fumane and the Allegrini estate represent a serious point of reference for understanding how this valley expresses Corvina-based terroir.
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41.Classic Andalusian Seafood
Jaylu
Seville, Spain
A family-run marisquería on the edge of Triana and Los Remedios, Jaylu has held a place in the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe rankings three consecutive years, reaching #43 in both 2023 and 2024. The kitchen works an à la carte of daily fish and seafood, cooked simply to preserve ingredient quality, much of it sourced through traditional fishing methods. Closed Mondays; lunch and dinner service Tuesday through Saturday, lunch only on Sundays.
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42.Modern Spanish Tapas
La Taberna del Gourmet
Alicante, Spain
La Taberna del Gourmet Alacant elevates traditional Spanish tapas culture under Michelin-starred chef María José San Román's expert guidance, showcasing Mediterranean ingredients through signature dishes like saffron-infused paella and grilled octopus in an authentic yet refined tavern atmosphere that celebrates Alicante's culinary heritage.
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43.Modern Grill Steakhouse
Firewood
George Town, Malaysia
Firewood holds a Michelin Plate (2024 and 2025) for its open-fire cooking in a heritage shophouse on Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. The custom charcoal grill drives a menu anchored in dry-aged beef, flame-treated seafood, and Nyonya-inflected sauces. Counter seats face the grill directly, and pre-ordering dry-aged cuts in advance is recommended for serious meat eaters.
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44.American Comfort Food
Ad Hoc
Napa, United States
Ad Hoc occupies the accessible end of Yountville's dining spectrum without conceding on technique. Under Chef Matt Alba, the family-style, rotating menu format holds a Michelin Plate and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining Casual ranking, making it a serious kitchen operating in a deliberately informal register. The fried chicken, served alternating Mondays, has become a valley reference point.
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45.Modern Roman Pizza
Pizzeria Clementina
Fiumicino, Italy
Clementina in Fiumicino sits at the point where Roman pizza tradition meets the working harbour outside its door. Pizzaiolo Luca Pezzetta builds his pies from five distinct dough preparations, cooked in a wood-fired oven before a full dining room, and frames them within a broader menu anchored by sea charcuterie and harbour-sourced seafood. The wine list is extensive, the format theatrical, and the ambition firmly gourmet.
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46.Southern Thai
Jitlada Restaurant
Los Angeles, United States
On Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood, Jitlada has held a Michelin Plate for consecutive years while climbing the Opinionated About Dining Casual North America rankings from #137 in 2023 to #111 in 2025. Chef Suthiporn Sungkamee's menu sits in the register of Southern Thai cooking, a regional style that remains genuinely underrepresented across the city's otherwise broad Southeast Asian dining scene.
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47.Modern Italian
SPQR
San Francisco, United States
SPQR on Fillmore Street is one of San Francisco's most consistent Italian addresses, holding a Michelin Plate and multiple Opinionated About Dining rankings under chef Matthew Accarrino. The kitchen works within Northern Italian tradition while the wine program earned a Star Wine List White Star in 2022. Dinner runs Wednesday through Sunday, with weekend brunch rounding out the week.
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48.Contemporary Neapolitan Pizza
Pizzeria Da Lioniello
Succivo, Italy
In the Campanian town of Succivo, Pizzeria Da Lioniello represents a distinct strand of Neapolitan pizza-making: dough handled in what Salvatore Lioniello calls a 'differently Neapolitan' approach, producing a disc with pronounced high edges and a considered topping programme that runs from classics to contemporary combinations. The beverage list, spanning a deep wine cellar and broad beer selection, sits well above the category average.
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49.French Alpine Bistro
French Alpine Bistro
Aspen, United States
French Alpine Bistro on East Hopkins Avenue brings a specific culinary tradition to Aspen's dining scene: the French Alpine format, where Austrian and French mountain cooking overlap, backed by a wine list of 6,000 bottles awarded a White Star on Star Wine List (2025). Lunch and dinner service, with wine pricing in the $100-plus range and cuisine at the $$$ tier, position it among Aspen's more serious dining addresses.
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50.Organic Austrian Fine Dining
Schwanen
Bizau, Austria
Tucked into the Bregenzerwald village of Bizau, Schwanen operates as a Biohotel with a kitchen that earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. Chef Emanuel Moosbrugger works from on-site vegetable and herb gardens, placing the restaurant within a growing tier of Austrian regional kitchens where organic provenance shapes both the menu and the philosophy. Priced at the €€ level, it represents serious cooking at accessible rates.
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51.Winery
Weingut Gross
Ehrenhausen, Austria
Weingut Gross sits in Ratsch, a hamlet within the Ehrenhausen wine corridor in Austria's Südsteiermark, where steep hillside vineyards define the region's Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling character. The estate holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award for 2025, placing it among the upper tier of recognised Austrian wine producers. For visitors exploring southern Styrian wine country, Gross represents a grounded introduction to what this particular slice of hillside terrain can produce.
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52.Traditional Japanese River Cuisine
Amegen
Saga, Japan
A Tabelog Bronze Award winner every year from 2020 through 2026, Amegen sits in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, drawing on Edo-period techniques to prepare tsugani, river fish, and wild vegetables served on local Karatsu ware. Ranked among the top 350 restaurants in Japan by Opinionated About Dining, it occupies a quiet but firmly established place in Kyushu's serious dining circuit.
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53.Modern Neapolitan Pizza
La Bolla
Caserta, Italy
Set inside a hotel with a garden and pool in central Caserta, La Bolla frames pizza as a serious creative act. Chef Simone De Gregorio divides his menu across traditional, contemporary, and special-cooking-method categories, with the Absolute of Annurca Apple, a single fruit rendered in four textures, drawing particular notice. The wine and craft beer list adds depth to what is otherwise an unusual address for this type of cooking.
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54.Rustic Italian Taverna
Macchialina
Miami, United States
Open since 2012, Macchialina has earned its place as the Italian restaurant Miami Beach locals reach for first, a Michelin Plate recipient with a 900-bottle cellar skewed heavily toward Italy, priced to drink rather than collect. The room on Alton Road sits at the quieter, residential end of the Beach, where the cooking feels personal rather than performative.
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55.Neapolitan Pizza with Local Cilento Products
Le Grotticelle
Caggiano, Italy
In the Cilento countryside outside Caggiano, Le Grotticelle is a family-run restaurant and pizzeria where the Rumolo family applies sourdough craft and self-produced ingredients to a menu rooted in the flavours of the Campanian interior. The stone structure, valley views, and the Zammedda pizza, a Cilento symbol of overcooked sauce and pecorino, make it a destination worth travelling for.
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56.Japanese-Inflected Italian Cuisine
il AOYAMA
Nagoya, Japan
Nagoya’s Italian dining scene has a serious counter-culture streak, and il AOYAMA sits in that disciplined lane: small-format, chef-led, wine-aware, and more concerned with precision than spectacle. Hiroaki Aoyama’s restaurant carries Tabelog Silver recognition for 2025 and 2026, plus selection in Tabelog Italian EAST 100 for 2025, placing it among Japan’s more scrutinized Italian rooms.
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57.Hotel
Mii amo
Sedona, United States
A Forbes Five-Star, all-inclusive destination spa in Sedona's Boynton Canyon, Mii amo has held a place on Travel + Leisure's Hall of Fame for domestic destination spas since 2001. Rates from $2,037 per night cover accommodations across 23 intimate rooms and suites, meals at the seasonally driven Hummingbird restaurant, and a dedicated wellness Journey program spanning three to ten nights.
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58.Bar
Happy Accidents
Albuquerque, United States
On Central Avenue in Albuquerque's Nob Hill corridor, Happy Accidents operates as a fully functioning distillery and bar, crafting its spirits in-house and serving them in a hand-built, colour-saturated space. Ranked #88 on World's 50 Best North America's Best Bars (2025) and #318 in the Top 500 Bars global list, it represents the most decorated cocktail programme in New Mexico — and one of the few distillery bars in the American Southwest to reach that tier.
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59.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
La Leggenda
Miami, United States
On Española Way, La Leggenda brings STG-certified Neapolitan pizza to Miami Beach under the direction of World Champion pizza maker Giovanni Gagliardi. The menu holds to traditional Neapolitan technique, with certified Italian ingredients and a Margherita that the kitchen treats as a statement of origin. It sits in a different tier from Miami's fine-dining circuit, operating as a focused, craft-driven pizzeria in a neighbourhood built for lingering.
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60.Modern Andalusian Tasting Menus
Terra Olea
Córdoba, Spain
Terra Olea holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for contemporary cooking that draws directly from Córdoba's small producers. Two tasting menus, Flos and Cibarium, frame olive culture and regional agriculture as their central subject. At a €€ price point in the Arruzafilla district, it sits in a different register to Córdoba's starred rooms while sharing their commitment to provenance.
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