The Places · Page 81
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01.Modern Catalan
al kostat
Barcelona, Spain
Al kostat occupies a tucked-away corner of the Moritz brewery complex in Eixample, sharing its kitchen with the Michelin-starred Alkimia. Chef Jordi Vilà's à la carte format runs lighter in cost and formality than its neighbour but draws on the same Catalan-rooted sourcing rigour. Ranked 94th in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it sits at the serious end of Barcelona's mid-tier dining.
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02.Modern Canarian
Silbo Gomero
San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Spain
Named after the whistling language of La Gomera, Silbo Gomero holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for two consecutive years and delivers contemporary Canarian cooking at a mid-range price point in San Cristóbal de la Laguna. Chef Braulio Simancas grounds the menu in island tradition, from mojo-dressed proteins to escaldón and frangollo, with technique that reads modern without abandoning its roots.
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03.Modern Australian Fine Dining
Oncore by Clare Smyth
Barangaroo, Australia
Oncore by Clare Smyth sits on Level 26 of Crown Sydney, positioning Modern British fine dining within one of Australia's most consequential new restaurant precincts. Scoring 97 points at La Liste in both 2025 and 2026, it holds a clear place among the country's most formally ambitious tables. The room's elevation above Barangaroo's waterfront adds a specific kind of pressure to the experience, one the kitchen, under Chef Alan Stuart, appears comfortable meeting.
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04.Modern German Fine Dining
Restaurant Schote
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
A Michelin-starred address in Bergisch Gladbach, Restaurant Schote earns its 2025 MICHELIN Star recognition through a commitment to Cooking Classics, a format that prizes technical discipline over novelty. With a Google rating of 4.5 across 384 reviews and a price range sitting at the €€€ tier, it occupies a serious but accessible position within the city's fine-dining scene.
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05.Winery
Domaine Pierre Morey
Meursault, France
Domaine Pierre Morey runs a quiet, independent Meursault estate with cave tastings, vineyard views, and biodynamic, organic sourcing.
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06.Seasonal California Fine Dining
Napa Rose
Los Angeles, United States
Napa Rose, inside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, operates at a different register than most theme-park dining. A 14,000-bottle wine inventory, a six-course Chef's Counter, and a seasonally driven California menu position it against Orange County's serious dining tier. Note: the restaurant is closed through early 2026 for renovations.
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07.Southwestern American Steakhouse
Fearing's
Dallas, United States
Fearing's at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas sits at the serious end of the city's Southwestern dining tier, earning consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking. Chef Dean Fearing draws on Southern and barbecue traditions rooted in regional sourcing, placing the restaurant firmly in Dallas's premium American dining conversation.
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08.Modern Scottish Gastropub
The Scran & Scallie
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder for consecutive years, The Scran & Scallie on Comely Bank Road operates from the Tom Kitchin stable as a deliberate counter to Edinburgh's fine-dining register. Steak pie, fish and chips, and haggis with neeps and tatties anchor a menu that takes Scottish comfort cooking seriously. One of the city's busiest neighbourhood tables, booking ahead is essential.
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09.Winery
Lanzerac Wine Estate
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Lanzerac Wine Estate sits at the upper tier of Stellenbosch's prestige estate category, recognised with a Star Wine List award (2026) and Pearl 2 Star Prestige (2025). The estate occupies a historic address on Lanzerac Road, combining wine production with hotel accommodation in the manner that defines the Winelands' most established properties. For visitors planning a Stellenbosch wine itinerary, it represents one of the region's more considered booking decisions.
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10.Modern Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu Fujii
Osaka, Japan
Osaka’s tonkatsu culture is usually read through appetite and value, but Tonkatsu Fujii belongs to a tighter counter-led tier where frying is treated with the sequence and restraint of a seasonal meal. Its seven-seat format, Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze status, Tabelog Tonkatsu 100 selection, and Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 make it a serious small-room address rather than a casual pork-cutlet stop.
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11.Regional American Fine Dining
Glitretind Restaurant
Park City, United States
Inside the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Stein Eriksen Lodge on Deer Valley's slopes, Glitretind Restaurant anchors Park City's case for serious mountain dining. The menu rotates twice yearly around regionally sourced meat and seafood, backed by a cellar of 20,000 bottles across California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, and beyond. Window tables face the Wasatch range directly, skiers in winter, open mountain air in summer.
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12.Traditional Alsatian Winstub
Winstub du Chambard
Kaysersberg, France
The Winstub du Chambard sits within La Chambard hotel on Kaysersberg's main street, operating as the more accessible counterpart to Olivier Nasti's two-Michelin-starred dining room upstairs. Holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, it serves traditional Alsatian specialties at mid-range prices, making it a natural anchor point for visitors pairing village exploration with regional winemakers nearby.
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13.Modern Hong Kong Cantonese
Queen’s English
Washington DC, United States
Queen's English brings a modern Hong Kong sensibility to Columbia Heights, where high-heat wok cooking meets a thoughtfully assembled wine list in a compact room that punches well above its price tier. A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient and a fixture on Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual list, it represents the kind of precise, ingredient-driven Chinese cooking that Washington's dining scene has historically underserved.
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14.Authentic Thai Street Food & Noodles
Samsen (Wan Chai)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Samsen on Stone Nullah Lane is one of Hong Kong's most consistently recognised Thai restaurants, ranked on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Asia list in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Chef Adam Cliff brings Bangkok street-food sensibility to a Wan Chai address that draws a loyal crowd across lunch and dinner service. The combination of critical pedigree and neighbourhood accessibility makes it a reference point for Thai cooking in the city.
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15.Modern Chinese Fusion
Alma Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Alma Toronto serves Modern Chinese Fusion at 1194 Bloor St W, with a natural wine list, open kitchen, and a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand.
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16.Seasonal Farm-to-Table French Fine Dining
Le Doyenné
Saint-Vrain, France
Roughly 40 kilometres south of Paris, Le Doyenné operates from a working farm in Saint-Vrain with a kitchen run by James Henry and Shaun Kelly. Ranked 77th on the World's 50 Best list in 2025 and holding a Michelin Plate, it represents a strand of French modern cuisine built around agricultural proximity rather than urban prestige. Booking ahead is advised.
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17.Modern Cantonese Chinese
Mott 32 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
The first US outpost of Hong Kong-based Maximal Concepts' Mott 32, located at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, brings Cantonese fine dining to the Strip with a design by Joyce Wang and a menu anchored in traditional technique. Ranked #346 in the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America, it occupies a distinct tier in Las Vegas Chinese dining, with signature preparations like the 48-hour apple-roasted duck requiring advance ordering.
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18.Hotel
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is a 7,000-plus suite Italian-themed property on the Strip, earning 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The complex houses more than 40 restaurants from chefs including Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, and Emeril Lagasse, alongside 1.9 million square feet of meeting space, 10 pools, and an indoor Grand Canal with gondola rides.
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19.Tuscan Meat Osteria
Osteria Magona
Bolgheri, Italy
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised osteria on the road through Bolgheri's vine country, Osteria Magona serves deeply rooted Tuscan cooking, ribollita, pappa al pomodoro, gnudi, fresh pasta, at prices that sit well below the area's premium wine-tourism tier. With a 4.7 Google rating across more than 3,200 reviews and a wine list focused on Bolgheri DOC labels, it occupies a specific and underserved position in the local dining scene.
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20.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
Spacca Napoli
Seoul, South Korea
On the second floor of a Mapo-gu building, Spacca Napoli brings Neapolitan pizza technique to Seoul with wood-fired dough, hand-stretched crusts, and a room decorated in Neapolitan cultural iconography. Chef Giulio Lee trained in Naples and returned to Seoul making pizzas that follow the city's tradition while adapting the format to Korean dining habits, including serving by the slice.
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21.Hotel
Terranea Resort
Los Angeles, United States
Terranea Resort occupies 102 acres of clifftop coastline on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, roughly 20 miles from LAX, placing it in a category apart from Los Angeles's urban luxury hotels. With five on-site restaurants, a 50,000-square-foot oceanfront spa, and a Star Wine List recognition (2026), it draws guests who want Southern California's natural drama without sacrificing amenity depth.
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22.Modern Spanish with Sherry Pairings
La Carboná
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Inside a converted sherry bodega in central Jerez, La Carboná places contemporary Andalusian cooking alongside one of the region's most considered sherry and wine programs. Chef Javier Muñoz holds a Michelin Plate and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking, positioning the restaurant clearly within Jerez's mid-to-upper dining tier at €€€ pricing.
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23.Creative Sicilian Fine Dining
Principe di Belludia
Noto, Italy
The gourmet restaurant at Il San Corrado di Noto sits in the rural hinterland of Sicily's Baroque south, where executive chef Martin Lazarov applies a creative lens to the island's produce with a pronounced emphasis on vegetables. Holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, Principe di Belludia occupies the upper tier of Val di Noto dining and draws guests willing to combine serious cooking with a resort setting.
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24.Yakitori
Yakitori Kurosaki
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s yakitori scene has split between old-school smoke counters and reservation-led rooms that treat chicken with the pacing and discipline of sushi omakase. Yakitori Kurosaki belongs to that tighter, reputation-driven tier, with chef Yu Kurosaki attached and Opinionated About Dining recognition in 2026 giving it a useful marker for travellers comparing serious counters in the city.
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25.Modern Seafood Fine Dining
Michael Mina
Las Vegas, United States
A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant inside Bellagio, Michael Mina delivers contemporary California-inflected American cuisine with a heavy seafood focus. The 890-bottle wine program spans California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux, and the kitchen is one of the few on the Strip to offer a dedicated vegetarian tasting menu. Dinner is served nightly except Wednesdays, with reservations accepted from 5:30 p.m.
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26.Modern Japanese Bistro & Natural Wine
Ichigo Ichie Bistro & Natural Wine
Cork, Ireland
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder on Sheares Street, Ichigo Ichie Bistro brings relaxed Japanese cooking and carefully sourced natural wines to Cork city at mid-range prices. Named among The Sunday Times Ireland's 100 Best Restaurants in 2025, it operates as a lively, accessible reimagining of the former Ichigo Ichie tasting-menu format, with unfussy dishes built on quality produce and a service team that keeps the room humming.
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27.Exclusive Kaiseki
Kawaguchi
Kyoto, Japan
Kawaguchi belongs to Kyoto’s small-counter Japanese dining tier, where reputation is built less through spectacle than through consistency, access, and peer recognition. With Koji Kawaguchi named as chef, six counter seats, a Tabelog Award 2026 Silver, and OAD Japan recognition, it sits in the city’s serious kappo-adjacent conversation rather than the casual Gion dinner circuit.
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28.French-Inspired California Cuisine
Hazel Hill
Sonoma, United States
Perched above Montage Healdsburg's estate vineyards with the Mayacamas Mountains as a backdrop, Hazel Hill is the kind of resort restaurant that earns its place on its own culinary terms. Chef Jason Pringle's French-Californian menu draws on local producers, a 4,000-bottle cellar weighted toward California and France, and a seasonal harvest section that gives the kitchen's farm connections genuine expression.
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29.Modern Spanish Tapas with Fusion
Triciclo
Madrid, Spain
Triciclo holds a Michelin Plate in Madrid's Las Letras district, where a three-chef team delivers modern Spanish cooking grounded in seasonal produce and sustainability. The €€ price point sits well below the city's starred tier, with multiple menu formats and half-portion options that reward exploratory ordering. Closed Sundays; open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday.
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30.italian
Caffè Sicilia
Noto, Italy
On the main corso of one of Sicily's most architecturally preserved Baroque towns, Caffè Sicilia has anchored Noto's pastry and gelato culture for generations. It operates at the intersection of raw ingredient sourcing and traditional confectionery craft, drawing visitors from across the island and beyond. For anyone tracing Sicilian sugar work back to its Arab and Baroque roots, this address on Corso Vittorio Emanuele is the reference point.
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31.Modern British Gastropub
The Three Horseshoes
Fordham, United Kingdom
A Michelin Bib Gourmand pub in the Essex village of Fordham, The Three Horseshoes occupies four former cottages and delivers Modern British cooking at mid-range prices. Chef Clayton Fontaine's menu moves between pub classics and inventive plates, with the terrace making it a strong seasonal draw. Consecutive Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 confirms its position in the county's value-led dining tier.
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32.Winery
Domaine Camille & Guillaume Boillot
Meursault, France
Domaine Camille & Guillaume Boillot in Meursault pairs vineyard views with quiet cave tastings and organic, biodynamic production, plus Michelin Main Selection recognition in 2026.
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33.Korean-American Gastropub
Nowon
New York City, United States
Nowon on East 6th Street has built a following in New York's East Village through a Korean-American gastropub format that ranks among the most discussed casual addresses in the city. Its double-patty dry-aged burger, layered with kimchi and gochujang mayo, draws the most attention, but the broader menu plots a confident course through Korean-inflected comfort food. Opinionated About Dining placed it at #587 in 2024 and #818 in 2025 among North American casual venues.
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34.Contemporary Canarian with Mediterranean influences
San Sebastián 57
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder for two consecutive years, San Sebastián 57 sits steps from Santa Cruz de Tenerife's La Recova market and draws both tourists and regulars with its updated take on Canarian cuisine. Chef Alberto González Margallo weaves in influences from Cantabria and Latin America, served à la carte or through the Caminar tasting menu at a price point that consistently overdelivers for the quality on the plate.
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35.Modern Mexican Gastronomy
Don Manuel's
Los Cabos, Mexico
Don Manuel's pairs Modern Mexican Gastronomy with a waterfront setting, craft cocktails, and an extensive wine list.
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36.Winery
Domaine Alex Moreau
Chassagne-Montrachet, France
Domaine Alex Moreau is a Chassagne-Montrachet producer earning a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025, placing it among the appellation's serious allocation-tier addresses. The domaine sits on Rue de Santenay at the village's southern edge, where limestone and marl soils transition toward Santenay's heavier geology. For those working through Chassagne's white and red premier cru map, it belongs on the itinerary.
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37.Modern Canarian
El Equilibrista 33
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
El Equilibrista 33 holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and sits in the mid-range price tier on Calle Ing. Salinas, close to Las Alcaravaneras beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Chef Carmelo Florido builds a creative menu around Canarian produce, pulling gofio, caramelised onion, and local veal liver into dishes that sit between tradition and contemporary technique. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across 586 reviews.
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38.Winery
Domaine Camille Thiriet
Corgoloin, France
Domaine Camille Thiriet pairs organic, sustainable sourcing with vineyard views and quiet private tastings in Corgoloin; Michelin Main Selection 2026.
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39.Classic Steakhouse
Atlantis Steakhouse
Reno, United States
Atlantis Steakhouse on South Virginia Street is one of Reno's most serious beef programs, built around USDA Prime, 28-day dry-aged cuts and a 665-label wine list anchored in Burgundy, California, and Italy. The 36-ounce bone-in cowboy ribeye and tableside dry-ice ice cream have each earned their own following among regulars. A 4.6 Google rating across 715 reviews reflects sustained consistency rather than occasional brilliance.
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40.Neapolitan Trattoria
Paesàno
Copenhagen, Denmark
On a street that has become one of Copenhagen's most talked-about for independent dining, Paesàno holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and back-to-back Star Wine List honours in a basement-level room on Jægersborggade. Chef Davide Laudato runs an Italian kitchen where provenance does the heavy lifting, and the price point sits well below what the wine list and kitchen rigour might suggest.
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41.American Contemporary Wine Bar
Wine Bar George
Orlando, United States
Wine Bar George at Disney Springs holds a World of Fine Wine Global Winner designation and a 3-Star Accreditation, making it the most formally credentialed wine program in the Orlando area. Led by Master Sommelier George Miliotes, the bar offers more than 200 wines available by the glass, bottle, or ounce, a format that rewards methodical exploration over a single sitting.
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42.Refined West Coast Seasonal Cuisine
The Pointe Restaurant
Tofino, Canada
The Pointe Restaurant at Tofino's Wickaninnish Inn positions Canadian seafood against one of the Pacific coast's most demanding natural settings, floor-to-ceiling windows facing open ocean, a wine list of 850 selections recognised by Star Wine List, and a kitchen under Chef Clayton Fontaine drawing from the waters directly off Vancouver Island's west coast. Lunch and dinner service place it firmly in the mid-to-upper pricing tier for the region.
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43.Classic Steakhouse with Creole Influences
Delmonico Steakhouse
Las Vegas, United States
Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian brings Emeril Lagasse's New Orleans-rooted cooking to the Strip's steakhouse tier, pairing aged beef with Creole-influenced technique under Chef Ivan Rojas. The wine program runs to 15,320 bottles across 2,770 selections, with particular depth in California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Opinionated About Dining ranked it among North America's top casual dining destinations in both 2024 and 2025.
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44.Modern Indian Small Plates
Kricket
London, United Kingdom
Kricket's Soho address at 12 Denman Street is the original permanent home of a restaurant that started as a pop-up and has since grown to four London branches. Holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2024 and ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list across multiple years, it brings southern Indian cooking, Goan, Keralan, Karnatakan, to a mid-price counter format that suits both casual lunches and celebratory dinners.
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45.Winery
Domaine Jacques Carillon
Puligny-Montrachet, France
Domaine Jacques Carillon pairs cave tasting and vineyard tour experiences with a quiet Puligny-Montrachet setting and vineyard views; Michelin Main Selection, 2026.
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46.Taizhou Cuisine
Xin Rong Ji Taizhou (Ling Hu ) - 新荣记(灵湖店)
Taizhou, China
The Ling Hu branch of Xin Rong Ji sits on Linhai Boulevard in Taizhou, carrying the group's La Liste-rated reputation for Taizhou cuisine into one of Zhejiang's most historically rooted dining cities. With 97 points in the 2026 La Liste rankings, it occupies a tier of Chinese fine dining that operates well above regional restaurant norms. For serious diners tracking the evolution of Jiangnan coastal cooking, this is a reference-point address.
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47.Modern Turkish-Irish Fusion Small Plates
Baba'de
Baltimore, Ireland
Baba'de sits a short walk from its Michelin-starred sibling Dede in the seaside village of Baltimore, County Cork, bringing Turkish flavours rooted in Irish produce to a more relaxed, wallet-friendly format. The Bib Gourmand-recognised sharing plates, from menemen at breakfast to the signature içli köfte, translate the same culinary rigour as the flagship into an all-day, come-as-you-are setting.
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48.Modern Canarian Grill
El Secreto de Chimiche
Chimiche, Spain
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder for 2024 and 2025, El Secreto de Chimiche sits on the TF-28 in the village of Chimiche, well away from Tenerife's coastal resort circuit. The kitchen centres on Canary Islands tradition: wood-fired roasts, matured meats, and local wines. At a mid-range price point, it represents one of the clearest arguments for leaving the coast behind.
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49.Mediterranean Farm-to-Table
Saint Francis Provisions
Kinsale, Ireland
Against the larger, more formal dining rooms that anchor Kinsale's restaurant scene, Saint Francis Provisions operates on a different register entirely: 13 interior seats, a daily-changing menu of Mediterranean-inspired sharing plates, and an all-natural wine list. A Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) and inclusion in The Sunday Times Ireland's 100 Best Restaurants (2025) confirm its standing beyond its modest scale.
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50.Modern Vegetable-Led British
Root Wells
Wells, United Kingdom
Root Wells holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024 and 2025) and sits at the accessible end of Wells dining, with a vegetable-led sharing plates format drawing on seasonal produce and global technique. Part of the Pony Restaurant Group, it occupies a position on Sadler Street with direct views of Wells Cathedral. The wine list runs mostly under £50 and leans toward organic and low-intervention bottles.
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51.Kaga-Style Kaiseki
Zeniya
Kanazawa, Japan
Zeniya is a two-Michelin-star kaiseki counter in Kanazawa's Katamachi district, where second-generation chef Shinichiro Takagi cooks directly at the counter using market-fresh Ishikawa produce. Holding a Green Star alongside its culinary honours, the restaurant ranks among Japan's most-recognised provincial kaiseki addresses and operates as a Relais & Châteaux member property.
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52.Modern Appalachian Fine Dining
Audrey
Nashville, United States
Audrey brings Sean Brock's deep engagement with Southern Appalachian foodways to a progressive tasting format on Nashville's Meridian Street. Recognized by Michelin, Opinionated About Dining, and Esquire since opening, it occupies the thoughtful, research-driven end of Nashville's fine dining spectrum. Weekend brunch service extends the kitchen's reach beyond the evening menu.
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53.Avant-Garde French Fine Dining
Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul
Seoul, South Korea
Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul operates from the 35th floor of the Lotte Hotel Seoul Executive Tower, bringing the French chef's multi-act tasting format to Jung District's business core. Under Chef Frédéric Eyrier, the kitchen holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Asia rankings, positioning it among the city's most formally structured French addresses. Service runs lunch and dinner daily, with the Han River skyline as a persistent backdrop.
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54.Winery
Estate Argyros
Santorini, Greece
Among Santorini's organic producers, Estate Argyros earns its place at the top of the conversation through vines that in some cases predate the modern Greek state. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, the winery works with centuries-old ungrafted stock in the island's volcanic interior, producing Assyrtiko and Vinsanto that consistently place it in the island's most serious peer group.
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55.Southern French Bistro
Cafe Savoy
Helsinki, Finland
One of Helsinki's most recognised casual dining addresses, Cafe Savoy occupies a room on the Esplanade that frames Finnish culinary tradition without theatrics. Chef Helena Puolakka leads a kitchen with clear Nordic sourcing discipline, and consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings in 2024 and 2025 confirm its standing among Europe's better casual restaurants. The Esplanade address makes it a practical anchor for any central Helsinki itinerary.
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56.Navarrese Farm-to-Table
La Manduca de Azagra
Madrid, Spain
La Manduca de Azagra brings the agricultural traditions of Navarra into the heart of Madrid's Alonso Martínez neighbourhood, anchored by vegetables still sourced from the family plot in Azagra. Chef Juan Miguel Sola has held Opinionated About Dining recognition since 2023, with a 2025 ranking of #790 in Casual Europe. The kitchen's signature is restraint: artichokes, cardoon, white asparagus, and cristal peppers treated with charcoal and little else.
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57.NY-Style Pizza
Pizza Delicious
New Orleans, United States
Pizza Delicious has held a spot on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in North America list every year since 2023, climbing from Recommended to #410 in 2024 and #420 in 2025. Operating out of the Bywater neighborhood on Piety Street since 2012, the pizzeria built its reputation on a straightforward proposition: balanced sauce, restrained cheese, and a crust that is both crispy and chewy. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30am.
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58.Modern Malaysian Nyonya
Mambow
London, United Kingdom
What began as a 2020 pop-up has since become one of East London's most talked-about addresses for Malaysian cooking. Mambow's 40-cover room on Lower Clapton Road pairs family-recipe-rooted dishes, otak-otak prawn toast, pork-stuffed squid, rice cake stir-fries, with natural wines and Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025. Scruffy by design, serious in execution.
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59.Spanish Tapas
Pulpo Negro
New Alresford, United Kingdom
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder for 2024 and 2025, Pulpo Negro brings Barcelona-born conviction to a Hampshire market town, pairing a weekly-changing tapas list with wood-fired specials and a well-chosen Spanish wine selection. The Georgian townhouse on Broad Street houses a dark, lively interior that runs closer to a neighbourhood bar in Spain than to the rural England surrounding it. At ££, the value-to-craft ratio is one of the sharper propositions in the south of England.
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60.Neapolitan Pizza
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana
Darnestown, United States
A fine-dining veteran's pivot to Neapolitan pizza produces one of the more serious canotto operations in the Washington metro area. Chef-owner Tony Conte brings rigorous technique to a wood-fired format at this Darnestown counter, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats rankings from 2023 through 2025. The kitchen operates Wednesday through Saturday evenings only.
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