Sola ★ // Paris 5ème // France
One good thing about Paris is that it’s the best place on earth to enjoy high quality fusion. Real fusion, with techniques from a particular country, adapted to local ingredients. This is exactly what...
View ArticleLazare // 8ème // Paris
When Eric Frechon opens-up a brasserie in Paris, everyone expects the master from the ***3 star Le Bristol restaurant Epicure to master the brasserie format too. Located in the wonderful Gare de...
View ArticleEtc ★ // 16ème // Paris
Close to the avenue Champs-Elysées but tucked away just enough to not be found by tourists is ETC. This area is bustling with business during the day and calm at night, which makes it the perfect place...
View ArticleSaQuaNa ★★ // Honfleur // France
Honfleur, an ancient fishing town on the Normandy coast may seem like an odd location for a fine dining Asian/French fusion restaurant, but in amongst the touristy galleries and the local bars, that’s...
View ArticleJaja // 4ème // Paris
Paris has been reinventing the concept of the bistro, with a move to “bistronomie”. Traditional dishes are given a fresh, inventive makeover. Despite trying to emulate this new style, Jaja only...
View ArticleL’Ami Jean // 7ème // Paris
L’Ami Jean is one of those restaurants which has had Parisians all a-chatter in recent years. Chef Stephane Jego fuses classic French bistro dishes and twists of Basque flavour, with a great dollop of...
View ArticleLa Marine ★★ // Île de Noirmoutier // France
With close to 80 **star restaurants in France, you’re never too far from an exceptional dining experience. Remote Île de Noirmoutier is the perfect example of this. A low-key island dotted with salt...
View ArticleRestaurante 100 Maneiras // Lisbon // Portugal
If you find yourself in Lisbon and want to try some inventive cookery, Bonsian chef Ljubomir Stanisic has adopted the famous flavours of Portugal to create a memorable dining experience. Although his...
View ArticleMirador de Ulía ★ // San Sebastian // Spain
If you like the idea of combining amazingly creativity food with one of the most beautiful views over San Sebastian, then Mirador de Ulía is somewhere you should eat. Chef Ruben Trincado has worked in...
View ArticleL’Assiette Champenoise ★★★ // Reims // France
Just outside Reims in the Champagne-Ardennes region, you’ll find a countryside chateau that has been converted into a chic five-star hotel. Proprietors, the Lallement family, have also been running an...
View ArticleL’Origine ★ // Rouen // France
Rouen is a very attractive medieval city just over an hour away from Paris. Offering an imposing cathedral, a fairy-tale like big clock and the spot where Joan of Arc had her head lopped-off; there is...
View ArticleTwo Cats Kitchen // Birmingham // West Midlands
It’s not every day you get to try and new concept in cooking, particularly one as outlandish as “Baltic-Russian”. On the face on it, it sounds heavy and hearty. However, Two Cats Kitchen in...
View ArticleTurner’s Restaurant ★ // Birmingham // West Midlands
Birmingham. Perhaps not the British city you think of for its gastronomic prowess, but the West Midlands’ capital has been quietly establishing itself as the UK’s second starred destination behind...
View ArticlePottoka // 7ème // Paris
Following hot on the heels of restaurants from Aveyron, Basque has become the new hit cuisine in Paris. Restaurants like L’Ami Jean and l’Entredgeu are great, and now, Pottoka has been added to our...
View ArticleSeptime ★ // 11ème // Paris
It may require unwavering dedication to secure a booking at Septime in the trendy 11th arrondissement, but I can confirm – it’s time well spent . Chef Bertrand Grébaut has drawn on experiences and his...
View ArticleRestaurant Michel Chabran ★ // La Drôme // France
Lyon has long been touted as the French capital of gastronomy, and with nine ***3 star, 25 **2 star and over 140 *1 star restaurants within 100kms, it’s clear that food is taken very seriously across...
View ArticleLa Bastide de Moustiers ★ // Alpes-de-Haute-Provence // France
Alain Ducasse definitely knows what makes a great restaurant. Precision in technique, a blend of creativity and tradition, the best ingredients and superb front-of-house staff. Though a glitzy setting...
View ArticlePascade by Alexandre Bourdas // 2ème // Paris
Alexandre Bourdas, a **2 star chef, has an outpost in Paris with a menu built almost entirely around a signature dish from his Normandy restaurant – the pascade. Best described as a giant sweet and...
View ArticleGidleigh Park ★★ // South Devon // England
Michael Wignall, the former **2 star chef at the Latimer at Pennyhill Park, took over from Michael Caines at Gidleigh Park in 2016, where Caines had given 20 years of strong and creative service....
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