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The world has
tables worth the flight.
Fine dining, steakhouses, seafood and the rooms everyone wants, in nineteen cities from Berlin to Miami. With prices, hours, dress codes and the reservation tricks.
From the houses
News from the great names of the table.
The latest announcements from the houses that shape fine dining, rewritten by our editors with the original press photography.
Noma ProjectsNoma Projects ·
Noma Projects in Los Angeles: the first shop outside Copenhagen
The fermentation pantry of Noma moved into a shop on Sunset Boulevard: chocolate, kombucha and matcha made only for Los Angeles, next to the Copenhagen staples.
Photo: Noma Projects / Simran Malik
Ducasse ParisDucasse Paris ·
Ducasse Paris and the Maison du Peuple: a modernist icon in Clichy turns to gastronomy
Chocolate, ice cream, biscuits, coffee, a bouillon and a chef’s table under the movable roof of a listed 1930s monument: the plan of Ducasse Paris for Clichy.
Photo: Ducasse Paris
The Table Finder
Tell us the evening. We name the table.
Choose a city, the occasion and your budget: three restaurants from the guide, with the reason they fit.
Nineteen cities and hotspots
Nineteen cities, nineteen ways to dine.
Every city has its own table manners. Paris dines at half past eight in a jacket, Ibiza at ten barefoot, New York whenever the reservation drops. Nineteen portraits with the restaurants that matter.
79Germany
Berlin
Radical, casual, world-class
79Germany
Hamburg
Maritime, discreet, exacting
75Germany
Munich
Polished, generous, Bavarian
73Germany
Düsseldorf
Chic, Japanese, unexpectedly deep
72Germany
Frankfurt
Cosmopolitan, expense-account, surprising
77Germany
Sylt
Dunes, oysters, cashmere
74Austria
Vienna
Classic, cultured, deeply serious
72Switzerland
Zurich
Discreet, expensive, flawless
71Switzerland
St. Moritz
Glamorous, seasonal, high altitude
84France
Paris
Grand, rigorous, endlessly renewed
83United Kingdom
London
Global, theatrical, expensive
80Monaco
Monaco
Opulent, Riviera, immaculate
81Spain
Marbella
Sunny, glamorous, seriously good
77Spain
Málaga
Authentic, sunny, ascendant
80Spain
Mallorca
Mediterranean, refined, seasonal
76Spain
Ibiza
Hedonistic, sunset-driven, surprisingly refined
87United States
New York
Ambitious, loud, unbeatable at the top
79United States
Miami
Glamorous, Latin, fast-rising
79United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Spectacular, global, brand new
All restaurants, sorted by kind
What kind of table?
Not the most restaurants, but the right ones. Every address in this guide has a signature dish, a best hour and a reason to be here.
Fine Dining
The kitchens that define a city.
66 restaurantsSteakhouses & Grills
From Peter Luger’s 1887 porterhouse to Dani García’s open fire in Marbella.
7 restaurantsSeafood & Beach
The tables closest to the water.
17 restaurantsAsian & Fusion
Japan, Peru, Korea and everything in between.
18 restaurantsItalian & Mediterranean
The Mediterranean at its most refined.
7 restaurantsRooftops & Views
The Eiffel Tower, the Burj Khalifa, Frankfurt’s skyline, Hamburg’s harbour and a mountain hut at 2,500 metres.
15 restaurantsBrasseries & Classics
The institutions.
18 restaurantsHotspots & Scene
The reservations that disappear in seconds.
22 restaurantsTables of the season
Six reservations worth a trip.
Fine diningStarredMonaco · Hôtel de Paris
Le Louis XV Alain Ducasse
The Riviera’s three stars since 1990
Fine diningStarredHamburg · HafenCity
The Table Kevin Fehling
Twenty seats, three stars, one table
Asian restaurantgourmaris memberDüsseldorf · Medienhafen
Böser Chinese
Asian cross-over on the harbour
Fine diningStarredMarbella · Old Town
Skina
Two stars for twelve guests
Fine diningStarredNew York · Flatiron
Eleven Madison Park
Three stars, entirely plant-based
Fine diningStarredDubai · Palm Jumeirah
Trèsind Studio
Indian haute cuisine, three stars
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Table Finder
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OpenWhat tonight will cost, in 19 cities
Dinner Budget
Tasting menu or à la carte, wine by the glass or the pairing, two people or eight: the Dinner Budget estimates the bill per person in your city and compares it with the other eighteen.
OpenOne to three days, lunch and dinner planned
Gourmet Weekend Planner
Pick a city, one to three days, your pace and your budget.
OpenLet chance choose the restaurant
Table Roulette
Filter by city and kind of table, spin the wheel and go where it lands.
OpenTwo cities, seven criteria, one winner
City Duel
Paris against New York, Marbella against Ibiza, Munich against Vienna: compare two dining cities on fine dining, scene, seafood, steak, views, value and wine.
OpenThe right glass for the dish
Wine Pairing Finder
Choose the main ingredient, how it is cooked and how rich the dish is.
OpenHow much, and how, in nine countries
Tipping Guide
Enter the bill and the country.
OpenForty-eight restaurants to eat at once in your life
Legendary Tables
The bucket list: 48 legendary restaurants from this guide, from Le Louis XV to Peter Luger.
OpenTwelve signature dishes
Twelve signature dishes.
Twelve plates that define the cities in this guide. With the story behind them, a recipe for home, the wine to pour and the tables where they are at their best.
Vienna
Wiener Schnitzel
Since the 19th century
Marseille
Bouillabaisse
A fishermen’s dish since antiquity
Valencia
Paella de marisco
From the rice fields of the Albufera, 18th century
France, then everywhere
Dry-aged côte de bœuf
The steakhouse classic since the 19th century
Tokyo
Omakase nigiri
Edo-style sushi, early 19th century
Sylt, Brittany, the Atlantic
Oysters on ice
Eaten since prehistory, fashionable since the 19th century
France, then the English coast
Dover sole meunière
A brasserie classic since the Belle Époque
Alba, Piedmont
Tagliolini with white truffle
The autumn ritual since the 1950s
Miami
Florida stone crab claws
Served at Joe’s since 1921
Lamotte-Beuvron, Sologne
Tarte Tatin
An accident of the 1880s
Los Angeles, by way of Japan
Black cod with miso
Nobu’s signature since 1987
Lima
Ceviche
Peru’s national dish, protected since 2004
Read before you book
From the magazine.
Noma Projects
Noma Projects in Los Angeles: the first shop outside Copenhagen
Photo: Noma Projects / Simran Malik
Ducasse Paris
Ducasse Paris and the Maison du Peuple: a modernist icon in Clichy turns to gastronomy
Photo: Ducasse Paris
Reservations
How to get a table at a fully booked restaurant
The gourmaris poll