Armani/Ristorante Giorgio Armani is as much a symbol of Milan as the Duomo, the Cathedral of the city that you can see from the lovely Armani/Ristorante on the seventh floor of the Armani Hotel Milano, on Via Manzoni 31. The menu features the finest Italian culinary traditions and fresh produce, with a superb wine list to provide the perfect accompaniment. The finest experience is the Chef's Table within the kitchen. Prior booking essentia...Read more

Restaurante Ramón Freixa Located in the exclusive Salamanca district, the two Michelin-starred Restaurante offers a dynamic menu. Chef Ramón Freixa’s cuisine is defined by technique, produce and feeling. A blend of traditional Spanish cuisine with innovative and creative expression results in dishes where the passion behind the scenes is clear. For Freixa, a restaurant is a “space for happiness&rdq...Read more

Between fire and water: some guests say they have eaten the best steak in town here. This could well be true, looking at the menu. It features some of the most exquisite meat dishes and variations, which you can savour while watching the river flow by. As you feel the pulse of the city, you may feel like striking up a conversation with one of the other guests. An elegant but playful interior, adorned with design objects, paintings and d&eacut...Read more

Senso has a creative menu based on Italian cuisine, ranging from 'Mise en bouche' dishes that accompany a cocktail, through to complete menus with amuse bouches, appetizers, pasta plates and main course dishes. Don’t miss the amazing desserts selection. LUXOS Recommends: An item from their previous St. Valentine's menu gives you an idea of the creative approach: 'Foie gras and red mullet sensuality with a raspberry vinaigrette.' ...Read more

Atop The Marmara Pera Hotel is one of Istanbul’s greatest culinary treasures, Mikla a restaurant that uniquely combines the flavors and traditions of Turkey and Scandinavia. Owner-chef Mehmet Gürs, himself of Finnish-Turkish origin, heads the kitchen at Mikla and has created a creative and refined contemporary menu, based on local produce and the turn of the seasons. The restaurant itself is urban, sleek and stylish, outfitted wit...Read more

Set 24 storeys above Shanghai's Bund , M1nt displays a sleek theatre kitchen inside an inviting Asian-styled dining room. Chef Dan Segall and his team can be seen preparing his ‘Free Asian’ cuisine in the show kitchen that combines woks and dim sum steamers side by side with high-end Italian appliances. The result is unique, delicate and tasty. Amongst the signature dishes, the vanilla-cured salmon, with the chef's Asian twist, ka...Read more

Liberty Private Works offers guests a stripped-down dining experience, where everything superfluous is eschewed. The simple focus here is food, and a respect for each and every ingredient. The restaurant has one seating a night, for around 14 guests. Diners watch the chefs at work, and interaction with them is strongly encouraged as they prepare the 7 or 8 course meal. The menu changes daily, based on the whims of the chefs and the seasonal a...Read more

This restaurant first started as a small shop selling roast goose, now 59 years later its most popular dish is still the Roast Goose served with plum sauce, tender on the inside and crispy on the outside! Yung Kee does traditional Cantonese cuisine so well that it has earned several awards from 1968 until now, now that's impressive! Thanks to its history, Yung Kee is just as popular with the locals as it is with those tourists lucky enough to...Read more

Rave reviews continue for Dubai’s newest Japanese restaurant, the brainchild of German chef Rainer Becker. Inspired by the informal Japanese dining style Izakaya, Zuma’s sophisticated cuisine is both authentic and surprising. Exquisitely prepared dishes are brought to the table in a continuous stream to intensify the dining experience within the enormous 11,000 square foot, double storey restaurant, leaving you feeling deliciously...Read more

The atmosphere at Teatro is legendary. Sit at one of the grand, candlelit tables, in your own semiprivate dining area or the sushi bar. Perfect for indecisive diners, you can choose from the best of Indian, Japanese, Thai or Italian dishes to tickle your palette. As one of the city’s favourite restaurants, it is notoriously hard to get a last minute reservation, so book in advance or try for an early bird dinner. After your meal, retire...Read more

Within the confines of the Dubai International Financial Center is one of Dubai’s best-kept culinary secrets. Headed by Chef Juraj Kalna, the kitchen at The Edge creates contemporary gastronomic delights in a modern warehouse-like space. The Edge has no set menu. Instead three tasting menus are on offer each night, the contents of which are based on the daily whims of Chef Kalna. The space is divided into an eclectic dining area and ...Read more

The Musée d’Orsay, a work of art in itself, houses one of the most beautiful restaurants in the capital. A discrete décor and comfortable armchairs blend into the al fresco interior, of which the most famous is “Les routes de l’air” by Benjamin Constant. In addition to the traditional lunches and Sunday brunch, on Thursday evenings the restaurant offers a unique opportunity to discover the museum with a p...Read more

This venue, with a fascinating timber-lined interior, opened fifty years ago as a Txikiteo bar, but it gradually developed into a carvery, utilizing the superb meat products available locally. Manager Matías Gorrotxategi has a reputation as one of the best steak connoisseurs in the country. The menu changes very little: starters comprise cogollos (lettuce hearts), Ibéricos cured ham, Navarra asparagus and more, but the focus is ...Read more

Have you ever craved just desserts for dinner? If you have a sweet tooth and you’re in Barcelona, there’s one place to should absolutely check out, Espai Sucre. This curious little restaurant was created by Jodri Butrón and his team. The restaurant specializes in desserts, in which the art of pastry attains a whole new meaning, combining multiple techniques and tastes. Cast your fears aside and enjoy the delicious flavours ...Read more

Juan Mari Arzak is one of the greatest chefs in Spain, and a legend in the Basque region. Along with his daughter Elena, Arzak creates legendary dishes based on traditional Basque ingredients and innovative cooking techniques. His ties to the Basque country and its cuisine run deep, with a restaurant at Juan Mari’s childhood home, originally run as a wine inn and tavern by his grandparents from as far back as 1897. In 1989, Arzak becam...Read more

Named after the Basque town where Chef Berasategui opened his first restaurant, Restaurante Lasarte offers a hint of its gastronomic marvels even in its name. With two Michelin stars, Restaurante Lasarte offers a delectable journey through Berasategui’s vision of Barcelona. Whether roast pigeon or red prawns, all ingredients are fresh. You will sense the passion and dedication of the team, hard at work at the kitchen. We highly recommen...Read more

Leave it to the creative powers of Fernando Amat and Jordi Tió to turn tapas into a culinary adventure. At Dos Palillos, your meal consists of many delicious Asian-inspired treats served, as the name suggests, with chopsticks or skewers. The venue is divided into two sections, the bar which offers a comprehensive tasting menu prepared in front of you, and the restaurant which proposes à-la-carte selections that include crispy ch...Read more

Diego Guerrero’s venue has a daring menu, ideal for visitors who are attracted by the latest departures in haute cuisine. El Club Allard is one of Madrid’s most prestigious restaurants, located in the famous Casa Gallardo in Madrileño Modernist style. It has received recognition in the form of its second Michelin star, awarded in 2011. The menus are interestingly grouped into Rendezvous, Seduction and Revolution, including ...Read more

The home of caterer to the Queen, Anton Mossiman is among the world’s most important fine-dining clubs and a thoroughbred establishment legend. Set within a grand Neo-gothic church in Knightsbridge, the Belfry, from where the ebullient chef produces his wondrous cooking. Parmigiani Fleurier, Bentley and Mont Blanc are among those who champion the private dining rooms, Polo dinners and Roja Dove fragrance luncheons fill the diary, and go...Read more

When spending a night at Hakkasan, one is immediately assured that it is indeed, the sexiest night spot in the city deserving of its title 'Best It Restaurant in London'. A bit like the food, “Modern authenticity” is the philosophy espoused at Hakkasan Mayfair, which is the second of its kind in the city. Modern Cantonese cuisine, expertly prepared by Chef Tong Chee Hwee. An acknowledgment of the past, without fear of change, and...Read more

Inspired by the ‘King of cool,’ Steve McQueen, this venue is set to become Shoreditch’s number one destination restaurant. Split into four separate areas, the restaurant creates an intimate and exclusive feel for its diners. The décor subtly exudes vintage glamour, with exposed stone, dark wood, leather, and prints of McQueen. However, it’s the exquisite menu that is the real star attraction, with a creative ble...Read more

Sensus restaurant defines itself with elegance, service, warmth and the best products cooked the right way. The delivery of these promises begins early morning when their chef visits the historically famous market of Campo de' Fiori to be inspired by new ideas and ingredients, mixing it with some of that much loved Italian tradition. A hidden jewel set in a privileged Italian home, the level of service makes you feel just that, at home. Their...Read more

Known for a spectacular wine list, and exquisitely prepared modern Venetian cuisine, Lineadombra, a newcomer to the Venetian restaurant scence, already has a firm foothold among those diners in-the-know. The restaurant is set in a wonderful Dorsoduro location, behind the Church of Santa Maria della Salute and across the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco. The floating outdoor terrace beautifully complements the simple and elegant restaurant in...Read more

One of the top restaurants in Florence, Osteria Tornabuoni is devoted solely to Tuscan food, and uses only local Tuscan ingredients. The same goes for wine…the extensive wine list is exclusively Tuscan, save for a few Champagnes and home brews. All wines and all the ingredients used by the restaurant are available for purchase at the resident deli and wine shop. The Michele Bonan interiors are simple but elegant, featuring soft colors ...Read more

One of the most charming restaurants in Milan, Giacomo Bistrot is also one of the city’s most stylish, attracting almost every international celebrity visitor to the fashion capital. The interiors have been lovingly created by architects Paeragalli and Laura Sartori Rimini, who spent two years collecting antiques from around the world, and ultimately culminating in the traditional stylings of a Parisian bistro. The cuisine is traditiona...Read more

Carlo Cracco is an internationally-famous chef, and his recipes are creative versions of Milanese, Italian and international dishes. Each dish is a visual and culinary surprise. K.P. 20.2.2013 Read more

For over 40 years Aimo and Nadia Moroni have been creating innovative Italian cuisine in their Milan restaurant, Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, on Via Montecuccoli. Long before it became trendy, Aimo e Nadia took Italian classic dishes, and gave them their own interpretation. The cuisine is extraordinary in its simplicity, seeming so easy to prepare, yet with flavors so complex one knows it can’t be so. The restaurant’s signature dish...Read more

Come to Da Cecco for some of the best Italian cuisine and pizza in the city, in addition to the fantastic fish and wine that is served here. The best part? The restaurant is open until 1.00 a.m. So exquisite is the food and atmosphere, that celebrities, journalists, and VIPs from all around the world come to eat at Da Cecco. Established and run by brothers Antonio and Teresa, you will receive fantastic service and quality food for the pric...Read more

At Pizzeria Fabbrica in L'Isola, an old district of Milan, you will be served delicious pizza and genuine Mediterranean cuisine including homemade pasta, fish, fruit and vegetables. Here, you will also be given the chance to try top-of-the-line 'Calzone Peppina.' Situated in a predominantly industrial area where many factories and warehouses have been transformed into modern shops and restaurants, the restaurant still evokes a traditional ...Read more

Sometimes referred to as simply 'Da Antonello', Blitz is the perfect combination of great food, glamour, and sophistication, even though small. A traditional Italian restaurant, a few of their top dishes include risotto al salto, salad of seared fillet, carpaccio, veal roulade, and chateaubriand with baked potatoes and tartare sauce. The restaurant is always buzzing with people, even late into the night, as they are open until 2.00 a.m. (c...Read more