Curated Restaurants Worldwide

Lupa is a small neighbourhood restaurant in Highbury serving traditional Roman cooking. Opened by Highbury locals Ed Templeton, co-founder of Carousel, and actor Theo James,…

Lunette is a new London restaurant from chef Florence Knight, formerly of Sessions Arts Club. Located on the 11th floor of the new St Clement…

A year after the fire that destroyed his restaurant in White City in September 2025, third-generation sushi master Endo Kazutoshi has reopened in a two-storey…

Excellent contemporary French fine dining at the two-Michelin-starred Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal, overlooking Regent Street. Classically trained in French cuisine, Dilling previously worked…

Dover Street Counter, from Martin Kuczmarski of The Dover, is an informal, American diner-inspired restaurant in Mayfair. There is a long counter facing the open…

Ultramarinos Marín in Barcelona is chef Borja Ordoño’s take on a neighbourhood bar, with much of the cooking done over the grill. Ordoño previously worked…

La Plata opened in 1945 and still serves just four dishes. Founded by Pepito Marjanet and Quimeta Planas, this tiny Barcelona bar remains in the…

Al Kostat is Jordi Vilà’s casual bistro, located in the same space as his fine dining restaurant Alkimia, just behind it. It serves Catalan dishes,…

El Xampanyet opened in 1929 as Ca l’Esteve on Carrer de Montcada in Barcelona’s El Born. Anchovies and a glass of the house sparkling wine…

Granja Elena has been serving breakfast and lunch in Barcelona’s La Marina del Port since 1974. Known for its substantial breakfasts served from early morning,…

Opened in 1914, Quimet & Quimet is a tiny, standing-only tapas bar in Barcelona’s Poble Sec, now run by the fourth and fifth generations of…

Some of the best Korean food I’ve had is at Dongnae in Bristol, run by British chef Duncan Robertson and his Korean wife and business…

A North African and North London inspired live fire restaurant in Soho by Meedu Saad, the chef behind Kiln. Drawing on his Egyptian roots and…

Hinaga is a Japanese kakigori specialist in Fitzrovia, focused on authentic finely shaved ice desserts with layered fillings and regularly changing seasonal flavours. Opened in…

Opened in 2021 by restaurateur Yariv Berreby, Boulangerie du Sentier combines classic French baking with Jewish and Middle Eastern influences, from sourdough loaves and viennoiseries…

A historic Saint Germain address, Petit Vatel was given a new life in 2026 by fishmongers Arthur and Marie Victoire Viot, whose poissonnerie is just…

Shang Palace is the Chinese restaurant at Shangri-La Paris, open since 2011 and now led by Chengdu born chef Tony Xu. With more than 20…