2023 OAD Top New Restaurants in Europe: The Complete Rankings — Page 2

Gymkhana holds two Michelin stars and a consistent OAD Europe top-100 ranking for a reason: the Northern Indian cooking here; game, specialist proteins, technically precise spicing; operates at a level no other Indian restaurant in London matches at this price tier. Book four to six weeks out for dinner at ££££ per head, prioritise the lamb chops, the nashta plates, the standalone bar.

Ranked #42 in OAD's Top Restaurants in Europe (2025) and set on the outskirts of Modena, Casa Maria Luigia pairs a sourcing-led progressive Italian kitchen with an inn format that makes it the most practical high-end option in the region for overnight guests. Easier to book than Osteria Francescana, a stronger choice for solo diners or special-occasion stays.

Jonathan Tam's one-Michelin-star counter in Nørrebro serves a vegetable-forward 'Solar' tasting menu that follows 24 micro-seasons, layering Danish organic produce with Asian fermentation and technique. Dinner only, closed Monday–Wednesday, booked weeks ahead. Worth the suburb trip if you want something beyond the New Nordic seafood template.

focus ATELIER is Vitznau's two-Michelin-star reason to make the trip. Chef Patrick Mahler runs a seasonal, European tasting menu with a 40,950-bottle wine cellar and a track record of improving OAD rankings each year. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday, at the €€€€ tier; book six to eight weeks out minimum, treat it as a serious occasion destination.

Chef Benito Gómez's two-Michelin-star kitchen ranks #127 in Opinionated About Dining's European list, delivering creative Spanish tasting menus that favor technique over theater. reservations and a rigid format demand commitment, but the execution justifies Ronda's highest dining tier. Book 6-8 weeks ahead.

Tantris is Munich's most credentialed fine dining address: two Michelin stars, #73 on the World's 50 Best list, a wine program ranked #1 by Star Wine List two years running. Book for a special occasion with time to commit to a full menu evening. Availability is near-impossible, so plan well ahead.

ABaC holds three Michelin stars and a 95-point La Liste score under Jordi Cruz, operating a single seasonal tasting menu from a villa in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Booking is Near Impossible; plan 8–12 weeks minimum. At Barcelona's top price tier, it competes directly with Disfrutar; choose ABaC for Mediterranean coherence, Disfrutar if you want more avant-garde risk.

Ranked #129 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe (2024), El Pescadors is Llançà's most credentialed seafood address and one of the easier serious bookings on the Costa Brava. Led by chef Lluís Fernández Punset, it operates lunch and dinner daily except Sunday evenings. A few days' notice is enough outside summer peak.

Del Cambio is Turin's most credentialed fine dining room; a Michelin-starred, La Liste Top 100 restaurant in an 18th-century building opposite Italy's first parliament. The 3,200-selection wine list with serious Piedmontese and Burgundy depth makes it the strongest call in the city for wine-focused diners. Book weeks ahead; closed Sunday and Monday.

Iluka is a Nordic seafood restaurant in Copenhagen led by Chef Beau Clugston, ranked on the Opinionated About Dining Europe list three years running (2023–2025). It's the right booking for a date or small celebration where you want precise, seafood-focused cooking in a quiet, intimate room; without the booking difficulty or ceremony of Geranium or Alchemist.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Atlantis The Royal is Dubai's most credentialed British dining concept: World's 50 Best MENA 2024 #33, La Liste 76 points, a wine list ranked in Star Wine List's Dubai top ten for two consecutive years. At $$$$ pricing with Near Impossible booking difficulty, it rewards planning. Request kitchen-view seats and order the Meat Fruit and Tipsy Cake.

Septime delivers Michelin-starred seasonal French cooking at €85 lunch / €135 dinner, a price point that undercuts most peers by 30–40%. Chef Bertrand Grébaut's produce-forward tasting menus and natural wine list have kept the neo-industrial dining room on the World's 50 Best list for over a decade. Reservations open exactly three weeks ahead and vanish in minutes.

Ekstedt holds a Michelin star and an OAD Top 120 Europe ranking for 2025, cooking entirely over open fire in Stockholm's Östermalm neighbourhood. It is the right booking for a celebration or date night where the cooking format is as important as the meal itself. Book four to eight weeks out; availability is tight and demand is consistent.

Barr delivers well-executed Northern European comfort cooking in the Noma building on Christianshavn's waterfront, at a €€ price point that makes it one of Copenhagen's better value propositions. Ranked #67 on OAD Casual Europe 2025 and holding a Michelin Plate, it rewards food-focused travellers who want serious cooking without tasting-menu ceremony. Book it if you want warmth, quality, accessibility; skip it if you're after vegetable-forward New Nordic experimentation.

Moments is the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona's tasting-menu restaurant, run by chef Raül Balam and ranked #118 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining (2025). The seasonal Catalan menu and a wine list recognised five times by Star Wine List in 2025 make it one of Barcelona's more wine-serious fine-dining options. Booking is currently accessible relative to the city's harder reservations.

El Campero is the strongest case for a special meal in Barbate: a Michelin Plate restaurant ranked #173 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe (2025), built entirely around almadraba bluefin tuna. At €€€, the tasting menu delivers product-driven cooking at below the cost of comparable Spanish fine dining. Easy to book, closed Mondays and November 1 to December 19.

Esmé holds a Michelin star and a top-200 OAD North America ranking for its Nordic-American tasting format in Lincoln Park; a gallery-quiet room with custom artist-made tableware and cooking that balances technical ambition with real flavor. Dinner only, Wednesday through Sunday. Book four to six weeks out minimum; Friday and Saturday seats go fast.

L'Argine a Vencò is a Michelin-starred destination restaurant in the Collio hills, ranked among Europe's top 120 by Opinionated About Dining in 2025. Chef Antonia Klugmann builds her menu directly from a kitchen garden near the Slovenian border, with a wine list anchored in two of Italy's finest white wine appellations. Book six to eight weeks out; seats are genuinely limited and demand is consistent.

Spectrum holds two Michelin stars inside the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam and delivers one of the city's most technically serious plant-forward tasting menus, with a 945-bottle wine program to match. Open Wednesday to Saturday evenings only, it is a near-impossible book and worth the effort, particularly for a second or third visit once you know what Schutte's cooking demands of your attention.

Condividere is Arona's most credentialed bistro at the €€ price point: a Michelin Plate, a consistent Opinionated About Dining European ranking, a kitchen driven by seasonal, local ingredients. The sharing antipasto selection; burrata, lake fish bottarga, Russian salad tartlet; is the reason to book. Easy to reserve, personal in service, worth returning to as the menu shifts with the season.

Kaleja holds a Michelin star and ranked #103 in OAD's Top Restaurants in Europe (2024), making it the most critically credentialled table in Málaga. Chef Dani Carnero's wood-fire Andalusian cooking runs on two tracks: a Degustación at all sittings, an à la carte at Tuesday–Friday lunch only. Book several weeks ahead; this is a hard reservation with just two sittings a day.

Jan Hartwig's first solo restaurant holds three Michelin stars and ranked #3 in Europe on Opinionated About Dining in 2025. The tasting menu is built around precisely sourced Bavarian and alpine ingredients, changes constantly, is delivered from an open kitchen in a warm, minimalist room. Booking is near impossible; plan months ahead.

Gareth Ward's two-Michelin-star restaurant in rural mid Wales demands serious commitment: four to five hours, around 30 courses, a rock-venue atmosphere, near-impossible booking. The kitchen's blend of Japanese precision and Welsh produce is technically formidable, La Liste ranks it at 96 points. Stay on site; the remoteness is real, the evening runs long.

La Madernassa in Guarene is a garden-led creative Italian restaurant operating at the €€€€ tier, now under chef Giuseppe D'Errico. Ranked #127 in OAD Classical Europe (2024) and holding a Michelin Plate, it offers three tasting menu formats across Wednesday-Sunday lunch and Tuesday-Sunday dinner. Book for a special occasion or a considered Langhe itinerary stop; easier to secure than comparable Piazza Duomo in Alba.

Meta is one of Singapore's strongest cases for a $$$-tier tasting menu: two Michelin stars, a top-40 position in World's 50 Best Asia (2025), and consistent OAD Asia rankings since 2023. Chef Sun Kim's Korean-rooted, globally informed cooking on Mohamed Sultan Road is serious competition for anything in the city at any price. Book weeks ahead; availability is near impossible at short notice.

A Michelin-starred creative French restaurant in Heverlee run by two pastry-trained brothers, Couvert Couvert earns its €€€€ price point with precise, produce-led cooking and consistent OAD Top 300 Europe recognition. Book three to four weeks out minimum; tables are hard to secure. Best for two to four diners on a special occasion; not suited to walk-ins or large groups.

Endo at The Rotunda remains temporarily closed at White City after the fire; the official site points diners to the Annabel’s pop-up waitlist for June/July and is not taking reservations beyond that for now.

Zia is a Michelin-starred modern Italian restaurant in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood, priced at €€€ and ranked #96 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025. Antonio Ziantoni's technically grounded, classically rooted cooking delivers strong value relative to Rome's pricier starred rooms, with easy booking and Friday/Saturday lunch slots available.

A 7-seat omakase counter in Clerkenwell that has held serious form for nearly 15 years. Ranked #164 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, Sushi Tetsu costs upwards of £200 per head and takes three to four hours. Book by email, leave your phone away, treat the whole evening as the occasion. Worth it for two; not the right format for groups.

Adam / Albin holds a Michelin star and the Star Wine List #1 ranking in Sweden, making it Stockholm's strongest case for a wine-led tasting dinner. The Burgundy-anchored list and late 1 am close set it apart at the €€€€ tier. Book three to four weeks out minimum; tables go fast and the OAD and La Liste rankings keep demand high.

Ranked #61 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025 and up sharply from #125 in 2024, Maison Sota Atsumi is the most compelling contemporary French tasting menu in Paris's 11th arrondissement right now. Book it before the wider audience catches up. Pearl rates it Easy to book; for now.

Skina holds two Michelin stars and is the highest-credentialled restaurant in Marbella, with chef Mario Cachinero cooking modern Andalusian and sommelier-founder Marcos Granda running one of the coast's most serious wine programmes. Booking is near impossible at short notice, particularly in summer. At €€€€, it delivers at the level its awards suggest; book early and commit to a pairing menu.

Pedro Lemos is Porto's strongest combination of fine dining, waterfront setting, wine depth at the €€€€ tier. Ranked #1 by Star Wine List 2026 and #185 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe, it sits in the Foz neighbourhood near the Douro mouth. Booking is straightforward, with a private kitchen counter (Único) available for groups of up to 8.

Nerua is Bilbao's strongest case for eating inside a museum: a Michelin-starred, vegetable-forward progressive Basque kitchen from chef Josean Alija, set inside the Guggenheim building on the Abandoibarra waterfront. At €€€ it sits below the city's top tasting menu tier, the Muina menu with wine pairing is the clearest route to understanding what the kitchen does well. Book four to six weeks out minimum.

Can Jubany is a farmhouse restaurant outside Vic, an hour from Barcelona, earning 92 points on La Liste 2026 and ranked #177 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining. Chef Nando Jubany runs two tasting menus alongside à la carte, built on produce from the adjacent vegetable garden. It is the right choice for a special occasion meal in Catalonia when you want serious cooking in a setting with genuine character.

A deliberately plain pub on the Kent sea wall that has drawn serious food travellers for over 24 years. The Sportsman holds La Liste recognition and Opinionated About Dining European rankings, with a five-course tasting menu priced well below comparable destination restaurants. Book months ahead for weekends; the Saturday lunch sitting is the strongest first visit.

A Michelin-starred, OAD #111-ranked creative restaurant in Casas-Ibáñez, Oba- is worth the deliberate trip for food-focused diners. Chefs Javier Sanz and Juan Sahuquillo build three tasting menu lengths around hyper-regional La Manchuela producers, with fermentation as a through-line. The is consistent with the level; book well ahead and plan to stay overnight.

LYST holds a Michelin star and a consistent Opinionated About Dining top-150 ranking in Europe, built on genuinely local sourcing and sea-forward Nordic cooking from chef Daniel McBurnie. The harbour island location in Vejle adds spatial drama that few regional Danish restaurants can match. Book Saturday lunch for the fjord view in daylight; book as far ahead as possible regardless of day.