2024 Michelin Guide: One-Star Restaurants Worldwide — Page 21

At €€€€, it earns its price through regional Lombard cooking, two seafood-focused tasting menus, a wine list that runs to rare vintages and vertical Grand Crus. Hard to book; worth the effort for serious diners within range of Brescia, Cremona, or Mantua.

Zarate is Bilbao's most focused seafood tasting menu, earning a Michelin star and an OAD Classical Europe ranking through daily port sourcing from Lekeitio and Ondarroa. At €€€, it sits below Mina and Ola Martín Berasategui on price while competing directly on quality. Saturday lunch is the format to book; dinner runs Friday and Saturday only, so plan ahead; availability is limited.

A Michelin-starred farmhouse near Avignon where a father-son team; one of them a Meilleur Ouvrier de France; cooks Provençal market cuisine with genuine technical depth. At €€€€ in a rural setting with six on-site guestrooms, this is a strong case for staying over and letting the meal be the destination. Book four to six weeks out minimum for weekend dinner.

Džiaugsmas holds a Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and an OAD Top Europe ranking, priced at €€; one of the clearest value cases in Northern European fine dining. Chef Martynas Praškevicius runs a Modern Cuisine kitchen with a serious wine program in Vilnius Old Town. Book three to four weeks out minimum; this one fills hard.

Wirtschaft im FRANZ holds a Michelin star and earns it on its own terms: a seasonal surprise menu of four to six vegetable-forward courses in an unpretentious bistro setting off an inner Zürich courtyard. At €€€, it is good value for the level of cooking. Book three to four weeks ahead; the four-day operating week and small room make it genuinely difficult to secure.

Hofstube Deimann holds back-to-back Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) under chef Felix Weber, making it the standout fine dining option in Schmallenberg by a clear margin. At €€€€, it delivers serious modern cuisine in a rural hotel setting at a price point that undercuts comparable starred restaurants in Germany's major cities. Book well in advance; availability is tighter than the destination profile suggests.

Fang Xiang Jing earned its 2024 Michelin star by reviving labour-intensive Sichuanese recipes in a private stone garden setting in Chengdu's Jinniu District. Every table is a private room, making it the right call for group dinners and special occasions rather than solo or spontaneous visits. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum; capacity is genuinely limited.

A Michelin-starred seafood room in Thônex that has held its standard for nearly 30 years, sourcing fish direct from Brittany's markets and scallops from the Norwegian Sea. At €€€, it sits a price tier below most of Switzerland's Michelin circuit, which makes the value proposition clear. Book well ahead; the kitchen runs short service windows five days a week and the room fills.

Līmū holds a 2024 Michelin star and in a 16th-century tower in Bagheria; Sicily's strongest current case for creative regional cooking at the €€€ price tier. Dinner only, Tuesday to Sunday, with a sequenced terrace-to-dining-room format. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum; availability moves fast since the space is small.

Sushi Sakuta holds a Michelin star (2024) and 75 La Liste points for 2026, making it Singapore's most credentialled new omakase counter. The counter-format tasting sequence at Millenia Walk is hard to book and priced at $$$$, but the award trajectory justifies the commitment for serious sushi occasions. Book four to six weeks out minimum.

Pure & V is the right choice in Nice if natural wines and Nordic-influenced vegetable-forward cooking are your priorities. Sommelier Vanessa Massé's natural wine program is among the most focused in the city, chef Pinja Paakkonen's Michelin-trained kitchen delivers dishes with real conviction. Ranked by Opinionated About Dining in both 2023 and 2024, it is easy to book and open most evenings plus Sunday lunch.

Steinhalle holds a 2024 Michelin star and in a genuinely dramatic Bern setting; high ceilings, arched windows, an open kitchen. Chef Markus Arnold's tasting menus draw from South Korea, Japan, Portugal with a down-to-earth atmosphere that sits at odds with the price tier, in the best way. Book three to four weeks out minimum for dinner.

Croatia's Adriatic islands have long attracted visitors for their coastline rather than their cooking. Boskinac changes that calculus. Holding a Michelin star since 2024 and scoring 83 points on La Liste's 2026 rankings, this creative restaurant on Pag Island operates at a tier that places it firmly among the country's most decorated tables, with chef Gyo Santa driving a menu rooted in the island's own larder.

Paznaunerstube is Ischgl's strongest case for a Michelin-starred dinner, holding one star since 2024 and scoring 94 points on the 2026 La Liste ranking. The Royalmenü; available in six, eight, or ten courses; is the right format for a special occasion. Book two to three months out in ski season; this is a hard reservation and worth planning your trip around.

La Trota is one of Italy's most serious freshwater fish restaurants, ranked #335 on OAD's Classical Europe list and scoring 88 points on La Liste (2026). The Serva family has been cooking canal-sourced trout, pike, crayfish in Rivodutri for over 60 years. Easy to book, hard to reach; plan the journey, then commit to the full meal.

A Michelin one-star address in rural Brittany that punches well above its price tier. Chef Baptiste Denieul, trained at the three-star Bristol in Paris, runs a gourmet restaurant, a bistro, a six-room hotel in Guer, gateway to the Brocéliande forest. Book the gourmet room at least six weeks out; stay overnight to make the most of it.

Flicka holds a Michelin star (2024) and in Kerkdriel, a rural riverside setting on the Meuse. Chef Thomas van Santvoort's modern cuisine tasting menu is technically precise, acidity-forward, worth the drive from Amsterdam or Nijmegen. Book three to four weeks ahead; services are limited and demand is consistent.

Moody Tongue holds a Michelin star and an OAD top-32 ranking by pairing a serious contemporary tasting menu with house-crafted beers in an intimate brewery dining room on South Wabash. At $$$$ with only four service days per week, it is a hard booking; worth it for food and beer enthusiasts who commit to the pairing format, less so if you want a conventional wine-led fine dining experience.

La Table de Xavier Mathieu holds a Michelin star (reconfirmed 2025) inside a centuries-old Luberon bastide, with cooking anchored in Provençal terroir and a genuine focus on vegetables from the region. At €€€€, it is the most credentialled dining option in Joucas. Book three to six weeks out for summer evenings; Friday or Saturday lunch is the easier entry point.

JOHN Chef's Hall holds a Michelin Star and across a 20-seat, seven-table format in Rīga's A22 Hotel. Chef Kristaps Silis runs a seasonal tasting menu where the chefs present every dish themselves at the pass. At €€€€, this is the most technically accomplished dinner in Latvia; book six to eight weeks out minimum.

Zijin Mansion holds a 2024 Michelin star and a La Liste score of 75 points, making it one of Chaoyang's stronger arguments for refined Cantonese dining. The Hakkanese chef brings regional specificity; rose myrtle fruit wine, documented regional sourcing; to a cosy, hand-embroidered room that suits a late, unhurried dinner for two. Book at least four weeks out; this fills fast.

Angler SF is a restaurant on The Embarcadero in San Francisco.

A Michelin-starred Modern Flemish kitchen in the village of Bazel, Hofke van Bazel is worth the effort if you want a vegetable-first, garden-sourced meal with genuine technical depth. Chef Kris De Roy runs a near-self-sufficient operation drawing from a Scheldt-side garden, with a dedicated plant-based menu section. Booking is hard; plan at least three to four weeks ahead.

Quirat holds a Michelin star (2024) and sits at €€€; a tier below most of Barcelona's fine dining leaders. Chef Víctor Torres brings a Michelin-starred track record from Les Magnòlies to a contemporary Catalan menu built around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Dinner-only, Tuesday to Saturday, with its own independent entrance and a format that works well for special occasions.

Il Bocconcino by Royal Hideaway holds a Michelin star (2024) and is the only Italian Contemporary restaurant at that level in Adeje. Chef Niki Pavanelli builds Italian recipes around local Canarian produce, with two tasting menus and a chef who works the room. Open Tuesday to Saturday, dinner only. Book well in advance; this is not a walk-in.

Bagá is a restaurant in Jaén, Spain.

Bricole is a Michelin-recognised Modern French bistro in Prenzlauer Berg where the service model; led by sommelier-proprietor Fabian Fischer; is as much the draw as the kitchen. Chef Steven Zeidler's set menu folds Korean, Chinese, Japanese techniques into French foundations with genuine intent. At €€€€, it earns its price through consistency and personal care rather than formal theatre.

Iwaki is a Michelin one-star kappo in Osaka's Sonezakishinchi district where chef Yoshiro Iwai's no-repeat-dishes philosophy makes every visit genuinely unrepeatable. At ¥¥¥, it sits in Osaka's accessible fine-dining tier with hard-to-secure reservations. Book if creative, technique-led Japanese cooking matters more to you than a predictable menu sequence.

SHIGEMATSU holds a 2024 Michelin star and from its fourth-floor Ginza address, operating at Tokyo's top price tier (¥¥¥¥). Book well in advance; this is a hard reservation at a formal Japanese table suited to special occasions and private group dining. Casual first-timers or solo travellers may find a more accessible entry point elsewhere in the city first.

A Michelin-starred creative kitchen in a 17th-century parish house just outside Salzburg, Pfefferschiff delivers serious multi-course cooking in a setting that is warm and unhurried rather than formally stiff. With a producer-driven menu, a strong Austrian wine list including the owners' own Kamptal vineyard, consistent 4.7-star public ratings, it is one of the most compelling bookings in the Salzburg region.

En Marge holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year (2024 and 2025) and operates under Relais & Châteaux in the countryside outside Aureville, 15 kilometres south of Toulouse. Chef Julian Escobar runs a creative modern French kitchen. Book well ahead; this is Hard to secure and best suited to special occasions and destination meals.

A 2024 Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Kyoto's quieter Kita Ward, Kamigamo Akiyama delivers serious cooking at ¥¥¥ pricing; below the city's top-tier ¥¥¥¥ houses. Book six to eight weeks ahead minimum; this is a hard reservation.

Elkano is a restaurant in Getaria centered on fish grilled over wood.

Ban Bo holds a Michelin one-star (2024) in Taipei's Zhongshan District, delivering Taiwanese contemporary cooking at the $$$ price point; below the city's $$$$ tasting-menu tier. The kitchen reframes beer snacks, banquet dishes, rustic Taiwanese food with technical precision. Book the counter seat if you can, reserve several weeks out: this one is hard to get.

Staplehouse holds a Michelin One Star and an Opinionated About Dining North America recommendation, delivering technically precise contemporary cooking in an unpretentious Old Fourth Ward room. It's the strongest case for Michelin-calibre dining in Atlanta without the formality of Bacchanalia or Atlas. Book Friday dinner for the full experience, or Thursday lunch if you want the same kitchen with a better shot at a table.

Poemas by Hermanos Padrón is the only Michelin-starred table in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2024), operating from inside the historic Santa Catalina hotel Tuesday through Saturday evenings. At €€€, it is the highest-credentialled creative tasting menu in the city. Book at least three weeks ahead; the star has tightened availability considerably.

Restaurant H holds a Michelin star for 2024 and 2025 under chef Hubert Duchenne, operating as a dinner-only contemporary French room in the 4th arrondissement. At €€€ it undercuts most of its starred Paris peers while delivering serious creative cooking. Booking is hard; reserve four to six weeks ahead for weekends.

Plates London is a restaurant on Old Street in London.

Domestic is a Michelin one-star tasting menu restaurant in Aarhus's Latin Quarter, with a fermentation-driven New Nordic kitchen run by a team all under 30. Choose between a four-course or eight-course menu built on hyper-local ingredients. Book four to six weeks out for weekends; tables fill well in advance. At €€€, it is better value than Frederikshøj or Gastromé for comparable quality.

Row on 5 is a British restaurant on Savile Row in London.

Kelderman holds a Michelin star for the second year running in 2025, making it the most credible fine-dining booking in Aalst at the €€€€ price point. The Traditional Cuisine kitchen delivers consistent, technique-led cooking in a considered setting on Parklaan; backs that up. Book well in advance; this is a hard table to secure.

A Michelin-starred seasonal kitchen inside a building dating to 1420, run by the Steffner family since 2007 in the Salzburg mountain region. At €€€€ pricing with a 2024 Michelin star, this is the destination choice in Mauterndorf for serious, regionally rooted cooking. Book well ahead; the small room fills fast and the remote location demands planning.

A Michelin one-star address in Obernai built around Alsatian permaculture produce and a 1,500-label natural wine list. Chef Thierry Schwartz holds the Officer's title in France's Order of Agricultural Merit; the sourcing credentials are real. Book hard in advance; this is the strongest choice in Obernai for food and wine enthusiasts willing to commit to a set menu format at €€€€.

Septime is a restaurant on Rue de Charonne in Paris.

Piment holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year and sits in a quieter residential pocket of Hamburg's Eppendorf district, which suits its creative tasting menu format well. At €€€€, it is a well-supported case for a special occasion dinner. Book at least four to six weeks out; availability moves fast at this tier.

Hongtu Hall holds a Michelin star for back-to-back years (2024 and 2025) at a ¥¥ price point, making it the strongest value case in Guangzhou's dim sum category. Located in Panyu District away from the tourist circuit, it delivers the technical precision of a kitchen a full tier higher. Book at least two to three weeks ahead; weekend slots go fast.

AVANT holds a Michelin 1 Star (2024) on Bangkok's 30th floor, where Singaporean chef Haikal Johari runs a counter-format tasting menu combining traditional and modern technique. One of the stronger cases for a single serious dinner in Bangkok.

A Michelin-starred, 11-seat counter in Nakagyo Ward where French technique meets Japanese seasonal produce. MASHIRO earned its Tabelog 2026 Bronze and Top 100 recognition quickly after opening in 2023. Dinner runs JPY 20,000–39,999 all-in; lunch is the smarter entry point. Book well in advance; this one fills fast.

Piano35 holds a 2024 Michelin star and sits 150 metres above Turin in the Renzo Piano-designed Intesa Sanpaolo tower. Dinner runs Friday and Saturday only, built around a three-act tasting menu moving from Piedmont to Italian cuisine to the Piccolo Lago house signature. Book well ahead; availability is genuinely limited; and come for dinner to get the full experience the star reflects.

Casa Buono holds a Michelin star and ranks #332 in Europe on Opinionated About Dining, making it the strongest fine-dining option in the Ventimiglia area for a tasting-menu format. At €€€, it undercuts nearby Balzi Rossi while matching it on seriousness. Book three to four weeks ahead for weekend dinner; this is not a walk-in venue.

A Michelin one-star steakhouse on Ice House Street in Central, Beefbar sources beef from the U.S., Australia, Japan, Korea, broiling and chargrilling to order in a marble-and-leather room built for business dinners and celebrations. At the $$$ price tier, it is one of the better-value Michelin-starred options in the neighbourhood. Book at least two to three weeks ahead; this is not a walk-in venue.

The kitchen excels on meat and fish; if that matches your palate, this is a technically accomplished and properly occasioned booking. Reserve 3–4 weeks out minimum.

A Michelin-starred Piedmontese restaurant that has been running for nearly 30 years on Piazza Solferino without once chasing trends. At €€€; a full price tier below most of Turin's starred competition; it delivers regional classics like vitello tonnato and tajarin alongside precise fish cookery in a formal, unhurried room. Book three to four weeks ahead; this is a hard reservation.

Osteria Acquarol holds a Michelin star (2024) and delivers a garden-driven, modern South Tyrolean tasting menu at €€€; one of the more accessible starred meals in Alto Adige. Book for summer when the outdoor terrace is open and the kitchen garden is in full production. Hard to get on weekends; reserve well in advance.

7th Door is a restaurant in Seoul's Gangnam district.

Pottkind holds a Michelin star for both 2024 and 2025, making it one of Cologne's most consistently rated creative kitchens at the €€€€ tier. Book three to four weeks out minimum; demand is high and walk-ins are not realistic. A strong choice for first-timers who want reliable fine dining execution in a creative format.

A Michelin-starred, Opinionated About Dining-ranked hotel dining room in Belgravia that remains one of London's most credentialled addresses for classical British cooking. Book here when the occasion demands a room where people dress up and service takes ceremony seriously. Hard to book, high on formality, worth it for the right guest.

Kinoshita holds back-to-back Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and; the most consistent signal in São Paulo for serious Japanese fine dining at the $$$$ tier. Booking is hard and the price is high, but for a counter-seat Japanese meal in Brazil, there is no stronger confirmed option. Reserve weeks in advance.

A Michelin-starred dining room inside Hotel Das Central, Ötztaler Stube is Sölden's strongest case for a proper occasion dinner. The set menu (five or seven courses) draws on locally sourced Tyrolean ingredients, including Längenfeld salmon trout and Sölden fallow deer, backed by a cellar of over 30,000 bottles. Open Thursday to Saturday only, so book well ahead.

Radio holds a Michelin star and an OAD Casual Europe recommendation in the quiet Auvergne suburb of Chamalières. Chef Patrick Godborg's kitchen runs a regularly changing, Nordic-influenced menu built on organic produce from nearby fields.

Asador Etxebarri is a restaurant in Axpe, Bizkaia, centered on cooking over fire.

Suto is a Michelin-starred Japanese omakase counter in Barcelona's Sants neighbourhood, open Friday only, with an OAD Europe top-400 ranking. Chef Yoshikazu Suto runs a fixed menu that blends Japanese technique with local produce; the mackerel escabeche in shichimi tacos is a documented highlight. Book three to four weeks out minimum; this is one of the harder reservations in the city.

Bij Jef is the strongest case for a €€€€ dinner on Texel: a former rectory in Den Hoorn where Chef Jef Schuur's island-sourced cooking meets a wine program that held the #1 Star Wine List ranking in 2024. The ferry crossing is part of the commitment, the eight overnight suites make the case for staying. Book two to three weeks ahead outside peak season.

Granite holds back-to-back Michelin Stars (2024–2025) and an OAD European ranking, making it one of central Paris's more credible addresses for vegetable-forward modern cuisine at the €€€€ tier. Chef Tom Meyer's sustainability-driven kitchen delivers precise, produce-led cooking that rewards a second visit as much as a first. Book three to five weeks out minimum; this is not a walk-in option.

A Michelin-starred Emilian kitchen inside a 13th-century fort in Rubiera, Osteria del Viandante delivers serious regional cooking and a 2,500-selection wine list at €€€ pricing; a tier below most comparable starred restaurants in northern Italy. Chef Jacopo Malpeli's rooted approach to Emilian tradition earns the star. Book well in advance: this is a hard reservation.

De Moerbei in Warmond holds 2 radishes from the We're Smart Green Guide and, making it one of the more credible farm-to-table addresses in the Netherlands at the €€€ tier. Chef Michael Corpel's North Sea seafood-led cooking; classical French structure, selectively applied global technique; consistently delivers at a price point well below the €€€€ Michelin tier. Worth booking for a weekend lunch or special occasion dinner.

A Michelin one-starred sushi counter in Shiba, Minato City, Sanosushi makes a deliberate case for old-school Edomae craft: generous rice, thick toppings, tuna nigiri served in sets of three. At ¥¥¥, it delivers serious quality without the top-tier price tag of Tokyo's most prominent counters. Book well ahead; demand is strong and reservations are not easy to secure.

PRUNIER earns its 2024 Michelin star by delivering seasonally driven modern French cuisine inside Tokyo Kaikan's storied second-floor dining room, at ¥¥¥ pricing that undercuts most comparable addresses in the city. The gracious service and a signature sole bonne femme passed down through generations of chefs make it the right choice for a business meal or special occasion where the room needs to carry as much weight as the food.

Hannappel holds a Michelin star earned in both 2024 and 2025, placing chef André Münch among a small cohort of modern cuisine practitioners operating at the top of Essen's dining scene. Located on Dahlhauser Strasse in the city's east, the restaurant sits in the €€€€ tier and draws, a consistency signal that matters in a city where fine dining ambitions often outrun execution.

Cal Paradís holds a Michelin star and a We're Smart 4 Radish rating, serving three tasting menus rooted in Castellón produce and kitchen-garden ingredients in the small inland town of Vall d'Alba. At €€€, it prices below almost every comparable starred restaurant in Spain. Book well ahead; this is a hard-to-get destination meal that consistently delivers on its credentials.

Chef Tommy Bocklandt's kitchen focuses on North Sea fish prepared with classical precision. Book three to four weeks ahead; this is a hard reservation, the terrace fills quickly in warmer months.

Long Trieu holds back-to-back Michelin stars (2024, 2025) and a La Liste 2025 placement, making it the most credentialed Cantonese restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City's ₫₫₫₫ tier. Tables are hard to secure; book three to four weeks ahead. A strong choice for special occasions or a serious return visit to the city's fine-dining circuit.

A Michelin-starred (2024) classical French kitchen on Strasbourg's Quai Mullenheim, where chef Guillaume Scheer's Pavillon Ledoyen training shows up in the cooking's precision and product quality. At €€€€ and, this is the right room for a special occasion dinner; but book 3–4 weeks ahead, as tables are limited and booking is hard.

At the ¥¥¥ tier it is one of the more reliable Cantonese options in the district, easy to book, well-suited to business meals and family celebrations. Come at lunch for the value; dinner narrows it.

EPUR holds a Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe rankings for 2024 and 2025. French chef Vincent Farges runs two vegetable-forward tasting menus; 8 or 10 courses; from an open kitchen in Chiado, with Tagus estuary views. Booking is hard; plan well ahead. The counter seats are the ones to request.

Kosaka is one of New York's most technically precise omakase counters, with three consecutive years on the Opinionated About Dining North America list and a ranking of #382 in 2025. The 12-seat West Village counter runs Tuesday through Saturday, dinner only; book at least three to four weeks out. At the $$$$ price point, the fish-forward, technique-driven format earns its place in the competitive New York sushi tier.

A technically precise modern French kitchen above the Lac du Bourget, La Table de L'Incomparable earns its €€€€ price point with locally sourced cooking; lake trout, fera, farm veal, garden vegetables; and a panoramic terrace view that few restaurants in the Savoie region can match. Book Saturday or Sunday lunch for the full effect. Reservations are easy to secure.

Wein- und Tafelhaus holds a Michelin star (2024, 2025) in the small Moselle village of Trittenheim, where chef Alexander Oos runs a farm-to-table program at €€€€. backs the consistency. Book six to eight weeks out for weekends; this is a hard reservation and the Moselle summer fills fast.

JAN runs a 20-seat, set-menu-only dinner in Nice's old town, Tuesday through Saturday. South African chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen builds menus around sweet-sour tension and smoky, acidic flavour contrasts; cooking with a clear point of view rather than generic fine-dining polish. It's the most personally authored meal in the city at this price tier.

Torisho Ishii is open in Osaka at its current Nishitenma address; this profile was corrected from an older Fukushima-address record.

Torien is New York City's only yakitori restaurant operating at Michelin-star level, making it the clear answer if this format is your focus. The NoHo counter; a sibling to Tokyo's Torishiki; ranked #48 on OAD North America in 2025. Dinner only, hard to book, worth the $$$$ commitment if you want binchotan yakitori at its highest expression in the United States.

Wils holds a Michelin star and an OAD Europe ranking, delivering plant-forward, fire-driven cooking from a fully visible kitchen in a thoughtfully designed brasserie near Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium. At €€€ it sits below the city's most expensive starred rooms while matching them in ambition. Book well in advance; this is not easy to get into, particularly on weekends.

A Michelin-starred contemporary kitchen in a historic Nola palazzo, Re Santi e Leoni is the strongest case for €€€ dining in the Naples hinterland. Chef Luigi Salomone's Campanian cooking earned its 2024 star through precision and clean flavour, not showmanship. Sunday lunch is the format to target; reservations are hard to come by, so book early.

Brothers holds a Michelin star for both 2024 and 2025 and ranks #189 in OAD Europe 2025; strong credentials for a relatively young Munich fine-dining room. At €€€€, it earns its price point through consistent technical execution under chef Daniel Bodamer and the Klaas twins. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum; this one is hard to get into.

ESS ATELIER STRAUSS holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year (2024–2025), making it the only fine dining address in Oberstdorf worth considering for a special occasion at the €€€€ level. Chef Quentin André runs a classic cuisine kitchen. Book 4–6 weeks ahead minimum; peak season demand makes this a hard table to secure late.

AVERY holds a Michelin Star (2024) and brings a rare combination to Edinburgh: Californian-inflected creative cooking applied to Scottish produce, in a Georgian townhouse in Stockbridge. The drinks pairing; wine, sake, sherry, whisky; is worth taking alongside the tasting menu. At ££££, it's among the city's hardest tables to book; plan at least three to four weeks ahead.

Can Jubany is Nandu Jubany's restaurant in Calldetenes, combining tradition, innovation, local produce.

A Michelin-starred kappo restaurant in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward at the ¥¥¥ tier, making it the most accessible starred Japanese option in one of the city's most competitive dining corridors. The Nagasaki seafood sourcing and kappo counter format reward repeat visits. Book two to three months out minimum.

L'Ó holds a 2024 Michelin star and sits inside the Món Sant Benet hotel, opposite a 10th-century Benedictine monastery and adjacent to the Fundación Alicia food science research centre. Operating Thursday to Sunday only, with two tasting menus available with wine pairing, it is a destination meal worth planning around. At €€€, it is one of Catalonia's more accessible fine dining options relative to its calibre.

A Michelin-starred creative kitchen in a 1912 Anglo-Norman building in Giverny, Le Jardin des Plumes justifies its €€€€ price through direct sourcing from Orne suppliers and Dieppe fishermen. Book 6–8 weeks ahead for weekend dinner; midweek lunch is your best entry point. The wooded patio and Art Deco interior make it a strong choice for a special occasion in Normandy.

Yoshi at the Hotel Métropole delivers fusion-oriented Japanese cooking with Michelin Plate recognition and; the most accessible booking at Monte Carlo's €€€€ tier. Chef Takeo Yamazaki's menu, built around premium ingredients and dishes like sake-marinated black cod and kombu shrimp balls, suits celebration dining and business meals where a polished room matters as much as the food.

Légume is Seoul's most credentialed plant-based restaurant: South Korea's first We're Smart 5-Radish recipient and a Michelin 1-star (2024), all at a ₩₩ price point that undercuts most of Gangnam's comparable tasting-menu venues. Book three to four weeks out. If you want a serious special-occasion dinner that does something genuinely different in this part of the city, this is the reservation to prioritise.

L'Opidom holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year under chef Jérôme Roy, making it the most credentialed creative kitchen in Fondettes. At €€€, it prices below most starred French restaurants of comparable quality. Booking is hard; plan well ahead. For food-focused travellers in the Loire Valley, this is the clearest recommendation in the area.

L'OURS is Crans-Montana's only Michelin-starred restaurant (2024), where chef Franck Reynaud runs a seasonal discovery menu of five to eight courses with a strong Valais wine focus. At €€€€, it is a clear commitment; but there is no local rival at this level. Book well ahead, especially during ski season.

BCN Taste & Tradition is Houston's reference-point Spanish restaurant: a Michelin-starred kitchen (2024 and 2025) operating inside a 1920s Victorian home in Montrose, with a 4.7 rating from over 1,000 reviews. Book at least three to four weeks out; the small room fills fast. Saturday lunch is the underrated format; dinner skews louder and more energetic, especially on weekends.

Two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) make Los Danzantes the most credentialled dinner reservation in Oaxaca's Centro. At the $$$ price point, with across 4,400-plus reviews, it earns its place as the anchor splurge dinner on a Oaxaca trip. Book four to six weeks out minimum; demand is hard.