2025 Michelin One Star Restaurants: The Complete List — Page 17

Mittermeier is the strongest dining choice in Rothenburg ob der Tauber; a Michelin-starred (2024) modern seasonal restaurant where you build your own tasting menu across five, seven, or nine courses. At €€€€, it sits at the top of what the town offers. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum; the on-site Villa Mittermeier hotel makes it a practical overnight option.

Upstairs by Tom Shepherd is a 28-cover tasting-menu restaurant in central Lichfield, ranked in Harden's Best UK Top 100 2025. It delivers seven-course cooking with serious technical ambition in an unfussy, intimate room above a family jewellery shop. One of the most credible special-occasion dinner options in the Midlands at the ££££ tier.

The Progress is a restaurant on Fillmore Street in San Francisco.

Trattoria contemporanea is Lomazzo's only Michelin-starred restaurant and its strongest case for a dining detour from Milan or the Como lakes. Chef Davide Marzullo runs a modern Italian kitchen ranked in OAD's top 350 in Europe, with tasting menus from four to seven courses at a €€€ price point that undercuts most comparable names in northern Italy. Book at least three weeks ahead.

Obscura holds a Michelin star, a Black Pearl Diamond, an OAD Top 400 Asia ranking, it earns them by reframing Chinese culinary memory through Western technique and genuine seasonal rotation. The prix-fixe menu is conceptually demanding and rewards repeat visits as the kitchen's travel-sourced ingredients shift across seasons. Book well ahead: this is one of Shanghai's harder tables to secure.

Amaya has anchored upscale Indian dining in Belgravia since 2004, ranked in the Opinionated About Dining top 250 in Europe two years running. The sharing-plate format, built around tandoor, tawa, sigri grills, suits special occasions and group dinners. Book well in advance; this is one of the harder reservations in SW1 at the ££££ tier.

Le Pressoir holds a 2024 Michelin star in Saint-Avé and delivers creative cooking; notably meat and fish combinations; at the €€€ tier, making it one of the more accessible starred addresses in Brittany. Book at least four to six weeks out for weekend dinners; the tight service windows and high demand make this a hard reservation. A strong choice for serious diners and special occasions in the Vannes area.

DiVa holds a Michelin one-star rating for both 2024 and 2025, making it the benchmark for fine dining on Germany's Baltic coast. At the €€€€ tier, it suits special occasions and destination dinners rather than casual meals. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum, target mid-seasonal-cycle for the kitchen at its most assured, communicate your occasion upfront.

A Michelin-starred creative kitchen in Pernand-Vergelesses, Le Charlemagne earns its €€€€ price through sourcing rooted in one of Burgundy's most carefully farmed agricultural zones. and ranked by OAD in 2025, it is the most considered special-occasion booking in the Côte de Beaune. Book four to six weeks out minimum; harvest season requires two to three months.

Candlenut is Singapore's most credentialed Peranakan restaurant; Michelin one-star, OAD #69 in Asia (2025), and a Black Pearl Diamond; at a $$ price point that makes it one of the city's clearest value cases for serious dining. Chef Malcolm Lee's tasting menu changes every two months and leans into Indonesian influences that set it apart from more conventional Straits-Chinese Peranakan cooking. Book in advance; this is not a walk-in restaurant.

A Michelin one-star (2024) on the Cotentin coast, Le Mascaret delivers modern cuisine built around wild fish and shellfish at €€€; notably below the Paris one-star price tier. The setting is a converted boarding school with a working kitchen garden. Book four to six weeks out minimum; it is only open four and a half days a week and tables go fast.

Sushi Kawashima holds back-to-back Michelin stars (2024, 2025) and in Kashihara, making it the strongest sushi option in Nara Prefecture by award record. The omakase counter format suits serious food travellers over casual diners. Booking difficulty is high; secure a seat four to six weeks out minimum.

St. Lawrence is the strongest case for a multi-course dinner in Vancouver at the $$$$ tier. The four-course Québécois-French table d'hôte; ranked #125 on OAD's 2025 North America list; gives you tasting-menu progression with individual choice. Booking is genuinely hard; plan several weeks ahead. The February cabane à sucre menu is a specific seasonal reason to time your visit carefully.

Marotta is one of southern Italy's most compelling fine-dining cases at the €€€ price tier, ranked #319 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025. Chef Domenico Marotta runs three tasting menus and a short à la carte from a kitchen-garden-sourced base in the Upper Caserta hills. Booking is easy, the price is below comparable OAD-ranked Italian rooms, the sommelier service is a specific strength.

A Michelin one-star micro-restaurant inside a 1570 Swiss inn, Bijou delivers a six-course Swiss-Asian fusion set menu with expert wine service in an unusually intimate, owner-run setting. At €€€€ pricing and, it earns the detour to Dallenwil for food and wine travellers who plan ahead. Book four to six weeks out for weekend dinner.

A Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant inside a converted 19th-century theatre in central Bologna, I Portici is the right call for a formal, architecturally memorable evening; but only if you're visiting Tuesday to Thursday and committed to a multi-course format.

NOBUO earned a Michelin star in its opening year (2024) and a place on Tatler Asia Best Restaurants 2025. Chef Nobu Lee's single tasting menu marries Franco-Japanese technique with Taiwanese produce in a minimal Dongmen room. At $$$$ with hard-to-get reservations, this is one of Taipei's most purposeful fine-dining choices; book 4–6 weeks out.

Feuille holds a Michelin star, a spot on Asia's 50 Best at #93, a plant-forward French tasting menu that genuinely earns the $$$ price point in Central Hong Kong. Book as far ahead as possible; availability is near-impossible at short notice. A strong choice for special occasions, small groups, anyone returning for a second seasonal visit.

Ricardo Sanz Wellington earns its La Liste 89-point ranking (2026) through a consistent and disciplined argument: Japanese technique applied to premium Iberian ingredients, from Ebro delta rice nigiri to carabinero prawn usuzukuri. It sits in the upper tier of Madrid fine dining without the booking difficulty of DiverXO, works best for food-focused visitors who want precision over theatrics. Lunch service is the recommended entry point.

Pulejo is Prati's most compelling case for neighbourhood-anchored fine dining in Rome. The romantically lit room, discreet service, Italian contemporary cooking rooted in Lazio's flavours make it a reliable special-occasion choice at €€€€. points to real consistency, not just early buzz.

La Table de l'Ours holds a Michelin star (2024/2025) and is the clearest fine dining recommendation in Val-d'Isère. Chef Antoine Gras delivers precise, ingredient-led modern cuisine in a warm chalet hotel setting on the Face de Bellevarde, with a sommelier whose focus on Savoie wines sets the drinks program apart. Book six to eight weeks out for peak ski season; this is a hard reservation.

L'Arnsbourg holds a Michelin star and an OAD Classical Europe ranking in a forested Vosges valley outside Strasbourg. Chef Fabien Mengus runs a contemporary French kitchen that earns the detour for serious diners. At €€€€, with limited weekly service and a hard booking window, plan four to six weeks ahead minimum.

Knystaforsen is a restaurant on Rydöforsvägen in Rydöbruk, Sweden.

Wild Yeast is Hangzhou's most decorated contemporary Chinese restaurant, holding a Michelin Star, Black Pearl Diamond, an OAD Asia ranking for 2025. Chef Lin Zihan's ¥¥¥¥ tasting menu is built around sourcing precision and fermentation-led thinking. Booking is genuinely hard; plan well ahead and go through a concierge.

A Michelin-starred Modern French kitchen in a 19th-century building in Duiven, 't Raedthuys delivers classical French cooking with contemporary plating at €€€; a strong-value position for a starred meal in the Netherlands. The cheese trolley, kitchen window, sommelier-led wine programme make this the right choice for food and wine enthusiasts in Gelderland. Book six to eight weeks out for weekend sittings.

Zwanzig23 by Lukas Jakobi holds two consecutive Michelin stars (2024–2025) and; a rare combination that signals both kitchen precision and service quality at Düsseldorf's €€€€ tier. Booking is hard and advance planning is required, but for a creative tasting menu in the city, this is the most consistent option available.

Hytra holds a Michelin star and ranks in Opinionated About Dining's top 300 European restaurants, delivering modern Greek cooking; including the fully plant-based Think Green menu; at €€€ pricing. It's the strongest value proposition in Athens' serious dining tier, with a bar program worth staying late for. Book 3–4 weeks out minimum; terrace seating fills first.

La Primula in San Quirino holds a Michelin Star (2024) and prices at €€€, making it one of the more accessible starred dining experiences in northeast Italy. The Canton family's 150-year-old restaurant delivers contemporary Italian cooking with strong regional roots and an exceptional three-volume wine list. Book well in advance: five service windows per week fill quickly.

L'Auberge Saint Jean is a Michelin Plate-recognised modern restaurant on the banks of the Dordogne in Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, offering chef Thomas L'Hérisson's precise, creative cooking alongside a 550-label wine list. At €€€, the price-to-quality ratio is strong for the Entre-deux-Mers area. Book Wednesday through Saturday for dinner or Sunday lunch; Monday and Tuesday are closed.

Lei Garden (Pudong) holds a Michelin 1 Star (2024) and is consistently full; book well in advance or you will not get in. The ¥¥¥ pricing makes serious Cantonese accessible: dim sum and soups at lunch, seafood and abalone at dinner, with set menus offering strong value for groups. A sound choice for food-focused travellers staying in Pudong who want a reliable, technically grounded meal.

Bellefeuille earns its Michelin star with vegetable- and seafood-focused French gastronomic cooking inside a 19th-century private mansion in Paris's 16th. The wine list runs to 1,450 selections with serious depth across French regions. At the $$$ price tier with easy booking and, it is one of the more accessible fine-dining rooms in the city without sacrificing atmosphere or technical ambition.

Le Moissonnier Bistro holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year (2025) and is Cologne's strongest value argument in starred French dining at the €€€ price tier. Booking is hard; reserve well ahead, confirm hours directly with the restaurant before you plan your evening.

Nacre holds consecutive Michelin stars (2024–2025) in Arès on the Bassin d'Arcachon, making it the top fine dining address in the region by a clear margin. Chef Enrico Sablotny runs a modern cuisine kitchen at the €€€ tier. Book lunch for the strongest value; reserve well in advance either way; this one fills fast.

Dolce Stil Novo earns its Michelin star on two fronts: Alfredo Russo's Piedmont-rooted modern Italian kitchen and a fourth-floor setting inside the Reggia di Venaria's royal palace. Open only Friday evenings and Saturday, it is a hard booking with an OAD Classical Europe #425 ranking in 2025. Book four to six weeks ahead for a special occasion that genuinely justifies the €€€€ price.

A Michelin-starred Piemontese restaurant just outside Alba, Locanda del Pilone combines a 360-degree Langhe vineyard panorama with a flexible tasting menu and a wine list recognized by Star Wine List (2026). Ranked #141 in OAD's Classical Europe ranking for 2025 and priced at €€€, it is the strongest case for a full-evening destination dinner on a Piedmont wine trip.

A Michelin-starred, Asia's 50 Best-ranked progressive Thai kitchen in Silom, Samrub Samrub Thai is one of Bangkok's strongest special-occasion options at the ฿฿฿ tier; a clear step below the ฿฿฿฿ pricing of most peers. The challenge is getting in: reservations open only through social media and close fast. Book this before everything else on your Bangkok trip.

A Michelin Plate-recognised Corsican kitchen set on the Domaine de Murtoli estate outside Sartène, La Table de la Grotte is the strongest case for inland dining in the south of the island. The kitchen draws heavily on estate-produced ingredients; lamb, honey, olive oil, vegetables; and serves both à la carte and tasting menus under olive trees. Book ahead; the remote setting makes walk-ins impractical.

Crizia is Palermo Hollywood's Michelin-starred seafood-forward contemporary restaurant, earning its 2025 Star for technically precise cooking built around seasonal Argentine produce. At $$$$ it delivers a strong price-to-quality ratio by international standards. Book well in advance; it is one of Buenos Aires's hardest reservations since the Michelin recognition; and request counter seating for the best chance at a late-availability slot.

Lech-Line holds a 2025 Michelin star and in a converted railway station in Landsberg am Lech; the only fine-dining venue at this level in the city. Book the Friday or Saturday five-course menu for a special occasion; the à la carte Gourmet Bistro format runs across the week. Booking difficulty is high: plan four to six weeks out minimum.

Sollip is one of London's most precisely executed set menu restaurants, blending Korean techniques with European cooking through the work of husband-and-wife team Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki. Named Top Newcomer by Harden's and ranked in OAD's Top 300 in Europe, it delivers at ££££; but book 4 to 6 weeks out, as availability is tight across its four-day operating week.

Acqua Pazza is Bologna's most credible seafood restaurant at the €€€ tier, carrying a 2025 Michelin Plate and. Dinner-only, open every evening from 7:29 PM. Book here if you want serious fish cooking in a city built for meat; and compare it against Al Cambio or Ahimè if budget is a factor.

A Michelin-starred (2024) pub in the East Yorkshire countryside, Pipe and Glass combines serious seasonal cooking from the Yorkshire larder with a genuinely warm, pubby atmosphere at £££ pricing. Book four to six weeks ahead for weekends; availability is tight. Smart bedrooms make it a practical overnight option for those travelling from outside the region.

Ar Men Du is the Névez choice for a serious Modern Cuisine meal, backed by a Michelin 1 Star in 2026 and Gault & Millau recognition in 2025. Book it for a special occasion or a food-led coastal stop; cross-shop L'Atelier Mélanie for a lower price tier and Les Trois Rochers for a closer value comparison.

A Michelin one-star sushi counter in Tsim Sha Tsui with strong Opinionated About Dining credentials and a sourcing program built around wild-caught Japanese fish. The kitchen runs a single omakase menu daily, with the red-vinegar Yamagata rice as its clearest point of difference from peers. Hard to book; plan three to four weeks ahead minimum, ask about seasonal availability when you reserve.

Il Pellicano's Michelin-recognised kitchen, led by Chef Michelino Gioia, pairs technique-forward coastal Italian cooking with one of the most atmospheric sea terraces on the Argentario. Dinner only, easy to book, worth the €€€€ price point if the setting matters as much as what's on the plate. Request a terrace table when you reserve.

Burnt Ends is a Singapore restaurant centered on cooking with custom ovens and a brick kiln.

Heiderand holds a Michelin star (2025) and, making it Dresden's clearest recommendation for occasion dining at the €€€ tier. Two set menus; one omnivore, one vegetarian; run three or five courses each, with wine pairings available on request. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum; weekend tables fill fast.

Radis earned its Michelin star in 2024 with two surprise tasting menus; 9 and 15 courses; rooted in the Sierra Mágina region and chef Juanjo Mesa's olive oil-forward cooking. At €€€ in central Jaén, this small bistro-format room delivers quality well above its price tier. Book three to four weeks ahead; dinner fills fast.

Zasu is a Michelin one-star American Contemporary restaurant on Carrollton Ave in New Orleans' Mid-City neighbourhood, earning its star in 2025. At the $$$ tier, it offers high-craft, contemporary cooking in an intimate room well outside the French Quarter circuit. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum; this is not a walk-in venue.

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 €€€€.

Le Pily earned its first Michelin star in 2025, making it the only starred table in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and one of the most accessible entry points into creative French cooking at this level; at €€€, it undercuts every Paris comparator. The room is small, demand is rising, weekend lunch slots are now genuinely hard to secure. Book six weeks out for a Saturday; three to four weeks for a weekday.

At the €€€€ tier, it's the right call if you want seasonal, produce-driven modern cooking in a quiet room close to the Palace, you're prepared to book well in advance. Not suited to large groups or last-minute plans.

Le Beau Rivage by Curtis earned a Michelin star in 2025, moving up from a Plate the year before; one of the faster progressions in Wallonia. At the €€€ price tier, it is the clearest recommendation for a special occasion dinner in the Namur region. Book four to six weeks out minimum; demand has risen sharply since the star.

Lympstone Manor is a restaurant near Exmouth in Devon.

Tancredi earned its first Michelin star in 2024 under chef Vincenzo Manicone, a Cannavacciuolo alumnus delivering creative Italian cooking at €€€; below what comparable starred restaurants charge elsewhere in northern Italy. The glass-fronted dining room and lakeside terrace in Sirmione are genuinely impressive, but the food is the primary reason to book. Reserve three to four weeks out minimum for peak season.

Lunario is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in El Porvenir and the strongest case for $$$$ spending in the Valle de Guadalupe corridor. It earned a Michelin Star in 2025 (upgraded from a Michelin Plate in 2024) and. Book 3-4 weeks out minimum; the rural address requires a car or private transfer.

A Michelin-starred creative kitchen inside the St. Regis Mardavall, Es Fum is the strongest case for a special-occasion dinner in Palmanova. Chef Miguel Navarro; trained under Martín Berasategui; runs two tasting menus alongside à la carte and vegetarian options. The Mediterranean terrace sets it apart. Book four to six weeks ahead, more in summer.

Hegel Eins holds a Michelin star for both 2024 and 2025 under chef Daniel Mästling, making it one of Stuttgart's most consistent fine dining addresses. At €€€€, the sourcing-led modern cuisine format rewards diners who book early and arrive without fixed menu expectations. Reserve three to four weeks ahead minimum; this one fills fast.

Buchner Welchenberg 1658 holds a Michelin star in consecutive years (2024, 2025) under Chef Bernd Bachofer, making it one of Lower Bavaria's most compelling destination dining addresses. At €€€€, it rewards travellers willing to seek it out. Book ahead; this is not a walk-in venue.

Tilia holds a Michelin star (2024) and seats just 12 diners across five tables in a glass cube set in the garden of Toblach's former Grand Hotel. Chef Chris Oberhammer's menu combines farm-direct South Tyrolean ingredients with seasonal luxury additions. It is the top fine dining option in the area, but book well in advance; this is one of the hardest tables in the South Tyrol.

Nineteen18 is Vilnius's only Michelin-starred restaurant and the most demanding reservation in Lithuania. Chef Andrius Kubilius runs a sealed tasting menu of around ten courses, sourced in part from the kitchen's own farm, in an industrial-style Old Town courtyard space. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum; the kitchen counter is the seat to request.

Le Millénaire is Reims's most focused creative fine-dining address, built around chef Benjamin Andreux's seafood-led cooking in a stylish city-centre room steps from Place Royale. At €€€€, it's easier to book than Assiette Champenoise and better positioned for a central Reims special occasion than Le Parc Les Crayères. Closed Sunday and Monday; book Saturday dinner three weeks out.

Galvin La Chapelle is the most architecturally compelling one-Michelin-star French restaurant in London at the £££ tier. The vaulted Grade II listed chapel room on Spital Square delivers an occasion most peers cannot match at this price, with seasonal, produce-driven French cooking from the Galvin brothers. Book three to four weeks ahead for dinner; Sunday lunch is your fallback if evenings are full.

Casa Vigil is the highest-credentialled table in Mendoza, holding a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025 under chef Ivan Azar. Set within a winery estate in Maipú, it delivers contemporary fine dining at the $$$$ level and is the right booking for a milestone occasion or serious group dinner in wine country. Reserve well in advance; this is a hard table to get.

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.

Dissapore di Andrea Catalano is a Michelin-recognised modern restaurant in Carovigno's historic centre, cooking seasonal Puglian dishes with quality local ingredients at €€€ pricing. The summer terrace, with views over the village rooftops toward the Adriatic, is a specific reason to visit between June and September. Booking is straightforward; one to two weeks out covers most evenings, with a little more lead time needed for peak summer weekends.

A Cozinha is Guimarães' strongest fine dining option and the meal worth planning your visit around. Holding a Michelin star since 2024 and, Chef António Loureiro's Equilíbrio tasting menu; 6 or 9 courses; delivers modern Portuguese cooking grounded in local ingredients. Book well in advance: tables are hard to secure, especially at dinner on weekends.

Pascucci al Porticciolo is Fiumicino's most technically ambitious seafood address, with La Liste recognition (85–86.5pts) and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #169 in Europe. The 'Come è profondo il mare' tasting menu rewards focused diners willing to commit a full evening. Saturday lunch is the optimal visit; easy to book and well-suited to food-focused travellers already in the Rome area.

Le Brittany holds a Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and delivers one of Brittany's strongest arguments for a destination dinner: panoramic bay views, first-class Breton seafood, a Japanese culinary influence that sets it apart from the regional norm. At €€€€, it's priced like a Paris one-star but rooted in a setting no city restaurant can match. Book well ahead; this fills fast in season.

L'Abissiou is the strongest fine-dining choice in Les Sables-d'Olonne, earning its Michelin star in 2024 with seasonally driven seafood cooking and a kitchen that treats sardines with the same seriousness as scallops. Book well in advance; dinner-only, Tuesday to Sunday; and expect €€€€ pricing matched by real technical craft.

Melchior holds a Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and a Star Wine List White Star in Tienen, Belgian Brabant. Chef Gilles Melchior's modern French cooking, backed by training at Hof van Cleve and Arenberg, earns the €€€€ price point. Book three to four weeks ahead; this is a hard reservation in a small, intimate room.

L'Auberge de Lucinges holds a 2024 Michelin star and runs a monthly-changing single set menu from a village in the Haute-Savoie; but it books like a city destination, not a country auberge. Chef Benjamin Breton's produce-led cooking, with a strong vegetable focus and a natural wine cellar, earns its €€€€ price point. Plan weeks ahead; walk-ins are not a realistic option.

Bagá is a restaurant in Jaén, Spain.

D.one Ristorante Diffuso spreads a single meal across multiple art-lined rooms within the ancient village of Montepagano, making the setting as deliberate as the cooking. At €€€, it is a well-priced entry into Abruzzo's serious dining options, with chef Davide Pezzuto anchoring the menu in regional tradition and a Turkish coffee ritual; drawn from a local museum archive; closing the evening with genuine purpose. Book for dinner; that is when the format works.

Potong serves Thai-Chinese cuisine in a historic Yaowaraj shophouse in Bangkok.

Chaat at Rosewood Hong Kong is a Michelin-starred, OAD Top 100 Indian restaurant operating at a mid-range price point; an unusual value equation in the city's fine-dining market. The kitchen covers street food and ambitious Indian classics with equal seriousness. Book at least two to three weeks out; this one fills fast.

Essência holds a Michelin star (2024) and a La Liste Top Restaurants placement, making it one of the most credentialed tables in Budapest. Chef Tiago Sabarigo's 5 or 7-course tasting menu weaves Portuguese and Hungarian influences with precision and restraint. Book well ahead; this is hard to get into, particularly on Saturday evenings.

mýse is a restaurant in Hovingham, North Yorkshire.

The Coach holds a Michelin star and a same-day booking policy; which makes it both the most serious and most accessible option in Marlow for spontaneous good eating. At £££, the small-plates format and ingredient-led cooking deliver Kerridge-standard precision in a room that still functions as a proper pub. Call early on the day you want to eat and ask for the open kitchen seats.

Yu Garden holds a 2025 Michelin star and brings Fujian cuisine; a rarity at this level in Guangzhou; to a gallery-adorned, park-set room at ¥¥ pricing. The cooking is ingredient-driven and umami-focused, with Michelin-cited dishes including sea worm jelly and Xiamen ginger duck stew. A hard booking: allow four to six weeks, push for a private room if your occasion warrants it.

Plates London is a restaurant on Old Street in London.

Sushi Anaba holds a Michelin star and ranks in Opinionated About Dining's top 150 European restaurants, making it Copenhagen's strongest case for serious edomae sushi at the €€€ tier. Chef Mads Battefeld, Tokyo-trained, applies Japanese precision to Nordic seafood; Norwegian scallop, Jutland lobster; with a sake list that goes well beyond the standard. Book four to six weeks ahead; the counter fills fast on its four-day-a-week schedule.

Quai des Saveurs holds a Michelin star (retained in both 2024 and 2025) and in Hagondange, Lorraine. At €€€, it delivers one-star Modern Cuisine at a price point well below Paris equivalents. Book four to six weeks out for weekends; autumn is the strongest season for the kitchen's regional produce.

iBAi by Paulo Airaudo earned a Michelin star in 2024; fast, for a restaurant that had only just reopened on its Getaria Kalea address. The basement dining room holds six tables and runs two tasting menus focused on traditional Basque classics. Lunch only, Monday to Friday, closed weekends. Book four to six weeks out and confirm bar availability separately if you want the tapas-and-wine option without a full tasting commitment.

APRON earned its Michelin star in 2024 and has held an Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe ranking for three consecutive years. Chef Stefan Speiser runs a dinner-only set menu of five or seven courses from an open kitchen inside Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna MGallery. Book three to four weeks out minimum; availability is tight Tuesday through Saturday and does not improve much mid-week outside January and February.

Chez Jeannette earned its first Michelin star in 2025; a significant step up from the Plate it held in 2024; and at €€€ it sits a full price tier below comparable starred addresses in Marseille and Nice. The rural Provençal setting at the edge of Flassans-sur-Issole makes this a destination meal, not a drop-in. Book well ahead: availability tightened sharply after the star announcement.

Casona del Judío holds a 2024 Michelin star and operates two tasting menus; Festival and Chef's Table; from a 19th-century colonial property in Santander. Chef Sergio Bastard's kitchen is built around Cantabrian coastal ingredients, particularly algae and marine herbs. At €€€€ pricing, this is the right booking for serious tasting menu diners; book weeks ahead, as post-star demand has made tables hard to secure.

Maeve is a Michelin-starred (2024) creative French restaurant in Utrecht, built around a vegetable-focused tasting menu from chef Tommy Janssen. At €€€, it is one of the Netherlands' most accessible starred experiences. Book three to four weeks ahead; Friday and Saturday lunch is the easiest entry point for first-timers.

Il Saraceno is a Michelin-recognised seafood restaurant in Cavernago, just outside Bergamo, with a kitchen rooted in Amalfi Coast cooking. At €€€€ pricing, it delivers consistent quality across raw seafood, fresh pasta, carefully made bread; backed by a 4.7 rating from over 500 reviews. Book at least two weeks out for weekday dinner; three weeks for Saturday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Sensum holds back-to-back Michelin Stars (2024 and 2025) and in Sint-Denijs, placing it among the most credible options in the Ghent area at the €€€ tier. The kitchen delivers precise, small-course Modern Cuisine with a standout off-menu plant-based option. Book well in advance; tables are not easy to secure.

La Mirande holds a Michelin star (2024, 2025) and an 89-point La Liste ranking, with Chef Florent Pietravalle running a fully plant-based kitchen inside a 14th-century palace next to the Palais des Papes. It is the most credentialed table in Avignon right now and the only top-tier option in the city committed entirely to plant-based fine dining. Book well in advance; this is not a walk-in restaurant.

A Michelin-starred creative kitchen in the Moselle countryside, Rüssel's Landhaus holds its one-star rating across 2024 and 2025. The rural landhaus setting rewards food-focused travellers and group occasions more than quick city-style dinners. Book three to four weeks out at minimum.

A Michelin-starred tasting menu in a genuine Alpine farmhouse outside Altaussee, Geiger Alm is the strongest case for a deliberate dinner in the Salzkammergut. Chef Dominik Utassy serves four to eight courses of regionally grounded, seasonally driven food; Eva-Maria Utassy runs service with real warmth and wine knowledge. Seats are limited and the kitchen only opens Tuesday to Saturday evenings; book well ahead.

Press Restaurant is a restaurant on St. Helena Highway in Napa Valley.

Peix & Brases holds a 2024 Michelin star and is the most accessible high-quality table in Dénia. Book the first-floor gastronomic dining room for the open-grill Mediterranean menu and rice dishes at €€€; the ground-floor gastro-bar runs a separate, more casual Mediterrasian format. Weekend dinners are hard to secure; plan three to four weeks ahead minimum.

Humo is Mayfair's most technically serious live-fire restaurant: no gas, no electricity, every heat source a deliberate choice. Chef Robbie Jameson's Japanese-inflected British menu; Orkney scallops, Hampshire trout, Cornish lamb; a White Star from Star Wine List. Book the counter seats overlooking the four-metre wood grill, reserve at least three weeks out.

Sihlhalde holds a Michelin star (2024) and while operating out of a converted farmhouse in Gattikon with the informality of a neighbourhood restaurant. Chef Gregor Smolinsky's classically restrained cooking, anchored by dishes like brasato ravioli and soufflé, delivers serious quality at the €€€ tier. Book well ahead: it fills fast and is closed Monday and Sunday.

La Cuisine Rademacher holds a consecutive Michelin star for 2024 and 2025, making it one of the more quietly authoritative addresses in Cologne's fine-dining tier. Chef Kunihisa Goto works within a Modern French framework at a Dellbrück address that sits well outside the city-centre circuit, drawing a committed local following to a neighbourhood that rarely appears in dining conversation.

RAU nature-based cuisine is a Michelin-Starred set menu destination in the Upper Austrian hills, where chef-patron Klemens Gold runs 10 distinct seasonal menus per year built on foraging, home fermentation, his own garden. At €€€€, it is worth the drive if you value a personal, place-driven menu; but book well in advance and plan to stay overnight.