OAD's 2025 Top Restaurants in Europe: The Complete Rankings

Alchemist is a Copenhagen fine-dining restaurant combining gastronomy with art, performance, visual installations.

Frantzén is a restaurant on Klara Norra Kyrkogata in Stockholm.

Restaurant JAN is Jan Hartwig's restaurant on Luisenstraße in Munich.

Bagá is a restaurant in Jaén, Spain.

Schloss Schauenstein is a restaurant and boutique hotel in Fürstenau, Switzerland.

DiverXO is Dabiz Muñoz's creative restaurant in Madrid.

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

Kadeau Bornholm is a Michelin-starred New Nordic restaurant on the south coast of Bornholm, ranked #11 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining (2025). Chef Nicolai Nørregaard builds tasting menus tightly around the island's produce and setting. Booking is hard, the journey is deliberate, for food-focused travellers, both are worth it.

Uliassi is a restaurant in Senigallia serving seafood and land-based dishes.

L'Enclume is a restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria.

La Marine is Céline and Alexandre Couillon's restaurant on Noirmoutier island.

Desde 1911 is a seafood restaurant in Madrid.

Disfrutar is a restaurant in Barcelona's Eixample district.

Geranium is a restaurant in Copenhagen offering dining, private dining, conference service.

Azurmendi is Eneko Atxa's restaurant in Larrabetzu, outside Bilbao.

De Librije is a restaurant in Zwolle, Netherlands.

Hertog Jan at Botanic holds two Michelin stars and ranked #21 in Europe on Opinionated About Dining in 2025, making it Antwerp's most decorated kitchen. It operates Tuesday evenings only, so booking requires serious advance planning. At €€€€ with a single weekly service, this is the right choice if you are building a trip around one defining meal.

Piazza Duomo is a restaurant in Alba, Italy.

The Ledbury is a restaurant on Ledbury Road in Notting Hill, London.

Maaemo is a restaurant on Dronning Eufemias gate in Oslo.

Reale is Niko Romito's restaurant in Castel di Sangro, Italy.

Quique Dacosta Restaurante presents haute cuisine and art in Dénia, Spain.

Osteria Francescana is Massimo Bottura's restaurant in Modena, Italy.

Memories is a restaurant in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.

Le Calandre is an Alajmo restaurant in Sarmeola di Rubano, Italy.

Casa Marcial is a restaurant in Arriondas, Asturias, combining culinary tradition and creativity.

Table - Bruno Verjus is a restaurant in Paris's 12th arrondissement.

OSA is a restaurant on Calle de la Ribera del Manzanares in Madrid.

Culler de Pau is a restaurant in O Grove interpreting the produce and landscape of Galicia.

Cocina Hermanos Torres is the Torres brothers' restaurant in Barcelona.

Atelier Moessmer is Norbert Niederkofler's restaurant in Brunico, South Tyrol.

Hiša Franko is Ana Roš's restaurant in Slovenia's Soča Valley.

VYN is a restaurant near Simrishamn in coastal Skåne, Sweden.

Els Casals is a restaurant in Sagàs, Catalonia.

The Fat Duck is Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray, Berkshire.

Kadeau is a Copenhagen restaurant serving seasonal Nordic cuisine shaped by Bornholm's terroir.

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.

A Michelin-starred creative restaurant in Oudenburg ranked #62 on the World's 50 Best in 2025, Willem Hiele is one of Belgium's most credentialed tables right now. The tasting menu is rooted in Flemish coastal produce and changes with the season. Booking is near impossible; plan months ahead. Lunch is the smarter entry point for first-timers at this price tier.

Ikoyi is a London restaurant building a spice-based cuisine around British micro-seasonality.

Michelin-starred and ranked #45 in Europe by OAD (2025), Contrada Bricconi is a farm-to-table destination in a 15th-century mountain hamlet above Val Seriana. Chef Michele Lazzarini's tasting menu draws directly from the property's own farm. At €€€€ and requiring advance planning to reach, this is a deliberate, rewarding choice for a special occasion; not a casual evening out.

CORE is Clare Smyth's restaurant in Notting Hill, London.

Amador is Juan Amador's restaurant on Grinzinger Straße in Vienna.

Koan is a restaurant on Langeliniekaj in Copenhagen.

D'O is a restaurant in Cornaredo near Milan.

Enigma is Albert Adrià's restaurant on Carrer de Sepúlveda in Barcelona.

Konstantin Filippou is a restaurant on Dominikanerbastei in Vienna.

a|o|c is a restaurant on Dronningens Tværgade in Copenhagen.

Vendôme is a restaurant at Schloss Bensberg in Bergisch Gladbach.

Baeza's only Michelin-starred restaurant, Vandelvira operates tasting menus of creative regional cuisine inside a 16th-century monastery with covered cloisters. Ranked #56 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it is the definitive occasion dining choice in the city at €€€. Hours are limited and booking is hard; plan ahead.

El Celler de Can Roca is a restaurant in Girona, Spain.

Essigbrätlein holds two Michelin stars and an improving Opinionated About Dining ranking (#59 in Europe, 2025), making it the most decorated restaurant table in Nuremberg. The Modern German kitchen runs Wednesday to Saturday only, booking is near-impossible without months of lead time. If you're planning a serious eating trip through southern Germany, this is the table to anchor it around.

Alkimia is Jordi Vilà's Catalan restaurant in Barcelona.

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.

Aponiente is Ángel León's restaurant in El Puerto de Santa María, focused on ocean research and conservation.

The Jane is a restaurant on Limastraat in Antwerp, Belgium.

Noor is Paco Morales' restaurant in Córdoba, Spain.

Bruut is the right booking for serious, vegetable-forward modern cooking in Bruges without full fine-dining ceremony. OAD Top 66 in Europe (2025) and a Michelin Plate confirm the kitchen's consistency. The catch: it is closed on weekends, the monthly-changing set menu means you commit to the kitchen's direction. At €€€€, it earns its price point for the right diner.

Martín Berasategui's flagship restaurant is in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa.

Mirazur is a restaurant in Menton on the French Riviera.

Ultramarinos Marín is a Michelin Plate progressive asador in Barcelona's Sarrià-Sant Gervasi neighbourhood, ranked #69 in OAD's Europe list for 2025. At €€€ against a peer set priced at €€€€, it offers the clearest value play in its quality bracket; flexible portioning, market-driven à la carte, lunch-only service Tuesday to Saturday. Easy to book; no dinner service.

Steirereck im Stadtpark is a Vienna restaurant centered on Austrian hospitality and local products.

Atelier is Ottawa's strongest tasting menu restaurant, with Chef Marc Lepine running 40 progressive courses over four hours, four nights a week. OAD-ranked in North America's top 500 (2025), it competes nationally with Canada's best. Book the premium wine pairing and plan well ahead: seatings are limited to Wed–Sat evenings only.

Enrico Bartolini is a restaurant on Via Tortona in Milan.

Taubenkobel is a restaurant on Hauptstraße in Schützen am Gebirge, Burgenland.

Tantris is a restaurant within Tantris Maison Culinaire in Munich.

Mraz & Sohn is a restaurant on Wallensteinstraße in Vienna.

Da Terra is a Michelin-starred, plant-forward Italian restaurant in rural Nara; ranked in OAD's top 100 in Europe and driven by its own kitchen garden. It is the most credentialled Italian-influenced option in the region, but requires advance planning: the Asuka location is remote, booking is hard, walk-ins are not realistic. Worth the effort for serious food travellers.

Henne Kirkeby Kro is a restaurant on Strandvejen in Henne, Denmark.

Lasarte is a restaurant in Barcelona directed by Martín Berasategui.

AT earns its Michelin star and OAD Top 100 Europe ranking (2025) with technically precise creative cooking from chef Atsushi Tanaka, whose training under Gagnaire, Dacosta, Holmboe Bang shows in every plate. At €€€€ in Paris's 5th arrondissement, it is the right call for a special occasion dinner where you want focused, fish-forward cuisine over grand ceremony. Book four to six weeks out minimum.

AM par Alexandre Mazzia is a restaurant on Rue François Rocca in Marseille.

El Poblet holds two Michelin stars and a top-100 OAD Europe ranking, making it the strongest case for a serious dinner in València. Chef Luis Valls works with Albufera-region produce across several menu formats, including a vegetarian option that now needs no pre-booking. Book six to eight weeks out for weekend dinner; Thursday lunch is your easiest entry point.

KOL is Santiago Lastra's modern Mexican restaurant in Marylebone, London.

Deessa is a restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz in Madrid.

Estimar Madrid is a Catalan-influenced modern seafood restaurant near the Spanish Parliament, ranked in OAD's Top 100 Europe in both 2024 and 2025 and holding a Michelin Plate. At €€€, it delivers serious fish and shellfish at a price point well below Madrid's starred circuit. Booking is easy; lunch Tuesday to Saturday is the best entry point.

Gymkhana is a restaurant on Albemarle Street in London.

Moor Hall is Mark Birchall's restaurant with rooms in Aughton, Lancashire.

Estimar is Barcelona's strongest argument for product-led seafood at the €€€€ tier; Michelin Plate recognition, an OAD Europe Top 100 ranking, a format built around grilled fish rather than tasting-menu theatre. Counter seating at lunch, Tuesday through Friday, is the optimal booking. Closes Mondays, Sundays, late December through early January.

Ranked #85 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 and holding a Michelin star, Txispa is one of Europe's most credentialed small restaurants; a single-sitting lunch operation in the Atxondo Valley where chef Tetsuro Maeda applies Japanese technique to a Basque asador framework. Book months ahead; near-impossible to secure at short notice. At €€€€, justified for serious diners who prioritise precision over convenience.

Alliance holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Top 100 Europe ranking (#89 in 2025), making it one of the stronger cases for €€€€ modern French dining in Paris. Chef Toshitaka Omiya runs a precision-focused kitchen in the 5th arrondissement; best suited to special occasions and tasting menu formats. Book four to six weeks out; Saturday dinner is the hardest window to secure.

Contraste brings a South American-trained perspective to the 8th arrondissement's modern French table, holding a Michelin star and ranking 90th in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 European rankings. Chef Antoine Perchoc applies a technically rigorous approach that sits comfortably inside Paris's one-star tier without imitating it. The address on Rue d'Anjou places it firmly within the city's established fine-dining corridor.

Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli is a restaurant in central Verona.

Restaurant David Toutain is chef David Toutain's restaurant in Paris's seventh arrondissement.

The Clove Club is Isaac McHale's restaurant at Shoreditch Town Hall in London.

Al kostat delivers award-recognised Modern Catalan cooking; Michelin Plate, OAD Top 100 in Europe; at a €€ price point, sharing a kitchen with Jordi Vilà's flagship Alkimia. The à la carte sharing format works well for two to four people. Closed weekends, easy to book on weekdays, one of the most practical ways to access serious Catalan food in Barcelona without tasting-menu commitment.

Pages, chef Ryuji Teshima's Modern French restaurant in the 16th, ranked #95 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, runs a rotating surprise tasting menu built on seasonal produce from Normandy, Brittany, the Perche. At €€€€ it is a serious spend, but three consecutive OAD top-100 European appearances confirm it earns the price. Book for a special occasion, surrender to the menu format, go in late autumn for peak seasonal intensity.

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.

Krèsios is a restaurant on Via San Giovanni in Telese.

A Michelin-starred tasting menu in central Copenhagen, built around four Farm Plots that trace Danish agricultural sourcing across 12 to 15 courses. Led by two American chefs with cross-cultural instincts and an open-fire minimalist approach, Alouette is one of the city's strongest arguments for ingredient-led fine dining. Open Thursday to Saturday only; book well ahead.

Materia holds a Michelin star and scores 84.5 points in La Liste 2025; and at €€€, it is one of the strongest value propositions in the Italian progressive category. Chef Davide Caranchini's kitchen blends Italian structure with Asian spice logic, fermented elements, bold acidic flavours. Book well ahead; demand is real and the town is small.

Amelia by Paulo Airaudo is a restaurant at Hotel Maria Cristina in San Sebastián.

Souvenir holds a Michelin star and a top-103 OAD European ranking, making it Gent's most critically recognised restaurant at the €€€ price tier. Chef Vilhjalmur Sigurdarson runs a fully vegetable-led kitchen using organic, locally sourced produce and North Sea fish. Booking is hard, especially for Saturday dinner; Thursday or Friday lunch offers equivalent quality with marginally better availability.

Dos Pebrots in Barcelona's El Raval delivers Michelin Plate quality and a top-110 European ranking from Opinionated About Dining at €€€ pricing; well below the city's €€€€ tasting-menu circuit. Open daily for lunch and dinner, easy to book one to two weeks out, structured for repeat visits through a historically annotated à la carte and three set menus. The right choice for food-focused travellers who want depth without the flagship price.

Restaurant Sat Bains is a restaurant with rooms in Nottingham serving seasonal modern British cuisine.

Zilte is chef Viki Geunes' restaurant on the top floor of Antwerp's MAS museum.

DIREKTE Boqueria is a counter-dining tasting-menu restaurant in L'Eixample where Arnau Muñío and Shu Zhang fuse Catalan and Asian technique around fish, seafood, vegetables. Michelin Plate (2025) and OAD Top 107 in Europe, at €€€. Book ahead for Saturday lunch or mid-week dinner; choose between three surprise tasting menus. A strong value case against Barcelona's €€€€ tasting-menu circuit.

La Tasquita de Enfrente is one of Madrid's most reliable addresses for serious market-driven Spanish cooking without the €€€€ commitment of the city's big tasting-menu rooms. The steak tartare; named best in Spain at 2025 Madrid Fusión; is reason enough to book, the OAD Top 110 Europe ranking confirms this is far more than a neighbourhood favourite. Lunch on a weekday or Saturday is the optimal slot.

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.

BonAmb is a restaurant in Xàbia, Alicante.

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.