We're Smart World Top Restaurants 2025: The Full List — Page 15
The We're Smart World Top Restaurants list is an annual global ranking of the 100 best vegetable-forward and plant-based dining destinations. Founded by Chef Frank Fol, the list recognizes culinary excellence through its 'Think Vegetables! Think Fruit!' philosophy and a unique Radish rating system. It serves as a premier guide for sustainable and healthy gastronomy, highlighting restaurants that make produce the star of the plate.
Venues on this list

El Mercader de L'Eixample
Barcelona, Spain
Book El Mercader de L'Eixample if you want an easy Eixample meal with a credible plant-forward signal and lower planning pressure than Barcelona's more destination-led restaurants. It is better suited to first-timers and small groups than diners needing a confirmed private room, published price structure, or chef-driven tasting format.

Villa Crespi
Orta San Giulio, Italy
Villa Crespi is a hotel and restaurant by Antonino Cannavacciuolo on Lake Orta in Piedmont.

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

Osteria Ophis
Offida, Italy
Osteria Ophis in Offida holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for a reason: chef-owner Daniele Citeroni Maurizi takes Marche cuisine seriously and reimagines it with precision at a €€ price point. The brick-vaulted room in Offida's pedestrian centre is intimate and well-considered. Book it for the cannelloni, the veal tartare, one of the best value-to-quality ratios in the region.

La Salita
València, Spain
La Salita is a restaurant in València led by chef Begoña Rodrigo.

Le Cercle
Auxerre, France
Le Cercle is a good Auxerre choice when you want a calmer, more deliberate meal rather than a noisy casual stop. Its We're Smart World 2025 recognition with 3 Radishes gives it a stronger point of view than many local options, especially for diners who care about vegetable-led cooking cues and a composed room.

Uformel
Copenhagen, Denmark
Uformel holds two consecutive Michelin Plates and a Star Wine List White Star at a €€ price point; the most credentialled mid-range table in Copenhagen. The à la carte menu is seasonal and ingredient-driven, the wine list punches above its price tier, booking is easy. If you want to eat at a serious level in Copenhagen without paying fine-dining prices, this is the most straightforward yes in the city.

Ron Gastrobar
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ron Gastrobar is the address for creative French-influenced cooking in Amsterdam without the tasting-menu commitment. Built on a two-Michelin-star foundation, chef Ron Blaauw's à la carte format runs seven days a week at €€€, with close to half the current menu plant-based. Ranked #441 in OAD Casual Europe 2025, it earns its consistent reputation.

Benoit en Bernard Dewitte
Ouwegem, Belgium
Benoit en Bernard Dewitte holds a Michelin star in Kruisem, Belgium, with a vegetable tasting menu that is the main reason to book. At €€€€ pricing, it delivers technically precise, season-driven cooking. Book well in advance; this is a hard-to-secure destination table in the Flemish Ardennes, best suited to special occasions and serious food dinners.

The Living Room - Six Senses Yao Noi
Ko Yao Noi, Thailand
A good choice for a calm resort meal on Ko Yao Noi, especially for couples or small groups prioritising setting and comfort over a named tasting menu. The We're Smart World 2025 3 Radishes recognition gives it a stronger quality signal than many island options, but confirm the current menu if cuisine or dietary needs matter.

Elmer
Paris, France
Chef Simon Horwitz's market-driven neo-bistro in the 3rd arrondissement holds a Michelin Plate and an OAD Casual Europe ranking, delivering produce-first cooking at €€€ that outperforms its casual format. Booking is easy by Paris standards, making it a practical choice for food-focused visitors who want serious cooking without the occasion overhead of a palace restaurant. Closed Mondays and Sundays.

Café Binnenvisser
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Café Binnenvisser works for a relaxed Amsterdam dinner when a vegetable-aware kitchen and informal special-occasion energy matter more than fine-dining ceremony. The 2025 We're Smart World 2 Radishes recognition is the strongest trust signal; wine-led diners should compare before making it the whole point of the night.

ORTO
Kyoto, Japan
ORTO is a Tabelog Award winner running eight consecutive award cycles, with a score of 3.90 and a 2025 Tabelog 100 selection in the innovative category. The 18-seat Kyoto venue delivers a seasonal, vegetable-forward set course at JPY 15,000–19,999 per person; a credible mid-tier option for food-focused travellers who want something outside the standard kaiseki format.

D'O
Cornaredo, Italy
D'O is a restaurant in Cornaredo near Milan.

L'Horizon
Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium
L'Horizon in Chaumont-Gistoux is a serious plant-forward creative kitchen at €€€, backed by a Michelin Plate (2024 and 2025) and 4 Radishes from We're Smart; the credible benchmark for vegetable-focused cooking. With sourcing from an adjacent farm and accessible booking, it delivers creative precision at a price point well below comparable Belgian restaurants. Worth the drive from Brussels for food-focused diners.

Moretti
Hasselt, Belgium
Moretti is a husband-and-wife Italian-Belgian kitchen in central Hasselt, earning back-to-back Michelin Plates and three consecutive Star Wine List awards. The evening menu is vegetable-forward and seasonally driven; the afternoon format offers a lower-commitment entry point. Book a week or two out; availability is relatively easy for the price tier.

Château du Mylord
Ellezelles, Belgium
A two-Michelin-star château restaurant in the Belgian countryside that has held its standard for over thirty years, with membership in Les Grandes Tables du Monde and a kitchen garden that supplies the table directly. At €€€€, it delivers one of the more accessible bookings in Belgian fine dining. The detour to Ellezelles is worth it for serious food travelers.

Philippe Fauchet
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Belgium
Philippe Fauchet holds two consecutive Michelin stars (2024–2025) and, built on a creative, seasonal menu sourced from small Wallonian farms. At €€€€ in rural Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, it is a hard booking (six to eight weeks out for weekends) and a deliberate destination. For anyone who takes vegetable-forward, locally grounded fine dining seriously, it is worth the planning.
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