Where to Eat
We eat at every restaurant we recommend. No press invitations, no complimentary meals accepted, no sponsored placements. Every table was booked, every bill paid.
The recommendations are organised by city. Within each city you will find the table we would return to without hesitation, the others worth knowing, and the ones worth skipping — and the reason why.
By City
London
RestaurantsThe tables worth knowing.
Saint Tropez
RestaurantsWhen someone else is paying.
Roma
RestaurantsThe supplì. The carbonara. The evening.
Anguilla
RestaurantsTables practically in the water.
Paris
RestaurantsBrasserie hours, properly kept.
Venezia
RestaurantsKeep walking until the menus are handwritten.
Also Worth Knowing
More recommendations from Albert and Nouri — for every occasion and every budget.
Il Sorpasso
Prati · Wine barOrder the supplì and whatever pasta is on the board. A Roman institution.
Osteria dell'Angelo
Prati · RomanArtichokes on Fridays. Carbonara every other day. Book ahead.
Grazia & Graziella
Trastevere · RomanThe kind of neighbourhood trattoria that no longer exists in most cities but somehow still does here.
Forno Campo de' Fiori
Campo de' Fiori · BakeryThe pizza bianca in the morning. Get there early.
Caffè Greco
Via Condotti · CoffeeOpen since 1760. Have a coffee standing at the bar.
Regoli Pasticceria
Esquilino · PastryThe maritozzi. That is the only reason you need.
Pasticceria Marchini Time
San Marco · BreakfastThe sign says Cooofe. An older couple once paid for our breakfast without saying a word.
Pasticceria Al Theatro
Near La Fenice · BreakfastThe pastries are the reason. Go early.
Osteria alle Testiere
Castello · SeafoodSmall, serious, impossible to book. Worth every attempt.
Antiche Carampane
San Polo · VenetianNo tourist menus, no spaghetti bolognese. The real thing.
Brigadiers
City of London · Indian barbecueLoud, convivial, the lamb chops.
River Café
Hammersmith · ItalianRuth Rogers' institution on the Thames. The chocolate nemesis.
Fallow
St. James's · SustainableCreative, ingredient-led, never self-righteous about it.
Chiltern Firehouse
Marylebone · ModernYes it's fashionable. The scrambled eggs at breakfast are genuinely good.
The Pie Room at Rosewood
Holborn · BritishOver 200 pies daily through The Pie Hole street hatch.
Birley Bakery
Chelsea Green · BakeryThe best croissant in London. Get there early.
Duke's Bar
St. James's · BarWhere Ian Fleming drank his martinis. Stirred, not shaken.
The Connaught Bar
Mayfair · BarThe best hotel bar in Europe. The martini trolley comes to your table.