The list has been revised on the 30th of October Here is a list of 30 best sushi restaurants in Tokyo according to http://tabelog.com users (as of 31th of March, 2013). Interestingly enough, the famous and the so called best sushi restaurant in the world,3 Michelin stars recipient Sukiyabashi Jiro has …

Click here for the updated list (21/08/13) Here is a list of 50 best restaurants in Tokyo (as of today, 30th of March, 2013) according to http://tabelog.com/ users (an influential Japanese restaurants site). 19/50 of the restaurants are overlapping with Michelin selection, while the rest are not mentioned on the guide.…

My dim sum lunch at Shang Palace (10 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris, tel. +331 53 67 19 92) this weekend was a real delight and I am taking back everything what I’ve said about Shang Palace in 2011. It is a great place.

When Albert Adrià closed his legendary El Bulli ( where I had a chance to dine in 2010 ) everyone was guessing what he and his brother Ferran were going to do next. Their answer – a tapas bar called Tickets (Avinguda Parallel, 164 08015 Barcelona, Spain; tel.+34 932 92 42…

El Quim tapas bar ( Mercado de La Boqueria La Rambla 91, 08002 Barcelona, Spain;tel.+34 933 01 98 10) in the middle of the emblematic la Boqueria market embodies all what a good tapas bar is about – no reservations, conviviality and great energy, lots of wine and delicious yet simple…

La Rosa (Av de Neptuno 70, Valencia, Spain,tel. +34 963 712 076 ) is an old, traditional restaurant located on the seaside promenade of Valencia. At first glance, it might look like just another touristy place on a Spanish beach, but once you try their paellas you understand that La…

Loved Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria (53 Great Jones St , Manhattan, NY 10012; tel. (212) 837-2622 ) Acme ( 9 Great Jones St , Manhattan, NY 10012; tel. (212) 203-2121) Ippudo ( 65 4th Ave , Manhattan, NY 10003; tel. (212) 388-0088) TheNoMad ( 1170 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10001; tel.…

If I had to pick only one restaurant from my trip to New York it would be Acme. Mads Refslund (the chef) is one of the original founders of Noma and his cooking is creative in a delicious way.

Those Zagat inspectors who have rated Sasabunesushi 29 out of 30, putting it on the same level as Per Se and Le Bernardin, probably have never been to other great sushi-as in Manhattan (or… Japan). I don’t mind the scruffy environment and casual service and I think it’s totally normal…

The NoMad – another great address by Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and his team where you can have such classics as taglietelle with king crab, meyer lemon and black pepper or whole roasted chicken with foie gras, truffle brioche in the vibrant environment of The NoMad hotel.