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Tehnikum Bistro, Moscow
Tehnikum Bistro is one of the most exciting newcomers on Moscow's gastronomy scene. One of its co-owners is Mikhail Druyan, who’s a Muscovite producer...Enigma, Barcelona
Renowned Catalonian chef Albert Adrià’s new restaurant, Enigma, provides an exceptional experience both gastronomically and in the realm of interior design...Warszawski Sen, Warsaw
The restaurant Warszawski Sen, which is run by Mateusz Gessler, one of the new stars in the world of gastronomy, is located in Hala Koszyki, a historic market hall that opened a year ago as a centre for modern lifestyle...Antikvariāts Cafe, Liepaja
Antikvariāts Cafe, the younger sister of Boulangerie, is the smallest and most charming restaurant in Liepāja. Mikus and Ieva Fomins envisioned it like a living room...MO Liepāja, Liepaja
The MO Liepāja restaurant and bar is a part of the capital city in Liepāja. Its team – the chef, the cook, two barmen, and the head waiter – are all from Riga and have previously worked at some of the best restaurants and bars there...Red Sun Buffet, Liepaja
Red Sun Buffet is a contemporary and stylish but homey and affordable eatery in the heart of Liepāja's Old Town. In terms of interior design – with its black-and-white tiled floor...BG Café, Geneva
If you want to add a bird's-eye view to your collection of “postcards” from Geneva – and combine it with a great, healthy lunch – then the BG Café is the place to go...Café Hadik, Budapest
After first opening its doors in the early 20th century, the Café Hadik became a popular venue for many of Budapest’s artists and writers. Waiters dressed in tuxedoes served drinks to the background of live piano music...Fitz Bar, Odessa
Even though it opened only recently, the Fitz Bar seems stuck in the 1920s and could be an ideal location for a journey through time by one of the characters from Woody Allen’s film Midnight in Paris...Shustov Brandy Museum & Bar, Odessa
One of the most inspiring interiors for a bar and small museum – and not just in Odessa! Created by the local design studio Belenko Design, the bar’s main material is wooden brandy barrel covers...Tramshed, London
Owned by chef and food writer Mark Hix (Esquire, The Independent), this is a special place for meat lovers. Perhaps you crave a truly superb steak...Herzog Bar & Restaurant, Munich
The Herzog Bar & Restaurant, Munich’s latest bar, can also be considered a gem of contemporary design. It’s located in one of the city’s rare examples of Modernist architecture...Naše Maso, Prague
A meat-lover’s paradise! From the outside it looks like a classic butcher shop, albeit one that always has a line outside of it. That’s because everything you see in the display cases can be either heated-up, grilled...Veltlin, Prague
If you appreciate good wine, than put this place down on your must-visit list. Located in the currently fashionable Karlin neighbourhood of Prague...Bokovka Wine Bar, Prague
One of Prague’s wine hedonists’ most beloved bars, and one which you are not likely to stumble upon by chance. Although it’s located right in the centre of the city, the bar is tucked away in an historic inner courtyard...Block by Dylan, Helsinki
Those who wish to experience a special aspect of Helsinki’s vibrancy should head straight to the city port. With its ferries, ships, yachts, fishing boats, seafood market and throngs...KEX Hostel Bar and Restaurant, Reykjavik
The epicentre of Reykjavik's hipster culture. A part of the city's most popular hostel, KEX, the establishment's location is the envy of any five-star hotel – right on the edge of the water...Rauda Husid, Eyrarbakki
Rauda Husid (The Red House) is a restaurant/end-destination-in-itself for those who wish to dine on Iceland's famous lobster. It is located in the smallish fishing village of Eyrarbakki...Kol Kitchen and Bar, Reykjavik
“Kol” may be the Icelandic word for “coal”, but that doesn't mean that this restaurant specializes only in grilled foods. Kol boasts a rather innovative menu...Kafe Esaias, Stockholm
To Swedes, “fika” is a ritual as sacred as the siesta is to the Spanish and afternoon tea is to the British...Hoja Santa, Barcelona
Forget Tex-Mex, pure Mexican food in all its flavourful glory is the newest source of inspiration in the world of cuisine. Throw out any and all preconceived biases you may have acquired from cheap so-called “Mexican” fast-food...Culinarium, Tbilisi
If you're looking for some local spice, your first impression of Culinarium might be: been here, done that (in terms of the place's looks), from Stockholm to Berlin...Tabla, Tbilisi
Tabla is currently Tbilisi's best restaurant serving traditional Georgian food. They've earned this praise not only due to their excellent lamb shashlik, tolma...Mazzi, Negrar, Verona
An obligatory stop on a tour of the Valpolicella region. One of the area's oldest wineries, it's been under the ownership of the Mazzi family since the beginning of the 19th century...Cappa Cafe, Verona
The location of this place is ideal, especially if it's a warm and sunny day and you choose a table on the terrace with its wonderful view of Verona's Ponte Pietra...Osteria al Duca, Verona
Among the locals, this eatery is already an institution, and its key to popularity has been an excellent regional menu at affordable prices. Due to Verona's main tourist magnet...Poniu Laime, Vilnius
Poniu Laime, the hands-down best cafe/bakery in Old Town, is located in the historic Jewish quarter, directly opposite the five-star Stikliai Hotel...Back To Black, Amsterdam
Right on the corner of Weteringstraat – an area so quiet and peaceful it is hard to believe that the buzzing crowd of Museumplein is just a stone’s throw away...Pizza Mari, Vienna
As every local will tell you, this is where one goes to get the best pizza in Vienna...Glacis Beisl, Vienna
Although it may seem hard to imagine a more central location than Vienna's Museum Quarter (the onetime imperial stables), the bistro Glacis Beisl...Frau Gerolds Garten, Zürich
Frau Gerolds Garten, located in Zurich's so-called Wild West, is cleverly described as “an urban Garden of Eden”. The place feels like a cross between a beer garden and a beach bar...Café Henrici, Zürich
Coffee has usurped wine as the “beverage of the moment”, and if you're a true java aficionado, then Zurich's Café Henrici is the place for you...Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich
You get a special feeling when you know that you're standing in a place where something great started. So is the case with Cabaret Voltaire – the birthplace of dadaism...Rosso, Zürich
Although the Italian restaurant Rosso has been a fixture for eleven years already in the so-called “Wild West” of Zurich, it somehow still retains a reputation of being “a secret spot”...Restaurant 3, Riga
Indigenous Northern-European foods make up the core of the menu here. Historically, there are quite a few similarities between Scandinavian and Latvian cuisine...M’archers, Riga
M'archers is the latest (and also the most affordable) eatery to be opened by Mārtiņš Rītiņš, Latvia's most famous food persona, chef, and owner of the country's gold...Zivju lete (Fish Bar), Riga
This is one of Riga's painfully few seafood restaurants. Right in the centre of Riga, Zivju lete is conveniently located for all who choose to partake in...Avantis, Afantou, Island of Rhodes
For the Greeks, gastronomic enjoyment is a holy thing, with dinner sometimes lasting three or more hours – as they say, sigá-sigá – slowly, slowly...Paragadi, Rhodes City, Island of Rhodes
Among the locals, this taverna is already a legend. You'll find it a good distance away from the Old Town, in the industrial part of the city by the harbour...Louis, Rhodes City, Island of Rhodes
A classic and traditional Greek restaurant. Louis is pretty big, and thanks to its sizeable terrace, during the summer months it is always full to the gills...Taverna Maroulakis, Embonas, Island of Rhodes
You'll find Taverna Maroulakis in Embona; at 850 metres above sea level, it's the highest village on the island. The modestly-sized restaurant sits at a crossroads...Trattoria al Gatto Nero (Burano), Venice
If you have yet to visit the colourful fairytale that is Burano, it's worth stopping by Trattoria al Gatto Nero – “the black cat”. If you're favourite food is fish...Il Paradiso Perduto, Venice
Not far from Al Timon you can find Venice's own “Paradise Lost”, or rather, Il Paradiso Perduto – a local Venetian eatery. On Monday nights starting at 9:00 pm...Piccolo Mondo, Venice
Venice delights with its quietness and lack of hurry. The nightlife here is serene – discotheques are few and far between. However, sometimes you just want to go a little wild…Enoteca Ai Artisti, Venice
This modest-sized wine bar/restaurant is found in the Venetian neighbourhood of Dorsoduro, and the clientèle is mostly made up of locals. Every once in a while, an ancient wall-hung telephone rings...Ristorante Riviera, Venice
There's a really great view of the Giudecca Canal from Ristorante Riviera. It's a bit pricey, but within reason considering that the food is...Rossopomodoro, Venice
Good pizza in Venice? Yes, it is possible! Because of Venice's regulation banning wood-fired pizza ovens, really good pizza is a rarity there. Somehow...Konoba Vinica Monkovič, Konvale, Ljuta, Dubrovnik
Konoba Vinica Monkovič is a family restaurant in the village of Ljuta, located in the Konvale region (34 km, or a half-hour's drive, from Dubrovnik) and renown for its picturesque landscape...Pupica, Dubrovnik
The locals joke about how this small café, hidden on a small side-street off of the main thoroughfares, is the place where tour guides, after having finished their functional labours...Lokanda Peskarija, Dubrovnik
This little restaurant – very popular among locals – is located in the farthest corner of the port; it is not often visited by tourists since most of them never venture that far...Proto, Dubrovnik
This is the best fish restaurant in the city, open since 1886. One could say that it has weathered the test of time, in addition to having served such illustrious...LavkaLavka, Moscow
The locals say that Moscow has changed and become simpler. More hipsterish, if you will. Many say it’s become more like Saint Petersburg...El Mama, La Papa, Barcelona
El Mama, La Papa– yes, that’s the unusual name of a new café-restaurant in Barcelona. The owner wished to play with the idea of the dualities that dwell within each one of us...Jackie Bar, Helsinki
Sentimental, nostalgic, stylish – it seems that this trinity of adjectives best describes Jackie, a recent addition to Helsinki’s bar scene. The bar’s name takes inspiration from a song sung in 1968 by British baritone Scott Walker...Boulangerie, Liepaja
Boulangerie is a legend on the local café scene, a place for which even many Rigans envy Liepāja. It's a family business, run by Mikus and Ieva Fomins...Darbnīca, Liepaja
Liepāja's only official “hipster spot”. Even though the café's name, which translates to 'workshop' in Latvian, is more likely to bring to mind a bicycle shop or artist's studio...Roma Cafe, Liepaja
Roma Cafe is one of the newest additions to Liepāja's café scene. Look for it in the Rome Garden just a few dozen steps from the heart of the city...Huitrerie Régis, Paris
Huitrerie Régis, the pocket-sized establishment (with room for 20 people at the most, including the outdoor tables) right in the middle of Left Bank is one of Paris' best-known places for oysters...BAUT Paradijs, Amsterdam
Speaking of gastronomy, the word that's now on everybody's tongue in Amsterdam is the BAUT pop-up restaurant, which has quickly become a legend in itself...Bernardazzi, Odessa
The Bernardazzi Italian restaurant is located in one of Odessa’s most extravagant buildings, resembling a Doge’s Palace that has been relocated from Venice to Odessa...Balts, Riga
For rushed city-dwellers, BALTS (“white”) is a healthy alternative for a quick meal. BALTS offers both sit-down and take-away food options that will satisfy your well-being and health...The Ivy Café St. John's Wood, London
The Ivy Café St. John's Wood is the newest addition to the gastronomy empire gradually being built by London's legendary restaurant The Ivy...Yam’Tcha tea room and cafeteria, Paris
Those who’ve been watching the fantastic Netflix series Chef’s Table are no doubt familiar with Adeline Grattard and her now famous restaurant Yam’Tcha...Eska, Prague
Situated in a one-time factory building, the restaurant Eska belongs to the Ambiente group, a well-known name on the Prague food scene and basically a guarantee of good quality...Field restaurant, Prague
Having recently earned its first Michelin star, Field restaurant is currently one of the most talked-about places on the Prague food scene, so, if you plan on lunching or supping here...For a perfect cup of coffee, Kiev
The coffee industry is in its bloom right now in Kiev. Over the last three to four years, we rapidly switched from those cheap 3-in-1 sticks or regular instant coffee to freshly roasted beans, specialty monosorts, and alternative blends...Fridheimar Glasshouse Restaurant, Reykjavik
The best tomato soup in Iceland can be had in... a greenhouse! Yes, really! Found in the southern part of the island, the Friðheimar greenhouses are a convenient place to stop by when on the “Golden Circle” tour...Tryggvaskáli, Selfoss
When driving along the southern coast of Iceland, it's definitely worth making a pit stop in the humble city of Selfoss for lunch, at its most well-known (and almost only) restaurant, Tryggvaskáli...Matur og Drykkur, Reykjavik
The restaurant Matur og Drykkur is located in the currently fashionable Old Harbour part of Reykjavik, in what was once an old salt warehouse...Snaps, Reykjavik
Even though the locals say that Reykjavik's so-called “in” places change every couple of weeks, Snaps has managed to hold on to this favourable tag for quite some time already...Fabrik, Tallinn
Fabrik is another new place to visit in the Kalamaja district. The restaurant has been popular among locals since its opening day and that is hardly surprising...Vinoground, Tbilisi
A great place in Tbilisi to taste Georgian wine is Vinoground. The store is located in a 300-year-old wine cellar in the Old Town, and, as befits a proper Georgian oasis of...Sofia Melnikova's Fantastic Douqan, Tbilisi
Being the most hard-to-find eatery in the city, this fact alone makes it also one of the most sought-after. It is located, theoretically, in the courtyard of the State Museum of Literature...Osteria Ago e Rita, Torre del Benaco, Verona
One of the most vibrant eateries on the shores of Lake Garda, and doubly true for the area around Verona. The owners, Ago and Rita, were once married...Locanda 800, Moron, Verona
A destination for gourmands in the Veronese countryside, right in the heart of the Valpolocella wine region. Locanda 800 is just a 15-minute drive from Verona...Antica Bottega de Vino, Verona
Operating continuously since 1890, but with a history going back to the 16th century, this is one of the oldest tavernas in Verona. Ernest Hemingway can be counted among the many famous writers...Skopik&Lohn , Vienna
Skopik&Lohn is a restaurant with the most talked-about ceiling design in all of Vienna...Kitchen, Vilnius
Style, decent prices, and quality – at Kitchen, these three criteria are in perfect balance...VINNIES, Amsterdam
Nowadays Amsterdam seems to be packed with arty bohemian delis offering the very best organic fair-trade locally grown goodness. But VINNIES is not just another deli. It’s the right one...Zweitbester, Vienna
Zweitbester, which means “second-best”, is a rather strange name for an eatery in this day and age in which everyone's goal is to be “the best” at whatever it is that they do...Heuer am Karlsplatz, Vienna
Right on the border between Vienna's first and fourth districts, Karlsplatz Square is one of the city's main nodes – five transportation arteries meet here...Josef, Zürich
If you're looking for a really authentic place to have dinner, we highly recommend Josef, a smallish restaurant in the western part of Zurich. It if famous for two things...LaSalle, Zürich
LaSalle Restaurant and Bar is housed in Schiffbau, a former shipbuilding factory built at the tail end of the 19th century in Zurich-West. The building also contains a theatre and a jazz club...Widder Bar, Zürich
Located in the epicentre of discreet bourgeois charm that is the remarkable Widder Hotel (its rooms are furnished with pieces by Le Courbusier, Adolf Loos, Frank Lloyd Wright and other masters of design)...Kronenhalle, Zürich
There are few other places in the world where one can enjoy a meal while sitting next to, or even under, original pieces of artwork by Chagall, Joan Miró, Georges Braque, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso...Bar XIII, Riga
This is currently the hottest pub in Riga! Located in the heart of Riga's Art Nouveau district, here you'll meet the smart set of the city's bohemian society...Kafejnīca Mierā (In Peace Café), Riga
Located on Miera iela (“Peace” Street), it's practically impossible to walk by Kafejnīca Mierā without going in – the decadent aromas of coffee, croissants...Rocket Bean Roastery, Riga
A new cult spot in Riga: a coffee-bean roastery, coffee shop, and café in one. This place caters to people for whom coffee is more than just a cappuccino or frappuccino topped with a cap of foam or whipped cream...Petaladika, Rhodes Old City, Island of Rhodes
Although most of the eateries in Rhodes Old Town are classic tourist traps, Petaladika is one of the few where locals sometimes show up as well...Locanda, Rhodes, Island of Rhodes
If you're looking for some real local atmosphere and a place where the Greeks themselves go to eat, then Locanda is your best bet. The smallish taverna is not far from the Old Town...Dinoris, Rhodes Old Town, Island of Rhodes
Dinoris is the most famous seafood restaurant on the island of Rhodes – it's been here for more than 45 years and under the ownership of the same family...Fioraio Bianchi Caffe, Milan
There's a flower shop in the artsy neighbourhood of Brera that is also a café...Il Nuovo Galeon, Venice
Il Nuovo Galeon is on Via Garibaldi, right between the Giardini and the Arsenale. It has a little over a dozen tables, and a decidedly idiosyncratic design scheme...Al Timon, Venice
If you've become a bit weary of the Venetian fish diet, this place is for you: juicy steaks and meat dishes galore. Cannaregio locals are especially fond of Al Timon...Al Bottegon, Venice
Al Bottegon, also called Cantinone Gia Schiavi, is a great place to go if you've missed lunch or simply don't want to devote the usual 1½ to 2 hours for your midday meal...Osteria Alla Bifora, Venice
Although Osteria Alla Bifora is located in Venice's loudest square, Campo Santa Margherita, it does not serve either tea or coffee – so as not to encourage students from...Ristorante Taverna la Fenice, Venice
Behind the grandiose La Fenice opera house you'll find Taverna la Fenice – a restaurant for people who really love their vegetables...Erba Brusca, Milan
Meaning “sharp grass”, Erba Brusca is a restaurant that lets you be in two places at once – both in Milan and in the countryside. It is located in southern Milan, in the canal district...Kapetanova Kuča, Mali Ston, Dubrovnik
A family restaurant in a former sea captain's house, located in a village founded in 1333. This place is very popular among the locals and practically always jam-packed...The bars Buža 1 and Buža 2, Dubrovnik
While the prices of the cocktails here are closer to those of the bars that line the Grand Canal in Venice, there is no better place in Dubrovnik to watch the sunset...Kopun, Dubrovnik
A great place for dinner after a day spent wandering the historical labyrinths of Dubrovnik. It's also testimony to the fact that Dubrovnik's Old Town is still a lively...ABOUT US • CONTACTS • RSS • FOLLOW US:
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