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Best Restaurants in Europe (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

60 places · Updated October 23, 2026

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41. Çiya Sofrası

Anatolian regional cuisine$$Kadıköy

Musa Dağdeviren's Kadıköy market restaurant, founded in 1998, cooking regional Anatolian dishes and rediscovered recipes on a menu that changes daily.

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42. Els Quatre Gats

Catalan café-restaurant$$Barri Gòtic

The Modernista café-restaurant in Casa Martí that opened in 1897 and hosted Picasso's first solo exhibition, now serving Catalan dishes in its period interior.

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44. Le Train Bleu

Classic French brasserie$$$Gare de Lyon

A lavishly decorated restaurant inside Gare de Lyon, created for the 1900 Exposition Universelle and serving classic French cuisine daily.

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46. Develi Samatya

Kebab restaurant$$$Samatya

The original Samatya branch of Develi, a family kebab house founded in 1912 and now in its fourth generation, known above all for its kebabs.

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48. Pierluigi

Seafood restaurant$$$$Via Giulia / Campo de' Fiori

On a quiet piazza near Via Giulia since 1938, Pierluigi is an elegant seafood restaurant with a large terrace and a cellar of over 1,500 labels.

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49. Quimet & Quimet

Montaditos and conservas bar$$Poble Sec

A tiny, bottle-lined Poble Sec bar open since 1914, famous for montaditos topped with premium tinned seafood and assembled at the counter.

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50. Septime

Modern French tasting menu$$$$Charonne / 11th arrondissement

Bertrand Grébaut's modern French restaurant on Rue de Charonne, serving seasonal carte blanche tasting menus at lunch and dinner on weekdays.

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51. Frenchie

Modern French tasting menu$$$$Sentier

Chef Grégory Marchand's intimate dinner-only restaurant on Rue du Nil, serving a five-course carte blanche tasting menu.

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52. La Pepita

Creative tapas bar$$Gràcia

A friendly Gràcia tapas bar mixing Spanish classics with reinvented small plates, open daily with a smaller sister bar, La MiniPepita, next door.

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56. Bar La Plata

Classic tapas bar$Barri Gòtic

A tiny tiled bar near the port that has served the same short menu since 1945: fried small fish, anchovies, butifarra sausage and salad.

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