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Best Restaurants worldwide (2026)

1,114 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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1. Agnes

Wood-fired modern Australian$$$$Fortitude Valley

A wood-fired restaurant in a heritage brick building in Fortitude Valley, where every dish is cooked over fire, with a wine bar downstairs and a terrace bar above.

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2. Ahi

Contemporary New Zealand$$$$Auckland CBD

Ben Bayly's contemporary New Zealand restaurant on the second level of Commercial Bay, awarded a Michelin star in 2026 and cooking with produce from its own garden.

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4. Al Angham

Omani fine dining$$$$Shatti Al Qurum

Formal Omani restaurant beside the Royal Opera House, serving shuwa, harees and other national dishes in halls decorated with Omani patterns and silverware.

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5. Al Fassia Guéliz

Traditional Moroccan$$$Guéliz

A long-established Guéliz restaurant run by an all-female team, serving traditional Moroccan cooking such as pigeon pastilla, tagines and a spread of cooked salads.

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6. Alinea

Modernist tasting menu$$$$Lincoln Park

Grant Achatz's Alinea in Lincoln Park is one of a handful of US restaurants with three Michelin stars, serving theatrical modernist tasting menus in three formats nightly.

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7. Anan Saigon

Modern Vietnamese$$$District 1 (Old Market)

Chef Peter Cuong Franklin's Michelin-starred restaurant in a narrow tube house in the Old Market, reworking Vietnamese street food with modern technique.

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8. Attica

Modern Australian tasting menu$$$$Ripponlea

Ben Shewry's Ripponlea restaurant, open since 2003, serving a multi-course modern Australian menu built around native ingredients, and a long-time World's 50 Best entry.

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9. Belcanto

Contemporary Portuguese fine dining$$$$Chiado

José Avillez's two-Michelin-star restaurant in Chiado reinterprets Portuguese ingredients and traditions through a tasting menu or a structured à la carte.

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11. Bennelong

Contemporary Australian fine dining$$$$Bennelong Point

A contemporary Australian restaurant inside one of the Sydney Opera House shells, with a three-course dining room menu, à la carte counter seating and a bar.

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12. Boragó

Contemporary Chilean tasting menu$$$$Vitacura

Rodolfo Guzmán's Vitacura restaurant serves the Endémica tasting menu of 12 to 18 preparations built on native Chilean ingredients from coast to desert.

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13. Bottiglieria 1881

Creative Polish fine dining$$$$Kazimierz

A two-Michelin-star restaurant in Kazimierz where chef Przemysław Klima serves seasonal tasting menus that rework Polish dishes, backed by a strong wine list.

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15. Buka

Ghanaian and West African$$Osu

A long-running Osu restaurant cooking traditional Ghanaian and wider West African dishes, from light soup and fufu to jollof and kelewele, in a two-level dining room.

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16. Café Santiago

Francesinha$Baixa

A long-running Baixa café, officially founded in 1959, where queues form for its francesinha, Porto's layered meat sandwich under melted cheese and a secret sauce.

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17. Canlis

Pacific Northwest fine dining$$$$Queen Anne

Family-owned since 1950, Canlis is a Seattle fine-dining restaurant on Aurora Avenue North, known for its award-winning building, wine list and tableside Canlis Salad.

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18. Canoe

Contemporary Canadian$$$$Financial District

A weekday fine-dining restaurant on the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, cooking seasonal Canadian ingredients with a tasting menu, à la carte dinner and city views.

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19. Carmen

Contemporary Colombian$$$$El Poblado

The El Poblado restaurant opened in 2009 by Carmen Ángel and Rob Pevitts, serving contemporary dishes built on Colombia's biodiversity, with a tasting menu and a creative bar.

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20. Carnivore

Nyama choma and grilled meat feast$$$Lang'ata

Nairobi's famous meat restaurant on Lang'ata Road, open since 1980, where waiters carve meats roasted on Maasai swords at your table until you lower your flag.

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