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Best Restaurants worldwide (2026)

120 places · Updated October 23, 2026

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23. Cal Pep

Seafood tapas bar$$$El Born

A lively El Born counter bar where cooks at the griddle send out a stream of seafood-led small plates to diners perched along the bar.

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24. Kyubey Ginza

Edomae sushi$$$$Ginza

A long-established Ginza sushi house serving Edomae-style nigiri at the counter, part of a family business that has been running for around 90 years.

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25. Lau Pa Sat

Hawker centre & satay street$Raffles Place

A historic cast-iron market hall in the financial district, turned food centre, where Boon Tat Street becomes an open-air satay strip every evening.

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26. Neolokal

Contemporary Turkish$$$$Karaköy

Maksut Aşkar's Michelin-starred restaurant inside SALT Galata, reviving forgotten Turkish recipes and ingredients with modern techniques and clear sourcing.

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28. Raan Jay Fai

Thai street food (wok)$$$Phra Nakhon

A celebrated shophouse kitchen where the goggle-wearing chef Jay Fai cooks crab omelettes and drunken noodles over charcoal, awarded a Michelin star in 2018.

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30. Rules

Traditional British, game$$$Covent Garden

Founded by Thomas Rule in 1798, this Covent Garden institution serves traditional British dishes and is especially known for its game.

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31. 7 Portes

Catalan rice and paella$$$La Ribera

A grand Catalan restaurant near Port Vell, open since 1836 and known above all for its paellas and rice dishes, served daily from lunch until midnight.

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32. Al Mallah

Lebanese shawarma and grills$Satwa

A Satwa shawarma and juice stop open since 1979, famous for chicken shawarma with garlic sauce, falafel and fresh fruit juices late into the night.

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33. Chez Janou

Provençal bistro$$Le Marais

A lively Provençal bistro a short walk from Place des Vosges, known for southern French cooking and a long list of pastis.

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34. Da Enzo al 29

Roman trattoria$$Trastevere

A small, no-reservations trattoria in the quieter eastern part of Trastevere, Da Enzo al 29 serves the full canon of Roman pastas and secondi.

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35. Le Bernardin

French seafood fine dining$$$$Midtown

Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood restaurant has held three Michelin stars for years and remains a benchmark for refined French cooking with fish.

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36. Pandeli

Classic Ottoman-Istanbul cuisine$$$Eminönü

A historic restaurant founded in 1901 above the Spice Bazaar entrance, known for its blue-tiled rooms and classic Istanbul dishes, now a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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37. The Ledbury

Modern fine dining$$$$Notting Hill

Brett Graham's Notting Hill restaurant, holding three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide for refined, produce-led modern cooking.

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40. Zam Zam

Indian-Muslim murtabak and biryani$Kampong Gelam

Indian-Muslim restaurant opposite Sultan Mosque, founded in 1908 and known for stuffed murtabak and nasi biryani with its family-recipe gravy.

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