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Best Restaurants worldwide (2026)

1,114 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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541. Sakhumzi

South African buffet$$Orlando West, Soweto

Sakhumzi on Vilakazi Street in Soweto is a popular restaurant serving a buffet of South African home-style dishes in a former shebeen near Mandela House.

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542. Same Same

Thai$$$Fortitude Valley (James Street)

Tyron Simon's Thai restaurant on James Street, successor to the much-loved Longtime, with grilled meats, som tum and a 140-bottle wine list.

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543. Sek Yuen

Cantonese$$Pudu

Serving Cantonese cooking on Jalan Pudu since 1948, Sek Yuen is a Michelin Bib Gourmand favourite known for its pipa duck and old-world dining rooms.

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544. Shams El Balad

Seasonal Jordanian$$Jabal Amman

A restored villa with a leafy courtyard serving seasonal Jordanian home cooking from breakfast to dinner, alongside a design shop, grocery and natural-wine bar.

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545. Sparrow + Wolf

Modern American (live-fire hearth)$$$Chinatown (Spring Mountain Road)

Chef Brian Howard's live-fire American restaurant on Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown, serving sharing plates and craft cocktails nightly from 5pm to 10pm.

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546. Supernormal

Pan-Asian$$$Melbourne CBD

Andrew McConnell's Flinders Lane restaurant drawing on Korean, Japanese and Chinese cooking, open seven days and known for its New England-style lobster roll.

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547. Taberna La Bola

Cocido madrileño$$Palacio (Ópera)

A family-run tavern near the Royal Palace that has served cocido madrileño, slow-cooked in individual clay pots over charcoal, since 1870.

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548. Taj Mahal

Bosnian and Balkan$$Old Town

A Bib Gourmand Old Town restaurant serving Bosnian and Balkan cooking, from grilled meats out of its own butcher's to homemade plum baklava.

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549. The Ona

Modern Nigerian$$$Victoria Island

The Ona is a modern Victoria Island restaurant where chef Obehi Ekhomu reinterprets Nigerian and global flavours in dishes such as spiced goat bao buns.

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550. The Pig’s Ear

Modern Irish$$$Nassau Street

A modern Irish restaurant on Nassau Street with dining rooms overlooking Trinity College, open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday and lunch on Saturdays.

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554. Tu Kab Khao

Southern Thai$$Phuket Old Town

A Bib Gourmand southern Thai restaurant in a grand Sino-Portuguese building on Phang Nga Road, cooking the owner's mother's recipes with live music.

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555. U Fleků

Historic brewery and beer hall$$Nové Město

A brewery pub founded in 1499, with eight halls and a garden, where the 13-degree dark lager brewed on site is served with old Bohemian dishes.

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556. Vij’s

Indian$$$South Cambie

Opened by chef Vikram Vij in 1994, this Cambie Street Indian restaurant is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick and still welcomes walk-in guests every evening from 5:30pm.

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558. Zaytinya

Turkish, Greek and Lebanese mezze$$Penn Quarter

José Andrés's Penn Quarter mezze restaurant, bringing together Turkish, Greek and Lebanese cooking in a large, bright dining room made for sharing.

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560. Zunfthaus zur Waag

Traditional Zurich cuisine in a guild house$$$Altstadt / Münsterhof

A guild house restaurant opposite the Fraumünster, serving Zurich classics and seasonal dishes in a first-floor dining room overlooking the Münsterhof.

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