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Best Restaurants worldwide (2026)

120 places · Updated October 23, 2026

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62. Balthazar

French brasserie$$$SoHo

Keith McNally's SoHo brasserie, open since 1997, serves French classics from breakfast to late supper in a buzzing, mirror-lined dining room.

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64. Bo.lan

Traditional Thai$$$$Thong Lo

A pioneering Thai restaurant off Sukhumvit 53 that cooks only with ingredients grown or produced in Thailand, following traditional recipes and techniques.

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65. Hünkar

Traditional Turkish lokanta$$$Nişantaşı

A family-run lokanta founded in Fatih in 1950 and now in Nişantaşı, serving around thirty daily dishes including its namesake hünkar beğendi.

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67. Kanda Matsuya

Traditional soba$$Kanda

A soba restaurant in Kanda founded in 1884, serving handmade buckwheat noodles such as cold morisoba and hot kashiwa nanban in an old-style dining room.

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68. Le Procope

Historic French brasserie$$$Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Founded in 1686, Le Procope is one of Paris's oldest cafés, once frequented by Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot and now serving classic French dishes.

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69. Piperno

Roman-Jewish cuisine$$$Jewish Ghetto

Dating back to 1860 by its own account, Piperno is a classic of the Ghetto known for carciofi alla giudia and fried salt cod.

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70. Xemei

Venetian Italian$$$Poble Sec

A small Venetian restaurant at the foot of Montjuïc in Poble Sec, cooking the dishes of Venice's home kitchens and bàcari rather than generic Italian fare.

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71. 3 Fils

Contemporary Asian$$Jumeirah 1

A small harbour-side restaurant serving contemporary Asian food with a Japanese focus, ranked first in the inaugural MENA's 50 Best list and holding a Bib Gourmand.

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73. Brasserie Lipp

Alsatian brasserie$$$Saint-Germain-des-Prés

A Saint-Germain brasserie open since 1880, serving Alsatian choucroute, sole meunière and other classics in a tiled Belle Époque room.

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74. Can Culleretes

Traditional Catalan$$Barri Gòtic

Barcelona's oldest restaurant, serving traditional Catalan dishes in the Gothic Quarter since 1786 amid tiled walls and framed portraits.

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77. Kiln

Thai grill$$Soho

A small Soho Thai restaurant cooking over charcoal and in clay pots, with counter seating and dishes built on seasonal British produce.

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80. Via Carota

Italian trattoria$$$West Village

Rita Sodi and Jody Williams's West Village trattoria serves seasonal Italian cooking, from vegetable plates to cacio e pepe, in a rustic setting.

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