The 100+ Best Restaurants in Europe 2018
THE 100+ BEST RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE 2018
The Opinionated About Dining blog has released its annual list of the Top 100+ Restaurants in Europe, and it's Schloss Schauenstein, the three-Michelin-star restaurant presided over by chef Andreas Caminada, nestled in the Swiss Alps, which takes the number one spot this year for the first time.
Chef Alain Passard's 2016 and 2017 winner L’Arpège in Paris drops down to fourth this year, with Magnus Nilsson's remote Fäviken moving from third to second, and Etxebarri and Azurmendi, both in the Basque Country, taking third and fifth spots respectively.
There are two new entries in this year's top 10: Chambre Séparée in Gent, Belgium and Restaurant Frantzén in Stockholm, which recently became Sweden's first ever three-Michelin-star restaurant.
The list was announced at the end of a week of special dinners and events in London organised by the blog, which was started in 2004 by former music industry executive Steve Plotnicki. The list, which has appeared annually since 2012, is compiled from the reviews of close to 5000 esteemed diners. Prior to this, a list of the Top 100+ Classical Restaurants in Europe had already been released.
TOP 20 RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE
1. Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
2. Fäviken (Järpen, Sweden)
3. Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain)
4. L’Arpège (Paris, France)
5. Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Spain)
6. Chambre Séparée (Gent, Belgium)
7. De Librije (Zwolle. Netherlands)
8. Restaurant Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden)
9. Restaurant Quique Dacosta (Dénia, Spain)
10. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
11. Hertog Jan (Zedelgem, Belgium)
12. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)
13. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
14. La Marine (Noirmoutier, France)
15. Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy)
16. Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau (Perl, Germany)
17. Hiša Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)
18. Maaemo (Oslo, Norway)
19. Astrance (Paris, France)
20. Flocons de Sel (Megève, France)
TOP 20 GOURMET CASUAL RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE
Alongside the 100+ Best Restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining have also released a list of the Top 100+ Gourmet Casual Restaurants in Europe, with Barcelona dominating the top 20, which you can see below. See the full list here.
1. Estimar (Barcelona, Spain)
2. El Quim (Barcelona, Spain)
3. Ganbara (San Sebastián, Spain)
4. Trattoria Trippa (Milan, Italy)
5. Abri (Paris, France)
6. Septime (Paris, France)
7. Compartir (Cadaqués, Spain)
8. Clown Bar (Paris, France)
9. Cuchara de San Telmo (San Sebastián, Spain)
10. Lyle’s (London, UK)
11. Quimet & Quimet (Barcelona, Spain)
12. Bodega 1900 (Barcelona, Spain)
13. Bar Néstor (San Sebastián, Spain)
14. Niño Viejo (Barcelona, Spain)
15. Dos Pebrots (Barcelona, Spain)
16. Manfreds (Copenhagen, Denmark)
17. La Viña (San Sebastián, Spain)
18. Suculent (Barcelona, Spain)
19. Hidalgo 56 (San Sebastián, Spain)
20. Chez L’Ami Jean (Paris, France)
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Top 100+ European Restaurants 2018
Rank
Name
Chef
Cuisine
Location
1

Andreas Caminada - Schloss Schauenstein
Andreas Caminada
Modern European
Fürstenau, Switzerland
2

Fäviken
Magnus Nilsson
New Nordic
Järpen, Sweden
3

Etxebarri
Víctor Arguinzoniz
Progressive Asador
Axpe, Spain
4

L’Arpège
Alain Passard
Contemporary French
Paris, France
5

Azurmendi
Eneko Atxa
Progressive Basque
Larrabetzu, Spain
6

Chambre Séparée
Kobe Desremaults
Progressive
Gent, Belgium
7

De Librije
Jonnie Boer
New Dutch
Zwolle, Netherlands
8

Restaurant Frantzén
Björn Frantzén
Progressive
Stockholm, Sweden
9

Restaurant Quique Dacosta
Quique Dacosta
Progressive Spanish
Dénia, Spain
10

Le Calandre
Massimiliano Alajmo
Contemporary Italian
Rubano, Italy
11

Hertog Jan
Gert De Mangeleer
Modern European
Zedelgem, Belgium
12

Disfrutar
Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, Mateu Casañas
Progressive-Molecular
Barcelona, Spain
13

Geranium
Rasmus Kofoed
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
14

La Marine
Alexandre Couillon
Contemporary French-Seafood
Noirmoutier, France
15

Osteria Francescana
Massimo Bottura
Progressive Italian
Modena, Italy
16

Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau
Christian Bau
French-German
Perl, Germany
17

Hiša Franko
Ana Roš
Progressive
Kobarid, Slovenia
18

Maaemo
Esben Holmboe Bang
New Nordic
Oslo, Norway
19

Astrance
Pascal Barbot
Contemporary French
Paris, France
20

Flocons de Sel
Emmanuel Renaut
Contemporary French
Megève, France
21

Lido 84
Riccardo Camanini
Progressive Italian
Gardone Riviera, Italy
22

El Celler de Can Roca
Joan Roca
Progressive Spanish
Girona, Spain
23

Kadeau Bornholm (meals on the island of Bornholm)
Nikolai Nørregaard
New Nordic
Bornholm, Denmark
24

La Vie
Thomas Bühner
Modern European
Osnabrück, Germany
25

Aponiente
Ángel León
Progressive Spanish-Seafood
El Puerto Sta María, Spain
26

Gaestehaus Klaus Erfort
Klaus Erfort
Contemporary French
Saarbrücken, Germany
27

Sant Pau
Carme Ruscalleda
Contemporary Catalan
Sant Pol de Mar, Spain
28

Ca l’Enric
Jordi Juncà
Formal Dining
Olot, Spain
29

Daniel Berlin
Daniel Berlin
New Nordic
Skåne Tranås, Sweden
30

Reale
Niko Romito
Progressive Italian
Castel di Sangro, Italy
31

Vendôme
Joachim Wissler
Modern European
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
32

Piazza Duomo
Enrico Crippa
Progressive Italian
Alba, Italy
33

Diverxo
David Muñoz
Progressive Spanish
Madrid, Spain
34

Fat Duck
Heston Blumenthal
Molecular Cuisine
Bray, United Kingdom
35

L’Air du Temps
Sang-Hoon Degeimbre
Contemporary French-Asian
Éghezée, Belgium
36

Hof van Cleve
Peter Goosens
Contemporary French-Flemish
Kruishoutem, Belgium
37

Henne Kirkeby Kro
Paul Cunningham
New Nordic
Henne, Denmark
38

Ledoyen
Yannick Alléno
Contemporary French
Paris, France
39

Tickets
Albert Adrià
Tapas-Molecular
Barcelona, Spain
40

Aqua
Sven Elverfeld
Contemporary German
Wolfsburg, Germany
41

AOC
Søren Selin
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
42

Oaxen
Magnus Ek
New Nordic
Stockholm, Sweden
43

Els Casals
Oriol Rovira
Catalan
Sagàs, Spain
44

Enigma Concept
Oliver Peña
Progressive
Barcelona, Spain
45

The Table by Kevin Fehling
Kevin Fehling
Modern European
Hamburg, Germany
46

Koks
Poul Andrias Ziska
New Nordic-Seafood
Faroe Islands
47

Lume
Luigi Taglienti
Progressive Italian
Milan, Italy
48

Steirereck
Heinz Reitbauer
Contemporary Austrian
Vienna, Austria
49

Martín Berasategui
Martín Berasategui
Molecular Cuisine
Lasarte, Spain
50

The Ledbury
Brett Graham
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
51

Arzak
Elena Arzak
New Basque
San Sebastian, Spain
52

Passage 53
Shinichi Sato
Contemporary French
Paris, France
53

Taubenkobel
Alain Weissgerber
Contemporary Austrian-French
Schützen, Austria
54

Kadeau
Nikolai Nørregaard
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
55

Güeyu Mar
Abel Álvarez
Progressive Seafood Asador
Ribadesella, Spain
56

Tim Raue
Tim Raue
Chinese
Berlin, Germany
57

Seta
Antonio Guida
Contemporary Italian-French
Milan, Italy
58

Mirazur
Mauro Colagreco
Contemporary French
Menton, France
59

Hedone
Mikael Jonsson
Contemporary French
London, United Kingdom
60

Clove Club
Isaac McHale
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
61

Mugaritz
Andoni Luis Aduriz
Progressive Spanish-Molecular
Errenteria, Spain
62

Ernst
Dylan Watson
Progressive
Berlin, Germany
63

Tokuyoshi
Yoji Tokuyoshi
Progressive Italian
Milan, Italy
64

Araki
Mitsuhiro Araki
Sushi
London, United Kingdom
65

Studio
Torsten Vildgaard
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
66

David Toutain
David Toutain
Contemporary French
Paris, France
67

Els Pescadors
Lluís Fernández Punset
Seafood
Llançà, Spain
68

Relae
Christian Puglisi
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
69

Torre del Saracino
Gennaro Esposito
Contemporary Italian-Neapolitan
Vico Equense, Italy
70

De Leest
Jacob Jan Boerma
Rest of Netherlands
Vaassen, Netherlands
71

Bon-Bon
Christophe Hardiquest
Contemporary French
Brussels, Belgium
72

Hoja Santa
Paco Méndez
Mexican
Barcelona, Spain
73

The Jane
Sergio Herman & Nick Bril
Modern European
Antwerp, Belgium
74

Überfahrt
Christian Jürgens
Modern European
Rottach-Egern, Germany
75

Villa Crespi
Antonino Cannavacciuolo
Contemporary Italian
Orta San Giulio, Italy
76

Pakta
Jorge Muñoz
Nikkei Cuisine
Barcelona, Spain
77

Geisels Werneckhof
Tohru Nakamura
Modern German
Munich, Germany
78

Neige d’Eté
Hideki Nishi
Contemporary French
Paris, France
79

Table (Bruno Verjus)
Bruno Verjus
Contemporary French
Paris, France
80

Enrico Bartolini
Enrico Bartolini
Contemporary Italian
Milan, Italy
81

Sushi Tetsu
Toru Takahashi
Sushi
London, United Kingdom
82

Pure C
Sergio Herman & Syrco Baker
New Dutch
Cadzand, Netherlands
83

Agli Amici a Udine dal 1887
Emanuele Scarello
Contemporary Italian
Udine, Italy
84

Esperanto
Sayan Isaksson
New Nordic-Asian
Stockholm, Sweden
85

Atelier
Jan Hartwig
Contemporary French
Munich, Germany
86

Sosein
Felix Schneider
Modern German
Heroldsberg, Germany
87

Librije’s Zusje Amsterdam
Sidney Schutte
New Dutch
Amsterdam, Netherlands
88

Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs
James Knappett
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
89

Le Grenouillère
Alexander Gauthier
Progressive French
La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, France
90

Pages
Ryuji Teshima
Contemporary French
Paris, France
91

Jin
Takuya Watanabe
Sushi
Paris, France
92

A.T.
Atsushi Tanaka
Contemporary French
Paris, France
93

El Campero
Julio Vázquez
Seafood
Barbate, Spain
94

Yam Tcha
Adeline Grattard
Chinese
Paris, France
95

Souvenir
Vilhjalmur Sigurdarson
Modern European
Gent, Belgium
96

Duomo
Ciccio Sultano
Progressive Italian
Ragusa, Italy
97

Konstantin Filippou
Konstantin Filippou
Contemporary Austrian
Vienna, Austria
98

The Sportsman
Stephen Harris
Modern British
Seasalter, United Kingdom
99

White Rabbit
Vladimir Mukhin
Modern European
Moscow, Russia
100

Mraz & Sohn
Markus Mraz
International
Vienna, Austria
101

Kei
Kei Kobayashi
Contemporary French
Paris, France
102

Gymkhana
Karam Sethi
Indian
London, United Kingdom
103

Restaurant Sat Bains
Sat Bains
Modern British
Nottingham, United Kingdom
104

Marzapane
Alba Esteve Ruiz
Contemporary Italian
Rome, Italy
105

Gastrologik
Jacob Holmström & Anton Bjuhr
New Nordic
Stockholm, Sweden
106

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Ashley Palmer-Watts
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
107

Heart
Albert Adria & Rafa Zafra
Progressive Spanish
Ibiza, Spain
108

Del Cambio
Matteo Baronetto
Progressive Italian
Turin, Italy
109

Caffè Quadri
Silvio Giavedoni
Contemporary Italian
Venice, Italy
110

Àbac
Jordi Cruz
Progressive Spanish
Barcelona, Spain
111

Kresios
Giuseppe Iannotti
Modern Italian
Telese Terme, Italy
112

Claude Bosi at Bibendum
Claude Bosi
French
London, United Kingdom
113

Ekstedt
Niklas Ekstedt
Progressive Barbecue
Stockholm, Sweden
114

Meliefste
Thijs Meliefste
Modern Dutch
Wolphaartsdijk, Netherlands
115

Combal.zero
Davide Scabin
Progressive Italian
Rivoli, Italy
116

Nerua
Josean Alija
Progressive Spanish
Bilbao, Spain
117

Casa Perbellini
Giancarlo Perbellini
Progressive Italian
Verona, Italy
118

Restaurant Amador
Juan Amador
Progressive
Vienna, Austria
119

Le Chateaubriand
Iñaki Aizpitarte
Progressive French
Paris, France
120

Funky Gourmet
Georgia-Anna Hiliadaki and Nikos Roussos
Modern Greek
Athens, Greece
121

Uliassi
Mauro Uliassi
Contemporary Italian-Seafood
Senilgallia, Italy
122

Heiko Nieder
Heiko Neider
Swiss
Zurich, Switzerland
123

Ikarus
Martin Klein
Modern European
Salzburg, Austria
124

Alkimia
Jordi Vilà
Progressive Spanish
Barcelona, Spain
125

Espai Kru by Rías de Galicia
Ever Cubilla
South American-Sushi
Barcelona, Spain
126

Moments
Raül Balam
Contemporary Spanish
Barcelona, Spain
127

Rijks
Joris Bijdendijk
International
Amsterdam, Netherlands
128

Sabi Omakase
Roger Asakil Joya
Japanese
Stavenger, Norway
129

Ilario Vinciguerra
Ilario Vinciguerra
Contemporary Italian
Gallarate, Italy
130

Amass
Matt Orlando
New Nordic
Copenhagen, Denmark
131

La Madia
Pino Cuttaia
Progressive Italian
Licata, Italy
132

AM par Alexandre MAZZIA
Alexandre Mazzia
Progressive French
Marseille, France
133

Noor
Paco Morales
Progressive Spanish
Cordoba, Spain
134

Alliance
Toshitaka Omiya
Contemporary French
Paris, France
135

L.A. Jordan
Daniel Schimkowitsch
Modern German
Deidesheim, Germany
136

Raby Hunt Restaurant
James Close
Modern British
Darlington, United Kingdom
137

Koy Shunka
Hideki Matsuhisa
Japanese-Sushi
Barcelona, Spain
138

Casamia
Peter Sanchez-Iglesias
Progressive
Bristol, United Kingdom
139

Lasarte
Paolo Casagrande
Progressive Spanish
Barcelona, Spain
140

Whatley Manor
Niall Keating
Progressive
Malmesbury, United Kingdom
141

De Kromme Watergang
Edwin Vinke
New Dutch-Seafood
Hoofdplaat, Netherlands
142

La Tana
Alessandro Dal Degan
Contemporary Italian
Asiago, Italy
143

Akrame
Akrame Benallal
Contemporary French
Paris, France
144

Bonhams
Tom Kemble
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
145

A. Wong
Andrew Wong
Chinese
London, United Kingdom
146

Cracco
Carlo Cracco
Contemporary Italian
Milan, Italy
147

ES Restaurant
Takayuki Honjo
Contemporary French
Paris, France
148

L’Enclume
Simon Rogan
Modern British
Cartmel, United Kingdom
149

Dani García
Dani García
Progressive Spanish-Molecular
Marbella, Spain
150

Babel Budapest
Istvan Veres
Modern Hungarian
Budapest, Hungary
151

Pollen Street Social
Jason Atherton
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
152

Core by Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
153

Eskalduna Studio
Vasco Coelho Santos
Portugese
Porto, Portugal
154

Madonnina del Pescatore
Moreno Cedroni
Progressive Italian
Senilgallia, Italy
155

Lysverket
Christopher Haatuft
New Nordic
Bergen, Norway
156

Umu
Yoshinori Ishii
Japanese-Sushi
London, United Kingdom
157

Dinings
Various
Japanese
London, United Kingdom
158

Culler de Pau
Javier Olleros
Modern Spanish
O Grove, Spain
159

Portland
Merlin Labron-Johnson
Modern British
London, United Kingdom
160

De Jonkman
Filip Claeys
Modern European
Bruges, Belgium
161

The Man Behind the Curtain
Michael O’Hare
Progressive
Leeds, United Kingdom
162

Kontrast
Mikael Svensson
New Nordic
Oslo, Norway
163

The Kitchin
Tom Kitchin
Modern British
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
164

Samhoud
Moshik Roth
Modern European-Molecular
Amsterdam, Netherlands
165

Bolenius
Luc Kusters
Modern Dutch
Amsterdam, Netherlands
166

Dill
Ragnar Eiríksson
New Nordic
Reykjavík, Iceland
167

t Zilte
Viki Geunes
Top Restaurants
Antwerp, Belgium
168

Tian
Paul Ivić
Vegetarian
Vienna, Austria
169

Miramar
Paco Pérez
Progressive
Llançà, Spain
170

Willem Hiele Lunch & Gastentafel
Willem Hiele
Modern Flemish
Kokside, Belgium
171

Feitoria Restaurante
João Rodrigues
Modern Portugese
Lisbon, Portugal
172

Coque
Mario Sandoval
Contemporary Spanish
Humanes de Madrid, Spain
173

Abantal
Julio Fernández Quintero
Contemporary Spanish
Seville, Spain
174

Ricard Camarena
Ricard Camarena
Progressive Spanish
Valencia, Spain
175

Inkiostro
Terry Giacomello
Progressive Italian-Molecular
Parma, Italy
176

Garance
Guillaume Iskandar
Contemporary French
Paris, France
177

NAKATANI
Shinsuke Nakatani
French
Paris, France
178

Reinstoff
Daniel Achilles
Modern European
Berlin, Germany
179

Saziani Stub’n
Harald Irka
Modern Austrian
Straden, Austria
180

Yamazato
Masanori Tomikawa
Japanese
Amsterdam, Netherlands
181

La Paix
David Martin
Contemporary French
Brussels, Belgium
182

Essigbratlein
Yves Ollech & Andree Köthe
Modern Germany
Nürnberg, Germany
183

Bartholomeus
Bart Desmidt
Contemporary Flemish
Knokke-Heist, Belgium
184

Restaurant Story
Tom Sellers
Progressive
London, United Kingdom
185

Perceel
Jos Grootscholten
Modern Dutch
Rotterdam, Netherlands
186

Nathan Outlaw
Nathan Outlaw
Modern British-Seafood
Port Isaac, United Kingdom
187

Cinc Sentits
Jordi Artal
Contemporary Spanish
Barcelona, Spain
188

Belcanto
José Avillez
International
Lisbon, Portugal
189

Skina
Marcos Granda
Modern Spanish
Marbella, Spain
190

horvath
Sebastian Frank
Modern European
Berlin, Germany
191

Texture
Aggi Sverrisson
Modern European
London, United Kingdom
192

Pastorale
Bart De Pooter
Modern Flemish
Rumst, Belgium
193

Kiin Kiin
Henrik Yde-Andersen
Thai
Copenhagen, Denmark
194

Arabelle Meirlaen
Arabelle Meirlaen
French
Marchin, Belgium
195

Table d’Amis
Matthieu Beudaert
Modern Flemish
Kortrijk, Belgium
196

Vincents
Martins Ritins
Nordic-French
Riga, Latvia
197

Intense
Benjamin Peifer
New German
Kallstad, Germany
198

Tribeca
Jan Sobecki
Modern Dutch
Amsterdam, Netherlands
199

Neptune
Nicolas Darnauguilhem
Contemporary French
Geneva, Switzerland
200

Likoké
Piet Huysentruyt
Progressive
Les Vans, France
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