Fourth-generation restaurant serving classic seafood from a terrace overlooking the volcanic Lago Albano. After dinner, most guests tour the vast wine cellar, carved generations ago directly into the rock.
Warm, intimate Italian spot centered on a bustling open kitchen. Counter seats offer the best view – chefs plating handmade pastas and wood-fired wagyu striploin.
Late-night `zi char` joint in a Geylang alley, famous for drawing Singapore's top chefs after service. The essential orders are the white pepper crab and the J.B. San Lou Mee Hoon – a crispy, pan-fried vermicelli pancake.
Open-plan Kreuzberg dining room centered on a concert stage and roaring fireplaces. Dinner service revolves around the signature four-course duck menu while live jazz plays from the Steinway.
Landmarked dining room where modern art hangs beneath high wood ceilings and gothic stained-glass windows. The menu is similarly composed, serving market-fresh Mediterranean dishes like Fines de Claire oysters and saddle of venison.
Chic 1950s bistro with its original floral wallpaper and red leather banquettes intact. The menu reworks French classics using global flavors – expect miso-caramelized black cod and satay beef filet.
Spacious bistro mixing limestone pillars and concrete floors in a village-like pocket of the 20th. The kitchen sends out sharp, creative plates like barbecue sweetbreads and monkfish alongside a tight rotation of natural wines.
Dimly lit neighborhood restaurant serving French-inspired sharing plates from dark wood booths. The room is small and buzzy, with a curated list of low-intervention wines – book ahead for a table.
Refined Jackson Square dining room serving a precise, three-hour tasting menu. An exclusive partner farm dictates the nightly run of Californian-Italian courses.
Parisian neo-bistro with a Spaghetti Western soul, from its olive walls to the lo-fi surf-rock soundtrack. A daily-changing menu uses charcoal fire and classic French technique on Gulf seafood and Texas meats.
Artisanal Cuban sandwiches served in a tight, energetic space on Calle Ocho. The signature sanguich uses house-brined ham and pork marinated for a week – all pressed on lard-brushed bread.
Chef-run micro-restaurant serving a hyper-seasonal tasting menu from a small open kitchen. The candle-lit concrete room is intimate, with a wine-only list focusing on natural and skin-contact bottles.
Sophisticated dining room modeled on a post-colonial Indian social club, serving elevated regional dishes like Alleppey shrimp curry. Reservations are among the city's toughest to secure; try for a walk-in spot at the bar.
Intimate dining room with burnt-orange banquettes and Murano glass chandeliers, serving a dinner-only menu. Shareable plates fuse Caribbean soul and European technique – from salt cod fritters to oxtail gratin.
Handsome, Imperial-style dining room with a menu that spans China's diverse culinary regions. The kitchen sends out everything from Peking duck and soup dumplings to fiery Mapo tofu.
Vibrant East Village dining room serving the regional classics of northern India. The newsprint-lined space is always packed, with groups sharing large pots of goat biryani and rich butter chicken.
Airy West Village temakeria serving open-style hand rolls amid light woods and cream tones. Two U-shaped counters anchor the space, where chefs pass over individual rolls while the nori is still crisp.
Intimate ramen counter fusing Japanese tradition with New York brunch classics like bacon, egg, and cheese. The handful of seats are reservation-only and must be booked well in advance.
Narrow East Village dining room serving modern Hawaiian cooking alongside a serious wine list. The kitchen refines island staples with precision, plating upscale musubi and mochiko chicken in a tight, intimate space.
Intimate cocktail salon from the Eleven Madison Park team, where large murals by Francesco Clemente line the walls. The menu is entirely plant-based: technical cocktails in the lounge and a tasting menu at the nine-seat chef’s counter.
Candlelit wine bar on a historic Chinatown alley, its walls lined with hundreds of low-intervention bottles. The space is tight: patrons sit elbow-to-elbow sharing modern Chinese plates and soy-braised short rib.
Intimate Sicilian spot serving house-made pastas and sourdough pizzas from an open kitchen. Diners at the ocean-blue bar watch chefs plate gnocchi and classic cannoli.
Personal Italian cooking served inside a renovated four-story mansion in Ipanema. Handmade pastas are the focus, from gnocchi with truffle to a classic beef ragout – book well in advance for a table on the balcony.
