The Best of »Falstaff Online International 2024«
Since 1974, the Enoteca Pinchiorri has been a flagship restaurant in Florence. The solid, contemporary cuisine of chef Riccardo Monco delights with intense flavours that are constantly being refined. The exceptional wine list is a dream!
Chef Ricardo Costa conjures up elegant compositions from the country's best ingredients. Using Portuguese flavours and preparation methods, he creates a contemporary national cuisine in a class of its own. The Yeatman wine list is equally impressive.
Alma - soul - is the name of the restaurant run by award-winning chef Henrique Sá Pessoa. Here you can enjoy elegant, contemporary, soulful Portuguese cuisine in a particularly beautiful dining room in a robust 18th century villa.
At Palazzo Portinari in the centre of Florence, chef Vito Mollica offers flavourful Michelin-starred cuisine with a focus on fish. The attentive service and the wine list, which bears the signature of Clizia Zuin, make for a great experience.
A restaurant couldn't be more beautifully situated: right on the beach with a view of the Atlantic Ocean. Michelin-starred chef Rui Paula serves a menu with 6, 12 or 21 courses, and his delicate dishes can also be ordered à la carte. There is also a fine selection of wines.
Il Palagio in the Four Seasons Hotel exudes charm and elegance. Head chef Paolo Lavezzini knows how to conjure up first-class ingredients and a variety of dishes, many with a Tuscan touch. The wine list by Walter Meccia is also worth mentioning.
At the gourmet restaurant La Gaia in the Ibiza Gran Hotel, guests can expect an exclusive journey of discovery through Mediterranean cuisine with a creative approach and fusion notes. Chef Óscar Molina presents dishes full of contrasts and environmental awareness that incorporate seasonal Ibizan ingredients. Two tasting menus are offered. All-day cooking events with internationally renowned chefs take place in summer.
The Antiquum is not only one of the best restaurants in the city, it is also one of the most idyllic, thanks to its location in the "Museu Romantico" in a park. The creative cuisine consists mainly of local produce, spiced up with international delicacies.
For almost 15 years, the highly decorated cuisine of brothers Gaël and Mickaël Tourteaux has been defined by aesthetic arrangements and the combination of local products with exotic spices and herb bouquets. Elegant setting, unfortunately a little cramped.
The cuisine at Kabuki in Lisbon's Four Seasons Ritz hotel skillfully combines elements of Japanese and Mediterranean tradition. A lot of excellent Portuguese seafood is used. The wine list is also excellently stocked.
Rocco de Santis' cuisine is honest, yet imaginative and original, with exciting contrasts. The service is precise and courteous. The wine list is extensive and allows for creative pairings, as do the cocktails to match the menu.
This surprising restaurant, which looks unspectacular from the outside, turns out to be a classy, tiny, discreetly lit Japanese-style restaurant. The sushi bar and the chef are the stars of the show. Walter Sidoravicius, with Venezuelan, Lithuanian and German roots, offers an omakase menu where guests leave all the decisions to the chef. The dishes respect Japanese tradition and are prepared in front of the guests.
The Unic at Hotel Migjorn Ibiza near Playa d'en Bossa combines local produce and Ibizan tradition. French chef David Grussaute offers two tasting menus that reflect the gastronomic essence of the island and the Mediterranean. The dishes are characterised by intense flavours and delicate sauces, and the desserts are particularly unique.
The Vila Foz hotel restaurant is located in an old villa in the upscale Foz district. Elegant, modern cuisine with a focus on fish and seafood is served in the stylish gas room, accompanied by a selection of wines from all of Portugal's top names.
The restaurant at the Hotel Lungarno stands for elegance and exclusivity. Claudio Mengoni's cuisine offers refined dishes inspired by Italian tradition. The wine list compiled by Salvatore Biscotti with over a thousand labels is a temptation.
Euskalduna Studio looks like a Japanese gourmet restaurant, has a Basque name and serves products from Portugal. Chef Vasco Coelho Santos skillfully blurs the boundaries of gastronomic art to create a unique, modern experience.
With its lavish decor and opulent arrangements, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen's gourmet restaurant is one of the most original places in the city. The very personal menu is inspired by South African cuisine, plus an extra cheese room - spectacular!
Chef Pedro Lemos has opened his restaurant in a former home in the elegant coastal district of Foz do Douro. It offers several tasting menus focusing on the best produce that the Portuguese sea and the mainland have to offer.