2014 EUROPEAN TOP 100 RESTAURANTS - JUST MISSED
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BON-BON
BON-BON
Reviewers have taken note of this restaurant’s relocation, saying that “one of Belgium’s most talented chefs has moved to a classy and beautiful space.” Christophe Hardiquest is seen as “a perfectionist” whose cooking demonstrates the work of someone who has “an almost maniacal attention to detail.”
Ranked 87 in 2013.
Ranked 87 in 2013.
137
L’ ASSIETTE CHAMPENOISE
L’ ASSIETTE CHAMPENOISE
Given comments like “he is cooking some of the best food anywhere in the world at the moment” and “he has brought fun back into high-level French dining,” we are predicting a bright future for Arnaud Lallement. As to be expected, “an amazing list of Champagnes” accompanies the delicious food.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
138
KADEAU
KADEAU
Natives of the island of Bornholm, Nicolai Nørregaard and his partners decided to bring a little bit of home to Copenhagen, opening a restaurant that sourced its produce from the island. One reviewer called their “terroir-driven restaurant” – an excellent example of the New Nordic cuisine – his “favorite place to eat in Copenhagen. “
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
139
LASSERRE
LASSERRE
If you are one of those who long for the days when dining in Paris meant spending €108 on foie gras and truffle cannelloni and €125 for a rack of venison, which you eat in a room filled with cognoscenti who can afford to pay those prices, this is the perfect place for you.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
140
AKELAŔE.
AKELAŔE.
In this restaurant set in a spectacular location overlooking the Cantabrian Sea (aka the Bay of Biscay), a lunch of rice with snails and periwinkles topped with a tomato and basil film, followed by wood pigeon with a touch of mole and cocoa, is a lovely way to spend a day. Don’t forget the Rioja.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
