Ours is a country that’s famous for fast food joints and TV dinners.
We have a wide variety of restaurants like McDonald’s, KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King,
Taco Bell, and Domino’s.
We are known to upsize everything when we order - large fries, large soda, supersize
‘em all!
But there are people who want more from their food experience.
These people are called gourmets, gastronomes, or more commonly, foodies.
These are the kinds of people who have an affinity for fine foods, fine dining, and
fine restaurants.
So if it’s fine dining you are looking for and money is no object, then here are the
top 10 most luxurious restaurants around the world.
Misoguigawa in Kyoto, Japan
Some people may not know what and where Kyoto is - it’s a city in Japan, located in the
lower middle part of the main island.
Kyoto is an important city in Japan because before Tokyo in 1868, it was the country’s
capital city for more than a thousand years.
Kyoto is the cultural epicenter of Japan.
It is also famously known for its cuisine, especially the kaiseki spread.
It is a method of serving food in one big tray, where you will see small servings of
food, designed artistically and which will explode with flavors in your mouth.
But Misoguigawa’s specialty is taking the Japanese style of cooking and serving, kaiseki,
and fusing it with the French style of flavors and spices and other methods of food preparations.
One will not only savor the unique French kaiseki, they will also savor the rich and
tranquil ambiance, a sort of historic aura in the environment, that the restaurant elevates.
A trailblazer in food fusion, French kaiseki, Misoguigawa is an establishment that gives
you a taste and an atmosphere of Japan, with a sprinkle of France.
Not many restaurants can pull off this kind of experience, and if one happens to be French-Japanese,
this is the perfect restaurant for them.
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Sublimotion in Ibiza, Spain
Ibiza is one of the many islands in the Balearic archipelago of Spain on the Mediterranean
Sea.
This place is famous for a lot of things, beaches for one.
With beautiful white sands and pristine waters, they are a treat.
Another thing that Ibiza is famous for is the nightlife.
From wild to borderline crazy, partying or clubbing here starts, usually, as the sun
sets and ends at dawn.
But as the young and restless party the night away, and as the lazier ones tan their bodies
at the beach, there are a group of tourists who visit Ibiza for one thing.
It’s the Sublimotion Restaurant.
Two Michelin star chef Paco Roncero, of Spain of course, is the creator of this technologically
advanced restaurant.
Sublimotion is the product of two years of hard work and development by Roncero and all
the other designers, writers, illusionists, and architects who helped him, making it the
first gastronomic show in the world.
The dining room is a space of 70 meters squared and 7 meters high.
The tables, which can serve up to 12 guests, are not just a place to eat, but contain the
most advanced tech in gastronomic innovation.
A dining experience that targets, not just the taste buds, but all five senses, is one
that should be on everyone’s bucket list.
Plaza Athénée in Paris, France
Many chefs dream of having their own restaurant, and earning even a single Michelin star is
a lofty goal.
But chef Alain Ducasse is right there at the top of them all, just below legendary chef
Joël Robuchon, who has a record-breaking, world-setting and kind of unfathomable 31
stars notched on his proverbial belt, whereas Alain Ducasse has 21 Michelin stars.
At second out of all the thousands of chefs around the world, no one comes close to Alain
Ducasse, except for the third chef, the former protégée of chef Joël Robuchon, Gordon
Ramsay.
But Gordon is well behind with only 16 stars.
Ducasse has restaurants all over the world, too.
He has thirty of them, and most are in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
He also has some in Monaco, Qatar, China, and Japan.
One of his best is located in the Hotel Plaza Athénée, in Paris.
There, one will be served contemporary haute cuisine called the Naturalness cuisine, inside
a restaurant designed by Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku.
A dining area that seems like a gallery or a piece of art in and of itself, Alain Ducasse
au Plaza Athénée is a sight to behold with a cuisine comparable to the gods’ nectars.
It comes with a steep price per head of at least $500 for a full meal.
Masa in New York, USA
One thing about the city of New York is that you can’t beat the affordability, the accessibility
and the taste of its street food.
The iconic New York hot dog, the pretzels, and the falafels are just a sampling of the
many options and varieties in the streets and corners of the busy city.
As pedestrian as it sounds and looks, literally, to a New Yorker foodie, all is not lost for
these people.
It turns out that there are many Michelin-starred restaurants right there in The City That Never
Sleeps.
If you are a foodie and just moved to New York city, the sky’s the limit, because
there are great restaurants here for you.
One great example is Masa.
Masa is a restaurant that’s proud of its Japanese and American fusion, delivered expertly
by chef Masayoshi Takahama.
There are 26 courses on offer for the discerning foodie - but not for cheap!
For at least $400, one can experience the wonder that is Masa.
Dress comfortably, because this dining experience is longer than the extended director’s cut
version of Titanic.
And like Jack and Rose, we will fall in love with Masa and its world-class cuisine.
Maison Pic in Valence, France
Chef Anne-Sophie Pic is one of only a handful women chefs in the world that runs their kitchen
under the insignia of three Michelin-stars.
Other notable Michelin-star women chefs are Clare Smith - the first woman in the United
Kingdom to get them, Nadia Santini - the first Italian female chef to get 3 Michelin stars,
and then there’s Carme Ruscalleda, the legendary Catalan chef who has 7 Michelin stars.
The power of women is held high and proud by these mighty chefs, and chef Anne-Sophie
Pic is a pioneering force in French “restaurateuring” today.
To date, chef Anne-Sophie Pic already has 5 Michelin stars.
The 2 latest Michelin stars were awarded to her and her Switzerland restaurant in Lausanne
called Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic in 2009.
But the Maison Pic in the upper southeast region of France, is her baby.
In fact, it’s her family’s baby.
It was opened in 1889 by Anne-Sophie Pic’s great-grandparents, then was passed down to
her grandfather (Andre Pic), and then to her father Jacques Pic.
A dinner in Maison Pic may cost $445 per head, but it’s worth every penny.
Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland
Every time we think of Switzerland, three things come to mind, the cheese, the chocolate,
and the knife.
But to a bonafide foodie, Crissier is one of their top three.
Crissier is a small town, only a little over 2 square miles, in the district of Ouest Lausannois
in the Canton of Vaud.
With a population of under 10,000, it seems to be a quiet little town with a calm, steady
atmosphere.
It’s a good thing that in this town there’s a 3 Michelin-star restaurant where people
can pass the time.
Head chef Benoit Violier was named Chef Of The year by Switzerland in 2013, less than
a year after he opened the restaurant in Crissier.
The best restaurant in all of Switzerland, and one of the best in the whole world, Restaurant
de l’Hôtel de Ville will make the diner a little less than $400 poorer.
This will give the customer the full and unbridled dining experience of eleven courses and a
wide selection of wines.
Unfortunately, chef Benoit Violier passed in 2016 from an apparent suicide in January,
a month after his restaurant was honored the title best restaurant in the world by the
French government.
Kitcho in Kyoto, Japan
Arashiyama is a district located in the outskirts of western Kyoto.
It is also the location of one of the best restaurants in the world.
Kitcho’s founder is Teiichi Yuki, who started the restaurant a little less than a century
ago in Osaka.
From delicate ingredients such as blue crab and barracuda sushi, one can experience superb
dining only Kitcho can provide, for around $400.
Kitcho in Arashiyama is now headed by Teiichi Yuki’s grandson, Kunio Tokuoka.
Kitcho is actually a chain of restaurants, with 6 locations in Kyoto alone, but it’s
this one in Arashiyama that is undoubtedly the best.
If one is splurging and does not care about the cost, they should go ahead and order the
Chef’s Omakase Course.
The Omakase is a personalized dining experience where the chef picks out ingredients, fresh
and only the best, and prepares and cooks them in front of you.
Lunch starts at 11:30 am and dinner starts at 5:00 pm, and they’re closed on Wednesdays.
If a vacation or a business trip takes you to Japan and near Kyoto, do not forget this
schedule and the town’s name: Arashiyama.
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in Conrad Rangali Island, Maldives
Restaurants always have some gimmick to add to their fabulous food - just do a search
using Sublimotion Spain or Ultraviolet China and get your mind blown by how psychedelic
those restaurants really are.
But this next restaurant is all natural.
No effects in this place, everything you see around you is real.
Imagine a see-through submarine, a big tube submerged and suspended in water, amidst schools
of fish and all marine life swimming about in the Indian Ocean.
Then convert it into one of the best fine dining restaurants in the world.
How many people can say they dined, not just underwater with the fish, but dined in one
of the most popular and most luxurious restaurants in the world?
So exclusive and so discreet, the restaurant only serves 14 customers at a time.
The Ithaa Undersea Restaurant is the first undersea restaurant in the world and it was
opened in 2005.
They serve 4-course lunches and 6-course dinners.
These are usually European dishes and sure enough, they serve the freshest seafood because
they’re all right there!
If you ever take a vacation in the sunny Maldives, don’t forget to have a nice dinner here
in Ithaa.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London, UK
Yes, this restaurant is named after a famous reality cooking show host and judge.
Yes, he is a real chef and one of the best.
No, he is not just pretending to be a chef.
He is Gordon Ramsay, and he has the best restaurants spread all over the world.
He also has at least 7 active TV shows, including Masterchef, Hell’s Kitchen, and Gordon Ramsay’s
Ultimate Cookery Course.
Past shows rack up to at least 12, including Hotel Hell and The F Word.
But if we are going to visit just one restaurant of his, it would be the one in London.
He has, technically, 36 establishments all over the United Kingdom, the United States,
Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
These are restaurants, bars, pubs, hotel restaurants, and 3 Michelin star fine dining restaurants.
There are 14 of his establishments all over London, and the one we want to talk about
is the restaurant along Royal Hospital Road.
With 3 Michelin stars and the braggadocio of having been named after the man himself,
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is arguably the finest restaurant out of all of them.
Whether Gordon Ramsay has more TV shows or restaurants, we don’t really care, because
one thing is for sure, they’re all very good.
Per Se in New York, USA
After an almost $400 tasting menu, a true eating marathon, one realizes that they’ve
just spent the best 5 hours of eating experience they’ve ever had in their lives.
With a structure with tables offering a nice view of Central Park and Columbus Circle,
this restaurant requires you to bring around four Benjamins to enjoy a tasting menu of
nine courses.
Savor the ambiance and the intimacy as they serve you one course after another, each one
a little better than the last.
Per Se is an establishment where reservations are hard to come by.
Per Se is owned by Thomas Keller, the three Michelin star chef, and restaurateur who also
happens to own three other fine joints, namely The French Laundry, Bouchon, and Ad Hoc.
Located in Manhattan at West 60th Street and Broadway, on the 4th floor of the Time Warner
Center twin-tower building, Per Se is elegance and fine dining at its best in the heart of
the Big Apple.
Thomas Keller did well in placing one of his restaurants in a prime position there at Columbus
Circle.
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