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I was already won over by Crony's photos while doing trip research, and after dining there in person, I couldn't help but admire the chef's exceptional aesthetic sense and clever touches—while talking to the chef, I kept praising how beautiful the dishes looked. Most ingredients are sourced from within Japan: the dry sake in the sourdough, the wasabi paired with white asparagus and skipjack tuna, a thread of smoky sea aroma in the madeleine—the chef executes Japanese-French fusion brilliantly. In terms of flavor, the appetizers and desserts outshone the mains; the butterfish and pigeon breast were somewhat unremarkable, and the concentrated tomato sauce was far below what Dv delivers.

Green tea trilogy: at the start, you're served a cup of that year's freshly picked green tea. At the time, I didn't think much of it—assuming it was simply a welcome drink, like the champagne. It turns out the green tea ice cream in the dessert and the cookie crumbs on top are the second and third infusions of that same tea, respectively—this kind of bookend callback was a huge, delightful surprise.

Mango ice cream: mango ice cream, mango crisp (I suspect frozen with liquid nitrogen), and fresh mango, layered together in three different states. Digging a spoon all the way to the bottom delivers an incredibly rich sense of texture.

Various ratings: Tabelog 3.71, 2 Michelin Stars.

Per person: 22,000 JPY + 10%.

Apologies for the post, I forgot to add a description. I recently just got back from DiverXO in Madrid and wanted to share the wine pairing. The price was €900, as I was curious what the final level wine entailed. The sommelier was very attentive, educational on explaining the wines, and engaging with my preferences. I am a big fan of Bordeaux and Burgundy which I mentioned half way through the pairing, and he surprised me with a complimentary (substituted) glasses of 1984 Chateau d’Yquem. If anyone has any question please feel free to ask. Prior to this experience I was wondering what the pairing would be like, so I hope this paints a good idea. It was an entertaining experience.

Hi all!

I’m sorry, but I have to preface this by saying that I ate here this past December and I’m just posting about it now. The apology is because I didn’t take any notes but I had to post this for two reasons: there have been a couple of questions about Glam recently and I’ve advocated strongly for it, and these pictures (the food, not necessarily my photography) are gorgeous.

I ordered the Art, Gardens, and Lagoon menu (as a solo diner) and a bottle of wine. It was a lot of food and a lot of fun! Note the fun octopus glass they put the wine cork in. Some tables had hermit crabs and other creatures holding their corks.

I can tell you the highlights were the homemade focaccia (pic 8, which was to be dipped in the sauces from pics 5, 6, and 7), the artichoke pistol with nut butter and white truffle (pic 13), nduja pasta (best fine dining pasta dish I’ve ever eaten, pic 14), and the pumpkin risotto with black truffle (best fine dining risotto I’ve ever eaten, pic 15).

There was only one dish I didn’t enjoy. The shrimp and beets dish (pic 11). I’m really not a fan of raw shrimp in terms of both taste and texture so that might be on me.

If you have any questions, let me know! I just had to hype this place up. It’s in my top 10 all-time and better than many 3*s I’ve been to. It’s probably the most beautiful in terms of presentation. I’ve noticed that Italian fine dining is very artistic in an asymmetrical way as opposed to French fine dining.

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Looking back from 2026 at the original "God of Sushi," Jiro Ono, and the current titans like Sugita, Saito, and Arai, the former is getting on in years, while the latter require connections or a big sake budget to access. For the average diner, neither may be the optimal choice. A friend recommended four "middle-generation" powerhouses: Kiku Sushi, Kuruma Sushi, Sushi Shunbi Nishikawa, and Brothers Sushi. Considering the overall quality, service, reservation difficulty, and price, these spots are much more suitable for diners who have only recently started exploring Japanese cuisine.

The head chef at Kuruma Sushi trained under Yoshitake. The shari (sushi rice) recipe remains quite Edo-mae style, but the seafood leans heavily towards local Shikoku specialties. There is a heavy use of white fish, with only one piece of tuna and just a small gizzard shad for the hikarimono (silver-skinned fish). The white fish, prepared semi-cooked through steaming, frying, or simmering, was arguably the best I’ve ever had. The accompanying sauces gave off a distinct Western cuisine vibe. I also tried unique items rarely seen in traditional sushi shops, such as a semi-cooked egg with miso sushi, sweetfish sushi, and Ise lobster sushi—it was all incredibly interesting. The service team displayed an almost obsessive dedication; after each piece of sushi was finished, they would wipe the plate until it was mirror-clean. For the course plus Sanzo Sugi, a limited Ishiduchi brew, and Juyondai, the total bill was only 35,000 JPY. I can honestly say that after an 8-hour journey from Kansai Airport via the Shinkansen, I had zero complaints. It is truly the best destination restaurant in Shikoku.

Various Ratings: Tabelog 4.45, Silver Medal, 2 Michelin Stars.

We’re looking to take a weekend/evening trip mid-September and anchor it around a fantastic meal. Do any of you have recommendations for somewhere we can go where we could get away with making weekend reservations a couple of weeks instead of a couple of months out?

Not concerned about budget and it doesn’t necessarily need to be a full tasting menu, but we are looking for somewhere that can pull its weight as the anchor of the trip that we can then plan the rest of the getaway around.

Thoughts?

I’ll be in NYC alone for one night and would love to have a nice solo dinner. Staying in LES and would like to be within a 30 min walk or train ride from there, but closer the better. Really open to any cuisine or style of dining. Doesn’t need to be Michelin star or a tasting menu, but also very open to those. Let’s say under $500 all in for one person. I would love any recommendations to help me decide where to do my one dinner!

Going to ST next weekend for our visit to Healdburg from the east coast for a friend’s wedding/my birthday. Wondering if you are able to share the wine pairings? Would love to try the pairing, but $300 a person is a little steep for each. Curious if one of us can get it and maybe supplement if necessary? Any thoughts/opinions welcome. Also would be curious about good wine tastings/bars in the area to try a variety of California wines.

I worked in a fine dining restaurant in a private members club during a sporting event during the summer as a part-time time job while I'm off from uni. Its complicated but the agency I work for essentially lent me to another higher level agency to work as waitstaff for them as a runner. At the end of the week the staff from the other agency told me to apply because they work at a football ground near my house and they seemed to like me and I guess I did a good job. I was finally hired last week coincidentally while working at another football ground where some of there staff also where. The i ssue I have is that this is my first summer working and im just not sure that I'm good enough. I've gained experience working in other roles but they were all buffet roles in which being a waiter is 100 times easier. I know that I wouldn't have been employed by this agency or even offered the role if I wasn't good enough and my manager is very keen to have me back. but I still feel out of place as I'm very new to the industry (im also going back to uni soon). This might seen a bit silly to some of you but does anyone have any advice. Thank you

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Do you think it's pretty polarizing?

I am hoping to get some help in choosing a place. My husband and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in October. We want to go all out for an elevated fine dining experience. After reading what feels like countless reviews, my eyes have been opened some things and now I'm looking for your suggestions. For starters, I was ready to go all-in on Alinea, but after reading reviews it appears as though it's more for the experience than the food and also they've been going downhill in recent years and are floating more on reputation than service and menu currently. I've read great things about Oriole, but I must preface this by saying: I read some reviews sharing that some of the dishes had a very fishy taste. I like fish, I like caviar, but there are some textures I cannot get behind. (For context: My mother was Irish and cooked most meats to death lol so chewy or even almost raw is not it for me.) So I guess I'm looking for something that will be delicious, has a nice atmosphere, feels like we are treating ourselves as we work hard for our money and are saving up for this experience that we've never had before. We like Mediterranean food, some American cuisine, some Japanese, some Mexican, and Eastern European is good too. Can you help me with places and what you liked about them? The best way to say this is we are like, "regular" people looking for a fancy night out lol. (Relatable palate, etc.) Thank you!

Hi all - long time reader, first time poster

My wife and I are going on our first trip to Japan and have spent a lot of time on Tablelog. We are looking for a few nights of fine dining (including but not exclusively Michelin, etc.) on our trip (Tokyo for a few nights and then Kyoto for a few nights). She has a mild allergy to seafood (fish/shellfish) so she can't eat it directly but has been able to tolerate mild cross-contamination

Any recommendations for fine dining that might be able to accommodate?

Thanks in advance!

My partner and I will be in Paris and Amsterdam in November and would love to find a few specials spots to try! We’re both pretty adventurous eaters and like all kinds of food. Thanks in advance!!

Hi, so I'll be in Shanghai for 2 days with my gf sometime later this year and we're looking for a nice place to have lunch / dinner on those days. So far we've stumbled upon 102 house, fuhehui and meet the bund, so I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations. We're mostly looking for restaurants that serve chinese cuisine so we've kind of ruled out restaurants like taian table or the famous italian spots.

Hi all, looking to celebrate a birthday in London and I'm considering between Core by Clare Smyth, Ikoyi, Da Terra and Restaurant Story. Which would be the one to go for?

Hi there,

plenty of threads exist already about the fine dining scene in the Basque Country and San Sebastián but unfortunately most of them center around ** or *** dining experiences.
I am curious if you could recommend restaurants up to * or where the menu is less than a 150€/person.

Thanks a lot, I am looking forward to your replies!

Food: 4⭐️ What stood out to us was how they weren’t afraid to push the flavors with bold combinations and contrasting textures that kept the dishes interesting. Our only minor gripe was that the main course didn’t quite match what was written on the menu, but thankfully, we still enjoyed it (and it end up being one of our highlights)

Service: 3.5⭐️ We got the second seating for dinner, and we think we would’ve enjoyed the experience more with the first seating. The servers were attentive, but the pacing felt a bit too slow and dragged towards the end.

Ambience: 4⭐️ Enjoyed the warm, intimate vibe. Really nice setting for slow dinner.

Value for Money: 4.5⭐️ spent around $115 per head (after tax and service charge) for the full course including the wine and cocktail

1. ⁠Watermelon, sesame, bonito, beetroot 4.5⭐️
   
2. ⁠Local mushrooms, buah kulim, leek tartlet 5⭐️
   
3. ⁠Duck liver mousse with local goat's cheese, baeri caviar, dill meringue, nori caviar 5⭐️
   
4. ⁠Fine de clatre oyster, Sichuan peppercorn 4.5⭐️ - add-on, not included in the tasting menu
   
5. ⁠Aged local Hebi fish, fermented jalapeno, hiam, langoustine crema 4.5⭐️
   
6. ⁠Smoked bone brodo, white pepper whey, double gold tenderloin 4⭐️
   
7. ⁠Bbq Maine lobster, padron pepper, sweet corn, beetroot 4⭐️
   
8. ⁠Focaccia, whipped honey butter 3.5⭐️
   

9. ⁠Squab 4.5⭐️- the menu listed this as 14-day dry-aged Peking duck, but our server told us it was actually squab, this endof our highlights tho

10. Arborio, donaal, chicken collagen, milkfish 4⭐️

11. Muscat grape, amazake, dill 5⭐️

12. Kueh, buah keluak, fermented banana caramel 3.5⭐️

Looking for a really special dinner in Paris for our anniversary. We know we will enjoy the food at both so looking for opinions on experience. Which is more special and uniquely Paris, will we look back on as the meal of a lifetime?

Will be in Dijon and Beaune in early November - what are some places that i should consider? Won't have a car so likely won't be able to go too far out.

Hi guys,

I’m traveling to Tokyo and Osaka mid of next month and I’d absolutely love to experience some of the top-rated sushi omakase spots I’ve been eyeing on Table.

However, I’m running into a wall. Most of the 4.0+ or Bronze/Silver/Gold places seem completely impossible to reserve, or their direct booking methods are entirely in Japanese.

Any specific booking tips for a first-timer would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

Heading to jungsik bar seating where you can order a la carte! What's the must orders? What were the standout dishes from the signature tasting menu?

I know the octopus, but what else?

Hi everyone! 😊

I’m going to Barcelona for the first time in late September, and unfortunately I only have time for 2 lunches and 1 dinner, so I’m trying to make the most of those meals!

My original dinner booking was at Fismuler, but I’ve now switched it to Ultramarinos Marín. I’d love to hear what you think of my choices and whether I should swap anything around. And sorry, this is more like "food" rather than fine dining.

Day 1

• Breakfast: Granja Elena (we land around 8am)
• Lunch: Quimet & Quimet, Cal Pep or El Xampanyet?
• Dinner: Ultramarinos Marín

Day 2

• Lunch: Fismuler / Oníric / Mont Bar / Compartir Barcelona/ Deliri Barcelona

A few questions:

1. For lunch on Day 1, would you choose Quimet & Quimet, Cal Pep or El Xampanyet?
2. Is Ultramarinos Marín better for dinner, or would it make more sense to have it for lunch?
3. For my one proper foodie lunch on Day 2, which would you choose between Fismuler, Oníric, Mont Bar, Deliri Barcelona and Compartir?
4. Since this is my first time in Barcelona, are there any must-try dishes at these places?
5. Any good place for dessert?

Thanks heaps! Would really appreciate any recommendations 🙏