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European Top 25 Restaurants

Has grown to 27 restaurants in fact - This table gives our ranking of the restaurants we have
visited over the last 20 plus years.  The Guide ratings are either current or, to the best of our
knowledge, were the ratings given at the time of the best visit.

The fine-dining-guide.com rating system is derived as follows:-
Mark out of 12 for food, mark out of 10 for service, mark out of 7 for setting, mark out of 7 for
Sommelier, mark out of 4 for atmosphere.  The result out of 40 is divided by two.
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Restaurant
Visits
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Comments
1
Plaza Athenee
2
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
19/20
Expensive but all round
fantastic
2
Louis XV
2
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18.5/20
Intimidating dining room
3
Waterside Inn
+100
Michelin
Three Star
9/10
18.5/20
Service unmatched
4
Les Crayeres
4
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18.5/20
Setting plus beautiful
dining room
5
Guy Savoy
1
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18/20
Value by Paris ***
standards
6
Oak Room (MPW)
7
Michelin
Three Star
10/10
18/20
Tasting Menu sensational
7
The Restaurant
(MPW)
1
Michelin
Two Star
4*/5
18/20
Generous while making
name
8
La Tante Claire
2
Michelin
Three Star
5/5
18/20
Scallop with Squid ink...
9
Nico at Ninety
6
Michelin
Three Star
10/10
18/20
Madame Ladenis was
scary
10
Gordon Ramsay
3
Michelin
Three Star
10/10
18/20
Clean flavours, classical,
consistent
11
Enoteca Pinchiorri
1
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18/20
Exquisite plus
complementary d'yquem
12
Lucas Carton
1
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18/20
Scampi, out of this world,
expensive
13
Les Prets
d'Eugenie
1
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
18/20
Light & Airy room, the
great Guerard
14
De Karmeliet
1
Michelin
Three Star
N/A
17/20
In a class of its own in
Bruges
15
Le Gavroche
11
Michelin
Three Star
17/20
17/20
Returning to form
16
Le Champignon
Sauvage
5
Michelin
Two Star
8/10
17/20
Rich, earthy,
sophisticated and utterly
understated
17
Capital Hotel
4
Michelin
Two Star
8/10
16.5/20
Romantic, bijou, beautiful
food
18
Square
1
Michelin
Two Star
8/10
16.5/20
Ultimately professional,
was a bit loud
19
Jules Verne
1
Michelin
Two Star
N/A
16.5/20
Imaginative cooking in a
fabulous setting
20
Lasserre
1
Michelin
Two Star
N/A
16.5/20
Old fashioned, formal,
elegant (roof!)
21
Le Manoir
6
Michelin
Two Star
5/5
16.5/20
Fastidious, pricey
22
Kommandanten
1
Michelin
Two Star
N/A
16.5/20
Unlikely setting,
Copenhagen,
23
The Fat Duck
7
Michelin
Three Star
9/10
16.5/20
Fascinated
24
Carved Angel
1
Michelin
Two Star
16/20
16/20
Had laughing fit in
restaurant
25
Pied a Terre
2
Michelin
Two Star
8/10
15.5/20
Very rich foie gras
concoctions
26
L'Ortolan
12
Michelin
Two Star
7/10
15.5/20
Consistent and progressive
27
La Tour D'Argent
1
Michelin
Two Star
N/A
15.5/20
Watching the duck being
prepared is a treat