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Dining Room

Chefs, restaurants and the craft of feeding people

China

The Chairman Makes the Case That Cantonese Cooking Is the Most Refined Cuisine on Earth

No foam, no theatre, no imported truffle. In a dining room in Central, Danny Yip's kitchen steams a crab in aged rice wine and lets it speak. Our critic listened.

The Chairman Makes the Case That Cantonese Cooking Is the Most Refined Cuisine on Earth
Argentina

At Crizia, Buenos Aires Finally Has a Great Restaurant That Looks to the Sea

In the capital of beef, Gabriel Oggero built his reputation on Patagonian oysters and fire. Two decades on, his Palermo dining room is where the city's cooking feels most alive.

At Crizia, Buenos Aires Finally Has a Great Restaurant That Looks to the Sea
Italy

At Le Calandre, a Risotto Is Still the Most Daring Thing on the Menu

Massimiliano Alajmo was the youngest chef ever to hold three stars. Two decades later, in a village outside Padua, his family's restaurant cooks with a lightness that makes the ava

At Le Calandre, a Risotto Is Still the Most Daring Thing on the Menu
Singapore

Odette Is French Cooking With the Windows Open

In a pale pink room inside Singapore's National Gallery, Julien Royer cooks the food of his grandmother's farm with the produce of Asia. It is lighter than Paris, warmer than most

Odette Is French Cooking With the Windows Open
Australia

Nour to launch "Decade of Dishes" to mark 10 year anniversary - hospitality

Middle Eastern restaurant Nour is bringing back the dishes that have shaped the restaurant over the past decade to mark its 10 year anniversary.

Nour to launch "Decade of Dishes" to mark 10 year anniversary - hospitality
United States

38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, According to a Longtime Local

Los Angeles doesn't have any one true center, and that's kind of the point.

38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, According to a Longtime Local
Australia

Elliott’s, Balmain is a leafy bar and restaurant made for long lunches and sundowners

Thank goodness, it’s gone. “The croissant has gone!” I yelled to my wife from two rooms away the other week. “We can go to Elliott’s!” She had no idea what I was talking about.

Elliott’s, Balmain is a leafy bar and restaurant made for long lunches and sundowners
United States

26 years on, Island Grill prepares to open a sixth restaurant

The Technomic Top 500: Another tough year for chain restaurants Top 500 chain restaurant sales slowed again in 2025 as consumers cut back on dining, but sectors like coffee, bevera

26 years on, Island Grill prepares to open a sixth restaurant
Canada

This casual dining restaurant in Edmonton is opening a new location

After serving Edmonton for over 20 years, Fargos has finally decided to open up a new location within the city.

This casual dining restaurant in Edmonton is opening a new location
United States

Michelin-Recognized Okiboru and NoriFish Join Ponce City Market in Atlanta

Ponce City Market makes public NoriFish, a sushi concept offering fresh seafood sourced from Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market, and Okiboru, a ramen and tsukemen spot recognized by MICHEL

Michelin-Recognized Okiboru and NoriFish Join Ponce City Market in Atlanta
United States

The Best Restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware

From certain parts of Philadelphia, Wilmington is a quicker trip than many Philly suburbs. Hop on I-95 in West Philly and make it there in 35 minutes by car; on Amtrak’s Acela trai

The Best Restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware
United States

Where to Eat in New York City Right Now

Every spring, our chief restaurant critic in New York, Ligaya Mishan, ranks the 100 best restaurants in the city, an expansive catalog of her favorites and a larger statement about

Where to Eat in New York City Right Now
Spain

Where the Chefs Eat: Tamar Adler's favourite restaurants in Madrid

Where the Chefs Eat asks your favourite chefs for their top restaurants in cities across the world.

Where the Chefs Eat: Tamar Adler's favourite restaurants in Madrid
Canada

This Michelin-starred chef is opening a new restaurant in Edmonton

Yori is a new restaurant coming to Edmonton, curated by Michelin-starred chef Masaki Saito. Saito came to the Canadian culinary scene as a two-time, two-starred Michelin chef, havi

This Michelin-starred chef is opening a new restaurant in Edmonton
United States

National Restaurant Association finds beverages can drive growth

The Technomic Top 500: Another tough year for chain restaurants Top 500 chain restaurant sales slowed again in 2025 as consumers cut back on dining, but sectors like coffee, bevera

National Restaurant Association finds beverages can drive growth
United States

Chef Justin Devillier gets ready for his next restaurant

The Technomic Top 500: Another tough year for chain restaurants

Chef Justin Devillier gets ready for his next restaurant
United States

A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora

Bronx-born New York native, chef Lana Lagomarsini — a semifinalist on Top Chef season 22 — is opening her own tasting menu spot centered on the Black culinary diaspora: Creola, nam

A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora
Canada

Hundreds of Edmontonians are lining up at an unlikely spot for fish and chips

Before most people had begun thinking about lunch, Sabor owners and chefs Christian Mena and Lino Oliveira were already outside frying fish.

Hundreds of Edmontonians are lining up at an unlikely spot for fish and chips
United Kingdom

Chef of the Week: Cal Byerley, Pine Restaurant

Chef Cal Byerley has never been interested in chasing trends. At Restaurant Pine, the Michelin-starred and Michelin Green Star-awarded restaurant he co-founded with his wife Sian i

Chef of the Week: Cal Byerley, Pine Restaurant
United States

The Le Bouchon Team Spins Up a Rotisserie Chicken Spot in Bucktown

While for many of us dry chicken breasts are a rite of poultry passage, brothers Oliver and Nicolas Poilevey have a different tale to tell.

The Le Bouchon Team Spins Up a Rotisserie Chicken Spot in Bucktown
United States

The Best Dining Is Happening During the Day

The majority of restaurant scouting happens at night; many of our Best New Restaurants list are only open for dinner service. Lucky for us, a few operate daily daytime hours (like

The Best Dining Is Happening During the Day
China

How Far Can Hunan Flavor Travel?

Hunan has a long tradition of cooking freshwater fish.

How Far Can Hunan Flavor Travel?
Malaysia

10 JB Zi Char Places Worth Crossing The Causeway For, Including Chao Ta Bee Hoon And Fish Head Curry

Guide to the best JB zi char places

10 JB Zi Char Places Worth Crossing The Causeway For, Including Chao Ta Bee Hoon And Fish Head Curry
United States

How the outdoor dining ‘streatery’ has evolved five years after the pandemic

Leading up to the summer of 2020, restaurants were struggling.

How the outdoor dining ‘streatery’ has evolved five years after the pandemic