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United States

Gen Z is boosting restaurant traffic

- Restaurant traffic widened 1.1% year over year in July, driven by greater spending among lower-income cohorts, going to a Bank of America Institute analysis of consumer spending.

Gen Z is boosting restaurant traffic
Indonesia

New Restaurants in Bali 2026: Latest Openings [Updated]

The island’s world-class food and beverage scene continues to grow and innovate, adding to the already fantastic variety of venues in which to eat, drink and enjoy.

New Restaurants in Bali 2026: Latest Openings [Updated]
Japan

At Narisawa, the Forest Arrives at the Table Still Breathing

In a quiet corner of Minami-Aoyama, Yoshihiro Narisawa has spent two decades turning Japan's mountains, rivers and soil into a cuisine so gentle you barely notice how radical it is

At Narisawa, the Forest Arrives at the Table Still Breathing
Switzerland

Seventy Years In, the Kitchen at Crissier Still Cooks Like It Has Something to Prove

Five chefs, one town hall, three stars held for longer than most restaurants exist. Franck Giovannini's summer menu shows why the most classical table in Europe is also one of its

Seventy Years In, the Kitchen at Crissier Still Cooks Like It Has Something to Prove
Colombia

In Bogotá, El Chato Turns a Country's Biodiversity Into the Most Exciting Plate in the Andes

Álvaro Clavijo came home from the great kitchens of New York and Copenhagen with one idea: that Colombia had everything a cook could want. Nine years on, his bistro in Chapinero is

In Bogotá, El Chato Turns a Country's Biodiversity Into the Most Exciting Plate in the Andes
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
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
United States

Why Buffalo Wild Wings is Bringing Back a Taste of the 2000s

From the resurgence of vinyl records, Y2K fashion trends, and other retro experiences like old-school diners, people are craving nostalgia. More than 50 percent of U.S. adults are

Why Buffalo Wild Wings is Bringing Back a Taste of the 2000s
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

Vegan Chinese Food Goes Unexpectedly Hard at Echo Park’s Men & Beasts

Find Men & Beasts in the middle of one of Los Angeles’s busiest intersections on the corner of Alvarado Street and Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park.

Vegan Chinese Food Goes Unexpectedly Hard at Echo Park’s Men & Beasts
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
Jamaica

Eggs &... cracks open a new food experience

Loading article... At Eggs &..., the first meal of the day is anything but ordinary.

Eggs &... cracks open a new food experience
Australia

The team behind 40Res opens Surry Hills bakery Little River - hospitality

The team behind restaurant and wine bar 40Res has expanded its offering with the opening of Little River, a bakery and provisions store.

The team behind 40Res opens Surry Hills bakery Little River - hospitality
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

West Side Oyster Club Gives Santa Monica Seafood Lovers What They Want

When it comes to seaside restaurants in Santa Monica, it’s hard to think of somewhere more iconic than Ocean Avenue’s Blue Plate Oysterette, a destination for freshly shucked oyste

West Side Oyster Club Gives Santa Monica Seafood Lovers What They Want
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 Hands-Down Best New Fast Food Menu Items Of August 2026

In the eyes of many fast food restaurants, August is the time for fall menus to start dropping; and yes, this means plenty of pumpkin spice. (Not a fan? Try these items instead.) O

The Hands-Down Best New Fast Food Menu Items Of August 2026
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
United States

This Ingredient Difference Between Coke And Pepsi Behind Why You Hate One And Love The Other

For some of us, the answer to "Coke or Pepsi" is simply "whatever you've got." Certainly we may prefer one to the other (this writer will reach for an ice-cold Coca-Cola before Pep

This Ingredient Difference Between Coke And Pepsi Behind Why You Hate One And Love The Other