The Best of »Falstaff Online International 2024«
Since 1974, the Enoteca Pinchiorri has been a flagship restaurant in Florence. The solid, contemporary cuisine of chef Riccardo Monco delights with intense flavours that are constantly being refined. The exceptional wine list is a dream!
Chef Ricardo Costa conjures up elegant compositions from the country's best ingredients. Using Portuguese flavours and preparation methods, he creates a contemporary national cuisine in a class of its own. The Yeatman wine list is equally impressive.
Alma - soul - is the name of the restaurant run by award-winning chef Henrique Sá Pessoa. Here you can enjoy elegant, contemporary, soulful Portuguese cuisine in a particularly beautiful dining room in a robust 18th century villa.
At Palazzo Portinari in the centre of Florence, chef Vito Mollica offers flavourful Michelin-starred cuisine with a focus on fish. The attentive service and the wine list, which bears the signature of Clizia Zuin, make for a great experience.
A restaurant couldn't be more beautifully situated: right on the beach with a view of the Atlantic Ocean. Michelin-starred chef Rui Paula serves a menu with 6, 12 or 21 courses, and his delicate dishes can also be ordered à la carte. There is also a fine selection of wines.
Il Palagio in the Four Seasons Hotel exudes charm and elegance. Head chef Paolo Lavezzini knows how to conjure up first-class ingredients and a variety of dishes, many with a Tuscan touch. The wine list by Walter Meccia is also worth mentioning.
The Antiquum is not only one of the best restaurants in the city, it is also one of the most idyllic, thanks to its location in the "Museu Romantico" in a park. The creative cuisine consists mainly of local produce, spiced up with international delicacies.
For almost 15 years, the highly decorated cuisine of brothers Gaël and Mickaël Tourteaux has been defined by aesthetic arrangements and the combination of local products with exotic spices and herb bouquets. Elegant setting, unfortunately a little cramped.
The cuisine at Kabuki in Lisbon's Four Seasons Ritz hotel skillfully combines elements of Japanese and Mediterranean tradition. A lot of excellent Portuguese seafood is used. The wine list is also excellently stocked.
Rocco de Santis' cuisine is honest, yet imaginative and original, with exciting contrasts. The service is precise and courteous. The wine list is extensive and allows for creative pairings, as do the cocktails to match the menu.
The Vila Foz hotel restaurant is located in an old villa in the upscale Foz district. Elegant, modern cuisine with a focus on fish and seafood is served in the stylish gas room, accompanied by a selection of wines from all of Portugal's top names.
The restaurant at the Hotel Lungarno stands for elegance and exclusivity. Claudio Mengoni's cuisine offers refined dishes inspired by Italian tradition. The wine list compiled by Salvatore Biscotti with over a thousand labels is a temptation.
Euskalduna Studio looks like a Japanese gourmet restaurant, has a Basque name and serves products from Portugal. Chef Vasco Coelho Santos skillfully blurs the boundaries of gastronomic art to create a unique, modern experience.
With its lavish decor and opulent arrangements, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen's gourmet restaurant is one of the most original places in the city. The very personal menu is inspired by South African cuisine, plus an extra cheese room - spectacular!
Chef Pedro Lemos has opened his restaurant in a former home in the elegant coastal district of Foz do Douro. It offers several tasting menus focusing on the best produce that the Portuguese sea and the mainland have to offer.
Ljubomir Stanisic breaks boundaries and traditions here. The Bosnian chef came to Portugal as a teenager and began cooking to overcome his war trauma. His creativity gives rise to wild, modern and, above all, incredibly tasty dishes.
Cura offers light contemporary cuisine made from regional ingredients. Chef Pedro Pena blends local traditions with international flavours and techniques. There are three menus, the "Meia Cura", the "Origens" and the vegetarian "Raízes".
A cuisine inspired by Italian gastronomic traditions. Authentic and simple dishes that surprise, prepared with herbs, fruit and vegetables from the villa's 15th century permaculture garden. Refined atmosphere.