The Best of »Falstaff Online International 2025«
On the sixth floor of the tower, the gourmet restaurant offers a great view of the Seine and Notre-Dame. Founded in 1582, it has been modernised and now also offers a rooftop terrace for cocktails. The wine cellar has over 300,000 bottles.
Led by Jordi Vilà, one of the foremost champions of Catalan cuisine, Alkimia explores the boundaries of traditional recipes with a thoughtful approach that bridges past, present and future. The restaurant has earned a Michelin star and three Repsol Suns for its intelligent, expressive cooking.
Run by Oriol Ivern, Hisop is one of Barcelona’s great modern classics. Its philosophy is rooted in contemporary Catalan cuisine that celebrates local produce, traditional flavours and refined simplicity. The menu often features seasonal game such as pigeon, rabbit, venison and quail. Awarded one Michelin star and two Repsol Suns.
From the acclaimed team behind Barcelona’s Disfrutar—voted the World’s Best Restaurant 2024—Compartir offers a relaxed yet imaginative dining experience in Cadaqués. Here, contemporary creativity is seamlessly blended with tradition, making it a place where culinary excellence feels approachable and convivial.
Overlooking the sparkling bay of Llafranc, Casamar combines modern Empordà cuisine with breathtaking views. Run by siblings Quim and Maria Casellas, together with Ferran Lladó in the kitchen, the restaurant continues a family tradition that began 70 years ago. Expect a refined marriage of technique, creativity, and local ingredients.
Albert Ventura’s Coure balances Catalan essence with modern creativity, where precise technique serves the integrity of the product. The restaurant features two spaces: a relaxed street-level bar and a more intimate dining room below.
Jordi Esteve’s Nectari offers Mediterranean cuisine that is elegant, modern and imaginative, yet firmly grounded in authenticity. With a focus on seasonal and local ingredients, the menu often includes mushrooms and game, celebrating autumn’s finest flavours.
A Llançà institution, Els Pescadors is devoted to seafood, with Cap de Creus lobster as its proud emblem. Siblings Lluís and Maria Àngels Fernández ensure each lobster is accompanied by its own numbered illustration—a detail that elevates dining into ritual. A celebration of the sea in all its richness.
At Sumac in Roses, chef Jordi Dalmau showcases his precision-driven cuisine, honed under the guidance of Santi Santamaría. Every dish is built upon carefully sourced local ingredients, highlighting the very best of the Empordà in an elegant, understated setting. A discreet yet essential stop for gourmets.
Nestled in the cobbled heart of Tossa de Mar’s old town, La Cuina de Can Simón has been lovingly run by the Lores-Gelpí family since 1988. Housed in a former fisherman’s cottage, the restaurant blends contemporary Mediterranean finesse with recipes steeped in tradition. Seasonal, local produce dictates the rhythm of the kitchen, resulting in dishes that feel both rooted and refined.
Bonnard is a cosy, vegetarian restaurant in Paris that uses seasonal and local ingredients for creative dishes. The wine list offers biodynamic wines from various French regions that go very well with the dishes.
Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth, is the name of this chic restaurant with white beams and stone walls. Chef Loïc Dantec serves a seasonal menu with dishes such as grilled Cantal pork. Impressive wine cellar.
On the seventh floor of "La Samaritaine" in the "Cheval Blanc" hotel is an Italian seafood brasserie. Here you will find a lively atmosphere, a cocktail bar, an impressive wine list as well as fresh fish, seafood, pasta and desserts.
Opposite the Louvre Gardens, chef Benoît Dargère creates Mediterranean classics with carefully selected ingredients. The service is as outstanding as the food - including risotto and grilled octopus. Cosy, elegant, romantic.
"Mojju" combines the flavours of Korean cuisine with modern French influences. Chef Thibault Sombardier offers dishes such as miso-glazed monkfish, accompanied by traditional banchan and a selection of wines.
This romantic restaurant has a minimalist style: a bar with dark blue mosaics, dark walls and floors and stylish lighting. It exudes Japanese elegance and is run by chef Satoshi Horiuchi.
Drawing inspiration from the medieval Sent Soví cookbook, Marc Pérez and Tania Doblas reimagine Catalan classics with a contemporary twist. The focus is on organic, locally sourced ingredients and a clear sense of place. Still a relatively new project, La Sosenga is already gaining attention among Barcelona’s gastronomes.
"Guy Savoy" creates a menu with first-class ingredients. It offers different atmospheres: the wine bar for snacks, the library for peace and quiet and the fireplace for romance. A medieval fireplace is the centrepiece of this stylish room.
"Aux Crus de Bourgogne" offers traditional French cuisine in a charmingly renovated setting. Classics such as snails and sole are also available on the terrace. Delicious soufflés are offered in the autumn.
Here you can enjoy plant-based sushi and crispy rice with shiitake, oyster mushrooms and avocado, gyoza with kimchi sauce and delicious cocktails. Chef Christian Ventura focuses on sustainable ingredients. The calm ambience has many wooden textures.