A guide to the best restaurants around the world where creatives gather, celebrate and eat well.
Calgary
Shokunin
Shokunin in Mission is chef Darren MacLean's modern izakaya, fusing Japanese techniques with Canadian ingredients. Since 2015 it's been one of the most respected restaurants in the country, with a menu built around yakitori, small plates, and a strong sake and cocktail list. The 50-seat room is lively and the food is genuinely ambitious without being stuffy.
shokunin.caOakland
PARLOUR
Parlour is a laid-back Cal-Italian spot in Oakland serving seasonal Bay Area plates from a wood-fired oven with classic and modern cocktails, plus a tasty weekend brunch.
parlouroakland.comNew-york
Sauced BKLYN
Sauced BKLYN is a cute Brooklyn wine bar with a nice outdoor seating area.
instagram.com/saucedbklynMilan
Ceresio 7
Ceresio 7 on the rooftop of a former ENEL building near Corso Como is a bar, restaurant, and pool bar that's become one of the go-to spots for Milan's fashion and design crowd. The view over the city is excellent, the food is good, and aperitivo on the terrace is one of the better ways to spend a Milan evening.
ceresio7.comMilan
Langosteria Bistrot
Langosteria Bistrot in the Navigli is the more relaxed sibling of Milan's legendary Langosteria flagship, serving some of the freshest seafood in the city. Raw bar, crudi, and beautifully cooked fish in a buzzy setting that fills up fast, especially during design week.
langosteria.comMilan
Terrazza Triennale
Terrazza Triennale on the top floor of the Triennale di Milano has a seasonal menu and one of the better rooftop views in the city over Parco Sempione. Worth going up even just for a drink. The café on the lower floor is a more casual option with the same good location.
triennale.orgAntwerp
Cobra
Cobra is a restaurant inspired by the CoBrA art movement, with colourful pop art paintings covering the walls. The menu is a creative shared dining concept with food by chef Orlando Schuitema. Chic but casual, it's the kind of place you can go for a quick lunch or linger over dinner.
cobra-antwerp.comHelsinki
Restaurant Nolla
Restaurant Nolla in the Design District is the first fully zero-waste restaurant in the Nordic countries, where three chefs have made sustainability the whole point rather than the footnote. Seasonal, local, and meticulously sourced — the cooking is ambitious and the commitment is real.
restaurantnolla.comLondon
The Dover
The Dover on Dover Street in Mayfair is an Italian restaurant and bar with genuine old-school New York glamour. Think walnut wood panelling, proper tablecloths, candlelight and velvet curtains at the entrance. The menu is focused on comfort food done well: lobster rolls, pasta classics, great Dover sole and a house baked cheesecake brulée. The martinis are a serious draw too, and the bar up front is walk-in only. It was opened by former Soho House COO Martin Kuczmarski, and that background shows in how effortlessly the place puts you at ease. Creative and media industry types have claimed it as one of their own.
thedoverrestaurant.comGraz
Aiola Upstairs
Aiola Upstairs is a restaurant and bar on top of the Schlossberg, accessible by funicular or glass elevator, with sweeping views over Graz's red rooftops and the surrounding hills. Glass fronts fold away entirely in warm weather, merging the terrace and indoor space into one. Go for sunset.
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