Glacis Beisl offers a pleasant garden tucked away in the heart of Vienna as a backdrop to the flawless execution of Austrian classics with the occasional modern twist. The comfortable, modern indoor dining area is just as nice as the pleasant terrace. Good food and good service by typically young, energetic staff make Glacis Beisl a favorite with both locals and visitors to Vienna.
Meisl & Shadn offers traditional Austrian cuisine in an upscale and elegant setting with impeccable service and execution of the food. The soft pounding of the veal cutlets by the chefs in the open kitchen adds a showy element to this one of kind dining in experience in Vienna. If you only can dine at one restaurant in your visit to Vienna … this is the one.
Ilona Stüberl – Vienna, located within a stone’s throw from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in the heart of Innerstadt is known to locals as merely ‘Ilona’. Loyal Viennese and tourists alike have been coming to Ilona for decades for renditions of classic Hungarian comfort-food, served in humble, yet comfortable surroundings. You can’t go wrong with the stuffed cabbage or paprika (peppers).
Guy Savoy – Paris proves that in a culinary world that reveres burnt straw and foam you can still find restaurants that that deliver satisfying meals that leave you wishing you could have a second helping. Guy Savoy just keeps producing outrageously satisfying food from outrageously luxurious ingredients in an ambiance that shouts “this is a special occasion”. It’s expensive … but you won’t feel shortchanged because this is the meal of a lifetime.
Arpège – Paris, the creation of lauded-chef Alain Passard, offers an expensive garden-centric tasting-menu, often utilizing unique cultivars from the restaurant’s own garden. Arpège, which offers no a la carte menu, has garnered 3 Michelin stars but hasn’t fared so well in critiques by other professional or consumer reviewers.
Benoit is a convivial bistro founded more than 100 years ago and family-owned for 93-years until sold to Alain Ducasse who for better or worse, has added his “touch” to the rich history in this location. This is the only modest little bistro in Paris to have earned a Michelin star which, no doubt, explains the average main-course price of around 50 euros, about twice what you’d expect in a neighborhood bistro. More bang for the buck at lunch when you can get a 3-course prix fixe menu for only 39 euros.