Restaurants reviews
La Fine Heure in Dijon: very good, simple meal, laborious service
La Fine Heure in Dijon offers very good bistro-style cuisine, all homemade, with very friendly staff but service that's a little slow and laborious.
For this trip to Dijon, a city of renowned gastronomy, I decided to try two...
Epur Lisbon: simple yet sophisticated
Epur, the restaurant of French chef Vincent Farges in Lisbon, offers a cuisine of apparent simplicity but truly sophisticated, thanks to the meeting of several influences and perfectly mastered technique.
Eating well in Lisbon is not complicated, to say...
IN Diferente in Porto: a fine Michelin-starred restaurant and an ode to seafood
In Diferente offers fine gourmet cuisine that makes the most of local produce, all in a simple, refined setting.
So, after three evenings of upmarket dining, here I am, at the final dinner of this Portuguese escapade, with this...
Cafeina in Porto: creative, refined dishes at good value for money
Cafeina, in Porto, offers sophisticated modern cuisine at a surprisingly affordable price compared with restaurants serving simpler fare.
For this third dinner in Porto, I'm continuing along the path initially planned: after modern, affordable cuisine (Gruta), a bistro (Cantinho...
Cantinho do Avillez in Porto: a very good Portuguese bistro
Cantinho do Avillez offers typical Portuguese dishes in a bistro atmosphere right in the heart of Porto.
For this second dinner in Porto, I decided to stick with simple, traditional cuisine but to change the atmosphere: after the friendly Gruta...
Gruta in Porto: a great simple and affordable Portuguese restaurant
Located in the heart of Porto, Gruta offers simple, modern Portuguese cuisine that won't disappoint.
As part of the logic behind this trip, I thought I'd go for a crescendo of restaurants, starting with the simple and friendly and...
Centurion New York: a beautiful place
I'm having a great time on a business trip in New York, when I get a call from a friend who has a pied-à-terre in the city and asks if I'd like to have a drink with him at...
Verōnika at Fotografiska New York: Excellent but amped-up service
On the first evening of my New York stay, a colleague suggested dinner to get to know each other better, and chose the restaurant Verōnika located in the house of photography, Fotografiska, which I had already visited with my...
Regina Lucia in Syracuse: contemporary Sicilian cuisine of excellent quality
Regina Lucia in Syracuse offers gourmet contemporary Sicilian cuisine of the highest quality. The perfect balance between a street corner restaurant and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
On my second evening in Syracuse, I went down a notch or two...
Cortile Spirito Santo in Syracuse: a refined Sicilian Michelin-starred restaurant
Cortile Spirto Santo in Syracuse, awarded a Michelin star, offers refined Sicilian cuisine of excellent quality and attentive service.
To occupy my two evenings in Syracuse, I wanted to try a Michelin-starred restaurant and a simpler gastronomic one, and so...