10 Tantilizing Restaurants Worth Travelling For In 2022
While there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of restaurants that can cook a delicious lunch or dinner, very few can genuinely blow your mind. These are the restaurants that most people are only lucky enough to eat at once.
These are ten of the best rated restaurants in the world that you should travel to as soon as you can.
Noma
Noma is currently ranked first on the World’s Best Restaurant list, the epitome of culinary perfection. Located in Copenhagen, it was rated the best restaurant in the world in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014.
This restaurant serves traditional Nordic food reimagined to fit into the fine dining and modern times we live in. in 2021; Noma was awarded a coveted third Michelin Star, making it one of 132 restaurants in the world to have the title.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal is famous for creating some of the weirdest and wackiest meals we have ever seen. His restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, explores his other passion, modernizing dishes from hundreds of years ago.
Found in Knightsbridge in London, the restaurant has held two Michelin stars for a long time now. The restaurant has a casual and comfortable feel, setting itself apart from most fine dining establishments.
Central
Found in Lima, Peru, Central serves up contemporary Peruvian and South American food. While it has consistently won a spot on the 50 Best Restaurants list, it has also been voted the best restaurant in Latin America in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and ranked second-best in 2017.
It has surprisingly not been awarded a Michelin star despite being one of the best restaurants in South America; however, that is sure to change.
Den
It is no surprise that there are a couple of Japanese restaurants worth traveling to, and Den is one of the best. Found in Tokyo, Den serves up traditional and modern Japanese cuisine using some of the best ingredients you can find.
The intimate feel is complemented by traditional Japanese bamboo and an open kitchen, which allows guests to watch the chefs in action. This highly-rated restaurant is a must when visiting Tokyo.
Geranium
Noma isn’t the only world-class restaurant in Copenhagen. Geranium serves traditional Nordic and Scandinavian cuisine and other dishes and ingredients from around the world. While both Noma and Geranium have three Michelin Stars, Geranium was the first Danish restaurant to receive the award.
While Geranium is arguably the second-best restaurant in the world, it is still a must when visiting the city, along with a night at Noma.
Septime
Of course, there is a restaurant from Paris on this list, with Septime currently ranked as one of, if not the best, in the city. Septime strays from the traditional feel of French restaurants, with many describing it as a cool place run by even cooler people.
Septime serves up traditional and modern seasonal French cuisine, with the biggest draw being the world-class courses at affordable prices.
Benu
Benu is a combination of Asian and New American cuisine found in the heart of San Francisco. It is also one of 13 restaurants in the United States that have been awarded a third Michelin star.
Opened in 2010, Benu is owned and operated by Corey Lee, the former head chef of the world-famous French Laundry. The restaurant has numerous awards to its name, consistently being ranked in the top 50 restaurants on multiple lists.
Borago
Borago has made a name for itself by ensuring it uses local ingredients and creates seasonal menus. The restaurant serves up traditional Chilean and South American cuisine with modern touches you have definitely not seen before.
Borago is committed to a zero-kilometer cooking philosophy and staying in line with this, many of their ingredients, especially the fruits and vegetables, are grown in their own orchards and gardens.
Atomix
Atomix, one of the more exclusive restaurants on this list, can be found near Koreatown in Manhatten. Designed as a tasting menu restaurant, it only has one U-shaped table that can seat 14 people.
The menu is constantly changing at Atomix and usually has a good mix of traditional Korean and Asian cuisine and Asian-American influences that you may very well be familiar with.
Wolfgat
Arguably the best restaurant on the African continent, Wolfgat is owned and operated by Kobus van der Merwe, a chef often compared to Rene Redzepi, the creator of Noma. Found on the West Coast of South Africa, Wolfgat is also one of the most unassuming restaurants on this list.
The small restaurant has very few tables and a months-long waiting list. Serving up the freshest seafood and seasonal vegetables, Wolfgat is the epitome of keeping the atmosphere simple and letting the food do all the talking.