Tokyo Named Best Restaurant City in the World

Foodandwine.com Exclusive: Top 10 Cities for Restaurants, Value Dining, and Chefs to Watch


New York, NY (April 10, 2008) – Food & Wine magazine provides the ultimate dining resource for world travelers in its May issue and online at Foodandwine.com with its 3rd annual Go List. The guide for food-obsessed travelers lists 332 outstanding places to eat in 40 cities around the world, from a pizza-and-jazz hangout in Sydney to a superstar Chinese chef’s glorious new restaurant in Beijing, as well as the top tens in dining around the world. The complete list is available in the May travel issue, on newsstands April 15, and on Foodandwine.com/golist.

In an online exclusive expanding on the findings of the Go List, the editors name: the world's best restaurant cities; the best cities for eating inexpensively; the restaurants with the best views; the best new restaurants of 2007; and more. This and all the results are available at foodandwine.com/golist-top-ten.

Highlights include:

10 BEST RESTAURANT CITIES OF THE WORLD
1. Tokyo
2. Paris
3. New York City
4. London
5. Barcelona
6. Sydney
7. Madrid
8. Chicago
9. Stockholm
10. Vancouver, Canada

10 RESTAURANT CITIES TO WATCH
1. Beijing
2. Mexico City
3. Istanbul
4. Toronto
5. Los Angeles
6. Athens
7. Boston
8. St. Petersburg
9. Tel Aviv
10. Santiago, Chile

10 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order)
1. Bubbles Bar at Guy Savoy in Las Vegas
2. Diverxo in Madrid
3. Gresca in Barcelona
4. Hibiscus in London
5. Mathias Dahlgren in Stockholm
6. O Ya in Boston
7. ONE in Toronto
8. Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles
9. Universal in Sydney
10 Whampoa Club in Beijing

10 BEST VALUE RESTAURANTS (in alphabetical order)
1. Kau Kee Restaurant in Hong Kong
2. Kefi in New York City
3. Kiosko Universal in Barcelona
4 Legendary Noodle in Vancouver
5. Les Cocottes in Paris
6. Love Supreme in Sydney
7. Open Colonna in Rome
8. Refuel in London
9. Taberna Laredo in Madrid
10. Tempura Mikawa in Tokyo

For more top 10 picks on The New Superstar Chefs, 10 Best Restaurants with a View, 10 Best Restaurants for Carnivores, and 10 Best Restaurants for Sightseers, go to Foodandwine.com/worldsbest.

Highlights from the Go List restaurants picks in each city include:

UNITED STATES & CANADA:
BOSTON: Craigie Street Bistrot, Hamersley’s Bistro, Harvest, La Verdad Taqueria, Myers + Chang, No. 9 Park, O Ya, Radius

CHICAGO: Blackbird, Bonsoirée, Custom House, The Gage, Spiaggia, Table Fifty-Two, Takashi

LOS ANGELES: Bastide, Campanile, Catch, Comme Ça, Fraîche, The Hungry Cat, La Terza, Osteria Mozza, Paperfish, R-23, Urasawa, V-Vinbar at Valentino

MIAMI: Hiro’s Yakko-San, Islas Canarias, The Mahogany Grille, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Michy’s, Palme d’Or, Sardinia

NEW YORK: Alto, Café Boulud, Cru, Fiamma, Gramercy Tavern, Jean Georges, Kefi, Market Table, Otto, Soto, Tía Pol

SAN FRANCISCO: Absinthe, The Alembic, Coi, Delfina, Hog Island Oyster Company, J Lounge at Jardinière, Rubicon, Sebo, SPQR, Spruce, Zuni Café

TORONTO: C5 Restaurant Lounge, Colborne Lane, Foxley, Lucien, ONE, Splendido

MEXICO & SOUTH AMERICA:

BUENOS AIRES: El Pobre Luis, O’Farrell, Oviedo, Sucre, Tomo 1

SÃO PAULO: Antiquarius, D.O.M., Fasano, Fogo de Chão, Pirajá

EUROPE:
LONDON: 1707 at Fortnum’s, Bibendum, Canteen, Daylesford Organic Cafe, The Goring, Hibiscus, National Dining Rooms, The Only Running Footman, Pearl Liang, Refuel

PARIS: Da Rosa, Le Baratin, Le Chiberta, Le Comptoir, Le Meurice, Le Pré Catelan, Les Cocottes, Mon Vieil Ami, Racines, Spring

ATHENS: Aneton, Athiri, Papadakis, Pasaji, Rififi

ROME: Caffè Doria, Fafiuché, Open Colonna, Palatium, Retro Zerodue, Risto Nobel, Settimio all’Arancio

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST:
TEL AVIV: Aba Gil’s Organic Hummus, Brasserie, Catit, Deca, Herbert Samuel, Martha Kitchen & Bar

BEIRUT: Abdel Wahab El Inglizi, Al Mayass, Casablanca, Corleone Trattoria, Diwan Al-Sultan Brahim, Le Chef

ASIA:
BEIJING: Dali Courtyard, Ding Ding Xiang, Made in China, Sichuan Provincial Government Office Restaurant, Whampoa Club Beijing

HONG KONG: Bo Innovation, Fagara, Green T. House, Kau Kee Restaurant, Luk Yu Teahouse, Malouf’s Modern Middle Eastern, T’ang Court, Yellow Door Kitchen, Yung Kee Restaurant

AUSTRALIA:
MELBOURNE: D.O.C Pizza & Mozzarella Bar, Gill’s Diner, The Press Club, Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sarti

To schedule an interview with a Food & Wine editor about The Go List, contact Lori Lefevre at 212.827.6403 or lori.a.lefevre@aexp.com.

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