Vinous Table: Osteria Enoteca San Marco, Venice, Italy
Italy, Vinous Table
, Feb 2018
San Marco is Venice’s most famous and beautiful square. Osteria Enoteca deserves similar amounts of praise, especially compared to dining establishments of the same ilk in the lagunar city. Well-made, non-touristy food, a great wine list and competent service are the ingredients that make Osteria Enoteca well worth a visit.
Vinous Table: Vintage 1997, Torino, Italy
Italy: Piedmont, Piedmont, Vinous Table
, Jan 2018
Vintage 1997 offers solid, well-cooked renditions of updated Piedmontese classics in a quiet, refined but not stuffy ambience. The wine list teeming with great bottles at fair prices make Vintage 1997 a must stop for serious food and wine lovers.
Bistrot du Bord de L’Eau, Levernois, France
France: Burgundy, Vinous Table
, Jan 2018
Bistrot du Bord de L’Eau is one of my favorite spots in Burgundy. The warm, welcoming room, hearty food and fabulous wine list make for a perfect place to enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner.
Vinous Table: Le Calandre, Padova, Italy
Vinous Table
, Jan 2018
My latest dinner at Le Calandre was one of my two best meals of 2017. Precise cooking, masterful technical ability, concentrated flavors, professional but not stuffy service and an outstanding wine list all combine for a memorable dining experience.
Vinous Table: Jean-Michel Lorain, Joigny, France
France: Burgundy, Vinous Table
, Jan 2018
Jean-Michel Lorain’s is the sort of restaurant nobody does better in the world than France. A bucolic setting, refined food and service and a great wine list make for dining nirvana.
Vinous Table: Cul de Sac, Rome, Italy
Vinous Table, Italy
, Dec 2017
Cul de Sac is Rome’s best wine bar. Authentic down to earth, hearty, mostly Roman dishes, a very good selection of charcuterie and cheeses, and a truly hard to lift, huge wine list all make a night at Cul de Sac memorable.
Vinous Table: Campamac – Osteria di Livello, Barbaresco, Italy
Italy: North, Vinous Table
, Dec 2017
I haven’t done the math, but I would be willing to bet no other place in the world can match Piedmont for its sheer concentration of world-class restaurants, most of which are situated within a few kilometers from each other. Located in the heart of Barbaresco, Campamac is the newest addition to Piedmont’s glorious dining scene.
d’Brendelstub, Riquewihr, France
Vinous Table
, Dec 2017
D’Brendelstub offers a nice mix of tradition and twenty-first century flair, with modernist lighting and open kitchen, but also a spit-roast and mostly old Alsatian reliables on the menu (choucroute, tarte flambée, kugelhof, and foie gras.)
Vinous Table: Tan Dinh, Paris, France
Vinous Table
, Nov 2017
We all have favorite restaurants in the world. Tan Dinh is certainly one of mine. A laid-back, casual atmosphere, friendly service, great Vietnamese food and one of the fifteen or twenty best French wine lists in the world make Tan Dinh an essential destination in Paris.
Vinous Table: Le Bernardin, New York, NY
United States: New York, Vinous Table
, Nov 2017
Eric Ripert’s brilliant cuisine and Le Bernardin’s elegant dining room make for a fabulous escape from the hustle and bustle of mid-town Manhattan.