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A creative-cuisine restaurant in Paris's 16th arrondissement run by Shinichi Sato, previously celebrated at Passage 53, awarded two MICHELIN stars in 2025; beneath a vault of wooden slats like a corolla, a circular dining room showcases precision and fine produce, price range €€€€.
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A colourfully styled brasserie on the 7th floor of the Cheval Blanc hotel in Paris's 1st arrondissement, led by William Bequin under the direction of Arnaud Donckele, listed among the starred restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025.
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A Japanese restaurant at the Banyan Tree Dubai hotel, with two head chefs specialising respectively in A5 Kobe beef and fish flown in from Toyosu Market; included in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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A modern-classic French restaurant inside the Hôtel Plaza Athénée on Avenue Montaigne in Paris's 8th arrondissement, awarded one MICHELIN star in 2025; chef Jean Imbert took over from Alain Ducasse with a lighter, more playful take on French cuisine.
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Mediterranean and French restaurant in Dubai's DIFC, a popular French brasserie; listed in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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Petit Amour in Hamburg's Ottensen district offers four-to-six-course menus blending modern, classic French and Nordic styles by chef Eike Iken. Awarded one MICHELIN star by the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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An Internazionale, Contemporanea restaurant in Milan. Located inside the Mandarin Oriental, chef Antonio Guida blends an international outlook with seasonal ingredients in refined cooking. The restaurant offers several tasting menus and takes part in training and social-inclusion projects.
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A contemporary Chinese restaurant inside Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, known for its moody lighting and creative Chinese dishes, awarded one star in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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A modern-cuisine restaurant at 4 rue d'Assas in Paris's 6th arrondissement, holding two MICHELIN stars; chef Hélène Darroze, from a family of Southwest cooks, draws on the terroirs of Aquitaine, the Landes and the Basque country.
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An Italiana contemporanea, Creativa restaurant in Milan's Porta Nuova district; chef Andrea Berton builds refined dishes from few ingredients, with the signature “Non Solo Brodo” tasting menu revolving around broths, giving equal weight to meat and fish.
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A contemporary Japanese restaurant on the ninth floor of the FIVE LUXE hotel at JBR, Dubai, with views of Ain Dubai and the sea, included in the selection of the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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A modern and creative-cuisine restaurant in Paris's 11th arrondissement, holding Michelin stars. Its name stands for "Fait Ici En France" (Made Here in France): chef Victor Mercier cooks exclusively with French ingredients, expressed through pairings like Burgundy miso and French satay in a committed, sustainable approach.
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Oxte, tucked on a quiet street near the Étoile in Paris' 17th arrondissement, has chef Enrique Casarrubias reinterpreting Mexican cuisine with French produce; it is listed in the Paris starred list of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025.
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A Japanese restaurant in Emirates Hills, Dubai, selected in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026; it pairs classic Japanese technique with charcoal-fire cooking, with most seats facing the live-fire kitchen.
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XU Dubai is a modern Cantonese restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Kempinski Hotel at Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, known for Peking duck and dim sum; it is included in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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A classic-cuisine bistro in Paris's 4th arrondissement, preserving Belle Époque woodwork, brass, mirrors and velvet banquettes; listed in the MICHELIN Guide, price range €€€, known for traditional dishes such as pâté en croûte and tête de veau.
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Ninive is a Middle Eastern restaurant inside Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, offering outdoor-only seating inspired by Bedouin tents, listed in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Dubai selection.
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A Middle Eastern restaurant in Jumeirah 1, Dubai, chef Salam Dakkak's tribute to her mother meaning 'Maryam's Dining Table', listed as a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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A modern-cuisine restaurant on the Place des Vosges in Paris's 3rd arrondissement, on the MICHELIN starred list. Set within the Le Pavillon de la Reine hotel, chef Thibault Sombardier serves fine, precise dishes.
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A legendary Paris institution founded in 1946 in the 8th arrondissement, pairing classical and modern cuisine, famed for its tableside crêpes Suzette and monumental wine list, and listed among the starred restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025.
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Contemporary restaurant near Al Barari in Dubai, characterised by its wood oven and open-flame cooking with a farm-to-table ethos; listed in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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La Scène Thélème appears in the 2025 Paris starred list and is located on rue Troyon in Paris's 17th arrondissement; its website describes it as a one-Michelin-star restaurant led by chef Rudy Langlais with Franco-Japanese cuisine.
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A modern/creative-cuisine restaurant in Paris's 11th arrondissement, price level €€€€, an iconic address of Paris's east side. Its vegetable-forward, produce-driven surprise menu requires an online reservation rush; listed in the 2025 Paris starred list.
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Virtus, near the Aligre market in Paris's 12th arrondissement, is a MICHELIN-starred modern and creative restaurant: behind a dark-blue facade with Art déco interiors, chef Frédéric Lorimier cooks seasonal produce with precise cooking and perfumed sauces.
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A traditional-cuisine restaurant in Paris's 17th arrondissement, listed among the starred restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025; Gers-native chef Jacques Faussat serves honest, flavor-filled cooking from fine produce with excellent value.
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Marcore is located at 1 rue des Panoramas in Paris's 2nd arrondissement, run by chef Marc Favier; it appeared on the MICHELIN Guide France 2022 one-star list, and the MICHELIN Guide describes it as having since morphed into a relaxed bistronomy bar.
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Landhaus Scherrer on Hamburg's Elbchaussee has been helmed by chef Heinz Otto Wehmann for over four decades, serving classic regional cuisine. Awarded one MICHELIN star by the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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An Italiana, Pesce e frutti di mare restaurant in Milan. Set within Casa Baglioni, the interior blends a historic building with contemporary design. Chef Claudio Sadler balances tradition and innovation with top-quality ingredients, alongside Italian and international wines.
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A Japanese Contemporary restaurant in Galleria Mall, Jumeirah, Dubai, known for sushi, uni and yakitori, listed in the Bib Gourmand selection of the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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A Contemporanea, Creativa restaurant in Milan inside the Milano Verticale hotel, where resident chef Michele Cobuzzi builds contemporary cuisine on Puglian ingredients, with particular strength in vegetables and baked goods, backed by a notable wine and cocktail program.
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A seafood restaurant at the Jumeirah Al Naseem hotel in Dubai with terrace views of the Burj Al Arab, included in the selection of the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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A creative-cuisine restaurant inside the Ritz Paris on place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement, holding Michelin stars. Chef Eugénie Béziat blends childhood memories of Africa with Mediterranean experience in locavore plates woven from smoky, tangy and roasted notes.
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A creative-cuisine restaurant within the Saint James Paris hotel in the 16th arrondissement, where chef Grégory Garimbay crafts vegetable- and seafood-led dishes from the house's own garden; listed in the MICHELIN Guide and on the 2025 France star list, price range €€€€.
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An Asian-American restaurant in Downtown Dubai, selected in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026; chef Kelvin Cheung blends his Chinese heritage and North American upbringing, with signatures such as rainbow heirloom carrots and char siu short ribs.
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La Scène, on avenue Matignon in Paris's 8th arrondissement, is listed by the MICHELIN Guide as modern cuisine at €€€€; chef Stéphanie Le Quellec unfolds her life story across a multi-act menu, with the famous "cuit de peur" red mullet among signature dishes. Open Monday to Friday.
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Ōrtensia, on rue Beethoven in Paris' 16th arrondissement, builds on French cuisine with discreet Japanese touches and is listed in the Paris starred list of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025.
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Amâlia is in Paris's 11th arrondissement serving modern cuisine and holding one MICHELIN star. Italian duo Eugenio Anfuso and Cecilia Spurio run the kitchen and pastry, with a menu accented by Italian touches and an excellent vegetarian menu.
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Indian restaurant inside Fairmont The Palm on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, with bold yet balanced spicing; listed in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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A creative-cuisine restaurant inside the Meurice palace hotel in Paris's 1st arrondissement, facing the Tuileries Garden, price level €€€€. Chef Amaury Bouhours runs Ducasse-style tasting menus of small portions, with desserts by famed pastry chef Cédric Grolet.
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A modern-cuisine restaurant on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris's 4th arrondissement, where chef Alain Pégouret is noted for precise technique, listed among the starred restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025.
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A Modern Cuisine restaurant inside Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, marrying Japanese, French and Scandinavian cuisines; included in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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Vaisseau, in Paris's 11th arrondissement, is a one-MICHELIN-Star creative restaurant: in an all-black dining room, chef Adrien Cachot uses chilli as the leitmotif of a playful carte blanche menu, with the "cachot e pepe"-sauce mochis as a signature.
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A modern and creative-cuisine restaurant in Paris's 7th arrondissement, holding Michelin stars. Japanese chef Takayuki Honjo, trained at Astrance, Quintessence and Mugaritz, serves ceremony-like dinners in a pared-back white space that is almost monastic in its quiet.
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An Italian restaurant inside Le Royal Monceau hotel in Paris's 8th arrondissement, listed among the starred restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide France 2025; a pearlescent shell-lined corridor and glasshouse dining room evoke Italian Baroque.
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Lakeside occupies the seventh floor of The Fontenay hotel in Hamburg with sweeping views over the Alster, awarded two MICHELIN stars by the MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026.
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Window is a Modern Cuisine restaurant at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, built around live-fire cooking with just 32 seats; it is included in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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An Emirati restaurant set in a heritage-style building in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, showcasing authentic Emirati hospitality, listed in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.
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A Moderna, Contemporanea restaurant in Milan. Chef Emin Haziri cooks in a modern, personal style, offering both creative dishes and seafood crudi such as oysters, caviar and Sicilian red prawns. The restaurant has a cocktail bar, and dinner service is accompanied by live piano and voice.
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A Mediterranean restaurant by chef Jean Imbert at The Lana hotel in Business Bay, Dubai, included in the selection of the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026.
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Meats and Grills restaurant in Dubai by acclaimed Spanish chef Dani García, located at St Regis Gardens on Palm Jumeirah; listed in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection.