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Raku
For a good two decades, NYC has been obsessed with ramen and for good reason: many of the top Japanese ramen chains have opened outposts here (we cover some in this chapter). But now…
Mondrian Cannes
The Mondrian opened in 2023 in a stunning seafront location. Its décor of light wood and plush fabrics is as stylish as anything in Paris or Tokyo, yet, as this is Cannes, an aura of…
Entre dos Aguas
This beautiful boutique hotel next to the convent of Santo Domingo was the home of the legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, who died in 2014. It is named after his 1970s…
Live Spot RAG
This is one of Kyoto's oldest live clubs, established in 1981 and still pulling in the college-age crowd with its mostly Japanese bands that play rock, jazz, acoustic, and …
Pig & Whistle
Several generations of Japanese locals, expats, and foreign travelers have spent a convivial evening at this English-style pub, a Kyoto mainstay since 1985. It attracts a …
Hello Dolly
Amongst the bars and restaurants on Pontocho is this dark and narrow jazz club overlooking the Kamo River. It's been open since 1939 but has a retro look more reminiscent of…
300 Bar
You don’t want to come here when you’re drop-dead tired, because there are no seats in this standing bar. But you do come because it’s cheap, with all food and most drink items priced…
Warrior Celt
It's a bit hard to ferret out the location of this third-floor British pub tucked away on a small side street not far from the Ameya Yokocho market, but if you find yourself in…
Top of Shinagawa
The Shinagawa Prince Hotel, with more than 3,600 rooms, may well be Japan's largest sleep factory, but all that seems irrelevant on the top floor of the hotel's Main Tower, …
STB 139
This is one of Tokyo's snazziest live music venues, so you'll want to dress up to join the mostly middle-aged well-heeled Japanese who flock here. It offers a wide range of…
Shinjuku Pit Inn
Musicians from Japan and abroad have been playing their hearts out at this famous institution since 2001. It's still one of the best clubs in town for jazz, fusion, or blues, nothing…
Crocodile
Crocodile has spoken to generations of young Japanese with its casual rock-n-roll vibe and eclectic schedule of live bands offering everything from rock and blues to jazz-fusion,…
Body & Soul
This intimate and cozy basement club really is the soul of jazz in Tokyo, having first opened in 1965 as Japan's first live jazz house at a time when air-conditioning meant …
Albatross
I've been a Golden Gai regular for more than 30 years and have seen its metamorphosis from a mysterious hidden enclave accessible only to Japanese customers to a boarded-up place on…
La Carbonería
La Carbonería is the one all the guidebooks talk about for "authentic" flamenco. So, if you visit, don't expect to be rubbing shoulders with locals—chances are you'll be …
Osaka
Porteños love sushi. However, it is surprisingly hard to find good fish even though the city is right on the coast. Osaka has arguably the best sushi in BA and goes beyond the…
Dos Palillos Barcelona
Attached to the Casa Camper hotel, Dos Palillos (Two Sticks) pays homage to the chopsticks of Asian cuisine and toothpicks of Spanish bar food. Albert Raurich spent six years as head…
Casa Marcelo
Originally a rather formal fine-dining restaurant, Marcelo has evolved into a more casual venue with an exposed kitchen, though it still is a tasting menu only type of place.…
Flaveur
Flaveur is Nice’s most highly-rated restaurant—and rightly so. Brothers Mickaël and Gaël Tourteaux (whose last name, almost unbelievably, translates as “cake”), a pair of fabulously…
Breizh Café
After wandering off to Japan, where he found both a wife and professional success, Chef Bertrand Larcher started opening hugely popular crêperies, first in Tokyo and then back in the…
The Mark Restaurant
Chef/restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten is a master of umami. That’s the Japanese word for the mouthfeel you get with foods that are creamy or rich. Somehow the food at the Mark…
Kome
Perch at the downstairs counter to get the best out of this fashionable Japanese joint. The vibe and decor are more 21st century than Medici, with a contoured wooden ceiling sculpture…
Rio’s Carnival World Buffet
Locals love this all-you-can-eat, as it was one of the first to offer a truly global dining experience (that went beyond the standard Italian, Chinese and American at other buffets),…
Caesars Palace Bacchanal Buffet
The beautiful Bacchanal Buffet is the crown jewel of the buffet empire. It isn’t so much an all-you-can-eat buffet as it is nine different restaurants in one massive area. The space is…
Mirage Cravings Buffet
Mirage is one of those hotels that believes in the concept of under-promise, over-deliver. Visitors come to Las Vegas knowing about the Mirage, but they never have any idea of how good…