This is officially Europe’s best restaurant right now

Despite the tidal wave of ‘modern European’ restaurants cropping up at the moment, the continent’s cuisine can by no means be defined as one. From the griddled fish cooked on the coast of the Med to the hearty pierogi of Poland, Yorkshire puddings to currywurst, European food is full of variety. 

That’s why there was such a smorgasbord of brilliant restaurants nominated in the World Culinary Awards for the best European restaurant this year. 

Back for its fifth edition, the awards hand out accolades on everything from hotel restaurants to knockout brunches, but one restaurant in Europe stood out to voters as the very best of the best. 

Where, you ask? It was Alléno Paris, a sparkling, three Michelin-starred restaurant near the Place de la Concorde in the French capital – sounds like a winner, doesn’t it? The restaurant was rubbing shoulders with some pretty tough competition, though. Here’s a list of all the nominees in the category for 2024:

• AIRA (Sweden)
• Baracca (Romania)
• Belcanto (Portugal)
• Bottiglieria 1881 (Poland)
• Brutal Restaurant (Albania)
• Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl (Switzerland)
• Chinar Restaurant (Armenia)
• Cosmos (Bulgaria)
• COYA Monte Carlo (Monaco)
• De Groene Lantaarn (Netherlands)
• Distrikt Bar & Kitchen (North Macedonia)
• Ertlio Namas Restaurant (Lithuania)
• Felix Kitchen & Bar (Hungary)
• FIELD Restaurant (Czech Republic)
• Filini (Georgia)
• Gašperov Mlyn (Slovakia)
• Geranium (Denmark)
• Hiše Franko (Slovenia)
• Karen Torosyan Bozar Restaurant (Belgium)
• Kontrast (Norway)
• LD Restaurant (Croatia)
• Ma Langue Sourit (Luxembourg)
• Makris Athens by Domes (Greece)
• Marée (Liechtenstein)
• MATUR OG DRYKKUR (Iceland)
• Monique’s Bistro (Gibraltar)
• Mountain Hub Gourmet (Germany)
• Neolokal (Türkiye)
• NOA (Estonia)
• Odessa (Ukraine)
• Osteria Francescana (Italy)
• Palace Restaurant (Finland)
• Potager Restaurant (Ireland)
• Restaurant Kökosnøt (Andorra)
• Restaurant LibertAs (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Signatures Restaurant (Wales)
• Steirereck Restaurant (Austria)
• TAURO (Latvia)
• The Farmyard Restaurant (Cyprus)
• The Kitchin (Scotland)
• The Martín Berasategui Restaurant (Spain)
• Under Grain (Malta)
• Verige65 (Montenegro)
• Wild Honey St James (England)
• Zaslonau (Belarus)
• Zaxi Fun & Finest (Moldova)

Tuck into the World Culinary Awards

Hungry for more? We’ve also covered Portugal’s impressive successes at this year’s awards, the city named the best culinary destination in the world for 2024, and the world’s best restaurants, all organised by region. 

Did you see that this European capital was just crowned ‘City of the Year’ by Food and Travel Magazine?

Plus: This country has been voted the friendliest in Europe. 

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