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Vinous Table: Maison Fujiya, Hokkaido, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Maison Fujiya demonstrates deft use of ingredients, especially fish and shellfish, and enhances them with French techniques. The cuisine maintains a high standard, and the service on this evening was particularly memorable.
Vinous Table: Uni Murakami, Hokkaido, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Uni Murakami typifies everything that makes dining in Japan a completely different experience from anywhere else. It dispenses with all the frills. The raison d’être is simply to offer seafood non plus ultra. The mantra is freshness, freshness, freshness. Prices are a fraction of what you would pay outside the country, and perhaps the only downside is that subsequent sashimi or sea urchin you encounter elsewhere will pale in comparison.
Vinous Table: Sens & Saveurs, Tokyo, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Sens & Saveurs has two main selling points: the very high standard of cooking and the stunning views of Tokyo. If you seek French cuisine delivered with Japanese perfectionism, Sens & Saveurs comes highly recommended.
Vinous Table: Le Tout-Paris, Paris, France
Vinous Table, France
, Aug 2025
Le Tout-Paris is one of the four restaurants inside the Cheval Blanc hotel. With its colorful decor and stunning views of the Seine, Eiffel Tower and other landmarks, Le Tout-Paris is an ideal spot for enjoying the best Paris has to offer in a refined setting. This recent dinner with my daughter was one of the highlights of the week we spent exploring the city’s many cultural and culinary delights. Le Tout-Paris is open from early in the morning until late at night, seven days a week, making it a very useful address for Vinous readers spending time in the City of Lights.
Vinous Table: Chablis Wine Not, Chablis, France
Vinous Table, France: Burgundy
, July 2025
Chablis Wine Not is a restaurant, bar à vin, bistro and meeting point for Chablis winemakers. It is also a wine lover's dream, with numerous off-piste vinous gems awaiting discovery.
Vinous Table: Plates, London, UK
Vinous Table
, Jul 2025
Plates is one of my finest meals in recent months. Beyond satiating the senses, it made me reflect on food. Some of the dishes are indelibly printed on my memory. I find myself reliving them, mouthful by mouthful. And you know what? Plates is vegan.
Vinous Table: Marea, New York, USA
Vinous Table
, Jun 2025
It’s hard to get to the top, but it’s even harder to stay there. Sixteen years after it opened in 2009, Marea remains one of New York City’s most vital food and wine destinations. Judging by packed rooms on several recent visits, that’s a view shared by many. Food, wine and service are as exceptional as they have ever been, something that was evident on the three recent dinners that inform this article.
Vinous Table: L’Ardente, Washington, D.C., United States
Vinous Table, featured
, Jun 2025
Located just a few blocks from Capitol Hill, L’Ardente offers unpretentious, straight-down-the-line Italian fare that has earned a reputation for quality. The atmosphere is lively and the sommelier team is impressive.
Vinous Table: Canteen, London, UK
Vinous Table, featured
, May 2025
Canteen successfully combines casual presentation with quality-driven dishes to provide some of the best Italian food in London. The dishes are polished and so delicious that you will be plotting your return at first chew.
Vinous Table: Casa Julián, Tolosa, Spain
Vinous Table, Spain
, May 2025
The Basque region is a foodie’s paradise, a cradle for some of the finest fish, meat and dairy in the world. Casa Julián is a bona fide institution, and will certainly be one of my top meals of 2025.