My
favourite Michelin Restaurants
Which is the best of all? The
best ever was Robuchon (previously called Jamin) in
Paris but Joel Robuchon retired several years ago, so……
……since a number of people
have asked me, I have listed below my entirely personal
sequence of preference from top to bottom with my favourite
being Louis XV and my least favourite the shock-effect
food of El Bulli. I have yet to go to the 3 stars
new since then, though if I was rating the New York
Bernardin and Jean Georges in this list they would be
very near the bottom (Bernardin might actually be bottom).
| France |
Monte Carlo |
Louis XV |
1 |
| France |
Roanne |
Troisgros |
2 |
| France |
Eugenie
Les Bains |
Les Pres
d’Eugenie |
3 |
| Italy |
Canneto
sull’Oglio, Milan |
Dal Pescatore |
4 |
| Switzerland |
Crissier |
Hotel
de Ville |
5 |
|
France |
Paris |
Le Cinq |
6 |
| France |
Paris |
Arpege |
7 |
| Spain |
San Celoni,
Barcelona |
El Raco
de Can Fabes |
8 |
| France |
Veyrier
du lac |
La Maison
de Marc Veyrat (was Auberge de l’Eridan) |
9 |
| France |
Megeve |
Ferme
de mon Pere |
9 (same
chef) |
| France |
Paris |
L’Ambroisie |
11 |
| France |
Paris |
Plaza
Athenee |
12 |
| Italy |
Soriso,
Milan |
Al Sorriso |
13 |
| France |
Paris |
Taillevent |
14 |
| France |
Paris |
Pierre
Gagnaire |
15 |
| Netherlands |
Rotterdam |
Park Heuvel
|
16 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Comme
Chez Soi |
17 |
| Germany
|
Aschau
Im Chiemgau (near Munich) |
Restaurant
Heinz Winkler |
18 |
| France |
Illhaeusern |
Auberge
de l’Ill |
19 |
| France |
Puymirol
|
Les Loges
de l’Aubergade |
20 |
| Germany |
Dusseldorf |
Im Schiffchen |
21 |
| Spain |
San Sebastian |
Arzak |
22 |
| France |
Paris |
Guy Savoy |
23 |
| Belgium |
Bruges |
De Karmeliet |
24 |
| France |
Baerenthal |
L’Arnsbourg |
25 |
| UK |
London |
Gordon
Ramsay |
26 |
| France |
Joigny |
Cote St
Jacques |
27 |
| France |
Chagny |
Lameloise |
28 |
| Germany |
Wittlich |
Waldhotel
Sonnora |
29 |
| UK |
Bray |
Waterside
Inn |
30 |
| Germany |
Bergisch
Gladbach |
Dieter
Muller |
31 |
| Italy |
Robano,
Padua (near Venice) |
Calandre |
32 |
| Switzerland |
Brent |
Le Pont
de Brent |
33 |
| France |
Laguiole |
Michel
Bras |
34 |
| France |
Paris |
Ledoyen |
35 |
| Germany |
Balersbronn,
Stuttgart |
Schwarzaldstube |
36 |
| France |
Paris |
Lucas
Carton |
37 |
| France |
Strasbourg |
Buerehiesel |
38 |
| UK |
Bray |
Fat Duck |
39 |
| France |
Lyons |
Paul Bocuse |
40 |
| France |
Paris |
Grand
Vefour |
41 |
| France |
Montpellier |
Jardins
de Sens |
42 |
| France |
Saulieu |
Cote d’Or |
43 |
| Netherlands |
Zwolle |
De Librije |
44 |
| France |
Vonnas |
Georges
Blanc |
45 |
| Italy |
Florence |
Enotecca
Piniciorri |
46 |
| France |
Vezelay
|
L’Esperance |
47 |
| Spain |
San Sebastian |
Martin
Berasategui |
48 |
| Spain |
Rosa |
El Bulli |
49 |
Prettiest dining room – Louis XV
Prettiest setting – Auberge
de l’Ill
Inevitably your views will differ,
so try them for yourself and make up your own mind!
I have yet to visit the three
2005 promotions.
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