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Le Duc – Best fish restaurant in Paris

Dining at Le Duc is an unassuming experience, much like eating at a family restaurant you have been going to your whole life, only with more elegant cooking that will change your perception on how fish and seafood are best savoured. A Foodume favourite in Paris.

Three Michelin starred L’Arpège, Paris – Cooking with heart and soul

Chefs like Alain Passard may not cash in on the latest dining trends, employ intricate molecular gastronomy science or use the fanciest ingredients in abundance, but they embody the most important thing in their pursuit of culinary perfection: cooking with a lot of heart, passion and soul.

Den 傳 – Front-runner of Modern Kaiseki in Tokyo

Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa’s playful interpretation of classical Japanese cuisine at his restaurant, Den, is celebrated as the front-runner of modern kaiseki in Tokyo. For the lack of a better phrase, a meal at Den is one of good vibes only.

Elkano: Best Turbot in Basque Country

By: Foodume November 21, 2018March 24, 2021

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Located in the idyllic fishing town of Getaria, Elkano is one of Basque Country’s best fish restaurants to savour turbot. Its specialty turbot dish, cooked whole on an open-air charcoal parrilla grill outside the restaurant, is served on the bone with sea salt and olive oil.

Tickets, Barcelona

Tickets, a one-star Michelin tapas bar opened by the world’s most influential modern chefs Ferran and Albert Adrià, was not quite the anticipated wow ride. The tasting menu had more misses than hits and bore uncertainty that a meal here was worth a special journey.

Etxebarri: Temple of Grill in Basque Country

Chef Arguinzoniz’s shokunin-like approach to ingredients and wood-fired grilling is worth the most arduous of journeys. Our meal here made us reconsider the way we look at the flavour potential of vegetables and seafood, and how sometimes simple is best.

1* Michelin Tokyo: Sushi Iwa

By: Foodume July 7, 2017November 22, 2018

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Not all hope is lost in the pursuit of dining at the temples of Tokyo’s sushi gods. Plenty of Michelin-standard and underrated sushiyas, tucked away in the streets or basements of anonymous buildings in the capital, welcome tourists and first-time diners. One such restaurant is Sushi Iwa いわ, a 1 Michelin-starred sushiya by owner-chef Hisayoshi Iwa who trained at Sushi Kanesaka, a celebrated institution which has produced a legion of sushi masters, including Takashi Saito (Sushi Saito).

1* Michelin Tokyo: Sushi Tokami

By: Foodume December 5, 2016November 27, 2018

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Standouts: Tuna tossaki roll, amazing otsumami and high quality maguro nigiri

1* Michelin Singapore: Tai Hwa Hill Street Pork Noodles

Just as how fried chicken, cornbread and collard greens maketh a staple meal for Southerners in the United States, bak chor mee (minced meat with noodles) is my Singapore soul food. Having lived in Singapore for all my life, my familiarity with bak chor mee began from a young age. At under 5 years old, I developed a premature fondness for spicy and…

1* Michelin Tokyo: Tempura Motoyoshi

Nestled within a basement corner of the Minami-Aoyama residential district in Tokyo is Tempura master Kazuhito Motoyoshi’s playground for deep-fried artistry, the one Michelin-starred Tempura Motoyoshi restaurant.