A regional cuisine restaurant and market that sources its ingredients from local purveyors. The menu varies on a daily basis depending on what may be found at the market, but if it's available, try the marinated trout.
Small Kloof Street burger bar turning out single-source Wagyu smash burgers and hand-cut fries cooked in beef tallow. Orders happen at the counter, and limited seating keeps the room moving fast.
Restored 1600s farmhouse serving generous, seasonal sharing plates on the Marianne Wine Estate. Terrace tables sit by the dam for long lunches joined by roaming runner ducks and peacocks.
Restored family home serving a modern Thai tasting menu rooted in its own organic garden. Dinner begins with a walk through the herb beds and open kitchen before moving to the high-ceilinged, polished wood dining room.
Design District kitchen charts the Finnish seasons through foraging and fermentation. Chefs present dishes tableside to explain the techniques, often speaking over the noise of a packed room.
Corner butcher shop and casual lunch spot serving a tight menu of dry-aged burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and Scotch eggs. Fresh cuts hang in the front window while hot meals are prepped to order right at the counter.
Rustic restaurant and garden patio sitting on the southern edge of Milan. The kitchen pulls vegetables and herbs straight from the backyard garden, building weekly tasting menus around the immediate harvest and pouring natural wine.
Retro dining room in a former bank serving fixed seasonal surprise menus on vintage Formica. An open kitchen drives the unhurried dinner service, while the basement vault takes private groups.
Buzzy, slightly chaotic bistro with jungle-print wallpaper and a low-ceilinged mezzanine. The English chef sends out a daily-changing menu of modern French game dishes and natural wines.
Casual ground-floor bar and bottle shop set around a large communal table, pouring natural wines and regional French spirits. The room doubles as the entrance to an intimate, farm-to-glass cocktail bar down in the limestone cellar.
Chef-driven tasting menus served inside a discreet, art-filled Mayfair townhouse. The cooking blends French technique with Sri Lankan heritage – much of the produce comes directly from the restaurant’s own farm.
Twelve-seat dining room operating out of a historic riverside mill. The chef-owner cooks a fixed Anglo-French tasting menu just steps from the wooden tables, running the room with the intimacy of a private dinner party.
Intimate Shoreditch tasting menu served across the floors of a multi-story arts space. The meal starts at a ground-floor bar before moving to a 16-seat wood-paneled room for modern British dishes rooted in foraging and preservation.
Lively, marquee-covered courtyard under a London Fields railway arch with a central open-fire kitchen. Wooden tables fill with Basque-style sharing plates like whole grilled turbot, juicy beef ribs, and burnt cheesecake.
Brick-and-timber Old Port dining room built around a massive wood-burning hearth and open kitchen. The daily menu runs on local Maine catch and harvest, sending out wood-roasted mussels, fresh oysters, and turnspit duck.
Intimate, dimly lit 38-seat dining room serving Pacific Northwest plates sourced straight from the owners' Willamette Valley farm. The rustic open kitchen turns out classics like steak frites and roast chicken.
Intimate Mississippi Avenue dining room serving scratch Italian share plates and handmade pasta. An open kitchen anchors the tight, loud interior, with an enclosed patio out back for seasonal crudo and wine.
Eight-seat Jiyugaoka counter run entirely by a solo chef who cooks and serves the whole room. The long tasting menu turns seasonal Japanese ingredients into Italian dishes, built around a charcoal grill and handmade pasta.
Energetic two-story Thai dining room in Haymarket with a street-facing kitchen grilling satays. The narrow, exposed-brick space runs loud and fast, serving a massive menu of regional street food sourced from the family farm.
Refined Jackson Square dining room serving a precise, three-hour tasting menu. An exclusive partner farm dictates the nightly run of Californian-Italian courses.
Curated neighborhood grocer stocking pantry staples and seasonal produce from local farms. The espresso bar and sidewalk seating make it a daily stop for coffee and house-baked focaccia.
Ranch-to-table brunch spot where house-made bacon and sausages are serious business. But the main event is the Oatmeal Griddle Cakes – a family recipe with crispy edges, served simply with maple butter.
Candlelit Los Feliz restaurant serving seasonal Californian plates on a walled wooden patio. Dinner runs on a daily chalkboard menu, pairing house-made pastas and dry-aged ribeye with a tight list of natural wine.
Curated neighborhood market packed with seasonal farm produce, fresh bread, and natural wine. Dense shelves hold expensive, hyper-specific pantry staples for quick ingredient runs and grab-and-go sandwiches.
Sunny, open-air patio in Juárez serving fresh Baja oysters flown in every two days. A simple concrete bar faces the open kitchen, where chefs shuck shellfish and prep a rotating handwritten menu of raw platters and tostadas.
South Austin smokehouse serving alternative cuts and whole-animal butchery rather than the standard trinity. Lines snake toward beef cheeks and creative sides, while the bar handles a tighter menu for a faster fix.
Husband-and-wife-run dining room with just a few tables, exclusively serving a seasonal, plant-based tasting menu. The intimate space is minimalist and candlelit – book well in advance.
Intimate North Loop dining room with a busy open kitchen. A stainless steel counter wraps the line, turning out warm Gruyere and black pepper popovers alongside seasonal farm-to-table plates.
Downtown lunch spot running counter service for Texas-sourced sandwiches and salads. Trays of local beer and crunchy chicken sandwiches stuffed with potato chips head into a leafy two-story dining room or out to the shaded corner patio.
Hauser & Wirth’s SoHo canteen fills a reclaimed industrial space with museum-grade art and wood-fired American cooking. Seasonal plates hit tables beneath exposed ducts and works by Warhol, Condo, and Bourgeois.
Compact Tribeca market and cafe lined with seasonal produce from an upstate farm. The busy counter hands over breakfast sandwiches, fresh pastries, and exceptionally thick hot chocolate topped with a torched marshmallow.
Vegetable-forward Californian cooking served in a buzzing, two-story NoHo space with an open kitchen. Thin-crust pizzas pull from a wood-fired oven, sharing the menu with seasonal salads and house-made pastas.
Busy Gerrard East cafe slinging farm-sourced breakfast across reclaimed wood tables. Morning service runs fast, turning out thick buttermilk biscuit sandwiches layered with spicy fried chicken, local cheddar, and smoked bacon.
Family-run roadside market filling wooden crates with heirloom apples, seasonal produce, and local cheeses. Fresh cider and apple cider donuts move fast, regularly selling out by mid-afternoon.
19th-century coffee estate in the Vale do Café turned organic farm and rural guesthouse. Guided tours cross the original stone drying patios before meals made with estate-grown coffee and fresh buffalo cheese.
Intimate Campo de Ourique dining room serving a nose-to-tail pork menu. The kitchen breaks down a single pig each week, turning offal, traditional cuts, and local vegetables into a guided tasting menu paired with natural wine.
Restaurant characterized by soaring ceilings and an industrial-chic aesthetic. Settled in a former fish factory, Prado provides a farm-to-table experience; with goat's cheese, fried bread, Iberico pork, and organic wine.
