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Time Out
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Two NYC restaurants just cracked the World's 100 Best Restaurants list for 2025
New York City just added two more reasons to flex its culinary muscle: César and Le Bernardin have landed spots on the World's 50 Best Restaurants extended list for 2025, which ranks restaurants around the world from 51 through 100. Released ahead of the main awards ceremony in Turin, Italy, on June 19 (where the top 50 dining destinations of the year will be announced), this year's 51–100 list spans six continents and features standout kitchens from 25 territories. Of the eight North American entries, two are right here in Manhattan and both are masters of the sea. Making a splash at No. 98 is César, the elegant, seafood-focused restaurant from chef César Ramirez. Located in a century-old space at 333 Hudson Street, the sleek dining room, which has both counter and table seating, gives a front-row view of the kinetic open kitchen. Ramirez, best known for his Michelin-starred work at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, serves a 13-course tasting menu built on Japanese precision, French technique and impeccable ingredients from around the world. Highlights include Norwegian langoustine with shiso and caviar, and sawara paired with yuzu kosho. It's made for a confident debut for a chef known for holding himself to impossibly high standards—and meeting them. Also holding steady is midtown's beloved Le Bernardin, coming in at No. 90. A mainstay of fine dining since 1986, the Midtown temple to seafood continues to reel in global acclaim under the stewardship of Chef Eric Ripert. The menus, which range from a vegetarian tasting to a chef's selection of greatest hits, strike a delicate balance of French sophistication and Asian influence. Nearly 40 years in, the restaurant remains one of the city's most consistent fine-dining experiences, with service and flavors as polished as ever. This year's list welcomed 12 new entries from cities like Tulum, San Francisco and Queenstown, reflecting the evolving diversity of global dining. North America's strong showing also included Atelier Crenn in the Bay Area and Huniik in Mérida, Mexico.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Top 10 Reader Favorites From the 100 Best New York Restaurants
On Tuesday, we published our 2025 list of the 100 Best Restaurants in New York City, including a ranked top 10. Using our new checklist feature, readers were able to tell us their favorites — or at least the ones they had visited most — and the ones they wanted to try. Here are the 10 most-visited spots. They include several longstanding New York destinations, but also a couple of relative newcomers. Some of the city's most celebrated fine-dining rooms appear, but so does a Brooklyn sandwich shop. (Down the list a bit, look for a major point of agreement between our critics and the dining public.) 1. Gramercy Tavern It's little surprise that so many readers have found their way to the convivial spaces of this bona fide New York classic. It has been the domain of many notable chefs over its 31 years, including Tom Colicchio and the pastry virtuoso Claudia Fleming, who opened the restaurant in 1994. Something of an in-the-know option for years, the front tavern room now goes full-tilt, and can be harder to get into than the main dining room. But walk-in bar spots are still a great option. 2. Le Bernardin Like Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardin has longevity on its side: The restaurant, perched at No. 3 on our top 100, first received four stars from The New York Times in 1986, and has kept those four stars in every review since, most recently in 2023. As our critic Melissa Clark put it, Eric Ripert, the chef since 1994, 'consistently takes big swings, like his stunning signature ellipse of pounded raw tuna layered with foie gras, and somehow never misses. Even mild-mannered fluke — enveloped in a fragrant dill- and yuzu-infused apple broth — vibrates with flavor in his expert hands.' 3. Via Carota Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The South African
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The South African
Three Cape Town eateries make World's Best Restaurant 2025 list
No fewer than three Cape Town eateries have been named in the top 100 World's Best Restaurants list for 2025, solidifying the Mother City's reputation as the top South African city to eat in. No other South African restaurants in other provinces featured. La Colombe (55th), FYN (82nd) and Salsify (88th) all made the list. For La Colombe, it was a sixth appearance, while FYN appeared on the coveted list for a fifth time. Salsify made its debut this year. Each year, the World's 50 Best Restaurants list highlights 50 exceptional dining establishments, accompanied by an extended list ranking restaurants from 51 to 100. The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 ceremony will be held in Turin in Italy on Thursday, 19 June. The World's Best Restaurant website had the following to say about the three South African establishments: No 55 La Colombe Cape Town Tucked away in the Silvermist organic wine estate at the top of Constantia Nek, with stunning views over the Constantia Valley towards the sea, South African fine-dining institution La Colombe is the flagship restaurant of Scot Kirton's La Colombe Group, comprising a slew of the country's top restaurants. Consistently winning local and international awards, chef James Gaag and his team create elegant dishes grounded in French technique and accented with Asian flourishes. No 82 FYN Cape Town Pronounced 'fayn', FYN tells African stories with a Japanese accent on the fifth floor of a 19th-century silk factory in Cape Town. Using fish, poultry and meat from the best local suppliers, chefs Ashley Moss and Peter Tempelhoff serve a tasting menu with dishes such as the signature hazelnut-crusted springbok with salt-baked celeriac, black figs and mountain sage. General manager Jennifer Hugé runs the dining room, underneath which the team also oversees a casual ramen bar called Ramenhead. No 88 Salsify at the Roundhouse – NEW ENTRY Cape Town As far as settings go, you'd have to go some to top this Camps Bay spot. Tickled by the Atlantic and with Lion's Head for its backdrop, you'll find this cosy, contemporary restaurant within an old 1700s guardhouse – now one of Cape Town's finest dining destinations. A romantic setting with retro edge, it plays host to an exemplary six to 10-course menu devised by chefs Ryan Cole and Luke Dale-Roberts, driven by a mantra of simplicity and local and foraged produce from land and sea. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
6 local eateries to appear on ‘America's Best Restaurants'
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—Six of the Lowcountry's locally owned eateries are set to be featured on a traveling social media show that spotlights the best restaurants across America. America's Best Restaurants will air the episodes later on their social media channels. Each episode will feature a showcase of the restaurant's popular dishes, interviews with the owners and staff, and a discussion of how the restaurant holds a special place in the community. The restaurants set to be highlighted are: Copper House, owned by Dalton and Katherine Taylor and Socrates Duffus, sits in a historic brick building in Holly Hill and serves southern comfort food. My Three Sons of Charleston is run by Army veteran Lorraine Smalls and her son Antwan. The North Charleston restaurant specializes in southern soul food and emphasizes community commitment by participating in fundraisers and events. Amici's Italian Bistro, owned by Jennifer French, is also in North Charleston and offers traditional Italian fare, wine tastings, and cooking classes. Montana's is a steakhouse in Goose Creek owned by Dustin Clark and his parents, Brenda and Jerry. It has been open since 1999 and specializes in hand-cut meats like steaks, pork loin, and chicken tenders. East Bay Deli, owned by Dan and Joanna Jaicks, brings a New York-style deli experience to the Lowcountry. There are seven deli locations in the Lowcountry and 12 in the state. Smashley's Burger Bar, a counter-style restaurant in North Charleston owned by Ashley Valdivieso, serves a wide variety of foods, including burgers, rice bowls, empanadas, sweet plantains, fried cauliflower, and more. All the spots featured on ABR are selected based on customer reviews, menu items, community involvement, and social media presence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
