This is a list of our favorite restaurants around various parts of the US and elsewhere. (They are categorized by area). We have only included those of which we have personally dined.
Overall Best in the World
1. The Fat Duck, Brae, England
2. Per Se, NYC
3. Masa, NYC
4. Andres Carne de Res, Chia, Colombia
5. L'Atelier, Las Vegas
6. Tamarindos, Guatemala City
7. Restaurant Gordon Ramseys, London
8. Daniel, NYC
9. The French Laundry, Napa Valley
10. New York Grill, Tokyo
UNITED STATES
South Carolina
Sienna, Daniel Island
Cru, Charleston
Cypress, Charleston
Social, Charleston
McCradys, Charleston
FIG, Charleston
Peninsula Grill, Charleston
FISH, Charleston
Red Drum, Mt Pleasant
Poe's, Mt Pleasant
Solstice, Columbia
Gervais & Vine, Columbia
Motor Supply, Columbia
Mr.Friendly's, Columbia
Grand Strand Favorites
North Carolina
Underground, Raleigh
Opus, Wilmington
Circa 1922, Wilmington
Portland Grille, Wilmington
Café Phoenix, Wilmington (lunch)
Deluxe, Wilmington
The Oceanic, Wrightsville Beach (lunch)
Upstream, Charlotte
NYC, New York
Daniel
Masa
Per Se
AquaVit
Honorable Mention: Le Bernadin, db bistro, Jing Fong, Carnegie Deli
Las Vegas
L'atelier (MGM)
Alex (Wynn)
Aureole (Mandalay Bay)
Okada (Wynn)
Olives (Bellagio) - good for lunch
Bradley Ogdens (Caesars)
Bouchon (Venetian)
Sushi Roku (Caesars)
Aqua (Michael Mina) Bellagio
Sea Blue (MGM)
Sensi (Bellagio)
Brand (Monte Carlo)
Stripsteak (Mandalay Bay)
Fleur de Lys (Mandalay Bay)
Table 10 (Palazzo) - ok for lunch
NOT Picasso (Bellagio)
NOT Andres (Monte Carlo) - this is being re-invented as of Nov 08
California
Yank Sing, San Francisco (Lunch only)
Sushi Sam's Edomata, San Mateo
The French Laundry, Yountville
Bouchon, Yountville
Bistro Jeanty, Yountville
Farallon, San Francisco
Dry Creek Kitchen, Sonoma
Press, Napa Valley
Citrus at Social, Los Angeles
Miami
Evolution
Wish
Tantra
Joe's Stone Crabs
Azul
A fish Called Avalon
Sushi Samba - Lunch
Nemo
Touch
Norman Van Akens
Hawaii
Banyan Tree, Maui
Café Des Amis, Maui
Joy's Place (lunch), Maui
Sensei, Maui
Son'z Maui, Maui
Mala Ocean Tavern, Maui
AVOID David Pauls, Maui
New England
Beacon Hill Bistro, Boston
Pizzeria Regina, Boston
Harrasseket Lunch & Lobster, Freeport, Maine
Burning Tree, Bar Harbor, Maine
Other US Locales
2941, Falls Church, VA
Soleros, Houston, TX
Giovannis, Angleton, TX
Steele, Dallas, TX
Biga on the Banks, San Antonio, TX
Blue Zoo, Orlando, FL
Canada
Press Gang, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Economy Shoe Shop, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Banker's Seafood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Rainbow Delights, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
AVOID Elements, Halifax, NS
LATIN AMERICA
Brazil
Fortaleza
Beijupira'
Bardot
Le Grand Cru
Alimenta [closed]
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Cantina Caravaggio
Nostradamus
Murano
Mandacaru
Colher da Pau
Parque Recreio
Sal E Bsrasa
Spettus
A Tasca
La Marea
Pulchinas
Limone
Ferreiro
Kingyo Sushi
Milmares
Santa Grelha
Marcel
Other Brazil
Mostarda, Rio de Janeiro
Satyricon, Rio de Janeiro
Garota de Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro (just to sit there)
Jardineira Grill, Sao Paulo
Casa Verde, Canoa Quebrada
Isabel, Jericoacoara
Villa Lautrec, Guaramiranga
Colombia
Andres Carne de Res, Chia
Pajares Salinas, Bogota
Wok, Bogota
Patagonia, Bogota
Crepes y Waffles, Bogota
Guatemala
Tamarindos
La Cascadia
Hacienda Real
Otelito
Ambia
Qui
Mexico Lindo
Panama
Albertos
Habibis
Mar Bella
Casa del Marisco
Tin Bistro
Mexico
Wynston's, Cozumel
La Cocay, Cozumel
La Cabana de Pescador, Cozumel
Di Vino, Playa del Carmen
The Glass Bar, Playa del Carmen
Media Luna, Playa del Carmen
Yaxche, Playa del Carmen
Bahamas
Café Matisse, Nassau
EUROPE / ASIA
New York Grill, Tokyo
Tentake (fugu), Tokyo
Caviar Kaspa, Paris
The Fat Duck, Brae, England
Restaurant Gordon Ramsey, London
Amaya, London
Petrus, London
L`Estimat, Valencia, Spain
Can Majo, Barcelona, Spain
Fisk, Stockholm
Lanninger, Berlin
El Bulli, Spain * (sch. Mar 09)