Travelers’ Choice Awards For 2023: Best Of The Best Restaurants

Do you focus on food when you plan your travels? According to Tripadvisor, as the latest seasonal travel data indicates, food is the most exciting factor of upcoming trips – over two-thirds of travelers will prioritize food (67%) during their fall travels.

To help guide those planning with their stomachs, Tripadvisor is delivering this year’s best places to eat in top travel destinations around the world.

Restaurants provide a great way for travelers to get immersed in a destination’s history and culture,” says Sarah Firshein, Head of Editorial at Tripadvisor. “This year’s Travelers’ Choice Restaurant winners—whose diversity and geographic reach reflect the fact that the last remaining pandemic-era travel restrictions have lifted—are especially exciting.

All of our winners were selected not by professional food critics or editors, but by real diners who have left their feedback on Tripadvisor within the past year.”

The 2023 awards feature seven subcategories to help travelers discover the best places to eat no matter the occasion: Fine Dining, Everyday Eats, Date Night, Hidden Gems, Quick Bites, and two new categories: Family-Friendly and Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants.

Revealing travelers’ favorite restaurants globally based on the quality and quantity of reviews left on Tripadvisor from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023, this year’s winners span six continents, 58 countries and 478 different destinations.

Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in the World

1. Restaurant Bougainville – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2. Ise Sueyoshi – Nishiazabu, Japan*
3. The Old Stamp House Restaurant – Ambleside, United Kingdom
4. Maison Medard – Boulleret, France
5. Ristorante Villa Crespi – Orta San Giulio, Italy
6. Avartana – Chennai (Madras), India*
7. Akira Back – Bangkok, Thailand
8. Paul Ainsworth at No. 6 – Padstow, United Kingdom
9. PIC – Valence, France
10. Sachi Heliopolis – Cairo, Egypt

Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in the U.S.

1. Le Bernardin – New York City, New York
2. The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge – Blowing Rock, North Carolina
3. Hall’s Chophouse – Charleston, South Carolina
4. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina – Nashville, Tennessee
5. The Silver Fork – Manchester, Vermont
6. Sazón – Santa Fe, New Mexico
7. Fat Canary – Williamsburg, Virginia
8. Mama’s Fish House – Paia, Hawaii
9. GW Fins – New Orleans, Louisiana
10. Circa 1886 Restaurant – Charleston, South Carolina

On the prestigious Fine Dining list, Restaurant Bougainville in Amsterdam, which ranked No. 13 in Europe last year, shot all the way to No. 1 in the world for 2023, thanks in part to its crowd–favorite course tasting menu, potato dish and wagyu, alongside the venue’s “brilliant experience,” according to Tripadvisor reviews. The top 25 Fine Dining restaurants in the world for 2023 feature a blend of new winners and familiar favorites, from Hong Kong’s Cantonese-flavored Tin Lung Heen to Brazil’s authentic Oro Restaurante.

In the U.S, New York City’s iconic French seafood establishment Le Bernardin, helmed by chef Eric Ripert, is No. 1 for Fine Dining. Though this three Michelin star restaurant did not rank on Tripadvisor’s list in 2022, it is also No. 23 in the world this year, and is the only U.S. restaurant to appear on Tripadvisor’s global Fine Dining list.

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