Oriole - Chicago
Modern American cuisine in a industrial setting with great service. Enjoyable, but missing true standout dishes
Alinea - Chicago
A restaurant that is going for an “experience” rather than a mere dinner. Foodwise, though, this was a far cry from its heydays, and nowhere near its current three stars
Californios - San Francisco
Mexican fine-dining cuisine with local ingredients. Enjoyable, but missing true show-stopper dishes, and a bit repetitive in parts
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - London
Three-starred French cuisine where the same ingredient is prepared many different ways in a single dish. Intriguing, but the results are good rather than great
Moor Hall - Aughton
Local produce is everywhere at this restaurant north of Liverpool, and the best dishes shine the spotlight on single ingredients. Others balance lots of different components - still tasty, but feeling less product-driven
Atelier Crenn - San Francisco
Seafood-heavy Californian-French cuisine with nicely balanced flavors and a few stellar dishes
Odette - Singapore
French cuisine with Asian influences that give it a “sense of place”. A very enjoyable meal with a couple of truly outstanding dishes
Meta - Singapore
Korean fine-dining cuisine is the name of the game here, maybe a bit more rustic than it’s three-star competition, but bursting with flavors
Araya - Singapore
Enjoyable Chilean cuisine with Japanese influences. A unique dinner in Singapore with a very approachable chef
Jaan by Kirk Westaway - Singapore
Amazing views, great service, lovely wine and pleasant (but also somewhat “safe”) food - the perfect restaurant for a date
Pangium - Singapore
A delicious tour through Singaporean cuisine, reimagined at a fine-dining level. It felt stronger than its current single Michelin star
Sorn - Bangkok
Intensively flavorful and often very spicy tour of Southern Thai cuisine. Truly unique among all the three Michelin starred restaurants
Baan Tepa - Bangkok
Cuisine that’s impressive in its use of barely known Thai ingredients, but not hitting quite the same highs in terms of pure taste experience
Wing - Hong Kong
Well-executed fine-dining Chinese cuisine that doesn’t push the boundaries as much as its sister restaurant VEA
VEA - Hong Kong
An eye-opening dinner of French cuisine with Chinese ingredients. Not only tasty, but also shedding a new light on many ingredients that I thought I knew
Arbor - Hong Kong
Scandinavian and Japanese cuisines meet in Hong Kong. Often bold flavors, but sometimes at the expense of overshadowing ingredients
Tate - Hong Kong
Dishes drawing from Chinese and French cuisines have beautiful presentations, but a bit light on flavors
Sushi Shikon - Hong Kong
Sushi that’s very close to the best one can get in Japan, plus several amazing appetizers. A wonderful meal
Caprice - Hong Kong
Solid, sometimes exceptional, French fare with great service and magnificent views of the Hong Kong harbor. Unfortunately without any local influences
Hanakoji Sawada - Sapporo
Kaiseki cuisine with local Hokkaido ingredients. Sadly nowhere close to the three Michelin stars it had in 2017