(9 Place du Maréchal Juin in Paris, France)

One of Paris' favourite fish restaurants, this was an oyster-house for more than a century when Mich...el Rostang took it over to create a sort of fish-brasserie and wet-fish stall, but bursting with chic style. The aqua awning lets you know you're there, while inside the wood panelling, and button-upholstered leather banquets lets you know you've arrived. Dishes are centred around fruits de mer, with menu items that include, starter of classic fish soup with aioli, mains like, depending on the catch, roast turbot, poached or roasted lobsters, as well as land dishes like wild duck with wood mushrooms. Large and quaffable wine list. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 2pm & 7pm - 11pm [moreless]

(141 Via Veneto in Rome, Italy)

Doney @ The Westin Excelsior is one Rome restaurant that didn’t have to be so beautiful, so elegant,... so highly accomplished. Its location on the famous Via Veneto would have been enough to attract the diners, but Doney has much more. It is a sumptuous restaurant with classically inspired decoration, elegant leather seating, soaring ceilings with clerestory windows, and antique details. The ambience is both formal and relaxed. The view over the famous street is divine. Doney combines the best of the past with the elegance of the 21st century. The menu, under head chef James Foglieni, features Mediterranean cuisine based on the freshest, lightest ingredients. Live jazz fills the air during the Sunday brunch, and innovative vegetarian dishes are always available. Open from breakfast through late supper, Doney @ Westin is an unforgettable destination. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Breakfast Mon - Fri 6:30am - 10:30am Sat - Sun 7am - 11am Lunch Mon - Sat 12:30pm - 3:30pm Sun 12:45 - 3:30Dinner Mon - Sat 7:30pm - 10:30pmSun 7:30pm - 10:30pm [moreless]

(2 Rue Robert Estienne in Paris, France)

Doobie's restaurant in Paris just off the Champs-Elysees is a chic, young, trendy restaurant/bar/dis...co that also features smiling staff and a genuinely friendly atmosphere. The decor is really great, a mixture of dark wood flooring, tables and frames -- hey, you're the star here -- with funky artwork and photographs, diner-style salt and peppers next door to a few neo-baroque touches like heavy draperies. Just before midnight the DJs start cranking it up and the party goes on until early. The menu is also a chic, modern blend of Provencal and Italian with a touch of Thai. The Sunday brunch is a work of art with three buffets to tempt your tastebuds. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Tue - Sat 8pm - 12am Sun 12pm - 2pm Mon: closed Great complete lunch menu for a reasonable price in this part of town... [moreless]

(Main Street in Aberlady, United Kingdom)

Ducks at Kilspindie is run by Malcolm Duck, an award-winning Edinburgh restaurateur. Kilspindie Hous...e Hotel itself is a charming white-washed seventeenth century building with twenty-six rooms, and the antique furniture and open fire give Ducks restaurant a formal-yet-inviting vibe. Head chef Ben Sparrow was nominated as Scottish Chef of the year, and the a la carte menu uses locally sourced Scottish food such as duck and halibut. A favourite is the filet of Scottish ‘Black Gold’ Angus beef with beef marrow tartlet. The wine list is extensive, so if you’re a guest at the hotel you can attempt to work your way through it and stumble safely upstairs. Now that’s our idea of a good night out. Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 12pm - 3pm & 6:30pm - 9:30pmFri & Sat: 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 10pmSun: 12pm - 3pm & 6:30pm - 9:30pm [moreless]

(Rua Marques da Fronteira in Lisbon, Portugal)

The gourmet dining scene in Lisbon has been set alight with the design-driven, Michelin-starred powe...rhouse that is Eleven restaurant. Located atop a hill above the Parque Eduardo VII surrounded by the lush Amália Rodrigues gardens, Eleven enjoys enviable views of the city and this organic, architecturally designed restaurant is renowned for its sleek minimalist décor. The dining room features backlit vanilla leather banquettes, bespoke artworks and enormous glass windows that look out over the River Tagus. Internationally acclaimed chef Joachim Koerper has designed a breath-taking menu, and we love the crayfish carpaccio with pineapple and sweet peppers; and the foie gras terrine with fig mousse and beetroot chutney. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12:30pm - 3pm & 7:30pm - 11pm Sun: closed Eleven is named for the group of eleven friends who collaborated to create the Michelin-starred eatery... [moreless]

(11 Rue Chavanne in Lyon, France)

Not long after opening under the command of award-winning culinary firestarter Samuel Desjobert, Esk...is restaurant in Lyon was packed every night, and there were tales of the enthusiast returning for his ninth lunch and counting. In fairness, this modern, stylish restaurant on Rue Chavanne is hardly big, welcoming a maximum of 30 at a sitting. But the thing about Eskis is Desjobert’s extraordinary exploratory cooking. Like Britain’s Heston Blumenthal once was, the 26-year-old is a fan of molecular gastronomy - the complex and sometimes startling fusion of science and cookery. But don’t go expecting smoky-bacon ice cream; the highly-appealing Eskis menu is relatively simple – there’s a salad Nicoise, albeit like you’ve never had before - impeccably presented, and tastes very good. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon 7pm - 10pm Tue - Fri 12pm - 2pm & 7pm - 10pm Sat 7pm - 10pm Sun: closed Samuel Desjobert has trained in Michelin-starred restaurants... [moreless]

(85 Piccadilly in London, United Kingdom)

This very well established Lebanese restaurant with its contemporary look offers the finest dining e...xperience in Lebanese cuisine. Popular with Arab royalty, it has a loyal following that are bound to love its new, updated look. Relaxed and courteous service, it also has a lively atmosphere and 'Dar' area amid the restaurant and the bar - the perfect in-between to have light nibbles and drinks. Fakhreldine head chef Youssef Harb has taken it upon himself to revive Lebanese home cooking and elevate them to new heights. These slow cooked dishes are beautifully cooked using sun kissed Levantine ingredients, but until now have never been served in restaurants. Definitely worth a visit. What's cooking? Five-spice lamb and Bukhari rice; Baby aubergines with minced lamb pine nuts topped with yoghurt & crispy bread (vegetarian option available). This is just a sample of some of the main courses featured in the elegant dining room with fantastic, uninterrupted views of Green Park. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 12amSun 11am - 11pm [moreless]

(9 Jollemanhof in Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Fifteen restaurant in Amsterdam is an exciting offshoot of Jamie Oliver’s famous Fifteen London, a g...reat example of one set of dynamic, generous people inspiring others to act. In this case, the ‘others’ are Sarriel Taus and Coen Alewijnse who have created this combination restaurant and chef’s school in partnership with Fifteen London to benefit the struggling young people of Amsterdam. So what’s it like at the dining end of the equation? Very cool. The arty cosmopolitan style includes vibrant graffiti-scrawled sheet metal walls contrasting nice with the smart, sleek modern lines, designer seating and white table cloths. The restaurant seats up to 200, yet can still feel right for an dinner a deux. Each night a tasting menu is on offer, inspired by Jamie Oliver incorporating only the freshest regional produce. The modern Italian menu changes weekly and includes one of Jamie’s favourite antipasti to start, a first dish of fresh pasta, gnocchi or risotto, second course of meat, fish, poultry or game, and, we’re quoting here, ‘a wicked dessert’. A wine tasting menu is available to match the food tasting menu, or choose your own from the excellent list. This venue requires your full name as a contactUpon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required to reserve a table for groups of 5 people or more, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. A fee of 33€ per person will be charged for a cancellation within 24 hours or for a no show Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 1am Last orders 11pm Sunday is open from 3pm - 6pm for kids and parents only [moreless]

(24 Academy Street in Ayr, United Kingdom)

Fouters Restaurant in Ayr is a landmark hereabouts, an idiosyncratically romantic downstairs restaur...ant on a little side street just off Sandgate. Set in the vaulted cellars of an 18th century bank, one of Ayr’s oldest buildings, the dining rooms retain the natural stone walls and slated floors from the past as well as the historic bank counter as the bar, all brightened with vibrant art works and the warmth of the atmosphere. Modern Scottish cuisine is on offer with ingredients of extremely high quality and an inventive hand in the kitchen. The passion of the owners is everywhere in evidence, from the fresh flowers to the seamless service. Fouters it means bumbling about is top of everyone’s best of Scotland list. Please be aware that this restaurant does not allow children under 5 at lunch, and no children under 10 at dinner Opening hours: Tues - Thurs: 12pm - 2pm & 6pm - 9pmFri - Sat: 12pm - 2pm & 6pm - 10pm [moreless]

(71 Haymarket in London, United Kingdom)

With its Haymarket address, Galileo’s can rightly claim to be a central London restaurant. And rathe...r a fine one at that. Part of an inexpensive, family chain of Italian restaurants in key tourist areas, this Galileo’s is a buzzy, trattoria-style venue that’s almost always full. And not necessarily of tourists. The menu leans towards the delights of Tuscany, famous for its olive groves and idyllic countryside. If the veal escalope with spinach, beef tomatoes, cheese gratin and potatoes, followed by a rich chocolate pudding doesn’t quite tempt, several other dishes will. An after-dinner liqueur is a must. Thumbs up to the very pleasant and polite waiting staff. In fact, thumbs up all round. Opening hours: Mon - Thurs 12pm - 11pm, Fri - Sat 12pm - 11.30pm, Sun 12pm - 10.30pm [moreless]