(9 Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville in Arbois, France)

The Guardian has called it 'the best restaurant in France', and Hôtel Jean-Paul Jeunet was voted 'Es...tablishment of the Year 2006' by the prestigious restaurant guide Gault Millau – so its safe to say that the 2-Michelin-starred Restaurant Jean-Paul Jeunet in Arbois is a highly desirable dining destination. Tucked away in a far-flung corner of Jura, the restaurant is renowned for Jeunet's light, contemporary cuisine which is filled with flavours from yesteryear. Best known for using traditional ingredients in exceptional ways, Jeunet's signature dishes include foie gras poached in Macvin caramel; buttered snails cooked in liquorice flavoured bouillon; and warm chocolate soup flavoured with pine bark. The rustic dining room – decorated with colourful canvases and an open Franche-Comté fireplace - exudes an atmosphere of hushed awe, and this divine establishment is guaranteed to impress even the most spoiled gourmands. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Thu - Mon 12pm - 1:30pm & 7:30pm - 9pm Tue - Wed: closed [moreless]

(2397 Via XXII Marzo in Venice, Italy)

La Caravella restaurant in Venice can be discovered immediately behind the newly-restored La Fenice ...theatre, just a few paces from the Piazza San Marco. Stepping inside, you’ll feel as if you’ve entered an antique sailing ship, with dark wood paneling, capstans and ropes and leaded windows. In summer, you may not step inside at all as La Caravella moves into a flower-filled courtyard complete with original wells, or the lighter courtyard dining room with typical Venetian ambience. The menu is typically Venetian too, with dishes like classic saor, marinated sardines with onions, pine kernels and raisins, fish soup, or oven orast turbot with potatoes and olives. In addition, the chef uses fresh seasonal ingredients to create trendier fare. The excellent wine list features both historical wine producers and smaller boutique vintners. Planning a party? La Caravella welcomes wedding receptions, private dinners, banquets, corporate entertaining, even coffee breaks. The garden seats up to 65 and one of the dining rooms up to 75. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required to reserve a table for 6 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 €25 per person will be charged for a cancellation within 48 hours or for a no show Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 3pm & 7pm - 11pm [moreless]

(1665 Piscina De Frezzaria, San Marco in Venice, Italy)

La Colomba restaurant in Venice, a few short paces from the Piazza San Marco and La Fenice theatre, ...has been a hub of the art scene for more than seventy years. Artists are often short of money, but as they still need to eat, hundreds of them – including Picasso and Chagall -- have left drawings and paintings as payment to La Colomba who displays them over every surface. You dine surrounded by art, a perfect accompaniment to the classic Venetian masterpiece on your plate. But La Colomba has been a restaurant, formerly a favourite with gondoliers and sailors, for more than two hundred years. Historic roots, modern delights. The menu features both typical Venetian and international cuisine, dishes like bresaola with parmesan and rocket salad, veal ravioli with tomato sauce, chateaubriand with béarnaise, accompanied by an entirely Italian wine list. La Colomba is one of Venice’s most famous restaurants and it often hosts groups of tourists, business folk and parties. Both the location and service are excellent for private events. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required to reserve a table for groups of 6 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 25€ per person will be charged for a cancellation within 2 days or for a no show Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:30pm 2:30pm & 7pm - 10:30pm Closed Thu lunch - Wed all day La Colomba was a Pablo Picasso's favourite. [moreless]

(234 Rue de Rivoli in Paris, France)

Le First Restaurant Boudoir Paris in Paris’s glorious Westin Hotel – the 1st Arrondissement is the h...eart of Paris and Le First is right in the heart of the 1st. With views directly over the Tuileries, this elegant, neo-modern dining room is dressed in amazing purple silks and velvets, with long cushioned banquettes, multiple mirrors and drapes. The leaf-print flooring and silver spears take inspiration from the Tuileries, yet it all retains a flatteringly masculine air. It has an intimate ambience, as if you were entertaining at home. In fact, Le First is called a ‘restaurant boudoir’. Chef Gilles Grasteau, the highest honour, has created an inventive menu that is a contemporary and refined twist on traditional brasserie-style cuisine. Like this: thin aubergine and ground mint tart with half-cooked sardine fillets, steamed cod dim sum style with crunchy herb salad, a fabulous luxury burger, chocolate and raspberry tiramisu. The Old World/NewWorld wine list is almost completely available by the glass. For groups of eight or more, there is a First & More menu – just four courses – though we’d be tempted to gather our guests or colleagues and treat them to the seven-course First Tasting menu. For larger groups, the Westin Hotel has a very professional staff on hand to help you create the event you desire. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Please note that the restaurant is all no smoking. During summertime, from the 14th of July until the end of August is Le First is terrace dining only. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 3pm & 7pm - 11pm [moreless]

(120 Rue Croix de Seguey in Bordeaux, France)

Located on the rue Croix-de-Seguey in Bordeaux, this intimate and romantic restaurant is a top dinin...g destination for discerning foodies. Run by the husband and wife team of Denis and Nelly Franc, the cream-coloured dining rooms at Le Pavillion des Boulevards have an elegant ambience and are decorated with quirky paintings of kitchen utensils. The restaurant boasts both a garden and a sunny terrace, and is renowned for its hearty French fare. We love the caviar served in chesnut-flavoured cream; the grilled crayfish with blood sausage and cider jus; and the fillets of turbot served with Parmesan risotto. The restaurant's sommelier is extremely knowledgeable, and Le Pavillion des Boulevards hosts regular wine tasting events. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required for bookings of 6 people or more, absolutely no money will be charged to your card, this is just to secure the booking, except in the case of late cancellations. €50 per person will be charged for a cancellation within 24 hours or for a no show Opening hours: Mon - Sat 7:45pm - 9:30pm Tue - Fri 12pm - 1:30pm Sun: closed Bordeaux is well known for its fresh fish and top quality lamb... [moreless]

(1 Place Sébastopol in Lille, France)

Le Sébastopol restaurant in Lille’s lively Beaux Arts-Gambetta district is a classic, understated re...staurant where gastronomy reaches peaks of excellence – and there’s a Michelin star to recognize it. Maitre Chef Jean-Luc Germond creates dishes that unite classic French cooking with the finest local ingredients and traditions. It all looks beautiful on the plate, as well. Wife Nicole welcomes you warmly into the fine art deco dining room in colours of warmest reds and earth tones with natural light pouring through the French windows onto the snowy-linened tables. Invite guests upstairs to dine privately in one of three rooms, Le Scrive seating 2 to 4, Le Mac Mahon from 4 to 10, and Le Crimée seating 8 to 20, each as classically lovely as the main dining room. Menus include a la carte, main menu, the seven-course Musée et Gourmandise, dramatic Theatre des Saveurs with two glasses of ‘découverte’ wine, and the light Sur le Pouce for lunch. Germond will consult with you to formulate the perfect menu for your private event and, with a mind-boggling five hundred wines on offer, the perfect bottles to complement the dishes, too. Le Sébastopol is one of Lille’s culinary highlights. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required for bookings of 8 people or more, absolutely no money will be charged to your card, this is just to secure the booking. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 7:30pm - 10pmTues - Thurs & Sun 12pm - 2pm [moreless]

(1 Via dei Bastioni in Rome, Italy)

Dining at Les Etoiles roof garden restaurant, you’ll be so close to the floodlit dome of St Peter’s ...you’ll feel you’re touching the skies of Rome. However, you shouldn’t let that distract you from the rest of the 360 degree panorama. Set atop the Hotel Atlante Star, Les Etoiles offers sophisticated modern and classic regional cuisine in a smart setting. The views are the thing, whether from the flower-bedecked terrace or inside beside the great windows. Dishes might include quail in casserole with mushrooms and herbs, artichokes stuffed with ricotta and pecorino cheeses, Venetian-style squid-ink risotto, roast suckling lamb perfumed with mint. Wines are Italian and French. This sublimely romantic setting would be the perfect spot to both pop the question and celebrate the wedding with a feast. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12:30pm - 2:30pm & 7:30pm - 10:30pm Sun: closed all day [moreless]

(158-164 Friedrichstraße in Berlin, Germany)

The Lobster House restaurant under the arcade of Berlin’s Westin Grand Hotel is a breath of sea air ...in the midst of shopping central. After a hard morning in meetings, sightseeing or hunter-gathering in the local boutiques, the Lobster House recharges you completely. The décor is rustic and relaxing, with white walls, wooden tables, bar and seating, and stenciled details with an open kitchen that looks out over the dining room. The fish is bought fresh daily and prepared simply and confidently to allow the flavours to shine through. Mediterranean is the inspiration here, but you could do worse than start with a classic half-dozen oysters in their shells followed by either lobster with three different sauces or the superb gelbflossen tuna fish steak perfectly grilled with black pepper and coriander with a glass of something chilled, white and bubbly on the side and possibly a green salad. Chef Attila Körmöczi is at the helm, also known as Attila the lobster king. Seating up to 50, the restaurant would be a jolly location for parties. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11:30am - 11pm [moreless]

(2-4 Thackeray Street in London, United Kingdom)

A sensory homage to Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning classic, 8½., Locanda Ottoemezzo’s blood red wa...lls are filled with rare LPs, books, instruments and even an original 1963 poster. Yet there’s nothing gimmicky about this one-off inviting den of bold colours, retro-patterned cushions and original, light Italian cooking. Always on the menus is perfected house risotto – wild mushroom in winter; nutty asparagus in summer. As well as a fantastic fillet of beef in a salt crust, aromatised in thyme, rosemary and red wine. Homemade pasta and soup specials change daily. Opening hours: Lunch: Mon - Fri 12pm - 2:30pmDinner: Mon - Sat 7pm - 10:30pm [moreless]

(72-73 St James's Street in London, United Kingdom)

If you like to eat big and spend bigger, you’ll like Luciano. A lot. Its beau monde pedigree goes ba...ck over 50 years when the site was Madame Prunier’s, a fish restaurant for those who wanted to be seen. Still a glamorous and grown-up affair, it is today owned, run and frequented by celebrities... Madonna, Robbie, Beckham – you may have heard of them. Marco Pierre White and Sir Rocco Forte are the legends behind this winning Italian, while the interior is by über-designer David Collins who’s created a sophisticated 1940s ambience featuring retro mosaic floors in the entrance whisky bar and elegant leather chairs in the spacious dining room. From MPW expect generously-sized classics such as bestselling starter Cornish crab, and risotto alla Milanese. A lovely wine list has an Italian bias while offering fine New and Old World vintages. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 2:30pm & 6pm - 11pmClosed Sundays - bar food only for Sat lunch [moreless]