Restaurants

Restaurant 4 at Hotel Rangá located in the south in Hella, Iceland is a sleeper of a restaurant, one that is well worth the one-hour drive from Reykjavik. It is a wonderful surprise that appears like a mirage located along a salmon river where ambitious guests can catch their own dinner.

From the outside, Fish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn) in Reykjavik, Iceland looks like a traditional restaurant as it located in an attractive old-style wood building, however once inside, the décor is anything but traditional, and the Asian design perfectly complements the Asian-inspired cuisine of Chef Owner Hrefna Rósa Jóhannsdóttir Sætran.

Silfur restaurant, located in the Art Deco Hotel Borg in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a vision in black, white, and silver befitting its name, where the décor and ambience provide the perfect platform to showcase the innovative culinary artistry of Chef Hafthor Sveinsson.

Some restaurants, like good wine, keep getting better with age, and after 20 years in business, 3 Frakkar Restaurant in Reykjavik, Iceland, remains a local favorite serving fresh seafood and traditional Icelandic cuisine. The family owned restaurant stars Master Chef Úlfar Eysteinsson and his son, Chef Stefan Úlfarsson in the kitchen, and charming daughter, Guðný Úlfarsdóttir, who looks like she could be the actress Demi Moore’s sister, is the hostess and waitress who greets each guest as if they were …

Stonewalls, antiques, and wood burning fireplaces, add to the charming and romantic ambience at Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel in Montréal, Canada, which has the distinction of being the oldest inn in North America (1754) and was the first to receive an alcohol license granted from the British. Add a dash of history and a few tales of ghosts to Executive Chef Jean-Marc Mathieu’s French and Québécois menu and you have a recipe for success.

Nuances léveil des sens at the Casino du Montreal in Montréal, Canada provides guests with a fine dining experience that will "awaken the senses" along with magnificent views of the Saint Lawrence River that are the perfect pre-Amuse to complement the innovative cuisine of Executive Chef Jean-Pierre Curtat.

Cavalli Ristorante & Bar, located on bustling Peel Street in Montréal, Canada has a sleek and contemporary ambience and a culinary blend of Italian, Mediterranean, and Fusion cuisine where the presentations are as attractive as the restaurant.

The definition of the word "panache" means elegance, or style, which perfectly describes the innovative "French Canadian cuisine with a twist" of Executive Chef François Blais of Panache Restaurant at Auberge Saint-Antoine in Québec, Canada.

Having dinner at Restaurant Le Graffiti in Québec, Canada where Executive Chef Robert Saulnier focuses on an Italian menu, followed by a night at the nearby Opéra de Québec, made for a perfect evening of pairing gastronomy and culture.

The Rive Gauche Restaurant and Bar at the Baur au Lac in Zurich, Switzerland deftly combines the old and the new with architectural elements from 1844 blending gracefully with the modern that is in perfect harmony with the cuisine of talented Chef Olivier Rais.