Elite Traveler May-June 2015

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

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ALINEA Chicago, USA Head chef: Grant Achatz 2014/1

TOP 100 RESTAURANTS – 2015 The fine dining scene is changing. Gone are starched tablecloths and stuffy service. In their place, a more relaxed and casual approach with no rules apart from exceptional quality and service. Against this backdrop we unveil the Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants 2015, where you,

our readers, choose your favorite dining establishments across the globe. The choices on our list reflect the diversity of the restaurants you are visiting and the level of choice available to the discerning traveler. In every major

city, gastronomic outposts are specializing in everything from high-end Brazilian street snacks to nouvelle cuisine and kaiseki cooking, catering to a truly

global palate. And the restaurant landscape continues to evolve. Who knows where the globe’s culinary stars will head to next?

From top: Alinea exterior shot; hot potato dish from the Alinea menu; chef Grant Achatz

by Richard Cree, Emily Mathieson, Aoife Moriarty and Tina Nielsen