Le Guide Fooding’s Best Restaurant of 2021: Christian Qui, Marseille
The king of fish has struck again! After slicing up the best sushi in Marseille at SushiQui and playing pirate chef on the Noctillo sailboat in the Vieux-Port, Christian Qui has now set sail for the Goudes neighborhood. Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Restaurant of 2021: Bistrot Bao, Groix
Owner of Les Fumaisons in Groix, Patrick Saigot set up Bistrot Bao where the Kreiz Er Mor crêperie used to be. Tourists and fishermen alike come to wolf down the delicate treats made by Julia Carrio and Maxime Quiltu… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Crush of 2021: Rita, La Vierge à la mer, Saint-Jean-de-Luz
When Greg Back, the owner of La Vierge in Paris, told his chef Matthew Robertson: “You’ll see, one day I’ll take you to Basque Country,” the American chef probably had a sheepish smile on his face…. Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Bistro of 2021: Café Les Deux Gares, Paris
Say goodbye to Au Train de Vie and hello to the Café Les Deux Gares! This old bistro located above the Gare de l’Est train station has been entrusted to Jonathan Schweizer and Frédéric Lesire… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Chef of 2021: Daniel Morgan, Robert, Paris
At Robert, bottles of wine parade across the coppery bar, as the plates dance on the light wood tables… And what plates they are! Ever since the British chef Daniel Morgan took over the kitchen… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Sandwich of 2021: Penny Lane, Paris
A tiny café where Johann Barichasse whips up three incredible sandwiches and little Mediterranean treats on a daily basis… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Resistance Chef of 2021: Antonin Bonnet, La Boucherie Grégoire, Paris
In addition to dealing out top-quality meats, Antonin Bonnet puts a modern twist on his cuisine, not letting a global pandemic get in his way… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Bar d’auteur of 2021: Bambino, Paris
Inside this cheeky wine bar, lovers of natural vin(yl) stand shoulder-to-shoulder around the raw concrete bar, while Fabulous Fab, flanked by two giant speakers, mixes Jean Carn, MF Doom, Flakes I… Read more here.
Le Guide Fooding’s Best Stylish Bedroom of 2021: Château de la Haute Borde, Rilly-sur-Loire
Closed in the 1990s, the Château de la Haute Borde is now renewing ties with its past in the arts and the hospitality industry under Céline Barrère and Cécile Simon, alongside Violette Platteau… Read more here.