A three-day trip across the border into France took us to the southeastern region, with stays in Lyon and Vienne (35 kilometres south of Lyon, on the Rhône). Our second restaurant on the trip was to RESTAURANT MOUTON-BENOIT Michelin Plate IIO The restaurant is 9km from Vienne. To leave town, cross Pont routier de Lattre de Tassigny and head towards the village of Givors. A few kilometres before Givors, you will see the restaurant on the right-hand side. This roadside est

MOMA GRILL SOME VERY BAD RECENT (2025) REVIEWS SO BE WEARY. IT WAS OK WHEN WE WENT, BUT THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. CHECK THE CURRENT REVIEWS FIRST. This little restaurant was the second traditional place we visited on our short trip to Lisbon. You need to walk past all the aggressive street touts who stand with menus featuring pictures of food on this street and find this restaurant at the end of Rua dos Correeiros. It can be hard work making your way up the Rua dos Correeir

PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2023? RESTAURANTE S’EUFABI When one is under a full moon in Aquarius, and the internet healers all warn you of a significant shift about to happen in your life, and you are on an island in the Mediterranean somewhere off Spain and north of North Africa, you have two choices, as always. One is to hide in your casa until the prevailing cosmic forces subside and shiver in fear, and the other way is to say the hell with it and dive into the sea in a strong t

RESTAURANTE CA’S PAGES This is one of the most historic restaurants in the north of Ibiza. It is run by two sisters, Carmen and Lucia, whose family started offering traditional Ibiçencan cooking in 1972. It is located in the family home’s basement and in the shaded, planted back garden. The outdoor, partly covered seating is beautiful, full of green plants and subtle lighting. If you come early, you will have a wide range of seating options. You will find either a large, ext

CHIRINGUITO EL LIRIO (PERMANELY CLOSED, NOW A BURGER BAR!) There are many great things about Málaga. The big blue skies, 300 days of sunshine a year, the beaches and the food. Málaga has some of Andalucía’s best Chiringuitos. These are beachfront bars and restaurants that specialise in tapas, salads and above all else, lots of fish. You will find skewers of freshly caught and salted Mediterranean sardines, dorada (gilthead bream), lubina (sea bass), salmonete (red mullet) a

RESTAURANTE TXIKOTE (Permanently closed 2022) This excellent restaurant, set up near the old town of Conil de la Frontera, is Basque in origin and has a wine bar restaurant appeal with solid wood tables and chairs. There is a bar in the centre of the room, serving excellent wines by the glass, in a charming, rustic yet modern, light and lively setting. They are also outside tables where you can enjoy the nearly always present sunshine. The menu is extensive, with many t

AIRE GASTROBAR An attractive, trendy restaurant on two levels, Gastrobar (terrazzo y plata baja) with seating area downstairs and a more formal restaurant dining room (planta alta) upstairs. The dishes offered are very elaborate, refined and tasty, a new take and modern interpretation of Andalucian food. You can start with snacks, like the excellent ones. Croquetas baby de choco con alioli de ajos asados (baby squid croquettes with roasted garlic alioli) Samosa de cabollita

JOSÉ CARLOS GARCIA One Michelin Star Located in the new shopping district opposite the Muelle Uno marina, the restaurant's dining room tables overlook the yachts and boats moored in La Puerto de Málaga. It has designer-inspired decor featuring a profusion of glass. The open glass kitchen allows the diners to see the chefs at work. There are three dining rooms, including the big, windowed front dining room overlooking the port. The back dining room is more multipurpose an