fine dining
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Felix Adebahr opens Goethe & Gabel at Munich's Goetheplatz
The Munich chef leaves Mural and the Michelin Green Star kitchen Green Beetle behind for an all-day Mediterranean room on Goetheplatz, open since 17 October 2026.

One Bryant Park opens, with Kappo Sono moving in too
A new Japanese fine-dining room has taken over the old Charlie Palmer Steak space in Midtown, built around an eight-course kaiseki menu and two smaller restaurants hidden inside it.

Sun Kim brings Meta's Korean menu to Bangkok
The two-Michelin-star chef behind Singapore's Meta cooks three nights of an eight-course Korean tasting menu at a Bangkok hotel this month, before the early-bird rate ends.

Yiaga tops The Age Good Food Guide 2027 in Melbourne
Hugh Allen's 44-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens takes restaurant of the year, as the guide also crowns Roma new restaurant of the year and keeps Vue de Monde and Brae on three hats.

What to eat in Florence: 8 dishes and where to find them
Bistecca by the kilo, lampredotto at the market and truffle pasta in the Oltrarno: a working guide to Florence's trattoria city, address by address.

Josh Hughes leaves Hide and Fox for Updown Farmhouse
Kent-born Josh Hughes swaps a two-Michelin-star kitchen in Saltwood for a farmhouse near Deal, after four years split between Hide and Fox and The Bridge Arms.

Tresind Studio keeps its three Michelin stars in Dubai
The Indian restaurant holds its rank as the only one of its kind in the world with the Michelin Guide's top rating, confirmed again at the 2026 Dubai ceremony.

Zuma Ibiza closes for the season, regroups in Madrid
The Japanese restaurant group's Ibiza Gran Hotel rooftop ends its fourth summer on 17 October, with all Spanish business shifting to the Castellana address.

Seoul Gourmet 100 guide arrives ahead of Gourmet Week
A 60-expert panel picked 100 restaurants, cafes and bars across seven categories, with 25 newcomers, as the city courts food tourists before Gourmet Week opens on 23 October.

Ruth Hansom wins National Chef of the Year 2026
The Bedale chef-owner beats nine rivals at Le Cordon Bleu London with a sustainability-themed menu, judged by Moor Hall's Mark Birchall and Cherish Finden.

Wolseley group moves three head chefs across its sites
Frank Fletcher joins Fischer's from Quo Vadis, while two internal promotions send Jenson Santos to The Wolseley City and Jai Shaikh to Colbert.

Café François heads to Dubai's DIFC in early 2027
Group François will bring its all-day Paris-inspired café, including the Maison François trolley service, to Dubai's financial district in a joint venture with Keybourne Group.
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