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Super Ate

Eight New Restaurants Worth the Jet Lag

You’re going to have to eat something while you travel. Might as well be at one of the most celebrated new restaurants in the world. Here then, eight of the globe’s top new kitchens. And the dining rooms that go with them.

LONDON, ENGLAND

Rivea London

The Pedigree: Alain Ducasse and his three Michelin stars, combined with the Bulgari Hotel, of, well, Bulgari fame.
The Highlights: A vaguely nautical-looking dining room where a sneaker-wearing waitstaff turns out Mediterranean small plates.
Keywords: Provence, Knightsbridge, Keds

HONG KONG

Carbone Hong Kong

The Pedigree: It’s a Hong Kong take on the Greenwich Village Italian spot.
The Highlights: Lobster fra diavolo and prime porterhouse steak served tableside by waiters dressed in custom Zac Posen tuxedos.
Keywords: wise guys, Sinatra, feeling underdressed

TORONTO, CANADA

Montecito

The Pedigree: Jonathan Waxman, of California-cuisine fame, and Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman are behind this place.
The Highlights: A two-story dining room in the city’s Entertainment District, and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Baked Alaska. Naturally.
Keywords: crossing the streams, Slimer the Busboy

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO

Nibs at Hotel Cacao

The Pedigree: The chef also heads up the forthcoming Cosme in NYC. And the dining room is in the shiny new Hotel Cacao.
The Highlights: Taking an elevator up to the rooftop bar overlooking the Caribbean. And back down to your bedroom.
Keywords: margaritas, tan lines

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Prix Fixe

The Pedigree: You need to purchase a ticket online to get in. So there’s that.
The Highlights: The chef’s four-course prix fixe menu is exactly that—no substitutions. If your date’s a vegetarian, call ahead. Or, you know, bring someone else.
Keywords: StubHub reservations, the Soup Nazi

IBIZA, SPAIN

Sublimotion

The Pedigree: The self-proclaimed most expensive restaurant in the world.
The Highlights: During the 20-course meal, everything from the screen projections to the room temperature to the music changes. And for the “North Pole” course, you’ll carve into a small iceberg to retrieve your dish.
Keywords: miniature ice pick, Robert Peary, gratuity not included

ABU DHABI, UAE

BOA Abu Dhabi

The Pedigree: Take the BOA steakhouse in LA and put it in the Middle East. It’s like that.
The Highlights: Bone-in ribeye and tableside Caesar salad with a view that looks out over Mangrove National Park.
Keywords: Omaha beef, expats, sandstorms

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Tårnet

The Pedigree: Well, it’s in a palace, just below Copenhagen’s highest tower.
The Highlights: Danish beef tartare, Danish veal, Danish cheese. Probably even Danish pastries.
Keywords: Christiansborg Palace, Nordic cuisine, blondes