#restaurants Stories

Opening Shot
An Outpost of a 400-Year-Old Japanese Restaurant Unveils a Kaiseki Room in Manhattan

The omakase counter Kawachiya sits above the historic Nagoya-based Kawabun, a recent debut whose...

Restaurant
Miami’s Next It Restaurant Makes a Grand Entrance

Power trio David Grutman, Tao Group Hospitality, and interior designer Ken Fulk join forces to...

Opening Shot
A Maximalist Sanctuary Debuts in the City of Light

With Swedish designer Martin Brudnizki behind the aesthetic wheel and renowned chef Dominique Crenn

Designing Delicious
Designing Delicious: Rich Table

Husband-and-wife team Evan and Sarah Rich's farm-to-table ethos endures more than a decade later...

Designing Delicious
Designing Delicious: Shmoné

Israeli star chef Eyal Shani's market-fresh concept brings "funky disco fun" to Manhattan's...

Restaurant
Trending: Illustrated Restaurant Menus

Is the venerated printed menu back in fashion? As QR codes, those pixelated pawns of the pandemic...

Q&A
James Gardner on Gitano’s Bohemian Nomad-Meets-Fashion Vibe

A decade after launching in Tulum as a jungle-chic mezcal bar, Gitano has cultivated a lifestyle...

Travel
The Tel Aviv Moment: Israel’s Cultural Capital Is Ready For Its Close-Up

Fueled by its Bauhaus legacy, world-class nightlife, and live-in-the-moment spirit, the city on...

Opening Shot
In Amsterdam, a Hyper Locavore Restaurant Masquerading as an Art Installation

Dining at Amsterdam’s new Capital Kitchen is like taking a trip into the eccentric mind of artist

Designing Delicious
Designing Delicious: Chef Evan Funke, the Pasta Architect

With an ineffable devotion to traditional handmade methods, Angeleno toque Evan Funke has mastered...

Travel
Hacin + Associates is Putting its Stamp on Boston’s Going-Out Scene

A strong sense of place pervades the design firm's constellation of Beantown restaurants and bars....

Restaurant
An Exclusive First Look at Sean Brock’s Experimental Restaurant in Nashville

Upstairs from his hit restaurant Audrey, the chef is turning out a choreographed tasting menu...

Travel
Aspen Winter Hotspot Snow Lodge Ups its Art Game

With Incubus front man Brandon Boyd curating the art program, Surf Lodge's snowy satellite adds...

TRAVEL AWARDS
These are the Standout Restaurant Openings of the Year

Whether it was light bites in a geodesic dome, dinner in an architectural wonder submerged into the

TRAVEL
Announcing The Finalists for The 2019 Surface Travel Awards

From hotels to headphones, New York to the Maldives, these are the candidates for the best new...

Restaurant
Opening Shot: Le Jardinier gets an Upstairs Neighbor in Shun

The still-fresh French restaurant gains a brother with Chef Alain Verzeroli's new Japanese-French...

Restaurant
Opening Shot: The Fat Radish Welcomes a Sister in The South

The NYC farm-to-table favorite has opened a second location, this time under the hot southern sun.

PARTNERSHIP
Up All Night at The Cosmopolitan Hotel

We spent 24 hours uncovering all the secrets of the glamorous, eclectic destination—human-sized...

RESTAURANT
Restaurant Architecture Reaches New Heights in Sydney

With an otherworldly design and multiconcept culinary spaces, chef Matt Moran’s Barangaroo House...

travel
A Bistro Makeover in East London

A popular Hackney bistro tosses off it's Egyptian kitsch and focuses on serving great seafood in a...