NOT PLANE FOOD The 35 best airport restaurants
NOT PLANE FOOD The 35 best airport restaurants
While meals onboard are more often ‘miss’ than ‘hit’ the culinary experience at airports is becoming something to actually look forward to. Now food website The Daily Meal has compiled a list of the world’s top 35 airport restaurants. And take a bow Canada – restaurants at both Vancouver and Toronto made the cut.
The site reached out to chefs and food writers and collated existing rankings from the likes of the Travel Channel, CNN and Conde Nast Traveler to narrow a shortlist of 110 food outlets down to just 35 winners. The Gorgeous Kitchen at Heathrow Airport took the top spot, followed by Legal Sea Foods at Logan International Airport, Boston while Sushi Kyotatsu at Narita International Airport, Tokyo claimed third place. Here’s the list - keep it handy the next time you’re heading to one of these destinations.
1. The Gorgeous Kitchen, Heathrow Airport, London
2. Legal Sea Foods, Logan International Airport, Boston
3. Sushi Kyotatsu at Narita International Airport, Tokyo
4. Brasserie FLO, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
5. Globe@YVR, Vancouver International Airport
6. One Flew South, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
7. Altitude, Geneva Airport, Switzerland
8. Tortas Frontera, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
9. Corky's Ribs &BBQ, Memphis International Airport
10. Porta Gaig, Barcelona -El Prat Airport
11. Cafe Versailles, Miami International Airport
12. Saison, Newark Liberty International Airport
13. Crust, La Guardia Airport, New York
14. Cat Cora's Kitchen, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston; Salt Lake City International Airport; and San Francisco International Airport)
15. Le Sommelier Bar & Bistro, Copenhagen Airport
16. ink.sack, Los Angeles International Airport
17. La Pausa, Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires
18. Piquillo Tapas Bar, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
19. Airbräu, Munich Airport
20. Caviar House and Prunier, various airports worldwide
21. Deep Blue Sushi, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
22.LEE Kitchen by Susur Lee, Toronto Pearson International Airport
23. Barrio Café, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
24. Jamie's Italian, Gatwick Airport, London
25. Maxim’s Jade Garden, Hong Kong International Airport
26. Obrycki’s, Baltimore-Washington International Airport
27. Giraffe, Birmingham Airport and Gatwick and Heathrow airports, London
28. 8 Bubbles Seafood & Winebar, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
29. Cádiz Tapas Bar, Dubai International Airport
30. The Salt Lick Bar-B-Que, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
31. Kampong Café, Singapore Changi Airport
32. Chef Jimmy's Bistro & Spirits, Denver International Airport
33. Perry’s, San Francisco International Airport
34. Kyotaru, Narita International Airport, Tokyo
35. Casa do Pão de Queijo, Viracopos International Airport and São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, São Paulo