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The egg-shaped bathroom pods at Sketch are famous for a reason — but the Michelin-starred dining room is what actually earns the trip to Mayfair.

The egg-shaped bathroom pods at Sketch are famous for a reason — but the Michelin-starred dining room is what actually earns the trip to Mayfair.

Duke’s sits where Kahanamoku actually surfed. The Hula Pie is worth the wait, but the live Hawaiian music at sunset is the real reason to stay.

Helena’s pipikaula hangs above the stove for days before it hits your plate. Nothing at Waikiki comes close to this.

Paradise Cove Luau at Ko Olina closed permanently at the end of 2025 — here’s what made it worth attending while it lasted.

Initiale earns its Relais & Châteaux status — Lebrun’s fiddleheads and Gaspésie seafood inside an 18th-century stone room is Quebec fine dining at its most honest.

Maple jalapeño duck wings and Alberta bison in downtown Banff — The Maple Leaf has been the local benchmark for Canadian cuisine since 2000.

Sea Palace has floated in Oosterdok since 1984 — Europe’s first floating Chinese restaurant, and still the most dramatic place to eat dim sum in Amsterdam.