RFK Editorial · The Worldwide Garden Authority
Top 50 Garden Restaurants Worldwide
Published · Updated
From Twins Garden Moscow (World's 50 Best, on-site farm in Kaluga) to Forest Side Lake District (1-Michelin), Restaurant Botanic Adelaide, Farmlore Bangalore, Cuisine de Garden Chiang Mai, Five Fields Chelsea (1-Michelin), Le Jardinier, Au Jardin Penang, Jardin des Sens Montpellier, plus Moroccan riad courtyards, French manor jardins, Asian heritage courtyards, African outdoor flagships, Athens roof gardens, and US farm-to-table outposts.
Methodology
We assess every garden restaurant on this list against six structural variables: garden style (on-site working farm, walled kitchen-garden, botanical conservatory, riad courtyard, forest-foraging, palace garden, rooftop garden, urban farm), the planting program (heritage species, native botanicals, rotating seasonal cycles), the signature dish, the seasonal program, the indoor-outdoor flow, and the chef training lineage.
Five of our top fifty rooms hold Michelin stars or World's 50 Best status. The on-site farm cluster (Twins Garden, Cultiva Farm, Farmlore, Open Farm Community, Lutie's Garden) is treated as a separate institutional tradition. The Moroccan riad cluster (Ambre Riad, Ruined Garden, Jardin L'Ocean, Les Jardins du Lotus) is treated as a parallel North African institutional tradition. The historic European palace garden cluster (Le Richemond Geneva, Hotel Orfila Madrid, Beau-Rivage Lausanne) is treated as a third heritage tradition.
Award-winning Modern Garden-driven Flagships
Twelve garden-driven flagships anchor the modern garden-restaurant institutional circle. The Berezutskiy brothers's Twins Garden Moscow (on-site farm in Kaluga supplies 70 percent of ingredients). Kevin Tickle's one-Michelin Forest Side Lake District. Justin James's Restaurant Botanic Adelaide (inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden). Mythrayie Iyer's farm-set Farmlore Bangalore. Leelawat Mankongtiphan's Cuisine de Garden Chiang Mai. Taylor Bonnyman's one-Michelin Five Fields Chelsea. Sun Lim's Eatanic Garden Seoul. Alain Verzeroli's Le Jardinier Coral Gables. Heather Sperling's Botanica Los Angeles. Kim Hock Su's colonial-mansion Au Jardin Penang. The Pourcel brothers's Jardin des Sens Montpellier. Niamh Daly's Mulberry Garden Dublin.
Cities: Adelaide · Bangalore · Chiang Mai · Coral Gables · Dublin · Lake District · London · Los Angeles · Montpellier · Moscow · Penang · Seoul
Twins Garden
Strastnoy, Moscow · Modern Russian (garden-to-table) · $$$$
Ivan and Sergey Berezutskiy's Moscow flagship. Two Michelin stars (before Russia was removed from the guide in 2022) and the most institutionally garden-to-table restaurant in Russia. The on-site farm in Kaluga supplies 70 percent of the kitchen ingredients.
Garden style: On-site farm-to-table modern garden
Planting: 70 percent from Berezutskiy farm in Kaluga; vegetable-led
Signature dish: Garden tasting menu, fermented vegetables, herb-infused broths
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal tasting from the on-site farm
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor dining with garden-themed interior; farm-direct sourcing
Award lineage: World's 50 Best Top 30; Russia's most-decorated chef brothers
Forest Side
Grasmere, Lake District · Modern British (forest-and-garden) · $$$$
Kevin Tickle's Grasmere Lake District flagship. One Michelin star and the most institutionally forest-and-garden British restaurant in the country. The wild-foraged ingredients from the Lake District landscape and the on-site walled garden anchor the seasonal tasting menu.
Garden style: Forest-foraged plus walled garden
Planting: On-site walled garden plus wild foraging
Signature dish: Foraged tasting menu, Lakeland lamb, garden vegetables
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal foraged-and-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor dining overlooking the Lake District forest and walled garden
Award lineage: One Michelin Star; Best of British 100
Restaurant Botanic
North Adelaide, Adelaide · Modern Australian (botanical) · $$$$
Justin James's Adelaide Botanic Garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional botanical-garden restaurant in Australia. The location inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden anchors the kitchen's modern Australian native-ingredient register.
Garden style: Inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden
Planting: Native Australian botanicals, garden-foraged
Signature dish: Native botanical tasting, garden-foraged Australian tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal botanical garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Inside the historic Adelaide Botanic Garden glass conservatory
Award lineage: World's 50 Best Discovery; Australian Good Food Guide Three Hats
Farmlore
Bangalore farm, Bangalore · Modern Indian (farm-to-table) · $$$$
Mythrayie Iyer's farm-set Bangalore flagship. The most institutionally farm-to-table restaurant in India; the on-site farm supplies the entire kitchen. The dining-room set inside the farm building anchors the modern Indian seasonal tasting.
Garden style: On-site working farm
Planting: 100 percent farm-direct produce, on-site working farm
Signature dish: Farm-to-table modern Indian tasting menu
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal farm tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Farm-house dining overlooking the working farm
Award lineage: Asia's 50 Best Discovery; India's most-cited farm-to-table
Cuisine de Garden
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai · Modern Thai (garden-driven) · $$$$
Leelawat Mankongtiphan's Chiang Mai flagship. Asia's 50 Best Discovery and the most institutionally garden-driven modern Thai restaurant in Northern Thailand. The dining room overlooking the on-site garden anchors the institutional experience.
Garden style: On-site garden-and-forest
Planting: On-site garden, foraged Northern Thai
Signature dish: Modern Northern Thai tasting menu, foraged garden vegetables
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Northern Thai garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor dining overlooking the on-site garden
Award lineage: Asia's 50 Best Discovery; Thailand's most-cited garden restaurant
Five Fields Chelsea
Chelsea, London · Modern British (kitchen-garden-driven) · $$$$
Taylor Bonnyman's Chelsea flagship. One Michelin star and the most institutionally kitchen-garden-driven British restaurant in central London. The Sussex country kitchen-garden supplies the seasonal vegetables.
Garden style: Sussex country kitchen-garden direct
Planting: Five Fields Sussex kitchen-garden direct supply
Signature dish: Garden-driven modern British tasting, Sussex vegetables
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Sussex-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor dining; off-site Sussex kitchen-garden
Award lineage: One Michelin Star
Eatanic Garden
Gangnam, Seoul · Modern Korean (botanical) · $$$$
Sun Lim's Seoul Gangnam flagship. The most architecturally institutional Korean modern-botanical restaurant in Asia. The on-site indoor botanical-garden dining room anchors the seasonal Korean tasting.
Garden style: Indoor botanical-garden conservatory
Planting: Korean botanicals, foraged Korean herbs
Signature dish: Korean botanical tasting menu
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Korean botanical tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor botanical-conservatory dining room
Award lineage: Asia's 50 Best Discovery; Korean Modern Garden flagship
Le Jardinier
Coral Gables, Coral Gables · Modern French (botanical) · $$$$
Alain Verzeroli's Coral Gables botanical-French flagship. The most architecturally institutional botanical-French dining room in South Florida; the modern French vegetable-forward register and the conservatory aesthetic anchor the experience.
Garden style: Modern French botanical conservatory
Planting: Botanical herbs, vegetable-forward French
Signature dish: Botanical-French vegetable-forward tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal botanical-French tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor botanical-conservatory dining room
Award lineage: Alain Verzeroli; ex-Le Jardinier NYC (1-Michelin)
Botanica Los Angeles
Silver Lake, Los Angeles · Modern California (botanical) · $$$
Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling's Silver Lake botanical-California flagship. The most consistently photographed plant-forward California restaurant in Los Angeles; the modern California register and the institutional botanical-aesthetic dining room anchor the menu.
Garden style: Botanical-California (plant-forward)
Planting: California botanicals, vegetable-led
Signature dish: Botanical tasting menu, plant-forward California
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal California botanical tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor and outdoor botanical patio
Award lineage: James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee; LA Times Best
Au Jardin Penang
George Town, Penang · Modern French (colonial-garden mansion) · $$$$
Kim Hock Su's George Town colonial-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional colonial-mansion-garden restaurant in Malaysia; the 1920s mansion garden setting and the modern French tasting menu anchor the institutional Penang experience.
Garden style: Colonial 1920s George Town mansion garden
Planting: Penang heritage mansion garden
Signature dish: Modern French tasting in colonial garden
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal modern French tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor mansion dining and outdoor garden seating
Award lineage: Asia's 50 Best Discovery; Penang heritage flagship
Jardin des Sens
Montpellier, Montpellier · Modern French (Provençal garden) · $$$$
Jacques and Laurent Pourcel's Montpellier flagship. The most institutionally Provençal-garden French restaurant in the south of France; the modern French Mediterranean register and the on-site Provençal garden anchor the institutional Montpellier experience.
Garden style: Provençal Mediterranean garden
Planting: Provençal herbs, garden-direct
Signature dish: Modern French Provençal garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Provençal-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor and outdoor Provençal garden dining
Award lineage: Three Michelin Stars (former 1998-2014); Pourcel brothers institution
Mulberry Garden
Donnybrook, Dublin · Modern Irish (kitchen-garden) · $$$
Niamh Daly's Donnybrook Dublin flagship. The most institutionally kitchen-garden-driven Irish restaurant in Dublin; the on-site garden, the modern Irish tasting menu, and the institutional Donnybrook setting anchor the experience.
Garden style: Donnybrook on-site kitchen-garden
Planting: Irish heritage kitchen-garden produce
Signature dish: Modern Irish kitchen-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Irish-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor and outdoor garden dining
Award lineage: Dublin Restaurant Awards Best Garden Restaurant
Hotel and Historic Estate Garden
Seven luxury hotel and historic estate gardens anchor the heritage garden-restaurant register. The Mandarin Oriental Munich rooftop garden. The Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne lakeside garden. The Salzburg glass conservatory. The 1875 Le Richemond Geneva lakeside garden. Saint-Tropez's Le Patio Riviera garden. Port Louis's heritage colonial courtyard. Madrid's 1886 Hotel Orfila palace garden anchor the European institutional heritage circle.
Cities: Baden-Baden · Geneva · Lausanne · Munich · Port Louis · Saint-Tropez · Salzburg
Garden Restaurant Mandarin Oriental Munich
Altstadt, Munich · Modern Mediterranean (rooftop garden) · $$$$
The Mandarin Oriental Munich's rooftop-garden flagship. The Old Town view and the rooftop garden setting anchor the institutional Munich Mandarin Oriental experience.
Garden style: Rooftop garden of the Mandarin Oriental Munich
Planting: Rooftop herb garden, seasonal Italian-Mediterranean
Signature dish: Italian-Mediterranean tasting in rooftop garden
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Mediterranean tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Rooftop indoor and outdoor garden dining
Award lineage: Mandarin Oriental Munich flagship
Côté Jardin Beau-Rivage
Lake Geneva, Lausanne · Modern French (lakeside garden) · $$$$
The Beau-Rivage Palace's lakeside garden restaurant. The Lake Geneva view and the institutional 1861 Belle-Epoque palace garden anchor the experience; the modern French Mediterranean register and the lakeside terrace define the institutional Lausanne tradition.
Garden style: 1861 Belle-Epoque lakeside garden
Planting: Lake Geneva-side garden plus heritage planting
Signature dish: Modern French Mediterranean lakeside tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal lakeside tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor palace dining and outdoor lakeside garden
Award lineage: Beau-Rivage Palace flagship
The Glass Garden Salzburg
Old Town, Salzburg · Modern Austrian (glass conservatory) · $$$$
Salzburg's Old Town glass-conservatory flagship. The most architecturally institutional glass-garden restaurant in Austria; the modern Austrian register and the all-season glass conservatory dining room anchor the experience.
Garden style: All-season glass conservatory dining room
Planting: Austrian seasonal herbs, conservatory plantings
Signature dish: Modern Austrian glass-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Austrian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Glass conservatory indoor-outdoor dining
Award lineage: Salzburg flagship
Le Jardin de France
Lichtentaler, Baden-Baden · Modern French · $$$$
Stephan Bernhard's Baden-Baden flagship. One Michelin star and the most institutionally French-garden restaurant in the Black Forest; the on-site garden anchors the modern French tasting and the seasonal Provençal-Alsace register.
Garden style: On-site garden in Baden-Baden
Planting: Black Forest herbs, on-site garden
Signature dish: Modern French Black Forest garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal French-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor and outdoor garden dining
Award lineage: One Michelin Star
Le Jardin Geneva
Lake Geneva, Geneva · Modern French (lakeside garden) · $$$$
Le Richemond Geneva's lakeside garden flagship since 1875. The Lake Geneva view, the historic palace setting, and the institutional modern French register anchor the experience.
Garden style: 1875 Lake Geneva lakeside garden
Planting: Lake-side garden, French Riviera plantings
Signature dish: Modern French Lake Geneva tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal French-lakeside tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor palace dining and outdoor lakeside garden
Award lineage: Le Richemond Geneva since 1875
Le Patio Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez, Saint-Tropez · Modern French (Riviera garden) · $$$$
Saint-Tropez's Riviera garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional French Riviera garden patio restaurant in Saint-Tropez; the orange-tree garden setting and the modern Provençal register anchor the institutional summer experience.
Garden style: Provence Riviera garden patio
Planting: Orange trees, lemon trees, Provence herbs
Signature dish: Modern Provençal Riviera garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Provençal-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air Riviera garden patio dining
Award lineage: Saint-Tropez Riviera garden flagship
Le Courtyard Port Louis
Port Louis, Port Louis · Modern French Mauritian (heritage courtyard) · $$$$
Port Louis's heritage colonial courtyard flagship. The most architecturally institutional French-Mauritian colonial courtyard restaurant in the Mauritian capital; the central courtyard setting and the modern French-Mauritian fusion register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Heritage colonial courtyard in Port Louis
Planting: Colonial Mauritian heritage planting
Signature dish: Modern French-Mauritian heritage courtyard tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal French-Mauritian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor heritage dining and outdoor central courtyard
Award lineage: Port Louis heritage colonial flagship
Moroccan Riad and North African Gardens
Four Moroccan riad gardens carry the central-courtyard garden tradition. Ambre Riad Fes (orange-tree central courtyard). The Ruined Garden Fez (partially-ruined heritage riad walls). Jardin L'Ocean Tangier (Strait of Gibraltar overlooking). Les Jardins du Lotus Marrakech (central lotus pond riad).
Cities: Fez · Marrakech · Tangier
Ambre Riad Fes
Fez Medina, Fez · Modern Moroccan (riad garden) · $$$$
Fez Medina's riad-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional traditional Moroccan riad-garden restaurant in the Fez Medina; the central courtyard garden, the orange trees, and the modern Moroccan tasting menu anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Traditional Fez Medina riad-garden
Planting: Orange trees, jasmine, traditional Moroccan riad
Signature dish: Modern Moroccan riad tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Moroccan tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Central courtyard riad-garden dining
Award lineage: Fez Medina riad flagship
The Ruined Garden
Fez Medina, Fez · Modern Moroccan (ruined-courtyard garden) · $$$
Robert Johnstone's Fez Medina ruined-courtyard flagship. The most architecturally cinematic ruined-riad-garden restaurant in Morocco; the partially-ruined heritage riad walls, the orange-tree courtyard, and the modern Moroccan tasting menu anchor the experience.
Garden style: Partially-ruined Fez Medina riad-courtyard
Planting: Orange trees, jasmine, ruined-architecture
Signature dish: Modern Moroccan ruined-courtyard tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Moroccan tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air ruined-courtyard riad dining
Award lineage: Fez Medina heritage flagship
Jardin L'Ocean Tangier
Marina, Tangier · Modern Moroccan (ocean-side garden) · $$$$
Tangier's ocean-side garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional ocean-side garden restaurant in northern Morocco; the Strait-of-Gibraltar view and the modern Moroccan-Mediterranean register anchor the experience.
Garden style: Ocean-side garden overlooking Strait of Gibraltar
Planting: Mediterranean garden plantings
Signature dish: Modern Moroccan-Mediterranean tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Moroccan-Mediterranean tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air ocean-side garden dining
Award lineage: Tangier ocean-garden flagship
Les Jardins du Lotus
Marrakech, Marrakech · Modern Moroccan (lotus-garden riad) · $$$$
Marrakech's lotus-garden riad flagship. The most architecturally institutional lotus-pond garden restaurant in Marrakech; the central lotus pond, the orange-tree courtyard, and the modern Moroccan tasting anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Marrakech riad with central lotus pond
Planting: Lotus pond, orange trees, traditional Marrakech
Signature dish: Modern Moroccan lotus-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Moroccan tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air lotus-pond garden dining
Award lineage: Marrakech lotus-garden flagship
Belgian, Spanish and Mediterranean Heritage Gardens
Two heritage Mediterranean garden flagships anchor the Belgian-Spanish heritage circle. Liege's blue-Mediterranean Jardin Majorelle (inspired by the Marrakech original). Madrid's 1886 Hotel Orfila palace central garden.
Cities: Liege · Madrid
Jardin Majorelle Liege
Outremeuse, Liege · Modern Belgian (Mediterranean garden) · $$$
Liege's Mediterranean-garden flagship inspired by the Marrakech original. The most architecturally cinematic blue-garden restaurant in Belgium; the modern Belgian register and the Mediterranean garden setting anchor the experience.
Garden style: Blue Mediterranean garden inspired by Marrakech
Planting: Blue-toned Mediterranean planting
Signature dish: Modern Belgian Mediterranean garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Belgian-Mediterranean tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air Mediterranean garden dining
Award lineage: Liege garden flagship
Jardin de Orfila Madrid
Almagro, Madrid · Modern Spanish (palace garden) · $$$$
The Hotel Orfila Madrid's palace-garden flagship. The 1886 historic palace, the central Madrid garden, and the institutional modern Spanish register anchor the experience.
Garden style: 1886 Madrid palace central garden
Planting: Madrid heritage garden
Signature dish: Modern Spanish palace-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Spanish tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor palace dining and outdoor central garden
Award lineage: Hotel Orfila Madrid flagship since 1886
Asia Courtyard and Garden Restaurants
Twelve Asian courtyard and garden restaurants complete the Asia institutional circle. Tuscany Courtyard Islamabad. Virgin Courtyard Chandigarh. Forest Table New Delhi. Forest Restaurant Singapore (Equarius Hotel rainforest aesthetic). Open Farm Community Singapore (Dempsey Hill on-site urban farm). Lamai Garden Hanoi. Les Jardins Carambole Hue. Champa Garden Nha Trang. Spice Garden Mandalay. Hidden Garden Vigan (Filipino heritage). Chia Verandah Darjeeling (Kangchenjunga-view mountain verandah). Pingyao Courtyard Fine (Ming-dynasty heritage courtyard in Pingyao Ancient City).
Cities: Chandigarh · Darjeeling · Hanoi · Hue · Islamabad · Mandalay · New Delhi · Nha Trang · Pingyao · Singapore · Vigan
Tuscany Courtyard Islamabad
F-7 Islamabad, Islamabad · Modern Italian (Tuscan-courtyard) · $$$
Islamabad's Tuscan-courtyard flagship. The most architecturally institutional Tuscan-courtyard Italian restaurant in Pakistan; the open-air central courtyard, the wood-fired oven, and the modern Italian register anchor the institutional Islamabad experience.
Garden style: Tuscan-style central courtyard in F-7 Islamabad
Planting: Tuscan-style olive trees, herbs
Signature dish: Modern Italian Tuscan-courtyard tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Italian-courtyard tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central Tuscan courtyard dining
Award lineage: Islamabad Italian-courtyard flagship
Virgin Courtyard Chandigarh
Sector 7 Chandigarh, Chandigarh · Modern Indian (courtyard) · $$$
Chandigarh's modern Indian courtyard flagship. The most architecturally institutional Indian-courtyard restaurant in Chandigarh; the open-air central courtyard, the modern Indian tasting menu, and the institutional Sector 7 setting anchor the experience.
Garden style: Indian-courtyard with open central setting
Planting: Indian heritage courtyard plantings
Signature dish: Modern Indian courtyard tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Indian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central courtyard dining
Award lineage: Chandigarh courtyard flagship
Forest Table New Delhi
Mehrauli, New Delhi · Modern Indian (forest-themed) · $$$$
New Delhi's Mehrauli forest-themed flagship. The most architecturally institutional forest-themed Indian restaurant in Delhi; the modern Indian register and the institutional forest-aesthetic dining room anchor the experience.
Garden style: Indoor forest-themed Mehrauli
Planting: Modern Indian foraged-and-garden
Signature dish: Modern Indian forest-themed tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Indian forest tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor forest-themed dining room
Award lineage: New Delhi forest-themed flagship
Forest Restaurant Singapore
Sentosa, Singapore · Modern Asian (rainforest-themed) · $$$$
Sam Leong's Equarius Hotel Sentosa flagship. The most architecturally cinematic rainforest-themed restaurant in Singapore; the floor-to-ceiling rainforest-aesthetic dining room and the modern Asian register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Rainforest-themed Sentosa Equarius Hotel
Planting: Singapore rainforest plantings
Signature dish: Modern Asian rainforest tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Asian-rainforest tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor rainforest-themed dining room
Award lineage: Sentosa Equarius Hotel flagship
Open Farm Community Singapore
Dempsey Hill, Singapore · Modern Asian (urban-farm-to-table) · $$$
Singapore's Dempsey Hill urban-farm flagship. The most architecturally institutional urban-farm-to-table restaurant in Singapore; the on-site working farm, the modern Asian register, and the open-air farm-pavilion dining anchor the experience.
Garden style: On-site urban farm at Dempsey Hill
Planting: On-site working urban farm
Signature dish: Modern Asian urban-farm tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal urban-farm tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air farm-pavilion dining
Award lineage: Singapore urban-farm flagship
Lamai Garden Hanoi
Tay Ho, Hanoi · Modern Vietnamese (tropical garden) · $$$
Hanoi's Tay Ho tropical-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional tropical-garden Vietnamese restaurant in Hanoi; the open-air central garden setting and the modern Vietnamese tasting register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Tropical garden setting in Tay Ho Hanoi
Planting: Tropical Vietnamese garden plantings
Signature dish: Modern Vietnamese tropical-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Vietnamese tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air tropical garden dining
Award lineage: Hanoi tropical-garden flagship
Les Jardins Carambole Hue
Hue Citadel, Hue · Modern Vietnamese (imperial-garden) · $$$
Hue's imperial-garden flagship near the Citadel. The most architecturally institutional imperial-garden Vietnamese restaurant in central Vietnam; the imperial-era garden setting and the modern Vietnamese register anchor the institutional Hue experience.
Garden style: Hue imperial-era garden plantings
Planting: Imperial Vietnamese garden plantings
Signature dish: Modern Vietnamese imperial-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Vietnamese-imperial tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air imperial garden dining
Award lineage: Hue imperial-garden flagship
Champa Garden Nha Trang
Nha Trang Beach, Nha Trang · Modern Vietnamese (beach-side garden) · $$$
Nha Trang's beach-side garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional beach-side garden Vietnamese restaurant in central Vietnam; the open-air beach-side garden setting and the modern Vietnamese-seafood register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Beach-side garden in Nha Trang
Planting: Beach-side tropical Vietnamese plantings
Signature dish: Modern Vietnamese beach-garden seafood tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Vietnamese-seafood tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air beach-side garden dining
Award lineage: Nha Trang beach-garden flagship
Spice Garden Mandalay
Mandalay, Mandalay · Modern Burmese (spice-garden) · $$$
Mandalay's spice-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional spice-garden Burmese restaurant in Mandalay; the on-site spice garden, the open-air central setting, and the modern Burmese register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: On-site Burmese spice garden
Planting: Burmese spice plantings (galangal, lemongrass, ginger)
Signature dish: Modern Burmese spice-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Burmese spice tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air spice-garden central dining
Award lineage: Mandalay spice-garden flagship
Chia Verandah Darjeeling
Darjeeling, Darjeeling · Modern Indian (mountain-verandah garden) · $$$
Darjeeling's mountain-verandah garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional Himalayan-verandah Indian restaurant; the Kangchenjunga-view verandah, the open-air garden setting, and the modern Indian-Himalayan register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Himalayan mountain-verandah with Kangchenjunga view
Planting: Himalayan herb garden
Signature dish: Modern Indian-Himalayan verandah tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Indian-Himalayan tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air mountain-verandah dining
Award lineage: Darjeeling mountain-verandah flagship
Pingyao Courtyard Fine
Pingyao Ancient City, Pingyao · Modern Chinese (Ming-dynasty courtyard) · $$$$
Pingyao Ancient City's Ming-dynasty courtyard flagship. The most architecturally institutional Ming-dynasty heritage courtyard restaurant in China; the central courtyard, the heritage-era architecture, and the modern Chinese-Shanxi register anchor the experience.
Garden style: Ming-dynasty heritage courtyard in Pingyao Ancient City
Planting: Heritage Shanxi courtyard plantings
Signature dish: Modern Chinese-Shanxi Ming-courtyard tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Chinese-Shanxi tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air Ming-dynasty central courtyard dining
Award lineage: Pingyao Ancient City heritage flagship
African Garden Restaurants
Eight African garden flagships complete the African institutional circle. Cultiva Farm Nairobi (Karen on-site working farm; World's 50 Best Discovery). Le Jardin Bresilien Cotonou. Le Jardin Gourmand Abidjan. Le Jardin de l'Arche Libreville. Eze Udo Gardens Enugu. Zen Garden Accra. Jardin de la Paix Ouagadougou. Roof Garden Freetown.
Cities: Abidjan · Accra · Cotonou · Enugu · Freetown · Libreville · Nairobi · Ouagadougou
Cultiva Farm Kenya
Karen, Nairobi · Modern Kenyan (farm-to-table) · $$$$
Ariel Moscardi's Nairobi Karen farm-to-table flagship. World's 50 Best Discovery and the most institutionally farm-to-table restaurant in East Africa. The on-site working farm in Karen supplies the entire kitchen.
Garden style: On-site working farm in Karen Nairobi
Planting: 100 percent farm-direct East African produce
Signature dish: Farm-to-table modern Kenyan tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Kenyan-farm tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Farm-house dining overlooking the working farm
Award lineage: World's 50 Best Discovery; East Africa flagship
Le Jardin Bresilien Cotonou
Cotonou, Cotonou · Modern Beninese-Brazilian (West African garden) · $$$
Cotonou's colonial-garden Beninese-Brazilian fusion flagship. The most architecturally institutional colonial-garden restaurant in Benin; the open-air central garden setting and the West African-Brazilian fusion register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Colonial-era garden in Cotonou
Planting: West African plus Brazilian heritage plantings
Signature dish: Modern Beninese-Brazilian garden fusion tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Beninese-Brazilian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central garden dining
Award lineage: Cotonou colonial-garden flagship
Le Jardin Gourmand Abidjan
Cocody, Abidjan · Modern French-Ivorian (West African garden) · $$$
Abidjan's Cocody French-Ivorian garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional French-Ivorian garden restaurant in Côte d'Ivoire; the open-air central garden and the modern French-West African register anchor the institutional Abidjan experience.
Garden style: Cocody central garden
Planting: Tropical Ivorian plus French Mediterranean plantings
Signature dish: Modern French-Ivorian garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal French-Ivorian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central garden dining
Award lineage: Abidjan French garden flagship
Le Jardin de l'Arche Libreville
Libreville, Libreville · Modern French-Gabonese (West African garden) · $$$
Libreville's colonial-garden French-Gabonese flagship. The most architecturally institutional colonial-garden restaurant in Gabon; the open-air central garden setting and the modern French-Gabonese register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: Libreville colonial garden
Planting: Tropical Gabonese plus French heritage plantings
Signature dish: Modern French-Gabonese garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal French-Gabonese tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central garden dining
Award lineage: Libreville colonial-garden flagship
Eze Udo Gardens Enugu
Enugu, Enugu · Modern Nigerian (Igbo heritage garden) · $$$
Enugu's Igbo heritage-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional Igbo-heritage garden restaurant in southeastern Nigeria; the open-air central garden setting and the modern Nigerian-Igbo register anchor the institutional Enugu experience.
Garden style: Enugu Igbo heritage garden
Planting: Igbo heritage West African plantings
Signature dish: Modern Nigerian-Igbo heritage-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Igbo-heritage tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air heritage garden dining
Award lineage: Enugu Igbo heritage-garden flagship
Zen Garden Accra
East Legon, Accra · Modern Pan-Asian (West African Zen-garden) · $$$
Accra's East Legon Zen-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional Zen-aesthetic garden restaurant in Ghana; the modern Pan-Asian register and the open-air Zen-garden setting anchor the institutional Accra experience.
Garden style: Zen-aesthetic garden in East Legon Accra
Planting: Bamboo, Zen-style plantings
Signature dish: Modern Pan-Asian Zen-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Pan-Asian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air Zen-garden central dining
Award lineage: Accra Zen-garden flagship
Jardin de la Paix Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou · Modern Burkinabe-French (West African garden) · $$$
Ouagadougou's Burkinabe-French garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional French-Burkinabe garden restaurant in Burkina Faso; the open-air central garden and the modern Burkinabe-French fusion register anchor the institutional Ouagadougou experience.
Garden style: Open-air central Ouagadougou garden
Planting: West African heritage garden plantings
Signature dish: Modern Burkinabe-French garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Burkinabe-French tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air central garden dining
Award lineage: Ouagadougou garden flagship
Roof Garden Freetown
Aberdeen, Freetown · Modern Sierra Leonean (rooftop garden) · $$$
Freetown's Aberdeen rooftop-garden flagship. The most architecturally institutional rooftop-garden restaurant in Sierra Leone; the open-air Atlantic Ocean view and the modern Sierra Leonean register anchor the institutional Freetown experience.
Garden style: Rooftop garden overlooking Aberdeen Atlantic
Planting: Tropical West African rooftop plantings
Signature dish: Modern Sierra Leonean rooftop-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Sierra Leonean tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air rooftop-garden Atlantic-view dining
Award lineage: Freetown rooftop-garden flagship
Mediterranean Roof Gardens and US Farm-to-Table
Five rooms complete the worldwide circle. Athens's GB Roof Garden (Hotel Grande Bretagne since 1874, Acropolis-view rooftop). Athens's Electra Palace Plaka rooftop. Helene Henderson's Four Seasons Lanai Malibu Farm. Palm Springs's La Plaza desert-garden Farm flagship. Bradley Nicholson's Commodore Perry Estate Austin Lutie's Garden flagship.
Cities: Athens · Austin · Lanai · Palm Springs
GB Roof Garden Athens
Syntagma, Athens · Modern Greek (Acropolis roof-garden) · $$$$
Hotel Grande Bretagne's Acropolis-view rooftop-garden flagship since 1874. The most architecturally cinematic rooftop-garden restaurant in Athens; the Acropolis view and the institutional Belle-Epoque palace setting anchor the experience.
Garden style: 1874 Hotel Grande Bretagne rooftop with Acropolis view
Planting: Mediterranean rooftop herbs
Signature dish: Modern Greek Acropolis-view rooftop tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Greek-Mediterranean tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Rooftop-garden Acropolis-view dining
Award lineage: Hotel Grande Bretagne flagship since 1874
Electra Roof Garden Athens
Plaka, Athens · Modern Greek (Acropolis roof-garden) · $$$
Electra Palace Athens's Acropolis-view rooftop-garden flagship. The Plaka Old Town setting, the Acropolis view, and the modern Greek register anchor the institutional Electra rooftop experience.
Garden style: Plaka Old Town rooftop with Acropolis view
Planting: Mediterranean rooftop herbs
Signature dish: Modern Greek Acropolis-view rooftop tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Greek tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Rooftop-garden Acropolis-view dining
Award lineage: Electra Hotel Athens flagship
Malibu Farm Lanai
Manele Bay, Lanai · Modern California-Hawaiian (farm-to-table) · $$$$
Helene Henderson's Four Seasons Lanai farm-to-table flagship. The most architecturally institutional resort-island farm-to-table restaurant in Hawaii; the on-site Four Seasons Lanai farm supplies the kitchen.
Garden style: Four Seasons Lanai on-site working farm
Planting: Hawaiian farm-direct vegetables
Signature dish: Modern California-Hawaiian farm-to-table tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal California-Hawaiian tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air farm-pavilion ocean-view dining
Award lineage: Four Seasons Lanai farm flagship
Farm Palm Springs
Downtown Palm Springs, Palm Springs · Modern California (desert farm-to-table) · $$$
Palm Springs's La Plaza farm-to-table flagship. The most architecturally institutional desert-garden farm-to-table restaurant in Coachella Valley; the open-air La Plaza garden setting and the modern California desert register anchor the institutional Palm Springs experience.
Garden style: La Plaza Palm Springs desert garden
Planting: California desert herbs and seasonal vegetables
Signature dish: Modern California desert-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal California-desert tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Open-air La Plaza garden dining
Award lineage: Palm Springs farm-to-table flagship
Lutie's Garden Restaurant
Hyde Park, Austin · Modern Texan (kitchen-garden) · $$$$
Bradley Nicholson's Commodore Perry Estate Austin flagship. The most architecturally institutional kitchen-garden restaurant in Texas; the on-site walled kitchen-garden, the 1920s Commodore Perry Estate setting, and the modern Texan-American register anchor the institutional experience.
Garden style: 1920s Commodore Perry Estate walled kitchen-garden
Planting: On-site walled kitchen-garden
Signature dish: Modern Texan kitchen-garden tasting
Seasonal program: Daily-changing seasonal Texan-garden tasting
Indoor / outdoor flow: Indoor estate dining and outdoor walled garden
Award lineage: Commodore Perry Estate Austin flagship
How to Book a Garden Restaurant
Time the booking to the season. Garden restaurants peak in late spring through early autumn (May to September in the northern hemisphere; November to March in the southern). Saint-Tropez, Marrakech, Athens, and other Mediterranean garden flagships fill four to eight weeks ahead for terrace tables in peak summer; Lake District, Salzburg, and Northern European garden restaurants fill four to eight weeks ahead for May to September seating.
Specify the table type when reserving. Most garden restaurants on this list have indoor and outdoor seating; the outdoor garden tables are the institutional photo spots and book first. Specify outdoor or indoor preference at booking; for Moroccan riads (Ambre, Ruined Garden, Les Jardins du Lotus), specify central courtyard or upper terrace; for Athens roof gardens (GB, Electra), specify Acropolis-view tables.
Order the seasonal tasting menu. Garden restaurants with on-site farms (Twins Garden, Cultiva Farm, Farmlore, Open Farm Community, Forest Side, Lutie's Garden) base the menu on what the farm produces that day. The seasonal tasting menu is the institutional order at every garden flagship; it is also the only way to taste what the kitchen does best on a given visit.
FAQ
What is the best garden restaurant in the world?
Twins Garden in Moscow is the most-cited garden-driven restaurant on earth. The Berezutskiy brothers' on-site farm in Kaluga supplies 70 percent of the kitchen. Forest Side Lake District holds one Michelin star. Restaurant Botanic Adelaide is set inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden itself.
What is a Moroccan riad garden restaurant?
A riad is a traditional Moroccan courtyard house with a central open-air garden, typically planted with orange trees and jasmine. Riad gardens provide shade, scent, and an architectural enclosure. Ambre Riad Fes, The Ruined Garden Fez, and Les Jardins du Lotus Marrakech are the three most institutional riad-garden restaurants in the country.
How is a farm-to-table garden restaurant different from a normal one?
A farm-to-table garden restaurant grows or sources directly from an on-site or named farm, with the daily menu changing based on what comes in that morning. Twins Garden Moscow, Cultiva Farm Nairobi, Open Farm Community Singapore, and Farmlore Bangalore are the most institutional examples.
When should I book a garden restaurant?
Garden restaurants peak in late spring through early autumn. Mediterranean garden flagships fill four to eight weeks ahead for terrace tables in peak summer. The most decorated rooms (Twins Garden, Forest Side, Restaurant Botanic) fill 10 to 14 weeks ahead.