OAD 100+ Best Restaurants in Europe 2022

Alchemist in Copenhagen has been named the best restaurant in Europe by Opinionated About Dining for a second consecutive year.

The annual Top 100+ Restaurants in Europe list, which pools the opinions of over 6,000 experienced voters, named Restaurant Frantzén in Stockholm, Sweden, in second place; Etxebarri in Axpe, Spain, in third; and Andreas Caminada's Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau, Switzerland, fourth, meaning there is no change in ranking from last year's top four.

Rasmus Munk's two-Michelin-star restaurant offers a unique dining experience, where an evening takes place in five different settings arranged in acts, combining art, drama, music, sensory stimulation and visual technology, where dishes may convey strong political and environmental messages, from plastic pollution to child labour and organ donation. 

^{Five impressions from Alchemist. Tongue Kiss (top left), 1984 (top right), Andy Warhol (middle), Antwitch (bottom left), and Burnout Chicken (bottom right). Photo: Søren Gammelmark}

Munk said: “To receive this honour for the second year proves to me that our ambition to constantly develop the restaurant has borne fruit. It also shows that it is possible to merge the worlds of gastronomy and art, without compromising on any one of them."

Spain boasts the highest number of entries this year, with nearly 40, while Italy has 20, France 16 and Denmark 15 in total. See the top ten restaurants listed below, and for the full Top 100+ Restaurants Europe 2022 visit OAD.

See below the top ten rankings of the other OAD 2022 lists for Europe: Top Europe Casual, Europe Classical and Europe Top Cheap Eats.

Top Restaurants Europe 2022

1 Alchemist, Copenhagen - Denmark

2 Restaurant Frantzén, Stockholm - Sweden

3 Etxebarri, Axpe - Spain

4 Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau - Switzerland

5 Bagá, Jaén - Spain

6 Lido 84, Gardone Riviera - Italy

7 Restaurant Quique Dacosta, Dénia - Spain

8 Geranium, Copenhagen - Denmark

9 Kadeau Bornholm, Bornholm - Denmark

10 De Librije, Zwolle - Netherlands

Europe: Casual Restaurants 2022 (see the full list here)

1 Elkano, Getaria, Spain

2 Mannix, Campaspero, Spain

3 Los Marinos, Jose Fuengirola, Spain

4 D ’Berto, O Grove, Spain

5 Alameda, Fuenmayor, Spain

6 Trippa, Milan, Italy

7 Güeyu Mar, Ribadesella, Spain

8 Casa Julián, Tolosa, Spain

9 Antica Osteria del Mirasole, San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy

10 Ferme de la Ruchotte, Bligny-sur-Ouche, France

Europe: Classical Restaurants 2022 (see the full list here)

1 Régis et Jacques Marcon, Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, France

2 Troisgros, Ouches, France

3 Gilles Goujon/Auberge de Vieux Puits, Fontjoncouse, France

4 Hôtel de Ville de Crissier, Crissier, Switzerland

5 Schwarzwaldstube, Baiersbronn, Germany

6 Flocons de Sel, Megève, France

7 Waldhotel Sonnora, Dreis, Germany

8 Cheval Blanc, Basel, Switzerland

9 L’Ambroisie, Paris, France

10 Dal Pescatore Canneto, Sull'oglio, Italy

Europe: Top Cheap Eats 2022  (See the full list here)

1 Østerberg Ice Cream, Copenhagen, Denmark

2 Jacques Genin - Salon de Te, Paris, France

3 Lille bakery, Copenhagen, Denmark

4 Hart Bageri, Copenhagen, Denmark

5 Juno the Bakery, Copenhagen, Denmark

6 Abu Hassan, Jaffa, Israel

7 Caffè Sicilia, Noto, Italy

8 Pierre Hermé, Paris, France

9 Dönerci Şahin, Usta Istanbul, Turkey

10 Pastéis de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal