Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs' Favorite Restaurants

by Joe Warwick

The completely revised new edition of the best‐selling restaurant guidebook, which sold over 100,000 copies.

This is the ultimate restaurant guide written by the real experts: more than 600 of the world’s best chefs, including recommendations from René Redzepi, David Chang, Jason Atherton, Shannon Bennett, Helena Rizzo, Massimo Bottura, Yotam Ottolenghi, Yoshihiro Narisawa and hundreds more. The book features more than 3,000 restaurants in more than 70 countries, including detailed city maps, reviews, reservation policies, key information and honest comments from the chefs themselves. Where Chefs Eat will once again be available as an App released to coincide with publication.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Travel, Nonfiction, Cooking, Foodie, Coffee Table Books

976 pages, Hardcover

Published February 7, 2015

Reviews

[Momo · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love the idea behind this book but I am kind of bummed that the more out of the way places get so little attention. I don’t need / want 500 london restaurants. They have two restaurants in Penang. One in Ho Chi Minh City. One in Siem Reap. Nothing in Luang Prabang or Kuala Lumpur or Chiang Mai. They have two pages for the entirety of Germany outside of Berlin. They have 20 pages on Paris but 4 in Rome. 40 pages for the entire continent of South America, 4 pages for the entire continent of Africa (covering only 2 countries)!!! I love this idea but can they not get more well travelled chefs? I would rather have more diverse places than so many London / Paris / typical spots!!

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this beautiful heavy paper-weight of a book, we have a global guide to where you should visit to eat well- because who is better to recommend places than chefs themselves? A superb idea that covers all continents except Antarctica with key cities/ states in their own sections and a general section for the non-main or smaller cities. Loved the little blurb at the front of the participating chefs- of which there are plenty, with their affordable to very fancy recommendations. Each restaurant also has pertinent details such as price range, type of cuisine, opening hours, address and contacts.

Found my new checklist of food places for my travels- going to start crossing off my home city first and looking forward to using it when I next fly the coop.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friends bought me this for a Christmas present and I have to confess, despite being a restaurant consultant, I hadn't come across it until now. It's been on the go since 2013, I think, so quite how I missed it until now, I don't know. It's published by Phaidon, who have published numerous first rate cookery/food books. There are contributions from many top chefs and some of these, eschewing publicity, are perhaps below some people's radar. It's a big, solid book, unlike the Michelin Guide with its air-mail thin paper. This is great value at £15. The entries are short, simple and to the point and refreshingly so. For example Le Gavroche is "recommended for" "High end"whilst Andrew Edmunds is "recommended for" "bargain". You can't get much more succinct than that, which is good but perhaps a trick is missed? For example Andrew Edmunds, I'd describe as a "bargain" for its fine wines at low prices, rather than the food which is reliable and fairly priced.

[Christi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is basically the yellow pages of restaurants around the world. Name, address, website, phone number and legend on how expensive the food is. These restaurants were selected by well-known chefs but the reader isn't told WHY this chef thinks this restaurant is a local neighborhood favorite. Now and then there is a small quote from a chef but not often. Based on the number of chefs interviewed and the extent of the surveys they filled out, you would think the author could add those to the listings to add value to the reader.

Since most of the restaurants listed are outside of the US, it's not that much help to me as I'm not a globe trotting foodie. Just a regular person who likes to try new restaurants.

[Midori · Rating 3 out of 5]

although compactly designed, the hardcover has almost 1000 pps. it would be a fun book for the well-traveled gourmet in electronic format. apparently, however, the US has a gaping hole in the middle, even bigger than the australian outback, where there is a dearth of good food. such a shame.

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously you can't test out all of these places to see if they're legit. But I've actually gone to a few and will vouch for them. This book has come in handy in a pinch while traveling and I've marked down a bunch of places near home that I want to try. My kind of reference book.

[Angie Ng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful book, but this is too bulky to be carry on vacation. They have an app, but you'll be paying for another book. It is the Yellow Pages of restaurants. I had only looked at the Tokyo part but since this is the first edition, quite a few of the information are outdated. For me, their price range is unreliable. "Affordable" is not "cheap"

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. I read it at night to fall asleep and dream of food. I feel that unless you’re a “foodie” this book would boor most people.

[Truly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku setebal 662 halaman ini berisikan rekomendasi dari pada chefs di mana tempat makan yang bisa memanjakan lidah. Dari sekedar warung atau kedai makan biasa hingga restoran mahal di seluruh dunia yang terangkum dalam 2.000 tempat.

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[Janene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Purchased as a gift for my husband when he was doing so much travelling. It's interesting to look through but proved only mildly useful. It's huge and you certainly would never tote it along with you! If nothing else, the book gave me a greater appreciation for how enormous this world is.... with it's endless bounty of spots where you can choose to take great pleasure in dining out. We've found some of them! Even without the help of this book. We're going to save space on our bookshelf and just continue to ask the locals. ;)

[Esther · Rating 4 out of 5]

One's man's meat is another man's poison.

The recommendations in this book obviously come from people who really understand food and they certainly highlight some unexpected gems as well as high end restaurants that need little recommendation. However personal taste will come into play, the fact that a chef likes a restaurant doesn't necessarily mean that you or I will share his tastes and agree with his comments. All in all a good resource.

[Lynsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a really great reference guide for the entire world! I can't say all the places I've tried from the book "wow" me, though...although none have been bad. Some are truly phenomenal. My husband and I have made it a hobby to try to visit a restaurant in the book whenever we visit a new place. It's a fun book to own - and has a great artsy cover!

[Cindy Kleback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting reference book with international restaurant listings and reviews. Not helpful day-to-day unless you live in one of the cities featured, but great if you're planning a trip and want some recommendations from the people who know food best, chefs.

[Kerneels Breytenbach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful, but somewhat limited in scope. A bigger spectrum of chefs are needed to contribute, should a next edition be considered.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. I found this book overly ambitious. In the end, it's big, but it's not very informative.

[Thomas Mcmillen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ever read the yellow-pages? Same format with better reviews. A book for folks who like to show others they read books, rather than actually reading books.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting reference, I wish the recommendations were more detailed and that this was more portable (broken out by country, maybe)? An excellent idea, just not keen on the execution.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully designed (if impossible to take with you when traveling).

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

From chefs for the global foodie. It's awesome to read about the great restaurants of the world from insiders. Great collection of both high end, local joints and everything in between.

[Edward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly useful tool. I respect and first hand enjoyed the work many of the chiefs who have contributed.

[Madhur Srivastava · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for food lovers. Michelin chefs recommending their favourite places near you.

[Andrew Sawyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reference book, but it is an amazing collection of restaurants and reviews