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Late September saw the opening of one of Paris’ best new restaurants: Bar Omi, a sleek sushi restaurant from the team behind Left Bank favorite Ojii. In the heart of the city, the chic newcomer is open for both lunch and dinner, where it serves Japanese cuisine including chirashi bowls and high-quality sushi (think melt-in-your mouth tuna sashimi with miso-wasabi sauce and crispy buckwheat, and sea bass-shiso sushi). The portions are très petite, so plan on splurging and ordering a lot. The fun, engaging waitstaff are just the cherry on top of an all-around thrilling new debut.
We’re just back from a quick weekend in Switzerland, where we spent one night in Zürich and hit worth-it classics like Kronenhalle and Pavillon Le Corbusier, and are eager to return to for a bit more time (top of our hit list: Seebad Utoquai for swimming, and new restaurants Capet Neo Bistro and Seam). Then we hit the Swiss Alps, checking in to boutique design stay The Brecon, a stylish bolthole with incredible surrounding hiking, and both meals and cocktails (!) included in the rate. But the highlight of our time in the mountains was an epic 14km hike around Oeschinen Lake, which ended at the lakeside for a quick swim. The adventure was rewarded with not one but two burgers at Restaurant Alpenblick Adelboden, a simple, no-frills local bistro that totally hit the spot. Sometimes that’s all you need!
A hot new arrival in NYC to know about: FOOD, the revival of a dining concept from the 1970s. Centered around art and—you guessed it, food—the original was a cornerstone of the downtown art scene, where artists including Donald Judd would host communal dinners amid installations. Now, the concept has been resurrected by artist Lucien Smith and the estate of Gordon Matta-Clark, the original founder, and is set in a small storefront on Canal Street with just counter space and a few stools. The constantly changing menu is printed on receipt paper and taped to the window, and features just five ultra-seasonal options—a few early dishes have included chicken broth vermicelli and cantaloupe panchetti chili—and one dessert.
Right now, we’re deriving a lot of our travel inspiration from self-taught chef and cookbook author Ellie Bouhadana, who’s added her culinary-focused travel guides to AmiGo. Based in Melbourne, Bouhadana has traveled all over the world for work (including hosting pop-ups at beloved spots including Tuba Club in Marseille and Wine is Fine in Athens), and has a certain skill for finding the best restaurants in any city she visits. Follow her for insider recs in Athens, Marseille, London, & more.
There’s no shortage of amazing follows on AmiGo, but this month we’re excited about three users in particular:
ZEYNEP BOYAN: Munich-based Turkish-Dutch sculptor and designer with recs in Paris, Montreal, Bali, Mexico City, & more. FOLLOW ZEYNEP
FLEUR RIBERO: Paris-based fashion marketer and yoga teacher with recs in Tokyo, Paris, Athens, London, Istanbul & more. FOLLOW FLEUR
ISABEL FROEMMING: London-based producer, journalist, and creative strategist with recs in London, Paris, Menorca, Biarritz, & more. FOLLOW ISABEL
We pretty much always have an exhaustive list of restaurants we’re eager to try, but these are a few spots we’re really curious about right now.
- Capet Neo Bistro, Zurich: Just-opened small plates spot from the team behind Silex.
- Village Bagels, Stockholm: Buzzy debut serving NY-style bagels.
- The Hart, London: Soon-to-open Marylebone pub from the team behind The Pelican and The Hero.
- Bonnies, Marseille: One of the spots we didn’t have time to visit on our summer trip to Marseille, but at the top of our list.
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