https://bettertaste.cc/blog Openings, anticipated launches, and curated routes from the cities we cover. en Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-amsterdam-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-amsterdam-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Amsterdam openings worth crossing a canal for — a three-star chef gone casual, a revived Parisian bouillon, and the new-guard rooms pushing east and north. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-bucharest-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-bucharest-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Bucharest openings worth a table — Romanian cooking rebuilt with world-class technique, from a former Noma cook's own villa to the new bistros around Piața Romană. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-kyiv-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-kyiv-2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Kyiv openings worth a table — a serious rethink of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar kitchen, a craft Italian room, and a farm-to-table by the water. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/slow-day-in-milan https://bettertaste.cc/blog/slow-day-in-milan Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two rooms in the east of the city to build an unhurried Milan evening around — a Filipino home in Porta Venezia, and a wine bar that stays open late. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-copenhagen-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-copenhagen-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Copenhagen openings worth planning an evening around — the Nordhavn breakthroughs that took a first Michelin star, and the small counters setting the pace. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/vienna-coffee-houses-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/vienna-coffee-houses-2026 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vienna sells itself on grand Kaffeehäuser, but its serious cup is poured somewhere quieter — the new-wave roasters and filter bars worth knowing. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-barcelona-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-barcelona-2026 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Barcelona openings worth planning an evening around — Eixample chef debuts, Gràcia wine rooms, and market bars from three-star names. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-coffee-shops-dubai-abu-dhabi-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-coffee-shops-dubai-abu-dhabi-2026 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fewer openings than the hype suggests, but bigger ones — a World Barista Champion's first flagship, a royal-blessed roastery, and a cult London debut. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/slow-day-in-paris https://bettertaste.cc/blog/slow-day-in-paris Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two places to build an unhurried Paris day around — a mountaineering shop in the Palais Royal, and the city's best cheap lunch. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-milan-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-milan-2026 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The hotels, restaurants and rooms Milan is most excited about this year — and how to keep the rest of the city current. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-milan-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-milan-2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Milan openings worth planning an evening around — by neighbourhood, from Palazzo Fendi to the wine rooms in the east. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-dubai-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-dubai-2026 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The hotels, beach clubs and restaurants slated to open in Dubai in 2026 — and which ones are actually worth holding a date for. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-dubai-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-dubai-2026 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Dubai openings that actually changed something — from a homegrown Emirati room to Carbone and Nobu — and how to find the rest. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-talked-about-hotels-dubai-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-talked-about-hotels-dubai-2026 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Dubai hotels driving the conversation in 2026 — what opened, what's coming, and why each one is worth knowing about. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-talked-about-hotels-europe-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-talked-about-hotels-europe-2026 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The openings, reopenings, and second acts Europe is actually talking about this year — and the cities worth booking around. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/outdoor-escapes-european-summer https://bettertaste.cc/blog/outdoor-escapes-european-summer Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Coves, lakes, harbour baths and a wild delta — a short edit of where to spend a European summer outdoors, most of it reachable from a city you're already in. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-openings-europe-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/most-anticipated-openings-europe-2026 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The hotels and restaurants opening across Europe in 2026 that are actually worth rearranging a trip for — from Milan to Venice, Paris to Amsterdam. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/cinematic-routes-europe https://bettertaste.cc/blog/cinematic-routes-europe Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A west-to-east walk through Europe by way of the films shot there — from Amélie's Montmartre to a Ferris wheel in Vienna to a square in Kyiv. https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-paris-2026 https://bettertaste.cc/blog/new-restaurants-paris-2026 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The openings worth planning an evening around — Paris's spring 2026 crop, from live-fire kitchens to a natural-wine bistro, and how to find the rest.