Winner of countless awards including Best Restaurant Design (TimeOut 2005) and the Menu Design Gold Medal (Gastronomi 2005), Istanbul's 360 is situated on top of a 19th century apartment building along embassy row in the Beyoglu neighborhood. Here you'll enjoy views of St. Antoine's church, the Hagia Sophia Mosque and the Sea of Marmara while enjoying a fusion of Turkish and international cuisine. 360's diverse menu features dishes like homemade fettucine with beef short rib, pine nuts and currants, soya madra chicken breast with glass noodle spring roll and sesame green beans, and slow roast cherry duck with mushrooms and spinach roots.
360
Bulbul Mh Misir Bugdayi Sk 3
Istanbul, Turkey
011-90-212-251-1042
360istanbul.com
Featured in dozens of international food and culture magazine like Gourmet Journal, GQ and Departures, this trend-setting restaurant located in Tokyo's fashion district offers awe-inspiring views of the city from its rooftop locale. Two Rooms features an 1,800-bottle wine cellar and offers a wide range of seafood dishes that combine Asian and European cooking techniques. Start off with an order of Mississippi paddlefish caviar, tomato and saffron steamed matoya mussels, or spanner crab cakes with caper sour cream. For your main course try Two Rooms' rare char grilled Japanese kinaki red tuna or roasted saitama aigamo duck with cornichon verjuice sauce and rocket. Two Rooms also offers a sumptuous weekend brunch.
Two Rooms
5F AO Building 3-11-7
Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan
011-81-3-3498-0002
tworooms.jp
With three Michelin stars and Wine Spectator's Grand Award for 2008, it's no surprise why La Pergola attracts foodies from around the world who come to savor both the food and the views of the Rome skyline. Situated on the rooftop of the Rome Cavalieri hotel, La Pergola features a wine cellar with over 53,000 bottles, and the elegant old world decor includes Sevres porcelain, a collection of hand-blown glass and original Renaissance artworks. The menu features modern takes on traditional Italian recipes. Try the crispy bread cannoli with sea bass and a melon brunoise, citrus-marinated veal served over vegetable minestrone, or lobster and duck liver with topinambur cream and chanterelle mushrooms.
La Pergola
Rome Cavalieri
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101
00136 Rome, Italy
011-39-06-35091
romecavalieri.com
