The hottest new table in Miami comes via Paris. Opened last summer, it officially became a hotspot as a popular dinner destination following the Art Basel Miami fair last December. Hip crowds continue to show up at lunch, or for an excellent brunch menu served between 11:30AM and 4PM. The first “Caviar Kaspia” restaurant is [...]

Tomorrow New York’s Guggenheim will open a new restaurant called “The Wright,” celebrating the 50 years of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum. It will only be serving lunches for now, but will open for dinner starting in mid-January. A special brunch will also be available on Sundays from 11AM to 5PM. The dining area features [...]

Even when knowing nothing about New York’s IAC (InterActiveCorp) Building, you can tell that it resembles many of Frank Gehry’s famous icons. And it is in fact a Frank Gehry project, although this time he traded bent metal for curved glass. The 10-story building stands by the city’s continuously renovated West Side and is visible [...]

This is another Chow. It’s another of Philippe Chow’s restaurants, but not one of the legendary “Mr. Chow” (as in Michael Chow) restaurants. Although they share the same last name, there is no family relation between the two chefs, although Philippe did work with the other Mr. Chow for over two decades. Philippe moved on [...]

If you’ll be in Paris until June 2010, you’ll be able to experience one of the French capital’s most breathtaking gastronomic experiences. It’s a temporary restaurant placed on top of the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum and is itself a piece of art. This glass box by artist Laurent Grasso is part of the [...]

Perhaps generated by the interest in checking out its much talked-about mostly-white interior, the new Orlando di Castello Restaurant has become one of Vienna‘s hippest hotspots. Also helping is the fact that it’s open throughout the day and allows you to dine at any time, as well as treating yourself to some extraordinary pastries which [...]

Paris’ Place Vendôme is one of the world’s most elegant squares and should not be missed by anyone visiting the French capital. Its Vendôme Hotel offers classic luxury that although it may not be to everyone’s taste or budget, its recently renovated restaurant is a place to discover. It’s found on the first floor of [...]

As the world looks to Berlin’s Festival of Freedom today to celebrate two decades of German reunification, at UCityGuides we choose not to concentrate on the city’s past, but take this opportunity to remind you of the German capital’s dynamic present. After a year of Wall-themed events, we’re now ready to celebrate Berlin as it [...]

Contigo Restaurant opened earlier this year in San Francisco, soon after we completed our San Francisco city guide. But we have recently discovered that this is our kind of place, a restaurant with something extra, something special. The extra special in this case is an environmentally-conscious approach to cooking and interior design, meaning food using [...]

Budapest now has its own Armani Caffé, after Milan, London, Paris, and more than a handful of other fashionable cities. It’s of course found next to the Emporio Armani store, and features a dark, granite interior with two classical stone columns inside the bar. The Art Deco-style furnishings mix well with the mirrored walls, and [...]