Ratings

A guide to how things in the Reviews section are rated.

🎬 Movies 📺 TV Shows 🕹️ Computer Games

★★★★★ Candidate for movie/show/game of the year
★★★★ Very entertaining
★★★ Mildly entertaining
★★ There are better uses of time
★ I want that time in my life back
၀ Zero. Much regret

🍽️ Restaurants

★★★★★ When can I go back next?
★★★★ Exceeds expectations - I’d go back if someone invited me
★★★ Meets expectations - I might go back if there was a good reason
★★ Once is enough
★ Once is too much
၀ Zero. Seriously, just don’t go

🛏️ Hotels ✈️ Flights

★★★★★ World class for its category, surpassing high expectations
★★★★ Solid experience
★★★ Average experience
★★ Subpar experience
★ Terrible experience
၀ Zero. Avoid like the plague

🎪 Venues & Events 🎭 Performances 🗺️ Locations

★★★★★ Truly special
★★★★ Highly memorable
★★★ Decent, didn’t feel short changed
★★ Not great value for money
★ I want a refund
၀ Zero. Fyre Festival, Willy's Chocolate Experience, etc.

Restaurant Log

✽✽✽

• Epicure (Paris, France) ★★★★

• Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, CA) ★★★

• Coi (San Francisco, CA) ★★★ (now closed)

• Alinea (Chicago, IL) ★★★★★

• Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★★★★

• Benu (San Francisco, CA) ★★★

• Bo Innovation (Hong Kong, China) ★★★★★ (now ✽✽)

• Saison (San Francisco, CA) ★ (now ✽✽)

• Kichisen (Kyoto, Japan) ★★ (now ✽✽)

• The Restaurant at Meadowood (Napa, CA) ★★★★

• Manresa (Los Gatos, CA) ★★★★ (now closed)

• French Laundry (Yountville, CA) ★★★★

• Per Se (New York, NY) ★★★★

✽✽

• Restaurant Koan (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★

• Kong Hans Kælder (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★★

• Jordnær (Gentofte, Denmark) ★★★ (now ✽✽✽)

• KOKS (Ilimanaq, Greenland) ★★

• AOC (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★★★

• Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★★

• Kadeau (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★★★

• Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★ (now ✽✽✽)

• Odette (Singapore) ★★★ (now ✽✽✽)

• Restaurant Gron (Helsinki, Finland) ★★★★

• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (London, UK) ★★★

• Quince (San Francisco, CA) ★★ (now ✽✽✽)

• Baumé (Palo Alto, CA) ★★★★★ (now unrated)

✽

• Jatak (Copenhagen, Denmark) ★★

• Restaurant Labyrinth (Singapore) ★★★

• Sushi Shin (Redwood City, CA) ★★★

• Solstice (Paris, France) ★★★★

• Protégé (Palo Alto, CA) ★

• Selby’s (Atherton, CA) ★★★

• Madera (Menlo Park, CA) ★★★

• Me|Mu (Vejle, Denmark) ★★

• Maum (Palo Alto, CA) ★★

• Village Pub (Woodside, CA) ★★★

• Mr. Jiu’s (San Francisco, CA) ★★

• Restaurant Ask (Helsinki, Finland) ★★★★★

• Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle (Singapore) ★★★

• Burnt Ends (Singapore) ★★★

• Hawker Chan Soya Chicken Rice (Singapore) ★★★★

• L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon (Taipei, Taiwan) ★★

• La Toque (Napa, CA) ★★★

• In Situ (San Francisco, CA) ★★★★

• Kin Khao (San Francisco, CA) ★★★

• Adega (San Jose, CA) ★★

• Chez TJ (Mountain View, CA) ★★★★

• Yat Lok (Hong Kong, China) ★★★★★

• Kam’s Roast Goost (Hong Kong, China) ★★

• Tim Ho Wan (Hong Kong, China) ★★★★

• Rasa (Burlingame, CA) ★★★★

• Lazy Bear (San Francisco, CA) ★★★★★ (now ✽✽)

• The Greenhouse (Dublin, Ireland) ★★★

• Terra (St Helena, CA) ★★★★

• Bouchon Bistro (Yountville, CA) ★★★

• Plumed Horse (Saratoga, CA) ★★★★

• All Spice (San Mateo, CA) ★★★★

• Caviar Russe (New York, NY) ★★★

• Nobu (Las Vegas, NV) ★★★★

Restaurants that have since lost a single star have not been noted.

50 Best

• Central (Lima, Peru) ★★★★

• Ryunique (Seoul, South Korea) ★★★★

• Quay (Sydney, Australia) ★★★★