February 28, 2025, 9:30 am | Read time: 4 minutes

Traveling the world and in the mood for traditional restaurants? “Tasteatlas” has selected the 100 most legendary restaurants worldwide. TRAVELBOOK presents the three winners and shows the top 25.

The Most Legendary Restaurant in the World is in Austria

According to Tasteatlas, the traditional Viennese restaurant Figlmüller is the most legendary restaurant in the world and, by its own account, the home of the schnitzel. Known for its classic Viennese schnitzel as well as its apparently outstanding potato salad, it has won over 52 restaurant critics, according to Tasteatlas. The traditional Viennese family restaurant is now run by the fourth generation and originally started out as a small wine house in 1905.

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Pizza Classic in Second Place

You’ve almost certainly heard of this pizzeria (at least if you’ve read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love): L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, Italy, itself the birthplace of pizza. The small traditional restaurant was founded in 1870 and is best known for its Napoletana, Margherita, and Marinara pizzas. Incidentally, there is also a branch of the famous pizzeria in the Schöneberg district of Berlin.

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Three German Restaurants in the Ranking

The ranking of the world’s most legendary restaurants continues with a German restaurant classic that is known far beyond the Bavarian border and has expanded not only to the German capital but even to Australia: Munich’s Hofbräuhaus. This oldie among ranked restaurants has been around since 1589, and its famous specialty is pork knuckle. There is also the classic veal sausage, cheese spaetzle, Bavarian pretzels, and many other classics from the southern German state.

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In addition to the Munich Hofbräuhaus, two other traditional German restaurants are in the top 100. 34th place is taken by Cologne’s Früh am Dom with its famous sauerbraten and its specialty “Himmel und Erde” (black pudding with mashed potatoes). A little further down the list, in 53rd place, is Nuremberg’s Bratwursthäusle. This is even older than Munich’s Hofbräuhaus: the legendary restaurant has existed since 1312 and serves, of course, Nuremberg bratwurst.

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These Are the Top 25 Most Legendary Restaurants in the World According to “Tasteatlas”

1. Figlmüller in Vienna, Austria
2. L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, Italy
3. Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany
4. Gino e Toto Sorbillo in Naples, Italy
5. Paragon Restaurant in Kozhikode, India
6. Café de Tacuba in Mexico City, Mexico
7. Peter Cat in Calcutta, India
8. Katz’s Delicatessen in Manhattan, New York City, USA
9. Karne Garibaldi Santa Tere in Guadalajara, Mexico
10. El Pimpi in Málaga, Spain
11. La Fonda Del Tío in Bariloche, Argentina
12. Hyman’s Seafood in Charleston, USA
13. Amrik Sukhdev in Murthal, India
14. Casa Labra in Madrid, Spain
15. Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn, New York City, USA
16. Din Tai Fung in Taipei City, Taiwan
17. Bolsi in Asunción, Paraguay
18. Au Pied de Cochon in Paris, France
19. Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami Beach, USA
20. El Rinconcillo in Seville, Spain
21. İmam Çağdaş Kebap ve Baklava Salonu in Gaziantep, Turkey
22. Zeughauskeller in Zurich, Switzerland
23. Café Imperial in Prague, Czech Republic
24. Güerrin in Buenos Aires, Argentina
25. Café Santiago in Porto, Portugal

You can see the entire list of the 100 most legendary restaurants here.