Bill Knott

Whether for a single glass of Piper-Heidsieck Rare 1999 or a French 76, fizz fans will savour these fine champagne bars

A Soho pub pop-up and a new-look old fave are upholding London’s reputation for fine Indian fare

A bottle of extra virgin olive oil is now as likely to be on a gourmet’s Christmas list as a first-growth claret. Bill Knott asks Britain’s top chefs for their recommendations

These elegant bars in London and Barcelona eschew cocktail pyrotechnics in favour of the perfect dry martini

Two Copenhagen restaurants have got the combination of bonhomie and top-notch Nordic cuisine spot on

You don’t have to be Montalbano to appreciate the heartfelt dedication to local produce in Sicily’s restaurants

Salina’s most famous crop explodes on the palate at two otherwise tranquil restaurants on this Aeolian island

Shoreditch-style cool marries with classic Brahmin flair to create culinary fireworks in India’s “Silicon Valley”

Taipei’s esurient travellers are discovering a bustling food scene with a joyous approach to top-notch ingredients

Gothenburg’s attitude to seafood scales new heights of heavenly, from exquisite native oysters to creamy chowder

These two County Derry delights are prime examples of the province’s dynamic new restaurant scene

From the best blood-orange granita to the finest flat white, God is in the detail at these inspired European eateries

The playfully decorated interiors of these two Hong Kong restaurants are mirrored by the spectacular food

Joyous wine lists and superlative cooking unmuffled by overt cheffiness set these two savvy London restaurants apart

Oysters and pizza are as well dressed at these Grand Central restaurants as the gentlemen gourmets who frequent them

Beef aged in a Himalayan salt chamber? Just one of the draws to the Northern Irish capital’s dynamic new dining scene

Channel Tunnel travellers have the pick of first-class fare at these venues either end of the tracks

Our resident bon vivant rounds out the year with the ideal Christmas stocking – all available at the click of a mouse