Sometimes, it’s a single fantastic meal that stands out as the highlight of a trip. Like great hotels, great restaurants are essential to traveling well, and we take delight in reading about your most memorable dining experiences around the world. France and Italy, as you might expect, feature heavily on this list (as well as on our Editors’ Choice list of 2025 favorites), and Japan also makes a predictable appearance. But Harper members enjoyed fine repasts everywhere from Montana to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Restaurant Mirazur
Menton, France

“Restaurant Mirazur, the most outstanding meal of our life. Michelin three-star, exquisite presentation of food, delicious flavors and quality ingredients, nine courses, all themed in a floral motif. In addition, all courses were custom-prepared to accommodate food allergies. Truly an inspiration, and the entire experience was worth every penny.” — L. K.

The Ranch at Rock Creek
Philipsburg, Montana

“Every meal (including breakfast) at The Ranch at Rock Creek was a feast, but the special dinner with wine pairings, adjacent to the Granite Lodge, was truly extraordinary.” — W. S.