2014 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice World Top 25 Restaurants

The results are out! Here are the World Top 25 most favourite restaurants:

1. El Celler de Can Roca - Girona, Spain
2. Midsummer House - Cambridge, United Kingdom
3. Maison Lameloise - Chagny, France
4. The French Cafe - Auckland, New Zealand
5. Alinea - Chicago, Illinois
6. El Club Allard - Madrid, Spain
7. Epicure - Paris, France
8. Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons - Great Milton, United Kingdom
9. Le Gavroche - London, United Kingdom
10. Martin Berasategui - San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
11. Europea - Montreal, Quebec
12. I Latina - Buenos Aires, Argentina
13. Voila Bistrot - Paraty, Brazil
14. Geranium - Copenhagen, Denmark
15. Diverxo - Madrid, Spain
16. Kokkeriet - Copenhagen, Denmark
17. Restaurant Guy Savoy - Paris, France
18. Eleven Madison Park - New York City, New York
19. Funky Gourmet - Athens, Greece
20. The Test Kitchen - Cape Town Central, South Africa
21. TRB - Beijing, China
22. Arambru - Buenos Aires, Argentina
23. Restaurant Gary Danko - San Francisco, California
24. Vue de monde - Melbourne, Australia
25. Costes - Budapest, Hungary

More than half of these top 25 restaurants come from Europe, with Spain leading (4). However, the results are overall quite spread out across the global, given 14 countries making into the list.

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La Creperie de Josselin - Paris

Crepes are often associated with Brittany, North-west region of France. That is the reason why you can find so many creperies around Montparnasse station, where many trains travel between Paris and Brittany. Among these creperies, one that really stands out is La Creperie de Josselin - and you can't miss this with bustling atmosphere inside the restaurant and people crowding outside for their turn.

To be even more specific, crepe is made of wheat flour, which is also known as crepe de Forment. However, if it is made of buckwheat (or sarrasin), then it is actually called galette. Crepe is sweet and is usually eaten as dessert or snack. On the other hand, galette is typically served as lunch or dinner, and carries a savoury taste.

On the menu of La Creperie de Josselin, you will be able to find a long list of options for crepes on the left hand, and similarly for galettes on the right hand side. In addition to this, this place serves the crepes or galettes in "couples". This means the batter is spread, the fillings are added, another already made crepe is layered on top and the whole thing is then folded before served.

If you have decision paralysis, maybe what you should do is to choose the specialties here - la crepe josselin and la crepe maraichere. Enjoy the authentic, hearty, delicious crepes with rich fillings and crispy edges.

Budget: $

Rating : 7.75 / 10

L'As du Fallafel - Paris

Those who live or being to Paris before are likely to know L'As du Fallafel as this is one of the most popular cheap eats in Paris. For the rest, this may require some explanation.

L'As du Fallafel literally means The Ace of Falafel. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food, which is typically deep-fried balls made from chickpeas. Falafel can be eaten in the original ball form, or used as an ingredient in the sandwich. A pita (slightly leavened wheat bread) is usually used for the sandwich to hold falafel balls, together with salad and pickled vegetables, hot sauce and tahini-based sauce. Falafel sandwich is a vegetarian food, but different types of meat can be added as variants. At L'As du Fallafel, the falafel served is of Israeli type.

At Rue des Roisers area, there are a number of Falafel  restaurants, but you can't miss L'As du Fallafel, as it has the most human traffic with people moving in and out of the restaurant at one side and long queue at the takeaway counter on the other side. For a slightly higher cost, you can have the luxury of a seat in the crowded restaurant, enjoying the interestingly busy atmosphere and depending where you sit, understanding the steps of preparing of the food on TV. Alternatively, you can join the many others munching the falafel sandwich on the street.

The minimum you should order is the Special Fallefel sandwich. My favourite is the Sauteed Chicken in Curry sandwich. The falalel, curry chicken, vegetables and the sauces provide many layers of flavours, but amazingly combine to result in an enjoyable taste experience. A nice paring to this sandwich is the homemade lemonade.

Budget : $

Rating : 8.5 / 10

Cafe Constant - Paris

Cafe Constant does not accept reservation. Just before the opening hours, you will expect to see an anxious crowd lingering at the entrance trying to get the attention of the staff for a table. If you wish to eat there, it is advisable for you to arrive early to "position" yourself. There is a reason for this phenomenon. Owning this humble restaurant is Chef Christian Constant, a Michelin 1-star chef as well as a member of the jury for Top Chef TV show. Despite of his reputation and high quality of food he produces, the price is very reasonable. Together with Le Violon d'Ingres (Michelin 1-star restaurant) and Les Cocottes de Christian Constant, he has built his empire in rue St Dominique area.

The staff are friendly and speak good English (understand from them this is the restaurant hiring policy). Though we were ushered to our seats and have our orders taken about the same time as the rest of the customers, we did not have to wait long for the food to be served.

For appetizers, Lobster Ravioli is a hit as you can find this dish on many tables. You can find fresh lobster meat wrapped in ravioli which blends well with the tasty foamy shellfish sauce. But what I like better is the Sauteed Squid which is very flavourful.

The "Patte Blueue" chicken and the Free-range quail with foie gras are excellent main choices.

A must-try dessert is the Homemade profiteroles. The warm chocolate fudge was poured onto the pair of golden cream puffs and huge vanilla ice-cream in front of our eyes. Simply delicious! Another french dessert worth mentioning is Ile flottante. Also known as floating island, this consists of megrine floating on caramel sauce. We almost licked our dessert plates.

This bistro is within walking distance from Eiffel Tower. A highly recommended place if you are around that area!

Budget : $ $

Rating : 8.25 / 10