Experts

The heart of the World of Mouth is made up of personal restaurant recommendations from carefully selected chefs, food writers, restaurateurs, and other experts. These over

800

experts are the curators of the restaurant guide and are united in a joint mission of sharing the best eating experiences across the globe.

Selected experts presented here, find all the experts in the app.

Albert Adrià

Albert Adrià

Chef at Enigma

Barcelona

Bruno Verjus

Bruno Verjus

Chef at Table

Paris

Ana Roš

Ana Roš

Chef at Hiša Franko

Kobarid

Andrew Wong

Andrew Wong

Chef at A. Wong

London

Pam Pichaya

Pam Pichaya

Cheg at Potong

Bangkok

Phil Rosenthal

Phil Rosenthal

Host at Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil

Los Angeles

Manu Buffara

Manu Buffara

Chef at Restaurante Manu

Curitiba

Junghyun Park

Junghyun Park

Chef at ATOMIX

New York

Podcast Episodes

Bread and Mozza - Nancy Silverton from Los Angeles

Vietnamese heritage – Khanh Nguyen from Ashe in Sydney

West African Visionary - Pierre Thiam, American-Senegalese chef

Californian creative - Daniel Patterson from Jacaranda in Los Angeles

Mexican seafood - Gabriela Cámara from Contramar in Mexico City

New Indian cooking - Hussain Shahzad from Hunger Inc. in Mumbai

An Englishwoman in New York - Jess Shadbolt from King, Jupiter and Deans

Moroccan fine dining - Fayçal Bettioui from Table 3 in Casablanca

A London restaurant - Max Rocha from Café Cecilia in London

Norwegian roots - Heidi Bjerkan from Credo in Oslo

Singaporean DNA - LG Han from Labyrinth in Singapore

Zero waste pioneer - Albert Franch Sunyer from Restaurant Nolla in Helsinki

A new restaurateur - Lynn Hazim from Middle Child in Dubai

The French Connection - Luke Selby from Palé Hall Hotel in North Wales

Brazilian blend - Ivan Ralston from Tuju in São Paulo

Big in Japan - Jacob Kear from Lurra in Kyoto, Japan

Lebanese legacy - Yasmina Hayek from Em Sherif in Beirut, Lebanon

Cape cooking – Ryan Cole from Salsify in Cape Town

From the streets to the stars - Tim Raue in Berlin

Reaching the stars - Torsten Vildgaard from FZN in Dubai

The travelling chef - Marcin Król from Cypsèle in Paris

Roman tradition - Sarah Cicolini from SantoPalato in Rome

Crossroads Cooking - Ivan Brehm from Nouri in Singapore

German heritage food - Alex Strödel from EI in Berlin

Norway’s finest - Esben Holmboe Bang from Maaemo in Oslo, Norway

Best in Canada - Patrice Demers from Sabayon, Montreal

Traditional Thai cooking – Bo Songvisava from Bo.lan in Bangkok

Californian kaiseki - Niki Nakayama from n/naka in Los Angeles

A sustainable restaurant - Matt Orlando in Copenhagen

Molecular gastronomy - Wylie Dufresne from Stretch Pizza in NYC

Norwegian stars - Sven Erik Renaa from RE-NAA in Stavanger

Nordic island cooking - Nicolai Nørregaard from Kadeau in Copenhagen and Bornholm

Born in Yucatan - Roberto Solís from Nectar and Huniik in Merida, Mexico

Bangkok Locavore - Tam Chudaree Debhakam from Baan Tepa

Fine dining in Singapore - Julien Royer from Odette

A restaurant community - Elena Reygadas from Rosetta in Mexico City

The Best Chef - Dabiz Muñoz from DiverXO in Madrid

A Brazilian garden – Manu Buffara from Manu in Curitiba, Brazil

The Sioux Chef – Sean Sherman from Owamni in Minneapolis

Vegetarian fine dining – Paul Ivic from Tian in Vienna, Austria

Farm to table – Merlin Labron-Johnson from Osip in Somerset, England

A hybrid restaurant – Genie Kwon from Kasama in Chicago

Cooking the Midlands - Sat Bains in Nottingham, England

A Dutch master – Joris Bijdendijk

The Global British Chef – Jason Atherton

Modern Filipino cooking - Jordy Navarra from Toyo Eatery, Manila

Californian roots – Stuart Brioza from State Bird Provisions in San Francisco

A Filipino in Singapore – Johanne Siy from Lolla in Singapore

Nordic fire cooking – Niklas Ekstedt in Stockholm, Sweden

Italian Chef – Massimo Bottura from Modena, Italy

A Korean heritage – Kristian Baumann from Koan in Copenhagen

Made in Iceland – Gunnar Karl Gíslason from Dill in Reykjavik

Reinventing Indian Cuisine – Varun Totlani from Masque in Mumbai

The Whole Fish – Josh Niland from Saint Peter in Sydney

Coastal Mexican – Sarah Thompson from Casa Playa in Las Vegas

A Food Lover’s Guide to Helsinki

Tekuna Gachechiladze

Canadian Farm to Table - Eric Robertson

A New Start – Daniel Berlin from VYN in Southern Sweden

An Indian Chef in Bangkok – Garima Arora

A Danish Chef – Bo Bech from Bobe in Copenhagen

Unreasonable Hospitality – Will Guidara

French-Japanese Cuisine – Atsushi Tanaka from A.T in Paris

Local Produce and Fire – Jake Kellie from Arkhé in Adelaide

A Seaside Restaurant - Willem Hiele from Oudenbur in Belgium

Portuguese Gastronomy – José Avillez from Belcanto in Lisbon

Fine Dining in Tokyo – Daniel Calvert from Sézanne in Tokyo

Redefining the Cocktail – Ryan Chetiyawardana from the Lyan bars in London

A Farmer and Thai Restaurateur – Palisa Anderson from Chat Thai in Sydney

A Chinese Culinary Heritage – Vicky Cheng from Wing and Vea in Hong Kong

Being a Chef-Restaurateur – Ben Shewry from Attica in Melbourne

Open Fire Cooking – Lennox Hastie from Restaurant Firedoor in Sydney, Australia

Dan Barber from Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Cristina Bowerman from Glass Hostaria in Rome

Mitsuharu Tsumura from Maido in Lima, Peru

Rosio Sanchez from Sanchez & Hija de Sanchez in Copenhagen, Denmark

JP McMahon from Aniar in Galway, Ireland

Karime López from Gucci Osteria, Florence

Vaughan Mabee from Amisfield, New Zealand

Will Goldfarb from Room4Dessert in Ubud, Bali

Petter Nilsson from Petri in Stockholm

Himanshu Saini from Trèsind Studio in Dubai

Darren Teoh from Dewakan in Kuala Lumpur

Pía León from Kjolle in Lima, Peru

Maksut Askar from Neolokal in Istanbul

Bruno Verjus from Table in Paris

Alberto Landgraf from Oteque in Rio de Janeiro

Andrew Wong from A. Wong in London

Florencia Abella from Ekstedt in Stockholm

Billy Wagner from Nobelhart & Schmutzig in Berlin

Nick Bril from The Jane in Antwerp

Helena Puolakka from Savoy in Helsinki

Mohamad Orfali from Orfali Bros in Dubai

Nuno Mendes from Lisboeta in London

Jorge Vallejo from Quintonil in Mexico City

Gaggan Anand from Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand

Beau Clugston from Iluka in Copenhagen

Dave Pynt from Burnt Ends in Singapore

Isaac McHale from The Clove Club in London

Pam Pichaya from Potong in Bangkok

Expert Highlights

City Experts

Stockholm Top Picks by Oliver Jansson

Milan Top Picks by Anastasia Avramenko

Paris Top Picks by Deborah Pham

Malmö Top Picks by Sara Berg

Mexico City Top Picks by Anaïs Martinez

Helsinki Top Picks by Kia Arpia

Warsaw Top Picks by Małgosia Minta

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