Monmouth and Penarth restaurants named among world's best
From Sydney to Marrakesh, London to Paris, and everywhere in between, the experts at La Liste have reviewed thousands of restaurants from around the world based on publications, guidebooks and online reviews.
As a result, it has established a list of the world's best restaurants, which includes five in Wales.
Welsh restaurants among the world's best
The restaurants in Wales that have been named among the world's best by La Liste are:
Ynyshir (Powys)
Annwn (Narberth)
The Whitebrook (Monmouth)
Sosban and the old Butchers (Menai Bridge)
Home by James Sommerin (Penarth)
You can see the full list of the world's best restaurants on the La Liste website.
The 2 South Wales restaurants among the best in the world
The Whitebrook
Address: Whitebrook, Monmouth, NP25 4TX
La Liste score: 85
The Whitebrook is a Michelin-star restaurant located just out of Monmouth by the Wales/England border.
The award-winning restaurant also holds a Michelin Green Star, 4 AA Rosettes and is "regularly included in the Top 50 list of restaurants in the UK", according to its website.
It is described by the Michelin Guide as "the very definition of a destination restaurant".
The guide explains: "This place's isolated woodland feel is all part of its inherent charm.
"A nature-inspired colour theme and rustic wood flooring suit the location down to a tee.
"Ingredients are sourced from Wye Valley and their own kitchen garden, and are used in botanically based dishes with natural flavours."
The Whitebrook's signatures include Middle White suckling pig and Hereford raspberries with garden herb sorbet.
It also has its own "creative" vegetarian menu.
The Whitebrook also comes highly recommended by visitors, boasting a 4.6 (out of 5) rating on Tripadvisor from 562 reviews.
One person posted: "Outstanding. Went for the wife's birthday, an excellent food tasting experience.
"Every dish carefully crafted with some incredible flavours from some real unique ingredients locally foraged."
Home by James Sommerin
Address: 1, Royal buildings, Penarth CF64 3EB
La Liste score: 80
Home is also a Michelin-star restaurant and one of the best places to eat in the world, according to La Liste.
An experience at the Penarth-based restaurant is a "small, intimate affair" that provides "an immersive yet warm and friendly experience".
And as the name implies, Home is staffed almost exclusively by family members, with James Sommerin and his daughter Georgia working together in the open kitchen.
But the best and most intriguing part about Home is that the interior and menu are both kept secret.
SquareMeal explains: "Diners enter by ringing a bell, and the windows are covered by curtains so you can't see inside.
"Once you are seated, you will notice an envelope on the table - this contains the 'surprise menu'.
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"It's up to you whether you open it and find out what's to come or wait and let it be a true surprise."
The surprise menu changes regularly and is full of "impeccable" dishes that make great use of produce provided by local suppliers, the Michelin Guide adds.
"Wales should be as proud of this restaurant as any Josh Adams try," it continues.
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