A destination restaurant is a restaurant with a chef or cuisine famous enough to be the reason patrons travel to a locale to experience the restaurant. In Europe such a restaurant might be a Michelin Guide 3-star restaurant, which according to the guide is "worthy of a journey." There are typically 20-25 such restaurants in a country such as France. Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York familiarized by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A chef (also executive chef or chef de cuisine), from the French for chief or head person, is the executive in charge of a kitchen, responsible for recipe and menu creation, staff training, and overseeing all cooking. ... A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ... Michelin logo Michelin (full name: Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, French manufacturer of tyres Michelin), based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre (In American English, tire) manufacturer but is also famous for its series of travel guides and road maps...

In the United States, destination restaurants are typically among the country's best. They are often located outside of major metropolitan centers and rely on their renown to draw patrons. Destination restaurants often serve multi-course, prix fixe menus. Because of the complexity of the food and the large staffs, prices can be high.

Examples of Destination Restaurants including External Links

• The French Laundry (http://www.frenchlaundry.com), Yountville, California
• Sooke Harbour House (http://sookeharbourhouse.com/), Sooke, British Columbia
• The Herbfarm (http://www.theherbfarm.com/), Woodinville, Washington
• The Inn at Little Washington (http://www.theinnatlittlewashington.com/home.asp), Washington, Virginia
• The White Barn (http://www.whitebarninn.com/), Kennebunk, Maine
• L'Auberge de l'Ill (http://www.auberge-de-l-ill.com/), Illhaeusern, France
• El Bulli, Montjoi, Spain
• Eigensinn Farm, Singhampton (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:8m01U8DLVNcJ:www.collingwoodnow.com/news_03/eigensinn_110903/+Michael+Stadtl%C3%A4nder+farm&hl=en), Ontario, Canada
• The Fat Duck (http://www.fatduck.co.uk/intro.html), Bray, Berkshire, United Kingdom