LE MONOCLE VOYAGEUR

Restaurants

Five restaurants worth a detour

Tables worth rearranging a trip for.

15 August 2026 — Le Monocle Voyageur

A candlelit restaurant interior

Some meals are worth the extra hour on the road. These are five of them.

Some meals are worth the extra hour on the road. These are five of them.

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