CNN's top picks for the world's best airport restaurants

Instead of idly waiting on dreary airport benches during flight delays, take a stroll and indulge in the culinary delights of restaurants at some of the airports below. It's a fascinating choice for travelers eager to sample exquisite flavors and explore something new.

CNN's recent release unveils the top 14 airport restaurants worldwide. These eateries are rated based on various criteria but promise uniqueness and true distinction. Let's explore with Mytour!

If you're embarking on a trip or business venture abroad to any of the countries listed below, visiting restaurants at their airports will be an intriguing choice.

1. Porta Gaig restaurant, El Prat Airport, Barcelona

Catalonia's vibrant culinary scene, particularly Barcelona's, is renowned for its modern cuisine featuring succulent beef stew and potato confit with eggs. It's a perfect choice to ensure you won't need another meal when comfortably seated on the plane afterward.

Prime Tavern restaurant, LaGuardia Airport, New York, USA

Renowned chef Michael Lomonaco of Porter House restaurant, New York, will serve up exquisite steak when you visit Prime Tavern, located near the gates at LaGuardia Airport. This is not a place for hurried dining but rather for those who enjoy a leisurely and relaxed dining experience.

Airbrau Brauhaus restaurant, Munich Airport, Germany

Airbrau Brauhaus is the only airport restaurant in Europe with its own brewery. It also regularly hosts tours for visitors to explore the beer-making process.

Asian Kitchen restaurant, Toronto Pearson Airport, Canada

Chef Susur Lee, forecasted by Food & Wine magazine as one of the 'Top Ten Chefs of the Millennium' in 1999, is famous for his fusion flavors and unique culinary techniques. He is the owner of Asian Kitchen restaurant located at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The restaurant is a blend of restaurant and bar styles influenced by both French and Chinese cuisines.

Bocconne Trattoria restaurant, Toronto Pearson Airport, Canada

Renowned Canadian chef Massimo Capra, owner of Bocconne Trattoria restaurant inside Toronto Pearson International Airport, ensures that travelers will be served all kinds of pizzas, pastas, and wines within 10 minutes. If you're in need of a quick meal before your flight, this is the place to note down.

Altitude restaurant, Geneva International Airport, Switzerland

Impressive restaurant with extremely large windows, allowing guests to enjoy delicious dishes while watching planes take off outside.

Cat Cora’s restaurant, San Francisco International Airport, USA

This restaurant at San Francisco International Airport is famous for its delicious dishes such as Greek fish stew, lobster, corn whiskey paired with bacon…

Dani Garcia Delibar restaurant, Malaga Costa Del Sol Airport, Spain

This Spanish airport restaurant serves up impressive appetizers with classic Andalusian flavors - chilled cherry soup, Italian crab dumplings, oxtail burgers, and many other tempting dishes on the menu.

Ink.sack restaurant, Los Angeles Airport

The restaurant of renowned chef Michael Voltaggio is a classic sandwich shop. With small crispy edges, stuffed with cold fried chicken, reminiscent of Spanish salt-cured ham or a Vietnamese-style roast pork sandwich, priced at around $7.

Gorgeous restaurant, Heathrow Airport, London

The menu at Heathrow Airport's restaurant, London, is designed by four famous British chefs. The tempting dishes are requested and will be served within 15 minutes, while the afternoon tea menu will quickly acquaint you with British dining style.

Top Air restaurant, Stuttgart Airport, Germany

Marco Akuzun is a renowned chef and the head chef of Top Air – one of the prestigious Michelin-starred airport restaurants. You can trust Europe's 'super' foodies to expertly introduce dishes with a strong 'Bouche Amuse' flavor (a combination of food taste with exquisite decoration) when starting your meal.

Perfectionists’ Café restaurant, Heathrow Airport, London

The 'king' of chefs, Heston Blumenthal – famous for his rich creative mind, will apply his courses along with classic British cuisine to create a new restaurant opening in June 2014. Here, you'll have the chance to encounter impressively designed hamburgers with a “1-0-2” twist.

Twist restaurant, Toronto Pearson Airport, Canada

An impressive restaurant at Toronto Pearson International Airport by Canadian chef Roger Mooking, famous for cooking shows and authoring outstanding cooking books. The dishes here will make you crave, such as: Honey lavender baked goods and bacon.

Hung’s Delicacies restaurant, Hong Kong International Airport

The original flagship branch of Hung’s Delicacies was a Michelin-starred outlet in the northern part of Hong Kong. For travelers wanting to indulge in the enticing cuisine of this restaurant, you can head to Terminal 2 of Hong Kong International Airport, where you can savor the unique traditional dishes that are still preserved in Hong Kong.

As reported by CNN

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Reference: Travel guide from Mytour