Strangely Enough, Some of the World’s Best Restaurants Are in Museums

There was a time when eating in a museum meant lukewarm cafeteria food or jetting outside for street meat. Not anymore. Museums have been quietly cultivating a thriving culinary scene. Here are five of the best from around the world.

FRANK RESTAURANT

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Frank

Dishes at this Frank Gehry-designed spot are considered limited-edition fare and are inspired by each exhibition that rolls through.

317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON

THE MODERN

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Moma

Since this two Michelin-star eatery overlooks the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, you’re basically becoming more cultured while you scarf their roasted lobster potage.

11 W 53rd St, New York, NY

NERUA

Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain

Gugg

Every menu at Nerua is prepared one year in advance and only takes into consideration the area’s best offerings from gardens and farms.

Abandoibarra Etorbidea, 2, 48009 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Bizkaia

MUSÉE D’ORSAY RESTAURANT

Musée d’Orsay, Paris

orsay

Having maintained the most dazzling aspects of its original look from the 1900 opening, this restaurant is listed as a Historic Monument.

CAFÉ D’ART

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Hara

Go during one of the museum’s special exhibitions and you’ll be able to order an Image Cake, a dessert made of mouth-watering ingredients that match the exhibit’s theme.

140-0001 Tokyo, 品川区Kitashinagawa