The Ultimate Restaurant Guide for Private Jet Travelers combines memorable views, great dining, and time-saving convenience
For private jet users, their planes are time machines, giving them back valuable hours every time they fly. Recognizing that even when they are on the ground, business aircraft fliers are often trying to maximize their time, our sister publication, DG Amazing Experiences, a weekly travel e-newsletter for private jet owners, and Private Jet Card Comparisons, have combined to put together a restaurant guide specifically designed for those of you who are often up in the air.
View from L’Oiseau Blanc at Peninsula Paris; In the header GB Rooftop Restaurant at the Hotel Grand Bretagne in Athens.
These high-floor restaurants have spectacular views, amazing dining experiences, and they are all located in hotels, so you will be only an elevator away from your suite, saving you time
Above: L’Oiseau Blanc at The Peninsula Paris. Pictured in the header is Chef’s Table at lebua at State Tower, Bangkok.
Private jets are time machines, saving users hours and days that would have otherwise been spent waiting on commercial airline flights, making connections or sitting around airports.
Developed in partnership with DG Amazing Experiences, our weekly e-newsletter for private jet owners, The Ultimate Restaurant Guide for Private Jet Travelers provides you with a curated list of 144 great dining venues with amazing high-floor vistas that are also timesavers, because they are located in your hotel.
When you are on a tight schedule, don’t navigate city traffic, just head upstairs. With views of the pyramids at Giza, the Eiffel Tower, Acropolis, the lights of Hollywood, the Royal Palace in Tokyo, or Sydney’s Opera House, your suite is just an elevator ride away, so bon appetit!
What were the criteria to be included?
– Had to be a full-service restaurant – not just a bar or lounge
– Had to be in a 4/5-star/lifestyle hotel with great suites you can bed down in
– Had to be rooftop or high floor with spectacular and memorable views
– Had to provide a fantastic dining experience equal to the views
20. Hong Kong, Restaurant Petrus, Island Shangri-la
21. Kuala Lumpur, THIRTY8, Grand Hyatt
22. Macau, Robouchon au Dome, Grand Lisboa Hotel
23. Osaka, Les Saisons, Imperial Hotel
24. Osaka, Conrad Hotel
25. Seoul, Bicena, Signiel Hotel at Lotte World Tower
26. Seoul, Stay, Signiel Hotel at Lotte World Tower
27. Seoul, Continental, The Shilla Hotel
28. Shanghai, Sir Elly’s, The Peninsula
29. Shanghai, Ristorante Niko Romito, Bulgari Hotel
30. Shanghai, Scena Italian Restaurant, The Ritz-Carlton Pudong
31. Shanghai, Jin Xuan, The Ritz-Carlton Pudong
32. Shanghai, Flair Rooftop Restaurant, The Ritz-Carlton Pudong
33. Shanghai, Dining Room, Park Hyatt
34. Shenzen, Elba, St. Regis
35. Singapore, Spago, Marina Bay Sands
36. Singapore Ce La Vi, Marina Bay Sands
37. Singapore, Jaan, Swissotel The Stamford
38. Sinagpore, Nami, Shangri-la Hotel
39. Sydney, Altitude, Shangri-la Hotel
40. Tokyo, Kamon, Imperial Hotel
41. Tokyo, Peter, The Peninsula
42. Tokyo, Signature, The Mandarin Oriental
43. Tokyo, Kozue, Park Hyatt
44. Tokyo, Azure 45, The Ritz-Carlton
45. Tokyo, Hinokizaka, The Ritz-Carlton
46. Tokyo, Towers, The Ritz-Carlton
47. Tokyo, Washoku Souten, Prince Gallery Kioicho
Special Thanks
To compile this list I used my own travels, extensively researched various lists and articles about top restaurants filtering out the ones that didn’t meet my criteria, and I had lots of help from experts in dining out while traveling.
Among many, particular thanks to Andrew Collins (CEO of Sentient Jet), Mark Dardenne (CEO and Luxury Hotel Developer), Jack Ezon (CEO of Embark Beyond), Thomas Flohr (Chairman of Vista Global), Patrick Gallagher (President of NetJets), Mary Gostelow (Editor of Gostelow Report), Michael Holtz (CEO of Smart Flyer), David Lowy (President of Renshaw Travel), James McBride (CEO and Luxury Hotel Developer), Deepak Ohri (CEO of lebua Hotels & Resorts), Kenn Ricci (Chairman of Directional Aviation), Juliana Saad (Award-winning Brazil-based journalist), Ted Teng (former CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World), Lindsey Ueberroth (CEO of Preferred Hotels), and Jamie Walker (CEO of Jet Linx Aviation with his base teams across the U.S.), who each used their extensive travels and local knowledge.
The listing is not a ranking, Restaurants are listed A to Z divided by region.
