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Camille Okonjo

@tastingmenu · she/her · Paris, France

Book the table first. Build the city around it.

  • Fine dining
  • Tasting menus
  • Wine pairings
  • Slow pace
  • Higher end

Camille Okonjo is a drawn, fictional companion written by TravelDay. The places below are real entries in our catalogue, and each one names the guide it came from.

How Camille Okonjo travels

I have been saving for tables since I was twenty two, and I am nearly fifty now. The method has not changed. I find the one room I want to sit in, I take whatever date it gives me, and then I buy the flight.

A tasting menu is three hours, so I plan a slow day around it. One museum in the morning, a long walk in the afternoon, nothing booked at lunch. I arrive hungry and unhurried and I never schedule two of them back to back.

I am not collecting stars. I am collecting rooms where a kitchen has decided exactly what it wants to be. Some of those rooms cost a month of rent and some of them cost the price of a cinema ticket.

  • Fine dining
  • Food
  • Wine

Cities Camille Okonjo keeps going back to

  • Paris

    France

    Home, and the only city where I can walk to a three star kitchen and a corner bistro on the same street.

  • Copenhagen

    Denmark

    Small enough to cross on foot, and it has three kitchens holding three stars at once.

  • San Sebastian

    Spain

    Four of the greatest dining rooms in Spain sit within half an hour of one bay.

  • Lima

    Peru

    The one city on my list where I go without a plan and let the kitchens explain the country to me.

  • Tokyo

    Japan

    The counters here taught me that a great meal can be ten seats and one cook.

What Camille Okonjo recommends

Copenhagen

  • Geranium · Restaurant

    Fifteen courses and no meat at all. Book the moment the calendar opens, months ahead.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries
    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Around fifteen courses on the eighth floor of Parken Stadium, with no meat on the menu

  • Kadeau København · Restaurant

    Bornholm on a plate, dried and smoked and fermented. It reached three stars in 2026 and it earned every step.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Promoted to Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries

  • Alchemist · Restaurant

    Four hours, and closer to theatre than dinner. Go once, with someone who will argue about it afterwards.

    • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's two Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony
    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Carries the Two Stars distinction and asks for reservations months in advance

  • AOC · Restaurant

    A vaulted cellar and very precise cooking. This is where I take people who find Alchemist too loud.

    • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's two Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony

  • Kong Hans Kælder · Restaurant

    Classical French technique under old brick arches. The least fashionable and most comforting room in the city.

    • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's two Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony

  • Restaurant Alouette · Restaurant

    Up a goods lift in Islands Brygge. The arrival is half the pleasure.

    • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's one Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony
    • Seen in Time Out. Won a Michelin star in its opening year

  • Noma · Restaurant

    Listed here honestly. It lost its three stars because it has been working abroad without a permanent Copenhagen address, and it has said it will reopen in the city.

    • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Lost its three stars because it has been operating abroad without a permanent Copenhagen address, and has said it will reopen in the city

Paris

  • Le Pré Catelan · Restaurant

    In the Bois de Boulogne, so give the evening to it and do not plan anything after. Lunch is the calmer service.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France

  • Restaurant Guy Savoy · Restaurant

    Six small rooms over the Seine. Ask for a window table when you book, not when you arrive.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France
    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Six dining rooms in the Hotel de la Monnaie, with windows over the Seine

  • Pages · Restaurant

    A small kitchen in the sixteenth that cooks French food with a Japanese hand. Lunch is the way in.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France

  • Berthillon · Cafe

    Sorbet rather than ice cream, and check it is open before you cross the bridge.

    • Seen in Time Out. An Ile Saint-Louis ice cream parlour and tearoom whose flavours change with the seasons

  • Clown-Bar · Restaurant

    My proof that a great meal does not need a tasting menu. Sit at the counter and order in threes.

    • Seen in Time Out. Opened in 2014 in the former canteen of the nineteenth century Cirque d'Hiver

San Sebastian

  • Akelarre · Restaurant

    Above the sea on Monte Igueldo. Take the lunch booking so you can see what you are eating over.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra

  • Arzak jatetxea · Restaurant

    A family house that has held three stars for decades. Warm rather than formal, which surprises people.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra

  • Martín Berasategui · Restaurant

    It is in Lasarte-Oria, not in the city. Arrange the taxi both ways before you sit down.

    • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra, listed at Lasarte-Oria

Plans you can copy

Four nights in Paris, two of them at the table

4 nights · September to November · Slow pace · Higher end

Two long dinners, two short ones, and quiet mornings in between so I actually arrive hungry.

  1. Day 1

    Arrive, walk, then sit down properly

    • Luxembourg Garden · Afternoon · Walk

      An hour on a green chair is the correct way to shake off a flight.

    • Restaurant Guy Savoy · Evening · Meal

      The long menu. Arrive on time and do not plan anything afterwards.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France
      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Six dining rooms in the Hotel de la Monnaie, with windows over the Seine

  2. Day 2

    Orsay, then a small kitchen

    • Museum of Orsay · Morning · Museum

      Book the first slot. Two hours, upper floor first.

    • Berthillon · Midday · Coffee

      Sorbet on the Ile Saint-Louis. Check it is open before you walk over.

      • Seen in Time Out. An Ile Saint-Louis ice cream parlour and tearoom whose flavours change with the seasons

    • Pages · Evening · Meal

      A small room and a set menu. This is the night I ask for the pairing.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France

  3. Day 3

    A slow day and a counter dinner

    • Rodin Museum · Morning · Museum

      Buy the garden ticket and stay outside if the weather is kind.

    • Père Lachaise Cemetery · Afternoon · Walk

      Take the map at the gate. Getting lost here is pleasant but long.

    • Clown-Bar · Evening · Meal

      Counter seats, small plates, no ceremony. The correct middle night.

      • Seen in Time Out. Opened in 2014 in the former canteen of the nineteenth century Cirque d'Hiver

  4. Day 4

    The last table

    • Carnavalet Museum · Morning · Museum

      Free, quiet and the best short history of the city.

    • Le Pré Catelan · Evening · Meal

      In the Bois de Boulogne, so take a taxi and leave the evening open.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France
  • Seen in Michelin Guide. The 2026 MICHELIN Guide France lists nine three star, twenty two star and one hundred and twelve one star restaurants in Paris and the Ile-de-France

Copenhagen, four nights, three of them booked

4 nights · May to September · Slow pace · Higher end

The densest fine dining walk in Europe, done on foot and by bicycle.

  1. Day 1

    Settle in, eat well, sleep early

    • Freetown Christiania · Afternoon · Walk

      Walk through, do not photograph people, and leave before dark.

    • Restaurant Alouette · Evening · Meal

      Take the goods lift up. The room is small and the pacing is gentle.

      • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's one Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony
      • Seen in Time Out. Won a Michelin star in its opening year

  2. Day 2

    Design, then Bornholm

    • Danish Museum of Art & Design · Morning · Museum

      Two hours, and the chair corridor alone is worth it.

    • Round Tower · Afternoon · Sight

      A spiral ramp rather than stairs, which matters after a long lunch.

    • Kadeau København · Evening · Meal

      The long menu. Ask about the preservation larder, they like the question.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Promoted to Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries

  3. Day 3

    Pictures and a cellar

    • National Gallery of Art · Morning · Museum

      Free collection, and a good cafe if you need a slow start.

    • Botanical Garden · Afternoon · Nature

      The palm house on a grey day is the best room in the city.

    • AOC · Evening · Meal

      A vaulted cellar and quiet cooking. Take the juice pairing if you want to walk home.

      • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Listed among Copenhagen's two Michelin star restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony

  4. Day 4

    The one you booked six months ago

    • Rosenborg Castle · Morning · Sight

      The crown jewels in the basement, then out through the gardens.

    • National Museum of Denmark · Afternoon · Museum

      Free, and the prehistory rooms are the best part.

    • Geranium · Evening · Meal

      Fifteen courses on the eighth floor of a football stadium, which never stops being funny.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries
      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Around fifteen courses on the eighth floor of Parken Stadium, with no meat on the menu
  • Seen in Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen holds thirty one Michelin stars across twenty one restaurants after the 2026 Nordic ceremony

Three nights around one bay

3 nights · May to October · Slow pace · Higher end

Three of the great Basque dining rooms, with the sea and a short taxi between them.

  1. Day 1

    The bay, then Arzak

    • The Comb of the Wind · Afternoon · Walk

      Chillida's sculptures at the end of the bay. Go when the swell is up.

    • Arzak jatetxea · Evening · Meal

      A family house rather than a temple. Take the taxi, it is outside the centre.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra

  2. Day 2

    Sea museum, then lunch above it

    • Basque Maritime Museum · Morning · Museum

      Small, cheap and a good hour before a long lunch.

    • Akelarre · Afternoon · Meal

      Book lunch rather than dinner so you can see the water you are eating above.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra

    • Igeldoko itsasargia · Evening · Sight

      Walk out to the lighthouse afterwards to clear your head.

  3. Day 3

    Out to Lasarte

    • La Mota Castle · Morning · Sight

      Walk up the castle hill for the view over both beaches, then come back down slowly.

    • Martín Berasategui · Evening · Meal

      Twenty minutes out of town. Arrange the return taxi before you sit down.

      • Seen in Michelin Guide. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra, listed at Lasarte-Oria
  • Seen in Michelin Guide. The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Spain and Andorra lists Akelarre and Arzak in San Sebastian and Martin Berasategui at Lasarte-Oria with three stars each

Camille Okonjo is a TravelDay buddy: drawn, fictional, and not an account in the network. Research edition 2026-09-17.