The map of influence

Lineage

A career is not just a CV — it's a lineage. Guild maps the venues that mattered, the people they trained, and how influence moved through rooms, cities, and generations.

By city

Singapore
Singapore
1447 venues · 2235 people
London
United Kingdom
431 venues · 429 people
New York
United States
426 venues · 392 people
Paris
France
281 venues · 322 people
Tokyo
Japan
125 venues · 155 people
San Francisco
United States
124 venues · 121 people
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
121 venues · 111 people
Sydney
Australia
108 venues · 109 people
Bangkok
Thailand
101 venues · 110 people
Chicago
United States
107 venues · 96 people
Los Angeles
United States
104 venues · 91 people
Copenhagen
Denmark
50 venues · 111 people
Barcelona
Spain
87 venues · 70 people
Mexico City
Mexico
59 venues · 77 people
Melbourne
Australia
65 venues · 70 people
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
64 venues · 65 people
Seoul
South Korea
42 venues · 60 people
Shanghai
China
52 venues · 47 people
Lima
Peru
37 venues · 59 people
Mumbai
India
57 venues · 39 people
Madrid
Spain
47 venues · 42 people
New Orleans
United States
45 venues · 36 people
Las Vegas
United States
42 venues · 34 people
NYC
United States
32 venues · 42 people
Atlanta
United States
39 venues · 27 people
Yountville
United States
6 venues · 59 people
Buenos Aires
Argentina
33 venues · 30 people
Milan
Italy
32 venues · 31 people
Rome
Italy
36 venues · 26 people
Roses
Spain
1 venues · 59 people
Seattle
United States
40 venues · 20 people
São Paulo
Brazil
31 venues · 27 people
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
20 venues · 37 people
New Delhi
India
27 venues · 29 people
Athens
Greece
26 venues · 30 people
Boston
United States
34 venues · 22 people
Berlin
Germany
25 venues · 28 people
Dallas
United States
38 venues · 15 people
Taipei
Taiwan
21 venues · 31 people
Toronto
Canada
38 venues · 14 people
Miami Beach
United States
26 venues · 26 people
SF
20 venues · 32 people
Kyoto
Japan
25 venues · 26 people
Lisbon
Portugal
21 venues · 24 people
Miami
United States
23 venues · 20 people
Bray
United Kingdom
3 venues · 39 people
Munich
Germany
21 venues · 21 people
Lyon
France
24 venues · 18 people
Denver
United States
27 venues · 15 people
Washington, D.C.
United States
23 venues · 18 people
Portland
United States
25 venues · 15 people
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
22 venues · 17 people
Montreal
Canada
25 venues · 14 people
Osaka
Japan
19 venues · 19 people
Stockholm
Sweden
19 venues · 18 people
Amsterdam
Netherlands
19 venues · 18 people
Vancouver
Canada
18 venues · 18 people
Houston
United States
22 venues · 14 people
Austin
United States
21 venues · 15 people
Beverly Hills
United States
11 venues · 24 people
Manila
Philippines
15 venues · 20 people
Istanbul
Turkey
22 venues · 13 people
Errenteria
Spain
1 venues · 33 people
Girona
Spain
3 venues · 31 people
Bordeaux
France
11 venues · 23 people
Oslo
Norway
15 venues · 19 people
Cambridge
United Kingdom
18 venues · 15 people
Cape Town
South Africa
19 venues · 14 people
Belfast
United Kingdom
20 venues · 13 people
Bogotá
Colombia
17 venues · 15 people
Auckland
New Zealand
20 venues · 11 people
Brussels
Belgium
15 venues · 16 people
Jakarta
Indonesia
12 venues · 18 people
Charleston
United States
17 venues · 13 people
Macau
China
13 venues · 16 people
Bali
Indonesia
11 venues · 18 people
Santa Monica
United States
15 venues · 14 people
Santiago
Chile
13 venues · 14 people
Warsaw
Poland
8 venues · 19 people
Guadalajara
Mexico
5 venues · 21 people
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
18 venues · 8 people
Philadelphia
United States
13 venues · 13 people
Vegas
4 venues · 20 people
Beijing
China
10 venues · 14 people
Berkeley
United States
6 venues · 18 people
Washington DC
United States
13 venues · 11 people
Monte Carlo
Monaco
3 venues · 20 people
Dublin
Ireland
11 venues · 12 people
Hanoi
Vietnam
11 venues · 12 people
Doha
Qatar
7 venues · 16 people
Modena
Italy
3 venues · 19 people
Vienna
Austria
11 venues · 11 people
Washington
United States
11 venues · 11 people
Monaco
Monaco
6 venues · 16 people
Delhi
India
9 venues · 13 people
West Hollywood
United States
10 venues · 12 people
Nashville
United States
12 venues · 10 people
Phoenix
Mexico
13 venues · 9 people
Great Milton
United Kingdom
1 venues · 20 people
Courchevel
France
9 venues · 12 people
Bengaluru
India
10 venues · 11 people
Birmingham
United Kingdom
13 venues · 7 people
Moscow
Russia
13 venues · 7 people
Kansas City
United States
9 venues · 11 people
Venice
Italy
10 venues · 10 people
Tel Aviv
Israel
12 venues · 8 people
CDMX
Mexico
3 venues · 16 people
Michelin
5 venues · 14 people
Nice
France
6 venues · 12 people
San Diego
United States
10 venues · 8 people
Abu Dhabi
Lebanon
9 venues · 9 people
Castel di Sangro
Italy
1 venues · 16 people
Valencia
Spain
8 venues · 9 people
San Cassiano
Italy
2 venues · 15 people
Montpellier
France
6 venues · 11 people
Zürich
Switzerland
8 venues · 9 people
Coral Gables
United States
9 venues · 8 people
Donostia / San Sebastián
Spain
1 venues · 15 people
St Helena
United States
6 venues · 9 people
Ouches
France
3 venues · 12 people
Baiersbronn
Germany
4 venues · 11 people
Eugénie-les-Bains
France
3 venues · 12 people
Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
France
2 venues · 13 people
LA
United States
3 venues · 12 people
Laguiole
France
4 venues · 11 people
Napa
United States
7 venues · 8 people
Naples
Italy
8 venues · 7 people
Richmond
Australia
6 venues · 9 people
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
7 venues · 8 people
Lasarte-Oria
Spain
1 venues · 13 people
Florence
Italy
5 venues · 9 people
Marseille
France
7 venues · 7 people
Aarhus
Denmark
6 venues · 8 people
Reykjavík
Iceland
9 venues · 5 people
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
6 venues · 8 people
Mougins
France
4 venues · 10 people
Ibiza
Spain
7 venues · 7 people
Valle de Guadalupe
Mexico
8 venues · 6 people
Glasgow
United Kingdom
7 venues · 7 people
Providence
United States
6 venues · 8 people
Mykonos
Greece
7 venues · 7 people
Sant Celoni
Spain
2 venues · 11 people
Megève
France
7 venues · 6 people
Hamburg
Germany
6 venues · 7 people
Jersey
Jersey
4 venues · 9 people
Cartagena
Colombia
6 venues · 7 people
Oxford
United Kingdom
5 venues · 8 people
Fitzrovia
5 venues · 8 people
Caracas
Venezuela
5 venues · 8 people
Adelaide
Australia
8 venues · 5 people
Manchester
United Kingdom
6 venues · 7 people
Fukuoka
Japan
7 venues · 6 people
Minneapolis
United States
9 venues · 4 people
Palma de Mallorca
Spain
8 venues · 5 people
Cologne
Germany
7 venues · 6 people
Marlow
United Kingdom
4 venues · 8 people
Vilnius
Lithuania
3 venues · 9 people
Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
4 venues · 8 people
Prague
Czech Republic
7 venues · 5 people
Gurugram
India
6 venues · 6 people
Tallinn
Estonia
7 venues · 5 people
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
6 venues · 6 people
Marrakech
Morocco
6 venues · 6 people
Jerusalem
Israel
8 venues · 4 people
Perth
Australia
6 venues · 6 people
Wolfsburg
Germany
1 venues · 10 people
Galway
Ireland
7 venues · 4 people
Saulieu
France
2 venues · 9 people
Alicante
Spain
9 venues · 2 people
Ottawa
Canada
7 venues · 4 people
Beaune
France
6 venues · 5 people
Bangalore
India
6 venues · 5 people
Scottsdale
United States
6 venues · 5 people
Wellington
New Zealand
6 venues · 5 people
Cartmel
United Kingdom
2 venues · 8 people
Dénia
Spain
2 venues · 8 people
Various locations
1 venues · 9 people
Padstow
United Kingdom
6 venues · 4 people
Honolulu
United States
6 venues · 4 people
Raleigh
United States
8 venues · 2 people
Johannesburg
South Africa
6 venues · 4 people
Baltimore
United States
6 venues · 4 people
San Pedro Garza García
Mexico
1 venues · 8 people
Makati
Philippines
6 venues · 3 people
Louisville
United States
6 venues · 3 people

The global lineage

All masters →
Lesley Liu
Head Sommelier
Singapore
#1
Rydo Anton
Chef-Owner
Jakarta, Thailand
#2
Long Tran
General manager
Singapore
#3
Sun Kim
Chef-Owner
Singapore
#4
André Chiang
Chef-patron
Singapore, Taiwan
#5
Kevin Wong
Chef-Owner
Singapore, Malaysia
#6
Pristina Mok
Chef
Singapore
#7
Lorenzo Cogo
#8
Clare Smyth
Chef
London, United Kingdom
#9
Odette
Restaurant · Modern French fine dining · The Lo & Behold Group
90
El Bulli
Restaurant · Molecular gastronomy
24
Noma
Restaurant · New Nordic fine dining
24
Jigger & Pony
Bar · Cocktail bar · Jigger & Pony Group
61
28 HongKong Street
Bar · American speakeasy
34
Restaurant Andre
Restaurant · Octaphilosophy · André Chiang Restaurant Group · Closed
68
Les Amis
Restaurant · French · Les Amis Group
59
Meta
Restaurant · Asian-European
64
Burnt Ends
Restaurant · Modern barbecue
52
Zen
Restaurant · Nordic-Asian · Frantzen Group
52
Mugaritz
Restaurant · Innovative Basque tasting menu
28
The French Laundry
Restaurant · French-American fine dining
6
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Every scene

The format scenes dense enough to rank — 58 and growing as the graph deepens.

Singapore
fine dining rooms (77)cocktail bars (61)tasting menus (30)speakeasies (16)omakase counters (9)wine bars (7)
London
fine dining rooms (41)cocktail bars (20)tasting menus (11)speakeasies (5)
New York
fine dining rooms (30)cocktail bars (12)tasting menus (11)bistros (5)speakeasies (5)
Paris
fine dining rooms (35)tasting menus (19)cocktail bars (7)bistros (7)
Tokyo
fine dining rooms (22)omakase counters (8)tasting menus (7)cocktail bars (6)speakeasies (5)kaiseki houses (5)
San Francisco
fine dining rooms (21)tasting menus (8)
Hong Kong
fine dining rooms (17)tasting menus (8)cocktail bars (6)
Sydney
fine dining rooms (7)
Bangkok
fine dining rooms (18)tasting menus (16)cocktail bars (6)
Chicago
fine dining rooms (10)tasting menus (7)
Los Angeles
fine dining rooms (6)
Copenhagen
fine dining rooms (13)tasting menus (10)
Barcelona
fine dining rooms (12)tasting menus (10)cocktail bars (6)
Melbourne
cocktail bars (5)
Seoul
fine dining rooms (7)tasting menus (7)
Shanghai
fine dining rooms (5)
Lima
fine dining rooms (6)tasting menus (5)
Madrid
fine dining rooms (5)
NYC
fine dining rooms (6)
Buenos Aires
fine dining rooms (6)
São Paulo
fine dining rooms (6)tasting menus (5)
Athens
fine dining rooms (8)
Kyoto
fine dining rooms (7)kaiseki houses (6)
Istanbul
tasting menus (5)fine dining rooms (5)

The rooms that trained a generation

Venues whose alumni went on to shape the industry — each with its full lineage traced.

El Bulli (59)Noma (59)The French Laundry (52)Eleven Madison Park (34)28 HongKong Street (33)Mugaritz (33)The Fat Duck (33)Odette (28)Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (25)Daniel (25)Per Se (24)El Celler de Can Roca (24)Central (23)Jigger & Pony (21)Tetsuya's (21)Alinea (20)Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons (20)L'Arpège (Paris) (20)Le Louis XV (18)Tippling Club (18)Dewakan (18)Pierre Gagnaire (18)Osteria Francescana (17)Alcalde (17)Les Amis (16)Connaught Bar (16)Reale (16)Burnt Ends (16)Arzak (15)Waku Ghin (15)Astrid y Gastón (15)Artesian (15)St. Hubertus (15)Le Gabriel (15)Le Gavroche (14)Pujol (14)Le Bernardin (14)Le Taillevent (14)Spago (13)Chez Panisse (13)Septime (13)Le Servan (13)Senses (13)Restaurante Martín Berasategui (13)Charlie Trotter's (13)Atlas (12)Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris (12)Nouri (12)Hôtel de Crillon (12)Le Meurice (12)wd~50 (12)Lucas Carton (12)Meta (11)Nutmeg & Clove (11)Milk & Honey (11)Manhattan (11)American Bar at The Savoy (11)Indian Accent (11)Restaurant Guy Savoy (11)Le Cirque (11)Zen (10)Nahm (10)Cloudstreet (10)Can Fabes (10)Jaan (10)Pegu Club (10)The Savoy (10)Jamin (10)Plaza Athénée (10)Disfrutar (10)Death & Co (10)Tantris (10)Aubergine (10)Aqua (10)The River Cafe (10)The Restaurant Marco Pierre White (10)Quay (10)Marque (10)Bouley (10)

Curated from public sources — awards, press, and venue records. Profiles are unclaimed until their subject claims them; subjects can claim, correct, or remove their entry.