After being stuck at the No. 2 spot for the last two years, triple Michelin-starred Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca moved up a rung Monday night, knocking Danish restaurant Noma off its perch to take the title of world’s best restaurant.
At a gala ceremony attended by the world’s culinary glitterati at London’s Guildhall Monday, trade publication Restaurant magazine released the results of its World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards — a ranking that makes overnight celebrities of chefs and keeps dining rooms full for months in advance.
France and the US tied for having the most restaurants represented on the top 50 list: six apiece.
Here’s are the top 50 restaurants in the world according to a panel of 900 food critics, chefs, restaurateurs and “gastronomes” tapped into the food scene:
1 El Celler de Can Roca – Girona, Spain
2 Noma – Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Osteria Francescana – Modena, Italy
4 Mugaritz – San Sebastián, Spain
5 Eleven Madison Park – New York, USA
6 D.O.M. – São Paulo, Brazil
7 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal – London, UK
8 Arzak – San Sebastián, Spain
9 Steirereck – Vienna, Austria
10 Vendôme – Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
11 Per Se – New York, USA
12 Frantzén/Lindeberg – Stockholm, Sweden
13 The Ledbury – London, UK
14 Astrid y Gastón – Lima, Peru
15 Alinea – Chicago, USA
16 L’Arpège – Paris, France
17 Pujol – Mexico City, Mexico
18 Le Chateaubriand – Paris, France
19 Le Bernardin – New York, USA
20 Narisawa – Tokyo, Japan
21 Attica – Melbourne, Australia – NEW ENTRY
22 Nihonryori RyuGin – Tokyo, Japan
23 L’Astrance – Paris, France
24 L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon – Paris, France
25 Hof Van Cleve – Kruishoutem, Belgium
26 Quique Dacosta – Dénia, Spain
27 Le Calandre – Rubano, Italy
28 Mirazur – Menton, France
29 Daniel – New York, USA
30 Aqua – Wolfsburg, Germany
31 Biko – Mexico City, Mexico
32 Nahm – Bangkok, Thailand
33 The Fat Duck – Bray, UK
34 Fäviken – Järpen, Sweden
35 Oud Sluis – Sluis, Netherlands
36 Amber – Hong Kong, China
37 Vila Joya – Albufeira, Portugal
38 Restaurant Andre – Singapore – NEW ENTRY
39 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana – Hong Kong, China – NEW ENTRY
40 Combal.Zero – Rivoli, Italy
41 Piazza Duomo – Alba, Italy
42 Schloss Schauenstein – Fürstenau, Switzerland
43 Mr & Mrs Bund – Shanghai, China – NEW ENTRY
44 Asador Etxebarri – Atxondo, Spain
45 Geranium – Copenhagen, Denmark
46 Mani – São Paulo, Brazil
47 The French Laundry – Yountville, USA
48 Quay – Sydney, Australia
49 Septime – Paris, France – NEW ENTRY
50 Central – Lima, Peru – NEW ENTRY
