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The 50 Best Restaurants in the World for 2013

The 50 Best Restaurants in the World for 2013

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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

The 50 Best Restaurants in the World for 2013