Last night, for the first time in New York City, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants were announced. The ceremony was held at Cipriani Wall Street, and it was quite the event. First of all, the food. The after party eats were done by none other than April Bloomfield, which was awesome. Also, there was an official chocolate sponsor. You read that correctly. Chocolate. Sponsor.
The list is not without its problems. For one thing, the list is very heavily focused on French food, and a lot of the restaurants have incredibly pricey tasting menus, and it feels like entire categories of restaurants aren’t being considered. For another, it’s predominately male. But, on the positive side, being in a room where Thomas Keller doesn’t make the list and Dan Barber (my personal idol) is number 48, is something really, really special. Of the 50 restaurants from all over the world, 47 had representation, which was pretty incredible. Here is the list in full:
50. Septime– Paris, France
49. Quique Dacosta– Denia, Spain
48. Blue Hill at Stone Barns– Pocantico Hills, USA
47. Schloss Schauenstein– Fürstenau, Switzerland
46. Combal Zero– Rivoli, Italy
45. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal– London, UK
44. Estela- New York, USA
43. Biko– Mexico City, Mexico
42. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet– Shanghai, China
41. Fäviken– Järpen, Sweden
40. Relae– Copenhagen, Denmark
39. Le Calandre– Rubano, Italy
38. De Librije– Zwolle, Netherlands
37. Nahm– Bangkok, Thailand
36. Boragó– Santiago, Chile
35. Vendôme– Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
34. Restaurant Tim Raue– Berlin, Germany
33. Attica– Melbourne, Australia
32. Restaurant André– Singapore
31. Nihonryori Ryugin– Tokyo, Japan
30. Astrid Y Gastón– Lima, Peru
29. Tickets– Barcelona, Spain
28. Geranium– Copenhagen, Denmark
27. Saison– San Francisco, USA
26. The Clove Club– London, UK
25. Pujol– Mexico City, Mexico
24. Le Bernardin– New York, USA
23. Gaggan– Bangkook, Thailand
22. The Test Kitchen– Cape Town, South Africa
21. Arzak- San Sebastian, Spain
20. Amber– Hong Kong, China
19. Arpège– Paris, France
18. White Rabbit– Moscow, Russia
17. Piazza Duomo– Alba, Italy
16. Azurmendi– Larrabetzu, Spain
15. Alinea– Chicago, USA
14. The Ledbury– London, UK
13. Maido– Lima, Peru
12. Quintonil– Mexico City, Mexico
11. D.O.M.– São Paulo, Brazil
10. Asador Etxebarri– Axpe, Spain
9. Steirereck– Vienna, Austria
8. Narisawa– Tokyo, Japan
7. Mugaritz– San Sebastian, Spain
6. Mirazur– Menton, France
5. Noma– Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Central– Lima, Peru
3. Eleven Madison Park– New York, USA
2. El Celler de Can Roca– Girona, Spain
1. Osteria Francescana– Modena, Italy
Congrats to all of the winners! Best of luck to anyone trying to get a seat at any of these spots for the foreseeable future.
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Related:
Thomas Keller is no Longer on San Pellegrino’s 50 Best List
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