The World’s 100 Best Restaurants

The World’s 100 Best Restaurants according to England’s Restaurant Magazine:

(I know this concept is somewhat silly, but it is interesting, nonetheless.)

The 2009 List

*:   I have dined there.
**: I have dined there and there is a blogpost here on it.
#:  I do not agree that it should be on the list.

1	El Bulli	Spain
2	The Fat Duck	UK
3 **	Noma	Denmark
4	Mugaritz	Spain
5	El Celler de Can Roca	Spain
6 **	Per Se	USA
7 *	Bras	France
8 **	Arzak	Spain
9 **	Pierre Gagnaire	France
10	Alinea	USA
11 **	L’Astrance	France
12	The French Laundry	USA
13	Osteria Francescana	Italy
14	St John	UK
15 **	Le Bernardin	USA
16 *	L’Hôtel de Ville – Philippe Rochat	Switzerland
17 ** #	Tetsuya’s	Australia
18	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	France
19 ** #	Jean Georges	USA
20	Les Créations de Narisawa	Japan
21	Chez Dominique	Finland
22 **	Ristorante Cracco	Italy
23	Die Schwarzwaldstube	Germany
24	D.O.M.	Brazil
25	Vendôme	Germany
26	Hof van Cleve	Belgium
27	Masa	USA
28 *	Gambero Rosso	Italy
29	Oud Sluis	Netherlands
30	Steirereck	Austria
31 **	Momofuku Ssäm Bar	USA
32	Oaxen Skärgårdskrog	Sweden
33	Martin Berasategui	Spain
34	Nobu London	UK
35 **	Mirazur	France
36	Hakkasan	UK
37	Le Quartier Français	South Africa
38	La Colombe	South Africa
39	Asador Etxebarri	Spain
40	Le Chateaubriand	France
41 ** #	Daniel	USA
42	Combal.Zero	Italy
43 *	Le Louis XV	Monaco
44	Tantris	Germany
45	Iggy’s	Singapore
46	Quay	Australia
47	Les Ambassadeurs	France
48	Dal Pescatore	Italy
49	La Calandre	Italy
50 **	Mathias Dahlgren	Sweden

51.	Zuma	China	www.zumarestaurant.com
52.	Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley	UK	www.the-berkeley.co.uk
53.	Spondi	Gre	www.spondi.gr
54. **	L’Arpege	Fra	www.alain-passard.com
55.	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	China	www.joel-robuchon.com
56. * #	Hibiscus	UK	www.hibiscusrestaurant.co.uk
57.	Aqua	Ger	www.ritzcarlton.com
58.	Le Gavroche	UK	www.le-gavroche.co.uk
59.	Chez Panisse	USA	www.chezpanisse.com
60.	Les Amis	Sng	www.lesamis.com.sg
61.	El Poblet	Spn	www.elpoblet.com
62. **	Maison Pic	Fra	www.pic-valence.com
63.	Cafe Pushkin	Rus	www.cafe-pushkin.ru
64. **	Le Meurice	Fra	www.lemeurice.com
65.	Bukhara	Ind	www.itcportal.com/hotels
66.	Varvari	Rus	www.anatolykomm.ru
67.	Schauenstein	Swz	www.schauenstein.ch
68.	RyuGin	Jap	www.nihonryori-ryugin.com
69. *	La Maison Troisgros	Fra	www.troisgros.fr
70.	Wasabi	Ind	www.tajhotels.com
71.	The River Café	UK	www.rivercafe.co.uk
72. * #	Enoteca Pinchiorri	Ita	www.enotecapinchiorri.com
73.	Le Cinq	Fra	www.fourseasons.com/paris
74.	Allegro	CzR	www.fourseasons.com/prague
75.	Quintessence	Jap	www.quintessence.jp
76.	Restaurant Dieter Müller	Ger	www.schlosshotel-lerbach.com
77. **	Geranium	Den	www.restaurantgeranium.dk
78.	Caprice	China	www.fourseasons.com/hongkong
79.	Jardines	SA	www.jardineonbree.co.za
80.	Amador	Ger	www.restaurant-amador.de
81. **	Biko	Mex	www.biko.com.mx
82. **	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	USA	www.joel-robuchon.com
83.	Fasano	Brz	www.fasano.com.br
84.	Mozaic	Bali	www.mozaic-bali.com
85.	Obauer	Austria	www.obauer.com/de
86.	Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée	Fra	www.alain-ducasse.com
87. *	L’Ambroisie	Fra	www.ambroisie-placedesvosges.com
88.	Maison Boulud	China	www.danielnyc.com/maisonboulud
89.	De Librije	Neth	www.librije.com
90. * #	Babbo	USA	www.babbonyc.com
91.	Maze	UK	www.gordonramsay.com/maze
92.	Zuma	UK	www.zumarestaurant.com
93.	Manresa	USA	www.manresarestaurant.com
94. **	Pier	Australia	www.pierrestaurant.com.au
95.	De Karmeliet	Belg	www.dekarmeliet.be
96.	Aubergine	SA	www.aubergine.co.za
97.	Bo Innovation	China	www.boinnovation.com
98.	Rust en Vrede	SA	www.rustenvrede.com
99.	Del Posto	USA	www.delposto.com
100.	Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire	UAE	www.intercontinental.com/dubai

 The 2008 list

1	El Bulli	Spain	World’s Best Restaurant Best in Europe
2	The Fat Duck	UK
3	Pierre Gagnaire	France
4	Mugaritz	Spain	Chefs Choice
5	The French Laundry	USA	Best Restaurant in Americas
6	Per Se	USA
7	Bras	France
8	Arzak	Spain
9	Tetsuya’s	Austraila	Best Restaurant in Australasia
10	Noma	Denmark
11	L’Astrance	France
12	Gambero Rosso	Italy
13	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	UK
14	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	France
15	Le Louis XV	France
16	St John	UK	Highest Climber
17	Jean Georges	USA
18	Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée	France
19	Hakkasan	UK
20	Le Bernardin	USA
21	Alinea	USA
22	Le Gavroche	UK
23	Dal Pescatore	Italy
24	Le Cinq	France
25	Troisgros	France
26	El Celler de Can Roca	Spain
27	L’Hotel de Ville – Philippe Rochat	Switzerland
28	Hof Van Cleve	Belgium
29	Martin Berasategui	Spain
30	Nobu London	UK
31	Can Fabes	Spain
32	Enoteca Pinchiorri	Italy
33	Le Meurice	France
34	Vendome	Germany	Highest New Entry
35	Die Schwarzwaldstube	Germany
36	Le Calandre	Italy
37	Chez Panisse	USA
38	Charlie Trotter’s	USA
39	Chez Dominique	Finland
40	D.O.M	Brazil
41	Daniel	USA
42	Oud Sluis	Netherlands
43	Ristorante Cracco	Italy
44	Asador Etxebarri	Spain
45	Les Ambassadeurs	France
46	L’Arpege	France
47	Tantris	Germany
48	Oaxen Skärgärdskrog	Sweden
49	Rockpool	Austrailia
50	Le Quartier Francais	South Africa	Best in Middle East and Africa

51	Taillevent	France
52	Nobu New York	USA
53	Osteria Francescana	Italy
54	Masa	USA
55	Bukhara	India
56	L’Ambroisie	France
57	Maze	UK
58	River Café	UK
59	Steirereck	Austria
60	Le Chateaubriand	France
61	Obauer	Germany
62	Dieter Müller	Germany
63	WD-50	USA
64	Zuma	UK
65	La Pergola	Italy
66	El Poblet	Spain
67	The Square	UK
68	Residenz Heinz Winkler	Germany
69	48, The Restaurant	Greece
70	The Waterside Inn	UK
71	Bocuse	France
72	Esperanto	Sweden
73	L’Arnsbourg	France
74	Akelarre	Spain
75	Sant Pau	Spain
76	Vue de Monde	Austrailia
77	Iggy’s	Singapore
78	Etrusco	Greece
79	De Karmeliet	Belgium
80	Café Pushkin	Russia
81	Ikuras Restaurant in Hanger 7	Austria
82	Pic	France
83	L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon	UK
84	Ledoyen	France
85	L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon	USA
86	La Maison de Bricourt	France
87	L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon	USA – MGM
88	Pierre Gagnaire	Hong Kong
89	Biko	Mexico
90	Le Pont de Brent	Switzerland
91	Combal Zero	Italy
92	Waldhotel	Germany
93	Jardine	South Africa
94	Plavi Podrum	Croatia
95	Georges Blanc Vonnas	France
96	Hubertus	Austria
97	Comme Chez Soi	Belgium
98	Robuchon a Galera	Hong Kong
99	Zuma	Hong Kong
100	ABaC Restaurant Hotel	Spain

 

The 2007 List:

1	El Bulli	Spain
2	The Fat Duck	UK
3	Pierre Gagnaire	France
4	The French Laundry	USA
5	Tetsuya’s	Australia
6	Bras	France
7	Mugaritz	Spain
8	Le Louis XV	Monaco
9	Per Se	USA
10	Arzak	Spain
11	El Celler de Can Roca	Spain
12	Gambero Rosso	Italy
13	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	France
14	Hof van Cleve	Belgium
15	Noma	Denmark
16	Le Calandre	Italy
17	Nobu London	UK
18	Jean Georges	USA
19	Hakkasan	UK
20	Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée	France
21	L’Astrance	France
22	Can Fabes	Spain
23	L’Ambroisie	France
24	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	UK
25	Troisgros	France
26	Le Bernardin	USA
27	Martin Berasategui	Spain
28	Le Gavroche	UK
29	Le Cinq	France
30	Charlie Trotter’s	USA
31	Dal Pescatore	Italy
32	Daniel	USA
33	Rockpool	Australia
34	St John	UK
35	Chez Dominique	Finland
36	Alinea	USA
37	Bukhara	India
38	DOM	Brazil
39	Oaxen Skärgårdskrog	Sweden
40	Chez Panisse	USA
41	Enoteca Pinchiorri	Italy
42	Cracco Peck	Italy
43	L’Arpège	France
44	River Café	UK
45	Oud Sluis	Netherlands
46	Combal Zero	Italy
47	Le Quartier Français	South Africa
48	Taillevent	France
49	Bocuse	France
50	Les Ambassadeurs	France
51	De Karmeliet	Belgium
52	Le Meurice	France
53	San Pau	Spain
54	La Pergola	Italy
55	Maze (Gordon Ramsay)	UK
56	Masa	New York
57	Comme Chez Soi	Belgium
58	Schwarzwaldstube	Germany
59	Restaurant Dieter Müller	Germany
60	Iggy’s	Singapore
61	Spondi	Greece
62	Pushkin	Russia
63	Guy Savoy	France
64	L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon at the Four Seasons	USA
65	Turandot	Russia
66	Cal Pep	Spain
67	Zuma	UK
68	Abac	Spain
69	Peter Lugar	USA
70	Pic	France
71	Vue de Monde	Australia
72	Astrid y Gast—n	Peru
73	Vendome	Germany
74	Wasabi	India
75	Indigo	India
76	Etxebarri	Spain
77	Helen Darroze	France
78	Sketch Lecture Room & Library	UK
79	El Poblet	Spain
80	Bagatelle	Norway
81	Bosman’s	South Africa
82	Caprice	Hong Kong
83	Les Amis	Singapore
84	F12	Sweden
85	48	Greece
86	Lou Lou	Hungary
87	Verre	Dubai
88	Café Kor	Hungary
89	Nobu New York	USA
90	Gramercy Tavern	USA
91	WD∼50	USA
92	Le Grand Vééfour	France
93	L’Arnsbourg	France
94	Humble House	Singapore
95	Don Alfonso	Italy
96	Bécasse	Australia
97	Tantris	Germany
98	Zuni Café	USA
99	Hunkar	Turkey
100	Alex at Wynn	USA