To see the 2012 list click here.
The World’s 100 Best Restaurants according to England’s Restaurant Magazine:
(I know this concept is somewhat silly, but it is interesting, nonetheless.)
Here is the 2011 list.
*: I have dined there, but before blogging.
**: I have dined there and put up a blogpost here on it.
| 1 | ** | Noma | Denmark |
| 2 | El Celler De Can Roca | Spain | |
| 3 | Mugaritz | Spain | |
| 4 | Osteria Francescana | Italy | |
| 5 | ** | The Fat Duck | England |
| 6 | Alinea | USA | |
| 7 | D.O.M | Brazil | |
| 8 | ** | Arzak | Spain |
| 9 | Le Chateaubriand | France | |
| 10 | ** | Per Se | USA |
| 11 | ** | Daniel | USA |
| 12 | Les Creations de Narisawa | Japan | |
| 13 | ** | L’Astrance | France |
| 14 | L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon | France | |
| 15 | ** | Hof van Cleve | Belgium |
| 16 | ** | Pierre Gagnaire | France |
| 17 | ** | Oud Sluis | Netherlands |
| 18 | ** | Le Bernardin | USA |
| 19 | ** | L’Arpege | France |
| 20 | ** | Nihonryori RyuGin | Japan |
| 21 | Vendome | Germany | |
| 22 | ** | Steirereck | Austria |
| 23 | Schloss Schauenstein | Switzerland | |
| 24 | ** | Eleven Madison Park | USA |
| 25 | Aqua | Germany | |
| 26 | Quay | Australia | |
| 27 | Iggy’s | Singapore | |
| 28 | ** | Combal Zero | Italy |
| 29 | Martin Berasategui | Spain | |
| 30 | * | Bras | France |
| 31 | ** | Biko | Mexico |
| 32 | Le Calandre | Italy | |
| 33 | ** | Cracco | Italy |
| 34 | ** | The Ledbury | UK |
| 35 | Chez Dominique | Finland | |
| 36 | Le Quartier Francais | South Africa | |
| 37 | Amber | China | |
| 38 | Dal Pescatore | Italy | |
| 39 | Il Canto | Italy | |
| 40 | ** | Momofuku Ssam Bar | USA |
| 41 | St John | UK | |
| 42 | Astrid Y Gaston | Peru | |
| 43 | ** | Hibiscus | UK |
| 44 | * | Maison Troisgros | France |
| 45 | Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee | France | |
| 46 | De Librije | Netherlands | |
| 47 | * | Restaurant de l’Hotel De Ville | Switzerland |
| 48 | Varvary | Russia | |
| 49 | ** | Pujol | Mexico |
| 50 | Asador Etxebarri | Spain |
| 51 ** | Quique Dacosta | Spain |
| 52 ** | Mathias Dahlgren | Sweden |
| 53 | Attica | Australia |
| 54 | De Karmeliet | Belgium |
| 55 | Les Amis | Singapore |
| 56 | The French Laundry | USA |
| 57 | Frantzen/Lindeberg The One To Watch | Sweden |
| 58 ** | Tetsuya’s | Australia |
| 59 | Fasano | Brazil |
| 60 | Hakkasan | UK |
| 61 | Rust en Vrede | South Africa |
| 62 ** | Jean Georges | USA |
| 63 | Oaxen Krog | Sweden |
| 64 | Bo Innovation | Hong Kong |
| 65 ** | Momofuku Ko | USA |
| 66 | Zuma | UK |
| 67 ** | Maison Pic | France |
| 68 ** | Mirazur | France |
| 69 ** | Manresa | USA |
| 70 | Marque | Australia |
| 71 | Fäviken | Sweden |
| 72 | L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon | Hong Kong |
| 73 | Die Schwarzwaldstube | Germany |
| 74 | Mani | Brazil |
| 75 | Coi | USA |
| 76 | Caprice | Hong Kong |
| 77 | Nahm | UK |
| 78 | La Grenouillère | France |
| 79 | Vila Joya | Portugal |
| 80 | Tantris | Germany |
| 81 ** | WD~50 | USA |
| 82 | La Colombe | South Africa |
| 83 | Semifreddo | Russia |
| 84 | Le Gavroche | UK |
| 85 | The Bazaar | USA |
| 86 | La Pergola | Italy |
| 87 | Malabar | Peru |
| 88 | Gäste Haus Klaus Erfort | Germany |
| 89 | Bar Boulud | England |
| 90 | Kitcho Arashiyama | Japan |
| 91 * | Blue Hill at Stone Barns | USA |
| 92 | Wasabi | India |
| 93 ** | Sant Pau | Spain |
| 94 ** | Akelare | Spain |
| 95 | Masa | USA |
| 96 | Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley | UK |
| 97 ** | Le Meurice | France |
| 98 | L’Arnsbourg | France |
| 99 | Chaika | Moscow |
| 100 | Andre | Singapore |
Here is the 2010 list. I agree with Noma as number one. The addition of RyuGin, Eleven Madison Park and Biko are welcome.
*: I have dined there.
**: I have dined there and there is a blogpost here on it.
| 1 ** | Up 2 | Noma | Denmark |
| 2 | Down 1 | El Bulli | Spain |
| 3** | Down 1 | The Fat Duck | UK |
| 4 | Up 1 | El Celler de Can Roca | Spain |
| 5 | Down 1 | Mugaritz | Spain |
| 6 | Up 7 | Osteria Francescana | Italy |
| 7 | Up 3 | Alinea | USA |
| 8** | Up 33 | Daniel | USA |
| 9** | Down 1 | Arzak | Spain |
| 10** | Down 4 | Per Se | USA |
| 11 | Up 29 | Le Chateaubriand | France |
| 12 | Up 26 | La Colombe | South Africa |
| 13** | Down 4 | Pierre Gagnaire | France |
| 14 | Up 2 | L’Hotel de Ville – Philippe Rochat | Switzerland |
| 15** | — | Le Bernardin | USA |
| 16** | Down 5 | L’Astrance | France |
| 17 | up 9 | Hof Van Cleve | Belgium |
| 18 | Up 6 | D.O.M. | Brazil |
| 19** | Up 10 | Oud Sluis | Holland |
| 20 | Up 29 | Le Calendre | Italy |
| 21 | Up 9 | Steirereck | Austria |
| 22 | Up 3 | Vendome | Germany |
| 23 | Down 2 | Chef Dominique | Finland |
| 24 | Down 4 | Les Creations de Narisawa | Japan |
| 25** | Up 25 | Mathias Dahlgren | Sweden |
| 26** | Up 5 | Momofuku Ssam Bar | USA |
| 27 | Up 19 | Quay | Australia |
| 28 | Up 17 | Iggy’s | Singapore |
| 29 | Down 11 | L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon | France |
| 30 | New Entry | Schloss Schauenstein | Switzerland |
| 31 | Up 6 | Le Quartier Francais | South Africa |
| 32 | Down 20 | The French Laundry | USA |
| 33 | Down 4 | Martin Berasategui | Spain |
| 34 | New Entry | Aqua | UK |
| 35 | Up 7 | Combal Zero | Italy |
| 36 | Up 12 | Dal Pescatore | Italy |
| 37 | New Entry | De Librije | Netherlands |
| 38** | Down 21 | Tetsuya’s | Australia |
| 39 | New Entry | Jaan Par Andre | Singapore |
| 40 | New Entry | Il Canto | Italy |
| 41 | Re-Entry | Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athenee | France |
| 42 | Down 10 | Oaxen Krog | Sweden |
| 43 | Down 29 | St John | UK |
| 44* | Re-Entry | La Maison Troisgros | France |
| 45** | New Entry | wd~50 | USA |
| 46** | New Entry | Biko | Mexico |
| 47 | Down 24 | Die Schwarzwaldstube | Germany |
| 48** | New Entry | Nihonryori RyuGin | Japan |
| 49** | New Entry | Hibiscus | UK |
| 50** | New Entry | Eleven Madison Park | USA |
| 51** | Maison Pic | France |
| 52** | Jean Georges | USA |
| 53 | L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon | Hong Kong |
| 54 | Wasabi | India |
| 55 | Robuchon A Galera | Macau |
| 56* | Bras | France |
| 57 | De Karmeliet | Belgium |
| 58 | Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley | UK |
| 59 | Lung King Heen | Hong Kong |
| 60 | Rouge | Canada |
| 61 | Etxebarri | Spain |
| 62 | Tantris | Germany |
| 63** | Akelarre | Spain |
| 64 | Gastehaus Erfort | Germany |
| 65 | Bo Innovation | Hong Kong |
| 66 | Zuma | London |
| 67 | Marque - Breakthrough Award 2010 | Australia |
| 68 | Ruscalleda Sant Pau | Spain |
| 69 | Chez Panisse | USA |
| 70 | Quique Dacosta | Spain |
| 71** | Ristorante Cracco | Italy |
| 72** | Pujol | Mexico |
| 73 | Attica | Australia |
| 74 | Rust En Vrede | South Africa |
| 75 | Varvari | Russia |
| 76 | La Grenouillere | France |
| 77 | Langdon Hall | Canada |
| 78 | Les Amis | Singapore |
| 79 | Can Fabes | Spain |
| 80 | La Gazzetta | France |
| 81 | Plavi Podrum | Croatia |
| 82 | The River Café | UK |
| 83** | Mirazur | France |
| 84 | Gunther’s | Singapore |
| 85 | Doce Uvas | Russia |
| 86** | Manresa | USA |
| 87* | Enoteca Pinchiorri | Italy |
| 88 | Quintessence | Japan |
| 89 | Restavracija JB | Slovenia |
| 90 | Amber | Hong Kong |
| 91 | Masa | USA |
| 92 | Le Gavroche | UK |
| 93 | Café Pushkin | Russia |
| 94 | Semifreddo | Russia |
| 95 | Alain Ducasee at The Dorchester | UK |
| 96 | Cepage by Les Amis | Hong Kong |
| 97 | La Pergola | Italy |
| 98** | Le Louis XV | France |
| 99* | Le Pre Catelan | Paris |
| 100 | Amador | Germany |
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.
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 | |
