The World’s 100 Best Restaurants
April 22, 2009
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.
| 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:
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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 | |

October 11, 2007 at 1:53 pm
It is laughable that Nobu is on the top 100 best restaurants in the world but there is not a single one from Japan; what a joke.
October 17, 2007 at 1:40 am
Hi,
I just went through the list of the 100 best restaurants in the world and I have been to five:
Zuni Cafe, Le Grand Vefour, Gramercy Tavern, Chez Panisse and Le Bernardin. So many restaurants, so little time!
Ciao, Elaine