The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, one of the most hotly anticipated annual restaurant lists, was announced at a glitzy ceremony in London, on Monday. Copenhagen’s Geranium nabbed the top spot from the acclaimed Noma, which has occupied that spot for years. More than a 1,000 restaurant industry experts scope out restaurants across the world each year for the list, which returned last year after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
The list is major tourism generator and restaurants pay close attention it in the hopes of a boost. New additions to the list this year include London West African restaurant Ikoyi, Rio de Janeiro tasting menu spot Oteque, and Sorn, in Bangkok. Read on for the full list including restaurants listed 51-100 on the long list and the individual awards including the best pastry chef and hospitality awards.
1. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2. Central (Lima, Peru)
3. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)
4. Diverxo (Madrid, Spain)
5. Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico)
6. Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo, Spain)
7. A Casa do Porco (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
8. Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy)
9. Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico)
10. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
11. Maido (Lima, Peru)
12. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy)
13. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
14. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
15. Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
16. Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig (Berlin, Germany)
18. Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark)
19. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
20. Den (Tokyo, Japan)
21. Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)
22. Septime (Paris, France)
23. The Jane (Antwerp, Belgium)
24. The Chairman (Hong Kong, China)
25. Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden)
26. Restaurant Tim Raue (Berlin, Germany)
27. Hof Van Cleve (Kruisem, Belgium)
28. Le Clarence (Paris, France)
29. St. Hubertus (San Cassiano, Italy)
30. Florilège (Tokyo, Japan)
31. Arpège (Paris, France)
32. Mayta (Lima, Peru)
33. Atomix (New York City, U.S.A.)
34. Hisa Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)
35. The Clove Club (London, England)
36. Odette (Singapore, Singapore)
37. Fyn (Cape Town, South Africa)
38. Jordnær (Copenhagen, Denmark)
39. Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
40. Schloss Schauenstein (Furstenau, Switzerland)
41. La Cime (Osaka, Japan)
42. Quique Dacosta (Dénia, Spain)
43. Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
44. Le Bernardin (New York City, U.S.A.)
45. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
46. Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)
47. Oteque (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)
48. Leo (Bogotá, Colombia)
49. Ikoyi (London, England)
50. SingleThread (Healdsburg, U.S.A.)
51. Alcalde (Guadalajara, Mexico)
52. Sud 777 (Mexico City, Mexico)
53. D.O.M. (São Paulo, Brazil)
54. Lyle’s (London, UK)
55. Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Spain)
56. La Colombe (Cape Town, South Africa)
57. Trèsind Studio (Dubai, U.A.E.)
58. Alléno (Paris, France)
59. Sazenka (Tokyo, Japan)
60. Rosetta (Mexico City, Mexico)
61. La Grenouillère (La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, France)
62. Ernst (Berlin, Germany)
63. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (New York, U.S.A.)
64. Fu He Hui (Shanghai, China)
65. Le Du (Bangkok, Thailand)
66. Sühring (Bangkok, Thailand)
67. Evvai (São Paolo, Brazil)
68. Kjolle (Lima, Peru)
69. Cosme (New York City, U.S.A.)
70. Zén (Singapore, Singapore)
71. Mingles (Seoul, South Korea)
72. Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, U.S.A.)
73. Kol (London, England)
74. Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Pocantico Hills, U.S.A.)
75. Samrub Samrub Thai (Bangkok, Thailand)
76. Neighborhood (Hong Kong, China)
77. Table by Bruno Verjus (Paris, France)
78. Lasai (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
79. Estela (New York City, U.S.A.)
80. AM par Alexandre Mazzia (Marseille, France)
81. Brat (London, England)
82. Sézanne (Tokyo, Japan)
83. El Chato (Bogotá, Colombia)
84. Gimlet at Cavendish House (Melbourne, Australia)
85. Raan Jay Fai (Bangkok, Thailand)
86. Mikla (Istanbul, Turkey)
87. Orfali Bros. (Dubai, U.A.E.)
88. Mishiguene (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
89. Máximo Bistrot (Mexico City, Mexico)
90. Wolfgat (Paternoster, South Africa)
91. Oriole (Chicago, U.S.A.)
92. Indian Accent (New Delhi, India)
93. Hertog Jan (Antwerp, Belgium)
94. Burnt Ends (Singapore)
95. Meta (Singapore)
96. Mani (São Paolo, Brazil)
97. Benu (San Francisco, USA)
98. Tantris (Munich, Germany)
99. Flocons de Sel (Megève, France)
100. Wing (Hong Kong, China)
Highest Climber Award: Nobelhart & Schmutzig (Berlin, Germany)
Art of Hospitality Award: Atomix (New York City, U.S.A.)
Highest New Entry: Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy)
Chef’s Choice Award: Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil, Mexico City)
Sustainability Award: Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Spain)
World’s Best Pastry Chef: René Frank (Coda, Berlin)
World’s Best Female Chef: Leonor Espinosa (Leo, Bogotá)
World’s Best Sommelier: Josep Roca (El Celler de Can Roca, Girona)
One to Watch: AM par Alexandre Mazzia (Marseille, France)
Icon Award: Wawira Njiru (Food for Education, Nairobi)
Champions of Change: Dieuveil Malonga (Kigali, Rwanda), Olia Hercules & Alissa Timoshkina (London, England), Koh Seng Choon (Singapore and Hong Kong)
