The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, were announced yesterday, 25 June 2019, in Singapore.
First place went to France, with chef Mauro Colagreco and his team winning for Mirazur restaurant in Menton, France.
In London, The Clove Club in Shoreditch by Scottish chef Isaac McHale comes in at number 27, and that other Shoreditch stalwart Lyle’s by James Lowe is in at number 33. Both have one Michelin star.
World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019
1. Mirazur, Menton (France) | BEST RESTAURANT IN EUROPE and BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD
2. Noma, Copenhagen (Denmark) | HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
3. Asador Extebarri, Atxondo (Spain)
4. Gaggan, Bangkok (Thailand) | BEST RESTAURANT IN ASIA
5. Geranium, Copenhagen (Denmark)
6. Central, Lima (Peru) | BEST RESTAURANT IN SOUTH AMERICA
7. Mugaritz, San Sebastian (Spain)
8. Arpège, Paris (France)
9. Disfrutar, Barcelona (Spain)
10. Maido, Lima (Peru)
11. Den, Tokyo (Japan) |ART OF HOSPITALITY AWARD
12. Pujol, Mexico City (Mexico) | BEST RESTAURANT IN NORTH AMERICA
13. White Rabbit, Moscow (Russia)
14. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu (Spain)| HIGHEST CLIMBER AWARD
15. Septime, Paris (France)
16. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris (France)
17. Steirereck, Vienna (Austria)
18. Odette, Singapore
19. Twins Gardens, Moscow (Russia) | NEW ENTRY
20. Tickets, Barcelona (Spain)
21. Frantzén, Stockholm (Sweden) | RE-ENTRY
22. Narisawa, Tokyo (Japan)
23. Cosme, New York (USA)
24. Quintonil, Mexico city (Mexico)
25. Alléno Paris at Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris (France)
26. Boragó, Santiago (Chile)
27. The Clove Club, London (United Kingdom)
28. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, New York (USA)
29. Piazza Duomo, Alba (Italy)
30. Elkano, Getaria (Spain)
31. Le Calandre, Rubano (Italy)
32. Nerua, Bilbao (Spain) | NEW ENTRY
33. Lyle’s, London (United Kingdom)
34. Don Julio, Buenos Aires (Argentina) | NEW ENTRY
35. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco (USA) | NEW ENTRY
36. Le Bernardin, New York (USA)
37. Alinea, Chicago (USA)
38. Hiša Franko, Kobarid (Slovenia)
39. A Casa do Porco, Sao Paulo (Brazil) | NEW ENTRY
40. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin (Germany)
41. The Chairman, Hong Kong (China)
42. Belcanto, Lisbon (Portugal) | NEW ENTRY HIGHEST EUROPEAN
43. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem (Belgium)| RE-ENTRY
44. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town (South Africa) | BEST RESTAURANT IN AFRICA
45. Sühring, Bangkok (Thailand) | NEW ENTRY
46. De Librije, Zwolle (Netherlands) | RE-ENTRY
47. Benu, San Francisco (USA) | NEW ENTRY
48. Ultraviolet, Shangai (China)
49. Leo, Bogotà (Colombia)| NEW ENTRY
50. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau (Switzerland)| SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT AWARD