S. Pellegrino

Yesterday, S. Pellegrino released their “World’s 50 Best Resturants” list for the third consectutive year. The list has been become respected within the culinary industry with René Redzepi’s Noma, in Copenhagen, securing first place. The top ten of the 2012 list included newcomers Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London and Daniel Humm and Will Guidara’s Eleven Madison Park in New York rounding out the ninth and tenth spot. Other restaurants that have placed in the top ten in the past, such as Le Chateaubriand in Paris dropped to 15 while Heston’s Fat Duck made way for his new addition by dropping to 13. Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York was the highest-ranking restaurant in Manhattan. Keller’s French Laundry was also listed reappearing on the list after being absent from the top 50 in 2011.

1. Noma—Copenhagen

Chef: René Redzepi

Rank Last Year: 1

2. El Celler de Can Roca—Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Chef: Juan Roca

Rank Last Year: 2

3. Mugartiza—San Sebastián, Spain

Chef: Andoni Aduriz

Rank Last Year: 3

4. D.O.M.—Sao Paulo, Brazil

Chef: Alex Atala

Rank Last Year: 7

5. Osteria Francescana—Modena, Italy

Chef: Massimo Bottura

Rank Last Year: 4

6. Per Se—New York

Chef: Thomas Keller

Rank Last Year: 10

7. Alinea—Chicago

Chef: Grant Achatz

Rank Last Year: 6

8. Arzak—San Sebastián, Spain

Chef: Juan Mari Arzak

Rank Last Year: 8

9. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal—London

Chef: Heston Blumenthal

Rank Last Year: N/A

10. Eleven Madison Park—New York

Chef: Daniel Humm

Rank Last Year: 24

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11. Steirereck, Austria


12. L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, France


13. The Fat Duck, UK


14. The Ledbury, UK


15. Le Chateaubriand, France


16. L’Arpège, France


17. Pierre Gagnaire, France


18. L'Astrance, France


19. Le Bernardin, USA


20. Frantzen/Lindeberg, Sweden


21. Oud Sluis, The Netherlands


22. Aqua, Germany


23. Vendome, Germany


24. Mirazur, France


25. Daniel, USA


26. Iggy's, Singapore


27. Les Creation De Narisawa, Japan


28. Nihonryori Ryugin, Japan


29. Quay, Australia


30. Schloss Schauenstein, Switzerland


31. Asador Etxebarri, Spain


32. Le Calandre, Italy


33. De Librije, The Netherlands


34. Fäviken Magasinet, Sweden


35. Astrid y Gaston, Peru


36. Pujol, Mexico


37. Momofuku Ssam Bar, USA


38. Biko, Mexico


39. Waku Ghin, Singapore


40. Quique Dacosta, Spain


41. Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden


42. Hof Van Cleve, Belgium


43. The French Laundry, USA


44. Amber, China


45. Vila Joya, Portugal


46. Il Canto, Italy


47. Bras, France


48. Manresa, USA


49. Geranium, Denmark


50. Nahm, Thailand