World’s 50 best restaurants

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    Cecilia Rodriguez
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    Mirazur, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in the resort town of Menton, on the French Riviera, has been awarded the coveted title of World's Best Restaurant and Best Restaurant in Europe 2019. The other top positions were given to restaurant Noma , @nomacph, in Copenhagen, Denmark, andAsador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain.

    The title was given to the French restaurant run by chef Mauro Colagreco, by the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2019 organization during an award ceremony sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Tuesday, featuring star chefs from around the world.

    This is the first time in the award’s 18-year history that a French restaurant has received the top prize. Mirazur took over the No.1 position from Osteria Francescana, in Modena, Italy. Mirazur appeared as No.3 in 2018 and No. 4 in 2017.


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    A dish at Mirazur Restaurant..

    WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS
    Osteria Francescana joined a new category created for former winners, the "best of the best" group, a sort of restaurant hall of fame. Included in the list are El Bulli, The French Laundry, The Fat Duck, Noma (in its original incarnation), El Celler de Can Roca and Eleven Madison Park.

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    In this year’s event which is considered the biggest night of the international culinary world, 26 countries from five continents won a place in the list of World's Best 50.

    The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has been ranking the top 100 fine dining destinations around the globe every year since 2002, with the winners chosen by a panel of more than 1,000 chefs, restaurateurs and food writers.

    A week ago, ahead of the awards ceremony the World's 50 Best Restaurants organization revealed the first cut of restaurants in this year's special 120 winners list that included the restaurants placed from number 51 to 120

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    Vhef-owner Mauro Colagreco celebrates with his team after he was crowned the world's best restaurant during the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards Ceremony.

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    Mirazur’s selection "is a testament to Chef Colagreco’s love of local produce, most of which is grown in the restaurant’s three-tiered garden just meters from the dining room, complemented by a stunning French Riviera backdrop," explained the organizers.

    “This year we are thrilled to see Mirazur claim the No.1 spot after rising through the ranks since making its debut on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list at No.35 in 2009, it’s been brilliant to witness its progress," said William Drew, Director of Content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. "This has been a wonderful, progressive year for the list as a whole, with so many new entries from all corners of the globe."

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    Nordic Cooking at Noma, the No. 2 Best Restaurant in the world.

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    Spain got the biggest number, with seven restaurants in the World’s 50 Best, many of them in the Basque country. including three in the top 10: Asador Etxebarri (No.3); Mugaritz (No.7); and Disfrutar (No.9).

    France has five restaurants in the top 50, including Arpège (No.8), Septime(No.15), Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée (No.16), Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen (No.25), and Mirazur.

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    Asador Etxebarri Restaurant in Axpe, Spain, the third best in the world with a cuisine "minimalist, accurate and artful grill cookery with premier Basque ingredients."

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    The USA got second place in the number of restaurants with six in the list, including Cosme (No.23) in New York, which is helmed by The World’s Best Female Chef 2019, Daniela Soto-Innes, and two new entries: Atelier Crenn(No.35), and Benu (No.47), both in San Francisco, California.

    This year Denmark has two at the top-five honors for the new incarnation of Noma (No.2) and Geranium (No.5), both in Copenhagen.

    Peru also makes the top ten list with entries from Lima including Central(No.6), once again voted The Best Restaurant in South America, and Maido(No.10). Mexico claimed two spots in the upper echelons of the list: Pujol (No.12), which is named The Best Restaurant in North America, and Quintonil(No.24), both in Mexico City.

    The UK, Italy, Japan, China, Thailand and Russia are also each represented with two restaurants on the list.

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    The team of the Danish restaurant Noma celebrate on stage after winning the second place as Best Restaurant in the World

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    Alain Passard of Arpège in Paris, France (No.8), won the Chefs’ Choice Award, sponsored by Estrella Damm, voted on by the world’s leading chefs in the list and awarded to a peer who has made a significant impact to the culinary world in the past year.

    The Art of Hospitality Award, sponsored by Legle, went to Tokyo’s Den (No.11). The restaurant is highly regarded for its holistic approach to service. Other Asia-based restaurants in the list include Gaggan (No.4), in Bangkok, which is closing next year, named The Best Restaurant in Asia, and Odette (No.18) from Singapore.

    The Test Kitchen (No.44) from Cape Town is The Best Restaurant in Africa.

    UK, which has seen its share of top 50 establishments drop from four to two.

    Only four restaurants at least partially led by women — New York’s Cosme, Slovenia’s Hisa Franko, Colombia’s Leo in Bogota and Atelier Crenn — made the list of 50.

    Here is the full list of the 50 best:

    50. Schauenstein, Switzerland

    49. Leo, Colombia

    48. Ultraviolet, China

    47. Benu, USA (San Francisco)

    46. De Librije, Netherlands

    45. Suhring, Thailand

    44. The Test Kitchen, South Africa

    43. Hof Van Cleve, Belgium

    42. Belcanto, Portugal

    41. The Chairman, Hong Kong

    40. Tim Raue, Germany

    39. A Casa do Porco, Brazil

    38. Hisa Franko, Slovenia

    37. Alinea, Chicago

    36. Le Bernardin, USA (New York)

    35. Atelier Crenn, USA (San Francisco)

    34. Don Julio, Argentina

    33. Lyle’s, United Kingdom

    32. Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain

    31. Le Calandre, Italy

    30. Elkano, Spain

    29. Piazza Duomo, Italy

    28. Blue Hill at Stone Barns,USA (New York)

    27. The Clove Club, United Kingdom

    26. Borago, Chile

    25. Pavillon Ledoyen, France

    24. Quintonil, Mexico

    23. Cosme, USA (New York)

    22. Narisawa, Japan

    21. Frantzen, Sweden

    20. Tickets, Spain

    19. Twins Garden, Russia

    18. Odette, Singapore

    17. Steirereck, Austria

    16. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee, France

    15. Septime, France

    14. Azurmendi, Spain

    13. White Rabbit, Russia

    12. Pujol, Mexico

    13. Den, Japan

    10. Maido, Peru

    9. Disfrutar, Spain

    8. L’Arpege, France

    7. Mugaritz, San Sebastian

    6. Central, Peru

    5. Geranium, Denmark

    4. Gaggan, Thailand

    3. Asador Etxebarri, Spain

    2. Noma, Denmark

    1. Mirazur, France

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    I'm a dual Colombian-Luxembourgish freelance journalist, inveterate traveler and writer based in the world's only Grand Duchy. I write a column on European affairs for t...
     
  2. Great article! Thanks for sharing! I enjoy traveling, and I always like tasting a local food when visiting a new country, so it is great to know a good place there. Of course, the best restaurants can be expensive, so I usually use food near me sites in order to read reviews of the cafes, bars and restaurants and book tables. But I'll keep your info in mind!
     
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    I would love to see more pictures of the dishes they serve.