The World’s 50 Best Restaurants (W50B) awards just went down in Singapore – one of my favorite street food cities in the world. Of course, we were present to cover the events (and to eat all the food)! Two major changes affected the list this year. First of all, the list was extended from 100 to 120 restaurants in celebration of San Pellegrino’s 120th anniversary. Secondly, the Best of the Best-list was announced, effectively changing the top-list by removing all of the past winners, including Osteria Francescana, El Celler de Can Roca, and the Fat Duck, from the competition. The original Noma was also moved to this top list, but the W50B organization still allowed René Redzepi to remain in the competition with Noma 2.0. As a Scandinavian, Noma will always be close to my heart. For the same reason, both Geranium and Frantzén was also huge favorites for me this evening. In fact, I consider Frantzén the best restaurant in the Nordics at the moment. This year, Björn Frantzén and his team re-entered the World’s 50 Best-list as no. 21 (up from no. 65 last year), having previously held the no. 12 spot back in 2013. I’ll be honest, I thought they would go directly into the top 10 list and I think they are a strong contender for the no. 1 spot in the coming years. Geranium jumped from no. 19 to no. 5. Impressive and well-deserved! As if it wasn’t a big enough day for Denmark, Noma re-entered the list as no. 2, which is the highest new entry in the history of the W50B-list. But no one could take away the no. 1 spot this year from chef Mauro Colagreco and his restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France. Huge congrats!
These Are the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019
Here is the full list – you can also click here for the official page.
No. 50 – Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
No. 49 – Leo, Bogota, Colombia (New)
No. 48 – Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China
No. 47 – Benu, San Francisco, USA (New)
No. 46 – De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands
No. 45 – Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand (New)
No. 44 – The Test Kitchen, Cape Town, South Africa (The Best Restaurant in Africa)
No. 43 – Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium
No. 42 – Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal (New)
No. 41 – The Chairman, Hong Kong, China (New)
No. 40 – Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
No. 39 – A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil (New)
No. 38 – Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
No. 37 – Alinea, Chicago, USA
No. 36 – Le Bernardin, New York, USA
No. 35 – Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, USA (New)
No. 34 – Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (New)
No. 33 – Lyle’s, London, UK
No. 32 – Nerua, Bilbao, Spain (New)
No. 31 – Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
No. 30 – Elkano, Getaria, Spain (New)
No. 29 – Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
No. 28 – Blue Hill at Stone Barns, New York, USA
No. 27 – The Clove Club, London, UK
No. 26 – Borago, Santiago, Chile
No. 25 – Alleno Paris Au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France
No. 24 – Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
No. 23 – Cosme, New York, USA
No. 22 – Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
No. 21 – Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden (New)
No. 20 – Tickets, Barcelona, Spain
No. 19 – Twins Garden, Moscow, Russia
No. 18 – Odette, Singapore
No. 17 – Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
No. 16 – Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris, France
No. 15 – Septime, Paris, France
No. 14 – Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain (Highest Climber Award)
No. 13 – White Rabbit, Moscow, Russia
No. 12 – Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico (The Best Restaurant in North America)
No. 11 – Den, Tokyo, Japan (The Art of Hospitality Award)
No. 10 – Maido, Lima, Peru
No. 9 – Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
No. 8 – L’Arpège, Paris, France
No. 7 – Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
No. 6 – Central, Lima, Peru (The Best Restaurant in South America)
No. 5 – Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark
No. 4 – Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand (The Best Restaurant in Asia)
No. 3 – Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
No. 2 – Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark (Highest New Entry)
No. 1 – Mirazur, Menton, France (The Best Restaurant in Europe and the World)
Special Awards at the Singapore Ceremony – The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019
Miele – One to Watch
Lido 84, Verona, Italy
Sustainable Restaurant Award
Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
Sosa – The World’s Best Pastry Chef
Jessica Préalpato, Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris, France
The World’s Best Female Chef
Daniela Soto-Innes, Cosme, New York, USA
Estrella Damm – Chef’s Choice Award
Alain Passard – L’Arpège, Paris, France
Westholme – Highest Climber Award
Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
The Art of Hospitality Award
Den, Tokyo, Japan
American Express – Icon Award
José Andrés
How many of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 have you dined at? Feel free to comment below.
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