Pubs left out of Top 100 Restaurants in the world

While there were no pubs featured on the list – which was based on the seventh annual poll of the jetset lifestyle readers of the Elite Traveler’s publication – seven restaurants mentioned were British, including one in the top 10.

These were Heston Blumenthal’s the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire (10) and his London restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (15) in Knightsbridge, central London.

UK restaurants

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (22) in Chelsea, south-west London also featured, along with The Ledbury (35) in Notting Hill, west London; Sat Bains (92) in Nottingham; Bibendum (97) in Chelseas, west London; and La Dame de Pic in Tower Hill, east London (100).

The USA was recognised as the best-performing country in the world with 28 restaurants making the list, while France followed with 18 being listed.

Spain had eight restaurants in the list, and Italy and the UK were joint fourth with seven winners from each making the grade.

Top spot

The number one spot was awarded to Grant Achatz’s Alinea in Chicago, USA. On receiving the award he said: “It has been a busy year, but this recognition and everything we have accomplished makes all the hard work worthwhile.”

The year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was received by French chef Daniel Boulud, who described his work in the kitchen at Daniel in New York, USA, as collaborative as opposed to an individual project based around the ethos of one chef.

“Dishes are not coming from one individual. They are coming from everybody’s collaboration together. It is a collective work. It is definitely a form of partnership, the way we are working here,” he said.

The full list is:

1. Alinea in Chicago, Illinois, USA
2. Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, Basque Country, Spain
3. Eleven Madison Park in New York, USA
4. Per Se in New York, USA
5. Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy
6. Robuchon au Dôme in Macau, China
7. The Restaurant at Meadowood in St Helena, USA
8. Le Bernardin in New York, USA
9. Restaurant de ‘Hôtel de Ville in Lausanne, Switzerland
10. The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, UK
11. El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Catalonia, Spain
12. Restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris, France
13. Daniel in New York, USA
14. DOM in San Paolo, Brazil
15. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Knightsbridge, central London, UK
16. Pierre Gagnaire in Paris, France
17. La Pergola in Rome, Italy
18. Pujol in Mexico City, Mexico
19. Steirereck in Vienna, Austria
20. L’Ambroisie in Paris, France
21. L’Arpège in Paris, France
22. Restaurant Gordon Ramsey in Chelsea, west London, UK
23. Jean-Georges in New York, USA
24. Le Calandre in Rubano, Padua, Italy
25. Nihonryori RyuGin in Tokyo, Japan
26. The French Laundry in Yountville, California, USA
27. Victor’s Fine Dining in Perl, Saarland, Germany
28. Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube in Schluchsee, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
29. Mizai in Kyoto, Japan
30. Restaurant Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach, Cologne, Germany
31. Aqua in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
32. DiverXO in Madrid, Spain
33. Hof Van Cleve in Kruishoutem, East Flanders, Belgium
34. Da Vittorio in Brusaporto, Bergamo, Italy
35. The Ledbury in Notting Hill, west London, UK
36. Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio, Novara, Italy
37. Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse à l’Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco
38. Amber in Hong Kong, China
39. Maaemo in Oslo, Norway
40. Astrance in Paris, France
41. Next in Chicago, Illinois, USA
42. Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark
43. Maison Pic in Valence, Drome, France
44. La Maison Troisgros in Roanne, Loire, France
45. Martín Berasategui in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
46. The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa
47. Saison in San Francisco, California, USA
48. Quique Dacosta in Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain
49. Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York, USA
50. Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse, Aude, France
51. Le Prés d’Eugénie in Eugenie-les-Bains, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
52. Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark
53. Epicure in Paris, France
54. Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, California, USA
55. Manresa in Los Gatos, California, USA
56. Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
57. The NoMad in Manhattan, New York, USA
58. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée in Paris, France
59. Al Sorriso in Soriso, Novara, Italy
60. Narisawa in Toyko, Japan
61. Alléno Paris at the Pavillon Ledoyen in Paris, France
62. Tantris in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
63. Bras in Laguoile, Aveyron, France
64. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare in New York, USA
65. Vue de Monde in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
66. Arzak in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
67. La Vague d’Or in Saint-Tropez, French Riviera, France
68. Toqué in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
69. Attica in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
70. Coi in San Francisco, California, USA
71. Made in China in Beijing, China
72. Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in Dublin, Ireland
73. Kitcho in Kyoto, Japan
74. Momofuku Ko in New York, USA
75. Quay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
76. Dal Pescatore in Canneto Sull'oglio, Mantua, Italy
77. Taillevent in Paris, France
78. Quintonil in Mexico City, Mexico
79. De Librije in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
80. Mirazur in Menton, French Riviera, France
81. Benu in San Francisco, California, USA
82. Abac Restaurant in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
83. Le Cinq in Paris, France
84. La Palme d’Or in Cap d'Agde, Herault, France
85. Adaa at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderbad, Telangana, India
86. Single Thread Farm in San Francisco, California, USA
87. Marea in New York, USA
88. Cosme in New York, USA
89. Mélisse in Santa Monica, California, USA
90. The Modern in New York, USA
91. Quince in San Francisco, California, USA
92. Sat Bains in Nottingham, UK
93. Le Coucou in New York, USA
94. Masa in New York, USA
95. Brae in Vienna, Austria
96. Smyth + The Loyalist in Chicago, Illinois, USA
97. Bibendum, Chelsea, west London, UK
98. Jöel Robuchon in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
99. Spondi in Athens, Greece
100. La Dame de Pic in Tower Hill, east London, UK