As it was predicted, a night of change is exactly what was delivered on the 2015 edition of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.
The Roca Brothers from El Celler De Can Roca in Spain jumped back into the top spot for a second time after dropping to second in 2014, regaining the title as the best restaurant in the world. The energetic Italian chef Massimo Bottura and his Osteria Francescana restaurant in Modena, Italy, is at number two on the list; the happy chef and team climbed one place from third in 2014. Last year’s winner and overall four-time-winner Noma with chef René Redzepi dropped from the number one spot in 2014 to third on the list, though the chef promised outside to reclaim his title at the top.
Virgilio Martinez from the Central restaurant in Peru entered the top 10 for the first time, flying into fourth position. He was followed by Eleven Madison Park in fifth (here is the full list).
Ahead of the big event, French chef Hélène Darroze received the Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef and New York-based chef Daniel Boulud was honoured as the recipient of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Lifetime Achievement Award. “One to watch” is Sepia, Sydney (Australia). Albert Adria was awarded as the World’s Best Pastry Chef, while the Chefs’ Choice is Eleven Madison Park restaurant in New York.
Here is the full list.
1. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona (Spain) – World’s Best Restaurant and Best Restaurant in Europe
2. Osteria Francescana, Modena (Italy)
3. Noma, Copenhagen (Denmark)
4. Central, Lima (Peru) – Best Restaurant in South America, sponsored by Acqua Panna
5. Eleven Madison Park, New York (USA) – Best Restaurant in North America, sponsored by Acqua Panna
6. Mugaritz, San Sebastian (Spain)
7. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London (UK)
8. Narisawa, Tokyo (Japan) – Best Restaurant in Asia, sponsored by Acqua Panna
9. D.O.M. , Sao Paulo (Brazil)
10. Gaggan, Bangkok (Thailand)
11. Mirazur, Menton (France)
12. Arpège, Paris (France)
13. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo (Spain) – HIGHEST CLIMBER
14. Astrid Y Gastón, Lima (Peru)
15. Steirereck, Vienna (Austria)
16. Pujol, Mexico City (Mexico)
17. Arzak, San Sebastian (Spain)
18. Le Bernardin, New York (USA)
19. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu (Spain)
20. The Ledbury, London (UK)
21. Le Chateaubriand, Paris (France)
22. Nahm, Bangkok (Thailand)
23. White Rabbit, Moscow (Russia) – HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
24. Ultraviolet, Shanghai (China) – NEW ENTRY
25. Fäviken, Järpen (Sweden)
26. Alinea, Chicago (USA)
27. Piazza Duomo, Alba (Italy)
28. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town (South Africa) – Best Restaurant in Africa, sponsored by Acqua Panna
29. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo (Japan)
30. Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)
31. Restaurant Frantzén, Stockholm (Sweden)
32. Attica, Melbourne (Australia) – Best Restaurant in Australasia, sponsored by Acqua Panna
33. Aqua, Wolfsburg (Germany)
34. Le Calandre, Rubano (Italy)
35. Quintonil, Mexico City (Mexico)
36. L’Astrance, Paris (France)
37. Biko, Mexico City (Mexico)
38. Amber, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
39. Quique Dacosta, Denia (Spain)
40. Per Se, New York (USA)
41. Mani, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
42. Tickets, Barcelona (Spain) – NEW ENTRY and Boragò, Santiago (Chile) – NEW ENTRY
44. Maido, Lima (Peru) – NEW ENTRY
45. Relae, Copenhagen (Denmark) – NEW ENTRY and SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT
46. Restaurant André, Singapore (Singapore)
47. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris (France)
48. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau (Switzerland)
49. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Tarrytown (USA) – NEW ENTRY
50. The French Laundry, Yountville (USA)