Tuesday 14 May 2013

Basque restaurant dethrones Danish rival on The World's 50 Best list

The Roca brothers
CATALONIA/Girona The Celler de Can Roca in Girona, rose from 8th position last year to the top spot on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013 list by the UK's Restaurant magazine. In doing so, they displaced Redzepi's Noma experimental establishment in Copenhagen, which topped it for the last 3 years, after the 5 of El Bulli's reign (Celler is only 50 kms from El Bulli). In fact, there are 3 Spanish restaurants in the top 10 list, and 5 in the top 50. (See the full 50 list below.) (Question: Why are we having a food day? Dunno.)
Here's the full list:
1. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
2. Noma, Copenhagen
3. Osteria Francescana Modena, Italy
4. Mugaritz, San Sebastián, Spain
5. Eleven Madison Park, New York
6. D.O.M., São Paulo, Brazil
7. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
8. Arzak, San Sebastián, Spain
9. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
10. Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
11. Per Se, New York
12. Frantzén/Lindeberg, Stockholm, Sweden
13. The Ledbury, London
14. Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Perú
15. Alinea, Chicago
16. L’Arpège, Paris
17. Pujol, Mexico City
18. Le Chateaubriand Paris
19. Le Bernardin, New York
20. Narisawa, Tokyo
21. Attica, MelbourneAustralia
22. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo
23. L’Astrance, Paris
24. L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, Paris
25. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium
26. Quique Dacosta, Dénia, Spain
27. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
28. Mirazur, Menton, France
29. Daniel, New York
30. Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany
31. Biko, Mexico City
32. Nahm, Bangkok
33. The Fat Duck, Bray, England
34. Fäviken, Järpen, Sweden
35. Oud Sluis, Sluis, Belgium
36. Amber, Hong Kong
37. Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal
38. Restaurant Andre, Singapore
39. 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong
40. Combal.Zero, Rivoli, Italy
41. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
42. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
43. Mr. & Mrs. Bund, Shanghai
44. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
45. Geranium, Copenhagen
46. Mani, São Paulo, Brazil
47. The French Laundry, Yountville, Calif.
48. Quay, Sydney
49. Septime, Paris
50. Central, Lima, Perú

See also The Guardian

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