The 50 BEST restaurants in the world: Where are they?

Best Restaurants of the world: Who’s number one?

The World’s 50 (and 100) best restaurants of 2023 have been named by publication, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

The annual listing points out the very best culinary spots worldwide, providing placements from 1 to 50 and then 50 to 100. This year, the top spot according to the list, went to Peruvian restaurant, Central, which is located in Lima.

Central was followed by Disfrutar in Barcelona in second place and Madrid restaurant Diverxo in third.

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South African restaurants

For those wondering if any South African gems scored spots on the prestigious list, two did, but only on the 50 – 100 listing. Both hailing from Cape Town, the two SA restaurants placed at number 94 and number 75.

The 94th spot went to the modern French-meets-Asian restaurant, La Colombe, while number 75 was taken by Japanese-inspired Fyn Restaurant.

Despite placing 75th, Fyn also won the Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award for 2023.

“With over 50 per cent of Fyn’s menu readily suitable for vegetarians or vegans and endemic vegetables taking centre stage, the restaurant is doubling down on its sustainable philosophy while also upholding the highest standards of flavour and technique, making it a worthy winner of the Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award 2023,” the publication said.

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50 Best Restaurants

Here’s the full list of the Top 50 Restaurants in the World according to the awards:

1. Central – Lima, Peru 2. Disfrutar – Barcelona, Spain 3. Diverxo – Madrid, Spain 4. Asador Etxebarri – Atxondo, Spain 5. Alchemist – Copenhagen, Denmark 6. Maido – Lima, Peru 7. Lido 84 – Gardone Riviera, Italy 8. Atomix – New York 9. Quintonil – Mexico City, Mexico 10. Table by Bruno Verjus – Paris 11. Trèsind Studio – Dubai 12. A Casa do Porco – Sao Paulo, Brazil 13. Pujol – Mexico City, Mexico 14. Odette – Singapore 15. Le Du – Bangkok, Thailand 16. Reale – Castel di Sangro, Italy 17. Gaggan Anand – Bangkok, Thailand 18. Steirereck – Vienna, Austria 19. Don Julio – Buenos Aires, Argentina 20. Quique Dacosta – Denia, Spain 21. Den – Tokyo, Japan 22. Elkano – Getaria, Spain 23. Kol – London 24. Septime – Paris 25. Belcanto – Lisbon, Portugal

26. Schloss Schauenstein – Furstenau, Switzerland  27. Florilege – Tokyo, Japan 28. Kjolle – Lima, Peru 29. Borago – Santiago, Chile 30. Frantzén – Stockholm, Sweden 31. Mugaritz – San Sebastian, Spain 32. Hisa Franko – Kobarid, Slovenia 33. El Chato – Bogota, Colombia 34. Uliassi – Senigallia, Italy 35. Ikoyi – London 36. Plénitude – Paris 37. Sezanne – Tokyo, Japan 38. The Clove Club – London 39. The Jane – Antwerp, Belgium 40. Restaurant Tim Raue – Berlin 41. Le Calandre – Rubano, Italy 42. Piazza Duomo – Alba, Italy 43. Leo – Bogota, Colombia 44. Le Bernardin – New York 45. Nobelhart & Schmutzig – Berlin 46. Orfali Bros Bistro – Dubai 47. Mayta – Lima, Peru 48. La Grenouillere – La Madeleine-sous-Montreuil, France 49. Rosetta – Mexico City, Mexico 50. The Chairman – Hong Kong

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