The list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants is out and the winners have been announced. The list is compiled annually by Restaurant Magazine. Last year, the top five slots were very internationally diverse, with the Fat Duck in England taking the first place, followed by El Bulli in Spain, The French Laundry in the US, Tetsuya's in Australia and Restaurant Gordon Ramsey in England. While the picks are still spanning the globe, the order has changed a bit since 2005. For 2006, the top restaurants in the world are:

1. El Bulli, Spain
2. The Fat Duck, U.K.
3. Pierre Gagnaire, France
4. French Laundry, U.S.
5. Tetsuya's, Australia
6. Bras, France
7. Restaurant le Louis XV, Monaco
8. Per Se, U.S.
9. Restaurant Arzak, Spain
10. Mugaritz, Spain

11 Can Fabes, Spain

12 Nobu, UK

13 Gambero Rosso, Italy - highest climber

14 Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), UK

15 Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France

16 Jean Georges, US

17 Le Cinq, France

18 Daniel, US

19 Oud Sluis, The Netherlands

20 Chez Panisse, US

21 El Celler de Can Roca, Spain

22 L'Astrance, France

23 Hof van Cleve, Belgium

24 La Maison Troisgros, France

25 L'Atelier, France

26 Charlie Trotter's, US

27 Le Gavroche, UK - outstanding value

28 La Colombe, South Africa - best restaurant in the Middle East and Africa

29 Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy

30 Rockpool, Australia

31 Le Calandre, Italy

32 Le Bernardin, US

33 Noma, Denmark

34 Restaurant Dieter Muller, Germany

35 St John, UK

36 Hakkasan, UK

37 Martin Berasategui, Spain

38 Le Quartier Francais, South Africa

39 Chez Dominique, Finland

40 L'Ambroisie, France

41 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany

42 Dal Pescatore, Italy

43 Bocuse, France

44 L'Arpege, France

45 Gramercy Tavern, US

46 Bukhara, India

47 De Karmeliet, Belgium

48 Oaxen, Sweden

49 Comme Chez Soi, Belgium

50 DOM, Brazil