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
4-11-2006 @10:21AM BobMac said... How could they forget about the Olive Garden?
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