2008 World's 50 Best Restaurants - Restaurant Magazine

[Cheffie]

The results are out. Award's dinner was on Monday 21st April.

Cape Town still in the TOP 50!

Congrats to a friend across the pond..

1 El Bulli Spain World's Best Restaurant
; Best in Europe
2 The Fat Duck UK
3 Pierre Gagnaire France
4 3 Mugaritz Spain Chefs Choice
5 1 The French Laundry USA Best Restaurant in Americas
6 3 Per Se USA
7 1 Bras France
8 2 Arzak Spain
9 4 Tetsuya's Austraila Best Restaurant in Australasia
10 5 Noma Denmark
11 10 L'Astrance France
12 Gambero Rosso Italy
13 11 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay UK
14 1 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon France
15 7 Le Louis XV France
16 18 St John UK Highest Climber
17 1 Jean Georges USA
18 2 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée France
19 Hakkasan UK
20 6 Le Bernardin USA
21 15 Alinea USA
22 6 Le Gavroche UK
23 8 Dal Pescatore Italy
24 5 Le Cinq France
25 Troisgros France
26 15 El Celler de Can Roca Spain
27 Re-entry L'Hotel de Ville - Philippe Rochat Switzerland
28 14 Hof Van Cleve Belgium
29 2 Martin Berasategui Spain
30 13 Nobu London UK
31 9 Can Fabes Spain
32 9 Enoteca Pinchiorri Italy
33 Re-entry Le Meurice France
34 New entry Vendome Germany Highest New Entry
35 Re-entry Die Schwarzwaldstube Germany
36 20 Le Calandre Italy
37 3 Chez Panisse USA
38 8 Charlie Trotter's USA
39 4 Chez Dominique Finland
40 2 D.O.M Brazil
41 9 Daniel USA
42 3 Oud Sluis Netherlands
43 1 Ristorante Cracco Italy
44 New entry Asador Etxebarri Spain
45 5 Les Ambassadeurs France
46 3 L'Arpege France
47 Re-Entry Tantris Germany
48 9 Oaxen Skärgärdskrog Sweden
49 16 Rockpool Austrailia
50 3 Le Quartier Francais South Africa Best in Middle East and Africa

Source: http://www.theworlds50best.com/2008_list.html

[Cheffie]

Again Cape Town :leaf: makes it into the top 100! :thumbs:

Congratulations

51 Taillevent France
52 Nobu New York USA
53 Osteria Francescana Italy
54 Masa USA
55 Bukhara India
56 L'Ambroisie France
57 Maze UK
58 River Café UK
59 Steirereck Austria
60 Le Chateaubriand France
61 Obauer Germany
62 Dieter Müller Germany
63 WD-50 USA
64 Zuma UK
65 La Pergola Italy
66 El Poblet Spain
67 The Square UK
68 Residenz Heinz Winkler Germany
69 48, The Restaurant Greece
70 The Waterside Inn UK
71 Bocuse France
72 Esperanto Sweden
73 L'Arnsbourg France
74 Akelarre Spain
75 Sant Pau Spain
76 Vue de Monde Austrailia
77 Iggy's Singapore
78 Etrusco Greece
79 De Karmeliet Belgium
80 Café Pushkin Russia
81 Ikuras Restaurant in Hanger 7 Austria
82 Pic France
83 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon UK
84 Ledoyen France
85 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon USA
86 La Maison de Bricourt France
87 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon USA - MGM
88 Pierre Gagnaire Hong Kong
89 Biko Mexico
90 Le Pont de Brent Switzerland
91 Combal Zero Italy
92 Waldhotel Germany
93 Jardine South Africa
94 Plavi Podrum Croatia
95 Georges Blanc Vonnas France
96 Hubertus Austria
97 Comme Chez Soi Belgium
98 Robuchon a Galera Hong Kong
99 Zuma Hong Kong
100 ABaC Restaurant Hotel Spain
Source: http://www.theworlds50best.com/2008_next_50.html