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