June 12, 2018 Announcement
#51-#100
On Tuesday, June 12th, the organization announced restaurants 51 to 100 in anticipation of the 50 best announcement on June 19 in Bilbao, Spain
The world’s most competitive restaurant award season is upon us, with the World’s 50 Best Restaurants organization announcing their top 50 restaurants on June 19 in Bilbao, Spain. On Tuesday, they announced the fine-dining spots around the world that rank 51 to 100.
This preliminary list tells us a lot about which restaurants will not make the top 50, of course, but more importantly, which restaurants might. As Eater points out, Dominique Crenn’s San Francisco Atelier Crenn is glaringly absent from 51 to 100, which means it may be making an appearance on the World’s 50 Best list. At least, that’s what we hope.
SingleThread, the restaurant-hotel in Healdsburg, California named by the organization as “One to Watch” in May, comes in at 91 on the list.
René Redzepi’s Noma, which reopened in February of this year, seems like it would be a competitive contender, but you won’t be seeing it anywhere on the top 50 list announced next week: A spokesperson for World’s 50 Best reportedly confirmed to Eater that Noma’s February opening was too late to be considered for inclusion.
June 19, 2018 Annoucement
#1-#50
After a moving tribute to Anthony Bourdain, Paul Bocuse, and Gualtiero Marchesi, the top 50 List was announced at the Bilboa ceremony. See below for the 50 best restaurants in the world and the rest of this year’s awards.
Best Restaurants in the World
1. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy
2. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
3. Mirazur, Menton, France
4. Eleven Madison Park, New York, USA (Best Restaurant in North America)
5. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand (Best Restaurant in Asia)
6. Central, Lima, Peru (Best Restaurant in South America)
Best Pastry Chef: Cédric Grolet
The Chef’s Choice Award: Dan Barber
World’s Best Female Chef: Clare Smyth
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gastón Acurio
Notably, there is only one restaurant from the entire continent of Africa on the top 50 list, being The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa. A few American restaurants slipped down on the list, with Alinea going from 21 to 34 this year, and Le Bernardin, from 17 to 26. NYC’s Cosme leaped to 25. Eleven Madison Park remained the Best Restaurant in North America, though was bumped from #1 to #4.