The world’s best restaurant is…
El Celler De Can Roca restaurant in Girona, Spain has been named the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine.
Spain’s El Celler De Can Roca edged past Denmark’s Noma and Italy’s Osteria Francescana to be named the world’sĀ best restaurantĀ on Monday in a ceremony in London.
Itās been a long time coming for the Girona restaurant in the northeast of Catalona, Spain, having spent the last two years fixed at the No. 2 position on theĀ Worldās 50 Best RestaurantsĀ list and the last seven āwaiting in the wingsā for its turn at the spotlight.
Steered byĀ Roca brothers —Ā Ā Joan, the chef or āarchitect of tasteā; Jordi, the pastry chef; and Josep, the sommelier — the restaurant has built a steady and faithful fan base for its āfreestyleā cooking, avant-garde techniques, and innovative ideas.
But Mondayās new title is sure to do forĀ El Celler de Can RocaĀ what it did previously for a small restaurant in Copenhagen years ago, and turn it into a household name for even the tepid food-lover.
Since owning the No. 1 spot three years running,Ā NomaĀ chefĀ RenĆ© Redzepi, for instance, has graced the cover of mainstream news magazine “Time.”
Spanish chefĀ Ferran AdriĆ Ā of now-closedĀ El Bulli,Ā likewise garnered near mythical status after snapping up the title of worldās best restaurant five times, inspiring a handful of books and big-budget movies.
Meanwhile, if the winners of the Best Restaurants awards are known for pushing the culinary envelope and challenging dinersā concepts of traditional dining, the Roca brothersā award is richly deserved.
Whether it be playing with essential oils to develop a menu, trying to mimic the texture and bubbles of Cava in an oyster dish, or bottling the memories of childhood in a milky, lemon muffin perfume, the restaurant has never been content to rest on its three Michelin-starred laurels.Ā Restaurant cuisine is described as āfreestyle cookingā that hinges on Catalan dishes using cutting-edge techniques.
Hereās are the Top 50 restaurants in the world according to a panel of 900 food critics, chefs, restaurateurs and āgastronomesā tapped into the food scene:
1 El Celler de Can Roca – Girona, Spain
2 Noma – Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Osteria Francescana – Modena, Italy
4 Mugaritz – San SebastiĆ”n, Spain
5 Eleven Madison Park – New York, USA
6 D.O.M. – SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil
7 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal – London, UK
8 Arzak – San SebastiĆ”n, Spain
9 Steirereck – Vienna, Austria
10 VendĆ“me – Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
11 Per Se – New York, USA
12 FrantzĆ©n/Lindeberg – Stockholm, Sweden
13 The Ledbury – London, UK
14 Astrid y GastĆ³n – Lima, Peru
15 Alinea – Chicago, USA
16 LāArpĆØge – Paris, France
17 Pujol – Mexico City, Mexico
18 Le Chateaubriand – Paris, France
19 Le Bernardin – New York, USA
20 Narisawa – Tokyo, Japan
21 Attica – Melbourne, Australia – NEW ENTRY
22 Nihonryori RyuGin – Tokyo, Japan
23 LāAstrance – Paris, France
24 LāAtelier Saint-Germain de JoĆ«l Robuchon – Paris, France
25 Hof Van Cleve – Kruishoutem, Belgium
26 Quique Dacosta – DĆ©nia, Spain
27 Le Calandre – Rubano, Italy
28 Mirazur – Menton, France
29 Daniel – New York, USA
30 Aqua – Wolfsburg, Germany
31 Biko – Mexico City, Mexico
32 Nahm – Bangkok, Thailand
33 The Fat Duck – Bray, UK
34 FƤviken – JƤrpen, Sweden
35 Oud Sluis – Sluis, Netherlands
36 Amber – Hong Kong, China
37 Vila Joya – Albufeira, Portugal
38 Restaurant Andre – Singapore – NEW ENTRY
39 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana – Hong Kong, ChinaĀ – NEW ENTRY
40 Combal.Zero – Rivoli, Italy
41 Piazza Duomo – Alba, Italy
42 Schloss Schauenstein – FĆ¼rstenau, Switzerland
43 Mr & Mrs Bund – Shanghai, China – NEW ENTRY
44 Asador Etxebarri – Atxondo, Spain
45 Geranium – Copenhagen, Denmark
46 Mani – SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil
47 The French Laundry – Yountville, USA
48 Quay – Sydney, Australia
49 Septime – Paris, France – NEW ENTRY
50 Central – Lima, Peru – NEW ENTRY