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[Vanillalite]

The List!!

1. NOMA - Copenhagen Denmark
2. EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA - Girona Spain
3. OSTERIA FRANCESCANA - Modena Italy
4. ELEVEN MADISON PARK - New York USA
5. DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL - London UK
6. MUGARITZ - San Sebastian Spain
7. D.O.M. - Sao Paulo Brazil
8. ARZAK - San Sebastian Spain
9. ALINEA - Chicago USA
10. THE LEDBURY - London UK

Full top 100 at the link above!

 

[Cagey]

#4?! I went to Eleven Madison, had a wonderfully served and entirely underwhelming three hour dinner, left and promptly bought Shake Shack across the street.

 

[-COOLIO-]

'Beef tartar and ants'

._.

id give it a shot.

 

[shinjijai]

NOMA - Copenhagen Denmark

I would love to eat at that place, but the chef seems like the biggest douche.

 

[Goldenroad]

Though the French Laundry would be a lot higher up.

 

[Vanillalite]

While most of the list stays the same the placement varies wildly from year to year it seems. Always wondered what made you say a 10th place last year, but now you are 5th. Gotta be splitting hairs a ton for a list like this.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Oh, that's why I've heard some angry French restaurant owners on the radio this week.

 

[chickdigger802]

you know, now that i think about it, the best food i've eaten out tend to be restaurants that been shut down at least once for failing inspection lol.

 

[Aurongel]

Where's Denny's?

 

[skynidas]

spain represent!

also we have 10 restaurants in the top 100. nice.

 

[Delta Assault]

It's surprising Eleven Madison Park is higher than the French Laundry or Alinea. Hell, I've never even heard of it.

 

[massoluk]

Halal cart guy at Beaver St. and Whitehall St. didn't rank

 

[MikeOfTheLivingDead]

It's surprising Eleven Madison Park is higher than the French Laundry or Alinea. Hell, I've never even heard of it.

I'm surprised Alinea is that high. Haven't been there myself, but I know plenty who have and the feedback is always pretty meh.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

'The best restaurant in the world is...2012'
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=472340
1. Noma (René Redzepi) – Denmark
2. El Celler de Can Roca (Joan, Josep og Jordi Roca) – Spain
3. Mugaritz (Andoni Luis Aduriz) – Spain
4. Osteria Francescana (Massimo Bottura) – Italy
5. The Fat Duck (Heston Blumenthal) – UK
6. Alinea (Grant Achatz) – USA
7. Dom (Alex Atala) – Brazil
8. Arzak (Juan Mari y Elena Arzak) – Spain
9. Le Chateaubriand (Iñaki Aizpitarte) – France
10. Per Se (Thomas Keller) – USA

World's Top 50 Restaurants 2013.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=551156
1. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
2. Noma, Denmark
3. Osteria Francescana, Italia
4. Mugaritz, Spain
5. Eleven Madison Park, New York
6. D.O.M., Brasil
7. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, U.K.
8. Arzak, Spain
9. Steirereck, Austria
10. Vendôme, Germany

The World's Top Restaurants 2014 Edition
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=811534
1. NOMA - Copenhagen Denmark
2. EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA - Girona Spain
3. OSTERIA FRANCESCANA - Modena Italy
4. ELEVEN MADISON PARK - New York USA
5. DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL - London UK
6. MUGARITZ - San Sebastian Spain
7. D.O.M. - Sao Paulo Brazil
8. ARZAK - San Sebastian Spain
9. ALINEA - Chicago USA
10. THE LEDBURY - London UK


It's all the same contenders!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Though the French Laundry would be a lot higher up.

The fact that it's been on the list for 12 straight years is pretty impressive itself, given how quickly restaurants can drop in quality or disappear altogether.

 

[Exterminieren]

<3 Heston.

 

[Delta Assault]

It's all the same contenders!

They've got good dynasties. French Laundry really cemented their status with the innovative West Coast offense back in the 90s.

 

[distantmantra]

Wow, I've actually been to one! Hertog Jan in Bruges (No. 65).

 

[Dabookerman]

Holy cow. I didn't realise how much of a sausage fest the restaurant industry is...

Top 50 is literally all dudes. Number 8 has a woman in it. That's it.

 

[captscience]

Been to 8. Not too shabby!

#4?! I went to Eleven Madison, had a wonderfully served and entirely underwhelming three hour dinner, left and promptly bought Shake Shack across the street.

I don't understand how one can walk out of these elaborate tasting menus still hungry. I'm usually on the verge of nausea.

It's all the same contenders!

The last few years have been pretty stable in the high end dining seen. You have the rise of the Scandinavian food scene and a few restaurants in far flung places, but you don't have a major shake up like when Spanish chefs suddenly brought a level of creativity to cooking that knocked the French onto their bums.