{"id":607998,"date":"2022-07-19T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=607998"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T05:59:47","slug":"the-worlds-best-restaurants-including-two-from-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/607998\/the-worlds-best-restaurants-including-two-from-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s best restaurants including three from South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best restaurant in the world is Geranium in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

At Geranium, the specialty is seasonal Scandi food, served on the 8th floor of a football stadium with views of the park. It was opened in the middle of the financial crisis, in 2010. \u201cAll odds were against us,\u201d said chef-owner Rasmus Kofoed, in a speech after he won.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second year in the row that a restaurant from the capital of Denmark was at the top of the list. Last year, Noma won the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s second best restaurant this year is Central, in Lima. No. 3 was Disfrutar in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The ceremony took place in London at Old Billingsgate, a repurposed fish market on the Thames in the midst of London\u2019s brutal heat wave; the night was projected to be the hottest in the city\u2019s history at around 30C (86F). The event was hosted by actor Stanley Tucci. There was little mention of the heat wave at the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Some past No. 1 winners, including Jean Roca of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, popped in throughout the ceremony to present awards. The most surprising was Will Guidara, the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, who had a well-publicized split with chef Daniel Humm, current owner of the restaurant, which was recently hit with negative press about living wages for staff.<\/p>\n

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In February, World\u2019s 50 Best announced it was moving the awards from the original location in Moscow, in a swift response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. There are no restaurants in Russia on this year\u2019s list, although last year there were two Moscow spots in the top 30.<\/p>\n

Former winners are not eligible to win again. That notably includes Noma, which has won the award five times, including last year. It now features in a \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 category which includes Mirazur in the South of France, which won in 2019 and was the world\u2019s best restaurant for two years, because the awards were cancelled in 2020 as a result of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

With Eleven Madison Park also in the emeritus category, the top US restaurant is New York\u2019s Korean tasting-menu destination Atomix at No. 33. Asia, having been hit particularly hard by pandemic restrictions, just made the top 20 with Den in Tokyo. Last year, multiple Asian restaurants were in the top 10.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s rankings were compiled from the votes from 1,070 people in the food world, from 27 regions around the world.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants list is organized and compiled by UK-based William Reed Business Media. The list got started in 2002, in Restaurant magazine.<\/p>\n

The second half of the list, places ranking 51-100, was announced in early July. Winners included the Mexican-accented Kol in London, from Noma alum Santiago Lastra, as a new entry at No. 73. Another London restaurant, Brat, came in at 81, despite landing in the No. 3 position on the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u2018One to Watch\u2019 went to AM par Alexandre Mazziain Marseilles, which has three Michelin stars and features an African-accented menu. Among the other dedicated awards, one went to #CookforUkraine founders Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina as \u2018Champions of Change.\u2019<\/p>\n

The last time a restaurant from the Middle East featured on the list was 2016, when the Dubai branch of a France-based chain, La Petite Maison, was No. 99. This year, the region\u2019s restaurants were more prominent: the experimental Tr\u00e8sind Studio jumped onto the list as a new entry at No. 57.<\/p>\n

Another Dubai spot, Orfali Bros Bistro, was No. 87. Not coincidentally, the Worlds 50 Best introduced Middle East and North Africa\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants earlier this year.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s list also features an unusually high number of new entries, 28 in total, and 20 in the 51-100 list alone. \u201cThe gastronomic landscape has changed significantly since the last full year of voting,\u201d said Drew. He notes that there are many reasons why some regions have a lack of representation which can range from varying Covid restrictions to \u201cshifting culinary tastes.\u201d Or, he added, \u201cit could also represent that a geographical area is becoming more important.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here are the winners (with last year\u2019s place in parentheses). A new appearance on the list is marked by \u201cNew Entry.\u201d<\/p>\n

1. Geranium, Copenhagen (2)
\n2. Central, Lima (4)
\n3. Disfrutar, Barcelona (5)
\n4. Diverxo, Madrid (20)
\n5. Pujol, Mexico City (9)
\n6. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe, Spain (3)
\n7. A Casa do Porco, S\u00e3o Paulo (17)
\n8. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy (15)
\n9. Quintonil, Mexico City (27)
\n10. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy (26)
\n11. Maido, Lima (7)
\n12. Uliassi, Senegallia, Italy (52)
\n13. Steirereck, Vienna (12)
\n14. Don Julio, Buenos Aires (13)
\n15. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy (51)
\n16. Elkano, Getaria, Spain (30)
\n17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin (45)
\n18. Alchemist, Copenhagen (58)
\n19. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy (18)
\n20. Den, Tokyo (11)
\n21. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain (14)
\n22. Septime, Paris (24)
\n23. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium (66)
\n24. The Chairman, Hong Kong (10)
\n25. Frantz\u00e9n, Stockholm (6)
\n26. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin (31)
\n27. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium (43)
\n28. Le Clarence, Paris *New Entry
\n29. St. Hubertus, San Cassiano, Italy (54)
\n30. Floril\u00e8ge, Tokyo (39)
\n31. Arp\u00e8ge, Paris (23)<\/p>\n

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\n33. Atomix, New York (43)
\n34. Hi\u0161a Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia (21)
\n35. Clove Club, London
\n36. Odette, Singapore (8)
\n37. Fyn, Cape Town *New Entry
\n38. Jordnaer, Copenhagen *New Entry
\n39. Sorn, Bangkok *New Entry
\n40. Schloss Schauenstein, F\u00fcrstenau, Switzerland (59)
\n41. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
\n42. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain
\n43. Borag\u00f3, Santiago (38)
\n44. Le Bernardin, New York (44)
\n45. Narisawa, Tokyo (19)
\n46. Belcanto, Lisbon (42)
\n47. Oteque, Oslo *New Entry
\n48. Leo, Bogato (46)
\n49. Ikoyi, London (87)
\n50. SingleThread, Healdsburg (37)<\/p>\n

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37. Fyn, Cape Town\u00a0 *New Entrant
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56. La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa (81)<\/strong><\/p>\n

90. Wolfgat, Paternoster, South Africa (50)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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