\nCentral in Lima, Peru is named The World’s Best Restaurant 2023, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, as well as The Best Restaurant in South America, at the awards ceremony for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 held in Valencia, Spain, this evening.
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Central, the flagship Lima<\/span> restaurant of chefs Virgilio Martinez<\/span> and P\u00eda Le\u00f3n, is crowned in the No.1 position, taking over from the 2022 winner, Geranium, Copenhagen<\/span>, which is now elevated to the Best of the Best hall of fame.<\/p>\nPlaced at No.2 in the 2022 list, Central is an ode to Peru<\/span>, with a menu that celebrates the unique biodiversity of the country’s indigenous ingredients \u2013 guided by its research arm, Mater Iniciativa \u2013 along with its traditions and history, whilst championing sustainability. Central is followed by Disfrutar<\/b>\u00a0(No.2) in Barcelona<\/span> and Diverxo<\/b> (No.3) in Madrid<\/span>.<\/p>\nWilliam Drew<\/span>, Director of Content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, comments: “It gives me great pleasure to share the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 and celebrate the fantastic achievement of Central as the new No.1. Virgilio Martinez<\/span>, P\u00eda Le\u00f3n\u00a0and the whole Central team have truly paved the way in celebrating indigenous ingredients through their innovative dishes and warm hospitality. Their commitment to research, respect for their country’s heritage and promotion of Peru’s<\/span> unique biodiversity is unmatched, and we’re honoured to name Central as The World’s Best Restaurant, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna<\/span>. This year’s list continues to show the breadth of culinary talent across the globe, and we look forward to seeing how it evolves even further in 2024 and beyond.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nSouth America<\/span> further strengthens its position in global gastronomy, with the continent boasting nine restaurants overall including two new entries: P\u00eda Le\u00f3n’s Kjolle<\/b>,\u00a0(No.28) in Lima<\/span> and El Chato<\/b> (No.33) in Bogot\u00e1. Asia<\/span> follows with seven restaurants on the list, including Singapore’s<\/span> Odette<\/b> named The Best Restaurant in Asia<\/span> (No.14) along with new entries Le Du<\/span><\/b> (No.15) and Gaggan Anand <\/b>(No.17) in Bangkok<\/span> and\u00a0S\u00e9zanne<\/b>, Tokyo<\/span> (No.37). Two Dubai<\/span><\/span> restaurants make the list for the very first time, with Tr\u00e8sind Studio <\/b>(No.11) named The Best Restaurant in Middle East<\/span> & Africa<\/span>, ahead of Orfali Bros Bistro<\/b> (No.46).<\/p>\nThe Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award is presented to Copenhagen’s<\/span> Alchemist<\/b> (No.5). An almost mystical dining experience in a remote, industrial corner of the city, an evening here is divided into several ‘acts’ where guests of head chef Rasmus Munk<\/span> and his team are led through different locations, types of art and storytelling moments, alongside exquisite food born from Munk’s obsessive search for the finest ingredients.<\/p>\nP\u00eda Salazar<\/b>\u00a0of Nuema, Quito<\/span>, is the recipient of The World’s Best Pastry Chef Award, sponsored by Sosa. Already crowned Latin America’s<\/span> Best Pastry Chef 2022, the Cuenca-born chef is helping put Ecuador<\/span> on the culinary map with her experimental creations, turning fruit and vegetables into sweet masterpieces, like coconut with umami-rich yeast and black garlic, or leek and vanilla with\u00a0cedr\u00f3n<\/i>, a herb resembling lemon verbena.<\/p>\nIn its second year, the Beronia World’s Best Sommelier Award is presented to Miguel \u00c1ngel Mill\u00e1n<\/b>, sommelier of Madrid’s<\/span> Diverxo. He expertly curates pairings to match chef Dabiz Mu\u00f1oz’s ever-changing menu and takes the restaurant’s beverage programme to an exceptionally high level, establishing himself as one of the most important sommeliers on the international restaurant scene.<\/p>\nThe winner of the Highest New Entry Award, sponsored by Aspire Lifestyles, is Table by Bruno Verjus <\/b>(No.10). The self-taught French chef serves simple, seasonal, no-fuss cuisine at this Paris<\/span> restaurant, which has developed a loyal following among the city’s gourmands and is rapidly becoming an international dining destination.<\/p>\nAtomix<\/b> (No.8) is awarded the Villa Massa Highest Climber Award and named The Best Restaurant in North America<\/span>, after the New York<\/span> favourite climbed 25 places from its position in last year’s ranking. The intimate 14-seat tasting menu restaurant from husband-and-wife team Junghyun ‘JP’ and Ellia Park<\/span> won the Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 and its progressive and distinctive Korean food has been widely acclaimed.<\/p>\nJulien Royer<\/span> <\/b>of Odette (No.14) in Singapore<\/span> wins the Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award. Voted for the world’s leading chefs, this special prize is awarded to a chef who has had a significant positive influence on the culinary community. Royer’s restaurant, Odette, in the city’s National Gallery, is also named The Best Restaurant in Asia<\/span> 2023.<\/p>\nThe Flor de Ca\u00f1a Sustainable Restaurant Award is this year bestowed on Cape Town’s<\/span> Fyn<\/b> (No.75), where founding chef Peter Tempelhoff’s<\/span> mission is to blur boundaries by interpreting South Africa<\/span> through techniques largely rooted in Japanese cooking. This award is independently audited by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, which rates establishments based on a wide range of criteria, including environmental and social responsibility, community involvement and staff welfare.<\/p>\nThe evening also celebrated those honoured with pre-announced special awards, including the Champions of Change winners Nora Fitzgerald Belahcen<\/b>,\u00a0founder of Moroccan social enterprise Amal, and Oth\u00f3n Nolasco and Dami\u00e1n Diaz<\/b>, the\u00a0duo behind food-security project No Us Without You LA. Elena Reygadas<\/span><\/b>, winner of The World’s Best Female Chef Award, Andoni Luis Aduriz<\/span><\/b> of Mugaritz, winner of the Icon Award, and New York<\/span> restaurant Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi<\/span><\/b>, winner of the Resy One To Watch Award, were presented with their trophies on stage.<\/p>\nThe World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards 2023, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna<\/span>, held at Valencia’s<\/span> Les Arts Opera House, marks the 21st<\/sup> year of the prestigious global gastronomic ranking.<\/p>\nThe Voting Process <\/b><\/p>\n
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023\u00a0list is voted for by 1,080 international restaurant industry experts and well-travelled gourmets who make up The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy. The gender-balanced Academy comprises 27 separate regions around the world, each of which has 40 members including a chairperson. No sponsor from the event has any influence over the voting process.<\/p>\n
Professional services consultancy Deloitte independently adjudicates The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, including the ranking from 51-100. This adjudication ensures that the integrity and authenticity of the voting process and the resulting lists are protected.<\/p>\n
Best of the Best<\/b><\/p>\n
Those in the elite group of No.1 ranked restaurants (listed below) have more than proved their worth and will now be forever honoured as iconic dining destinations in the Best of the Best hall of fame. The chefs and restaurateurs who have led their restaurants to the pinnacle of the list have expressed their desire to invest in the future of the sector and ‘give back’ to the food world through new projects and initiatives. The following restaurants have been named No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants since the list’s inception and were therefore not eligible for voting in 2023 and beyond:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- El\u00a0Bulli (2002, 2006-2009)<\/li>\n
- The French Laundry (2003-2004)<\/li>\n
- The Fat Duck (2005)<\/li>\n
- Noma \u2013 original location (2010-2012, 2014)<\/li>\n
- El Celler de Can Roca<\/span> (2013, 2015)<\/li>\n
- Osteria Francescana (2016, 2018)<\/li>\n
- Eleven Madison Park (2017)<\/li>\n
- Mirazur (2019)<\/li>\n
- Noma \u2013 current location (2021)<\/li>\n
- Geranium (2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants:<\/b><\/p>\n\n
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\n\n\n| \n Position<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Restaurant<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Location<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Central<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lima<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Disfrutar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Diverxo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Asador Etxebarri<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Atxondo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Alchemist<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Copenhagen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Maido<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lima<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lido 84<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Gardone Riviera<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Atomix<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n New York<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Quintonil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Mexico City<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Table by Bruno Verjus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Paris<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Tr\u00e8sind Studio<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Dubai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A Casa do Porco<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Pujol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Mexico City<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Odette<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Singapore<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Le Du<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Bangkok<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Reale<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Castel di Sangro<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Gaggan Anand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Bangkok<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Steirereck<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Don Julio<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Buenos Aires<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Quique Dacosta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Denia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Den<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n 22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Elkano<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Getaria<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |