How the vote works:
The Diners Club® World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy is the mechanism used to create The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
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None of the employees of any of the sponsors associated with the awards, including the main sponsor and the Academy sponsor, votes or has any influence over the results.
The Academy is comprised of over 900 members, each selected for their expert opinion of the international restaurant scene.
To create the Academy, and give it a fair representation of the global restaurant scene, they divide the world up into 26 geographical regions.
Each region has a chairperson appointed for their knowledge of their part of the restaurant world. These chairs each selected a voting panel of 36 (including themselves) – ensuring a balanced selection of chefs, restaurateurs, food/restaurant journalists and gourmands.
The Test Kitchen was voted the top restaurant in Africa.
The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais made it to 77 in the top 100.
List of the Top 50 around the world:
1. Noma
Copenhagen, Denmark
2. El Celler de Can Roca
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
3. Osteria Francescana
Modena, Italy
4. Eleven Madison Park
New York City, USA
5. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
London, England
6. Mugaritz?
San Sebastián, Spain
7. D.O.M.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
8. Arzak
San Sebastián, Spain
9. Alinea
Chicago, USA
10. The Ledbury
London, England
11. Mirazur
Menton, France
12. Vendôme
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
13. Nahm
Bangkok, Thailand
14. Narisawa
Tokyo, Japan
15. Central
Lima, Peru
16. Steirereck
Vienna, Austria
17. Gaggan
Bangkok, Thailand
18. Astrid y Gaston
Lima, Peru
19. Fäviken
Järpen, Sweden
20. Pujol
Mexico City, Mexico
21. Le Bernardin
New York City, USA
22. Vila Joya
Albufeira, Portugal
23. Restaurant Frantzén
Stockholm, Sweden
24. Amber
Hong Kong
25. L’Arpege
Paris, France
26. Azurmendi
Larrabetzu, Spain
27. Le Chateaubriand
Paris, France
28. Aqua
Wolfsburg, Germany
29. De Librije
Zwolle, Netherlands
30. Per Se
New York City, USA
31. L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joel Robuchon
Paris, France
32. Attica
Melbourne, Australia
33. Nihonryori RyuGin
Tokyo, Japan
34. Asador Etxebarri
Atxondo, Spain
35. Martin Berasategui
Lasarte-Oria, Spain
36. Maní
Sao Paolo, Brazil
37. Restaurant Andre
Singapore, Singapore
38. L’Astrance
Paris, France
39. Piazza Duomo
Alba, Italy
40. Daniel
New York City, USA
41. Quique Dacosta
Dénia, Spain
42. Geranium
Copenhagen, Denmark
43. Schloss Schauenstein
Fürstenau, Switzerland
44. French Laundry
Yountville, USA
45. Hof Van Cleeve
Kruishoutem, Belgium
46. Le Calandre
Rubano, Italy
47. The Fat Duck
Bray, UK
48. The Test Kitchen
Cape Town, South Africa
49. Coi
San Francisco, USA
50. Waku Ghin
Singapore, Singapore