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The world's 50 best restaurants

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A dish from Septime in Paris, France. Lauren W / Yelp
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The INSIDER Summary:

  • The World's 50 Best Restaurants is a list that's compiled annually.
  • The ranking is based on votes from over 1,000 international leaders in the restaurant industry, including food critics and writers, chefs, and restaurateurs.
  • This year, Eleven Madison Park in New York City took the number one spot.


The annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list was just released.

This year's list includes restaurants from 22 countries across five continents.

France, Spain, and the US dominated; each had six restaurants that made it onto the list.

Keep scrolling to see the full ranking.

50. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium

Hof Van Cleve
Hof Van Cleve Michael U / Yelp

49. Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tegui
Tegui Juan Manuel M / Yelp

48. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany

Restaurant Tim Raue
Restaurant Tim Raue Aljoscha M / Yelp

47. Vendôme, Cologne, Germany

Vendome
Vendôme Timo B / Yelp

46. L'Astrance, Paris, France

L'Astrance
L'Astrance Adam R / Yelp

44. Brae, Birregurra, Australia

Brae
Brae Brendan T / Yelp

41. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China

Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet
Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet / TripAdvisor

40. Cosme, New York City, New York

Cosme
Cosme Bradley H / Yelp

39. Relae, Copenhagen, Denmark

Relae
Relae Alex H / Yelp

38. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain

Azurmendi
Azurmendi Michael U / Yelp

36. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London, England

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Michael U / Yelp

34. De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands

De Librije
De Librije Edwin T / Yelp

32. Attica, Melbourne, Australia

Attica
Attica David T / Yelp

31. Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France

Pavillon Ledoyen
Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen Lien-Chung L / Yelp

30. Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain

Arzak
Arzak Michael U / Yelp

29. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy

Le Calandre
Le Calandre Emily R / Yelp

27. The Ledbury, London, England

The Ledbury
The Ledbury John K / Yelp

26. The Clove Club, London, England

The Clove Club
The Clove Club Alex S / Yelp

25. Tickets, Barcelona, Spain

Tickets
Tickets Yuan J / Yelp

22. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico

Quintonil
Quintonil Scarlet W / Yelp

21. Alinea, Chicago, Illinois

Alinea
Alinea John K / Yelp

20. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico

Pujol
Pujol Ludovic L / Yelp

19. Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark

Geranium
Geranium Alex H / Yelp

17. Le Bernardin, New York City, New York

Le Bernardin
Le Bernardin Lori L / Yelp

16. D.O.M., São Paulo, Brazil

D.O.M.
D.O.M. Nik T / Yelp

15. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy

Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo Lou M / Yelp

14. Restaurant André, Singapore

Restaurant Andre
Restaurant André Nik T / Yelp

13. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris, France

Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee
Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée Facebook/Alain Ducasse

11. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York

Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Blue Hill at Stone Barns JohnnyPrimeC. C, / Yelp

10. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria

Steirereck
Steirereck Melina C / Yelp

9. Mugaritz, Errenteria, Spain

Mugaritz
Mugaritz Bogdan D / Yelp

6. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe, Spain

Asador Etxebarri
Asador Etxebarri Chris B / Yelp

3. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain

El Celler de Can Roca
El Celler de Can Roca Patrick L / Yelp

2. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy

Osteria Francescana
Oster Francescana Andrew W / Yelp

1. Eleven Madison Park, New York City, New York

Eleven Madison Park
Eleven Madison Park Jen A / Yelp

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Sarah writes for the travel vertical at Business Insider. She graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism and German. She is from Chicago, and currently lives in Brooklyn.