What is the best rated restaurant in the world

At a glitzy ceremony in London, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has announced the winner of their annual “Best Restaurant in the World” competition for 2022. The award for best restaurant of the year goes to Rasmus Kofoed and his team at Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark. Geranium was the previous round’s runner-up on this illustrious list. Previous winners including Osteria Francescana in Modena, Eleven Madison Park in New York, and Mirazur in France now sit alongside Noma in the ‘Best of the Best’ category. Next up was Central in Lima, Peru, and in third place was Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain.

One of the other major awards is for Best Newcomer. The Icon Award went to Wawira Njiru, a Kenyan social entrepreneur who started Food for Education, a social venture that feeds school lunches to 40,000 children every day, and the Rising Star Award went to Uliassi in Italy, which debuted at a dizzying number 12 on the list. Chef Jorge Vallejo of Mexico City’s Quintonil was selected the winner of the Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022: 100-51

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022: 100-51

100. Wing, Hong Kong
99. Flocons de Sel, Megève, France
98. Tantris, Munich, Germany
97. Benu, San Francisco, USA
96. Maní, São Paulo, Brazil
95. Meta, Singapore
94. Burnt Ends, Singapore
93. Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary, Antwerp, Belgium
92. Indian Accent, New Delhi, India
91. Oriole, Chicago, USA
90. Wolfgat, Paternoster, South Africa
89. Máximo Bistrot, Mexico City, Mexico
88. Mishiguene, Buenos Aires, Argentina
87. Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai
86. Mikla, Istanbul, Turkey
85. Raan Jay Fai, Bangkok, Thailand
84. Gimlet at Cavendish House, Melbourne, Australia
83. El Chato, Bogotá, Colombia
82. Sézanne, Tokyo, Japan
81. Brat, London, UK
80. AM par Alexandre Mazzia, Marseille, France
79. Estela, New York, USA
78. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
77. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris, France
76. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
75. Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok, Thailand
74. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, USA
73. Kol, London, UK
72. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, USA
71. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea
70. Zén, Singapore
69. Cosme, New York, USA
68. Kjolle, Lima, Peru
67. Evvai, São Paulo, Brazil
66. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
65. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand
64. Fu He Hui, Shanghai, China
63. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York, USA
62. Ernst, Berlin, Germany
61. La Grenouillère, La Madelaine–sous–Montreuil, France
60. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
59. Sazenka, Tokyo, Japan
58. Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France
57. Trèsind Studio, Dubai
56. La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa
55. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
54. Lyle’s, London, UK
53. D.O.M., São Paulo, Brazil
52. Sud 777, Mexico City, Mexico
51. Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico

Meanwhile, a few of the individual awards for 2022 previously announced include Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award which when to Aponiente in Cádiz, Spain. Leonor Espinosa, at the helm of Leo in Bogotá, has been named the World’s Best Female Chef, while restaurant AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille has been awarded the American Express One To Watch Award.