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The big night is over and the list is in. René Redzepi from Noma in Copenhagen is again at the top of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2014, an event sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. The Roca brothers and their El Celler De Can Roca restaurant in Girona (Spain) dropped down at the second place, while Massimo Bottura from the Osteria Francescana restaurant in Italy is again at the third position.
It was a night enjoyed by some of the culinary profession's biggest players, the regulars who make the list every year and the face of a number of new entries or re-entries - Martín Berasategui and Azurmendi in Spain, Coi in the USA, The Test Kitchen in South Africa, De Librije in the Netherlands, Gaggan in Thailand, Waku Ghin in Singapore.
Restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok claimed the highest new entry, ranking 17, while estaurant Central in Lima, Peru, is the highest climber of 2014 at number 15 (last year was 50). Alex Atala and his D.O.M. restaurant is 2014 Chef's Choice, while One to watch award went to Saison in San Francisco, California. Jordi Roca awarded as 2014 World's Best Pastry Chef, while Azurmendi has been awarded with Sustainable restaurant award.
The USA and Spain came out as the countries with the most venues on the list, each with seven, closely followed by France with 5. All together there were 29 restaurants from Europe, 7 from Asia and USA, 6 from South America, 1 from Australia and 1 from South Africa.
Below you'll find all the restaurants on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list 2014.
1. Noma, Copenhagen (Denmark) - World's Best Restaurant and Best Restaurant in Europe
2. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona (Spain)
3. Osteria Francescana, Modena (Italy)
4. Eleven Madison Park, New York (USA) - Best Restaurant in North America, sponsored by Acqua Panna
5. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London (UK)
6. Mugaritz, San Sebastian (Spain)
7. D.O.M., Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Best Restaurant in South America, sponsored by Acqua Panna
8. Arzak, San Sebastian (Spain)
9. Alinea, Chicago (USA)
10. The Ledbury, London (UK)
11. Mirazur, Menton (France)
12. Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)
13. Nahm, Bangkok (Thailand) - Best Restaurant in Asia, sponsored by Acqua Panna, and Asia's Best Restaurant 2014
14. Narisawa, Tokyo (Japan)
15. Central, Lima (Peru) - HIGHEST CLIMBER
16. Steirereck, Vienna (Austria)
17. Gaggan, Bangkok (Thailand) - HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
18. Astrid Y Gastón, Lima (Peru)
19. Fäviken, Järpen (Sweden)
20. Pujol, Mexico City (Mexico)
21. Le Bernardin, New York (USA)
22. Vila Joya, Albufeira (Portugal)
23. Restaurant Frantzén, Stockholm (Sweden)
24. Amber, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
25. Arpège, Paris (France)
26. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu (Spain) - NEW ENTRY
27. Le Chateaubriand, Paris (France)
28. Aqua, Wolfsburg (Germany)
29. De Librije, Zwolle (Netherlands) - RE ENTRY
30. Per Se, New York (USA)
31. L'Atelier de Jӧel Robuchon Saint-Germain, Paris (France)
32. Attica, Melbourne (Australia) - Best Restaurant in Australasia, sponsored by Acqua Panna
33. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo (Japan)
34. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo (Spain)
35. Martín Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria (Spain) - RE ENTRY
36. Mani, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
37. Restaurant André, Singapore (Singapore)
38. L'Astrance, Paris (France)
39. Piazza Duomo, Alba (Italy)
40. Daniel, New York (USA)
41. Quique Dacosta, Denia (Spain)
42. Geranium, Copenhagen (Denmark)
43. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau (Switzerland)
44. The French Laundry, Yountville (USA)
45. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem (Belgium)
46. Le Calandre, Rubano (Italy)
47. The Fat Duck, Bray (UK)
48. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town (South Africa) - NEW ENTRY and Best Restaurant in Africa, sponsored by Acqua Panna
49. Coi, San Francisco (USA) - NEW ENTRY
50. Waku Ghin, Singapore (Singapore) - NEW ENTRY
