The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: 1-50

The US dominated the awards, with eight restaurants featuring on the list. New York and Paris both have five restaurants represented, while London only has two – equal with the likes of Stockholm and Tokyo.

For the UK, Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner was this year’s Highest New Entry, while The Fat Duck fell from fifth to 13^th​. Brett Graham’s The Ledbury was the Highest Climber at number 14. Claude Bosi’s Hibiscus and Fergus Henderson’s St John missed out, having both featured on last year’s list.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, 1-50:​

1. Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark​​
2. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
3. Mugaritz, San Sebastián, Spain
4. D.O.M, São Paolo, Brazil
5. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy
6. Per Se, New York, USA
7. Alinea, Chicago, USA
8. Arzak, San Sebastián, Spain
9. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London, UK NEW ENTRY
10. Eleven Madison Park, New York, USA
11. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
12. L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, Paris, France
13. The Fat Duck, Bray, UK
14. The Ledbury, London, UK
15. Le Chateaubriand, Paris, France
16. L’Arpège, Paris, France
17. Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
18. L’Astrance, Paris, France
19. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
20. Frantzén/Lindeberg, Stockholm, Sweden NEW ENTRY
21. Oud Sluis, Sluis, Netherlands
22. Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany
23. Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
24. Mirazur, Menton, France RE-ENTRY
25. Danie,l New York, USAheworlds50best.com
26. Iggy’s, Singapore
27. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
28. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo
29. Quay Sydney, Australia
30. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
31. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
32. Le Calandre, Padua, Italy
33. De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands
34. Fäviken, Järpen, Sweden NEW ENTRY
35. Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Peru
36. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
37. Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York, USA
38. Biko, Mexico City, Mexico
39. Waku Ghin, Singapore NEW ENTRY
40. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain NEW ENTRY
41. Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm, Sweden RE-ENTRY
42. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium
43. The French Laundry, Yountville, USA RE-ENTRY
44. Amber, Hong Kong, China
45. Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal NEW ENTRY
46. Il Canto, Siena, Italy
47. Bras, Laguiole, France
48. Manresa, Los Gatos, USA RE-ENTRY
49. Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark NEW ENTRY
50. Nahm, Bangkok, Thailand NEW ENTRY