Although Restaurant Sat Bains, Le Gavroche, Hibiscus and Hakkasan all failed to make it into the top 100, there was still a place for Viajante (59) which has rocketed up the list this year.
Fergus Henderson’s St John made a reappearance (71) and there were also places for Hedone (70) and Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social (84).
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013, 51-100:
51. Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
52. Manresa, Los Gatos, USA
53. Le Quartier Français, Franschhoek, South Africa
54. La Grenouillere, La Madelaine Sous Montreuil, France
55. Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm, Sweden
56. Restaurant Relae, Copenhagen, Denmark
57. De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands
58. Coi, San Francisco, USA
59. Viajante, London, UK
60. Ultra Violet, Shanghai, China
61. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town, South Africa – One To Watch
62. La Vie, Osnabrück, Germany
63. Blue Hill At Stone Barns, New York, USA
64. Martin Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
65. Iggy's, Singapore, Singapore
66. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand
67. Chez Dominique, Helsinki, Finland
68. Waku Ghin, Singapore, Singapore
69. Bras Restaurant, Laguiole, France
70. Hedone, London, UK
71. St John, London, UK
72. In De Wulf, Dranouter, Belgium
73. Caprice, Hong Kong, China
74. Dal Pescatore, Canneto, Italy
75. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong, China
76. Malabar, Lima, Peru
77. Tickets, Barcelona, Spain
78. Hertog Jan, Bruges, Belgium
79. Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athenee, Paris, France
80. Roberta Sudbrack, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
81. Les Amis, Singapore, Singapore
82. Ristorante Cracco, Milan, Italy
83. Die Schwarzwaldstube, Baiersbronn, Germany
84. Pollen Street Social, London, UK
85. Tantris, Munich, Germany
86. Momofuku Ssam Bar, New York, New York
87. Zuma, Dubai, UAE
88. Hotel De Ville, Crissier, Switzerland
89. Momofuku Seiobo, Sydney, Australia
90. Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, China
91. Masa, New York, USA
92. La Petite Maison, Dubai, UAE
93. Momofuku Ko, New York, USA
94. La Maison Troisgros, Roanne, France
95. Quintessence, Tokyo, Japan
96. Le Louis Xv, Monte Carlo, France
97. Spondi, Athens, Greece
98. Jean Georges, New York, USA
99. Le Meurice, Paris, France
100. Varvari, Moscow, Russia