St. John has climbed seven places, now sitting at 84. A stalwart of London’s dining scene, the nose-to-tail restaurant graced the very first World’s 50 Best list at 49 place in 2002
Another UK climber is Mikael Jonsson’s Hedone in Chiswick, which has jumped 16 places since last year and now sits at number 82 on the list.
Lyle’s has left the 51-100 list, and a new arrival at number 74 is Heston Blumenthal’s Bray restaurant The Fat Duck, which topped the list in 2005.
Sühring in Bangkok, Thailand, is the highest new entry on the list at number 54, following on from its success at the 2018 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in March, where it ranked at number four.
Tokyo’s Florilège, which sat at 99 on the list last year, is now celebrating its ascent to number 59 in the world ranking. Other notable climbers include Selfie in Moscow, Russia, which rises 18 places to No.70 and Benu in San Francisco, USA, which is up 14 spots to number 53.
The list is determined by a voting Academy comprising over 1,000 international restaurant industry experts and is independently adjudicated by Deloitte.
“The global spread is testament to the geographic diversity of culinary excellence celebrated on this extended list and at our annual awards,” says William Drew, Group Editor of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
“We are particularly thrilled that so many of the chefs and restaurateurs from the 51-100 list will be joining us in person at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in Bilbao.”
The full 51-100 list is as follows:
100. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
99. Leo, Bogotá, Colombia
98. 108, Copenhagen, Denmark
97. Atelie,r Munich, Germany
96. Diverxo, Madrid, Spain
95. Enigma, Barcelona, Spain
94. Alo, Toronto, Canada
93. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong, China
92. L'Effervescence, Tokyo, Japan
91. SingleThread, Healdsburg, USA
90. Indian Accent, New Delhi, India
89. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
88. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
87. Maní, São Paulo, Brazil
86. The French Laundry, Yountville, USA
85. Le Coucou, New York, USA
84. St John, London, UK
83. Estela, New York, USA
82. Hedone, London, UK
81. Per Se, New York, USA
80. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong, China
79. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil
78. Mingles, Seoul, Korea
77. Elkano, Getaria, Spain
76. Martin Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
75. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
74. The Fat Duck Bray, England
73. Aqua Wolfsburg, Germany
72. Twins Garden Moscow, Russia
71. Relae Copenhagen, Denmark
70. Selfie Moscow, Russia
69. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare New York, USA
68. Quique Dacosta Denia, Spain
67. Fäviken Järpen, Sweden
66. Vendôme Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
65. Frantzén Stockholm, Sweden
64. Sud 777 Mexico City, Mexico
63. Hof Van Cleve Kruishoutem, Belgium
62. Momofuku Ko New York, USA
61. Burnt Ends Singapore
60. Tegui Buenos Aires, Argentina
59. Florilège Tokyo, Japan
58. Brae Birregurra, Australia
57. Nerua Bilbao, Spain
56. Amber Hong Kong, China
55. Don Julio Buenos Aires, Argentina
54. Sühring Bangkok, Thailand
53. Benu San Francisco, USA
52. L'Astrance Paris, France
51. De Librije Zwolle, Netherlands