World's best restaurants

Spain's El Bulli, in Roses on the Costa Brava, retained the top prize for the fourth consecutive year, followed by English chef Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck at Bray for the third year in a row.

No New Zealand restaurants made it onto the list but two Sydney restaurants were named among the top 50 of the world at an awards ceremony in London.

Quay and Tetsuya's were both named in the S Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Peter Gilmore's harbourside Quay restaurant was a new entry at number 46, while Tetsuya's was number 17 and also the winner of the best restaurant in Australasia.

S.Pellegrino world's 50 best restaurants

Winners in the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants announced in London:

1 El Bulli, Spain

2 The Fat Duck, UK

3 Noma, Denmark

4 Mugaritz, Spain

5 El Celler de Can Roca, Spain

6 Per Se, USA

7 Bras, France

8 Arzak, Spain

9 Pierre Gagnaire, France

10 Alinea, USA

11 L'Astrance, France

12 The French Laundry, USA

13 Osteria La Francescana, Italy

14 St John, UK

15 Le Benardin, USA

16 Hotel de Ville, Switzerland

17 Tetsuya's, Australia

18 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, France

19 Jean Georges, USA

20 Les Creations de Narisawa, Japan

21 Chez Dominique, Finland

22 Cracco Peck, Italy

23 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany

24 D.O.M., Brazil

25 Vendome, Germany

26 Hof van Cleve, Belgium

27 Masa, USA

28 Gambero Rosso, Italy

29 Oud Sluis, Netherlands

30 Steirereck, Austria

31 Momofuku Ssam Bar, USA

32 Oaxen Skargardskrog, Sweden

33 Martin Berasategul, Spain

34 Nobu, UK

35 Mirazur, France

36 Hakassan, UK

37 Le Quartier Francais, South Africa

38 La Colombe, South Africa

39 Etxebarri, Spain

40 Le Chateaubriand, France

41 Daniel, USA

42 Combal Zero, Italy

43 Le Louis XV, France

44 Tantris, Germany

45 Iggy's, Singapore

46 Quay, Australia

47 Les Ambassadeurs, France

48 Dal Pescatore, Italy

49 Le Calandre, Italy

50 Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden

 

- AAP