Noma restaurant in Copenhagen is #1 in the world
Noma restaurant in Copenhagen is the best restaurant in the world, retaining its place at number one for another year.
The list, compiled by Restaurant magazine, awarded the Danish restaurant the coveted prize at an awards ceremony and where we saw Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck go from third to fifth place from last year.
The biggest surprise was the missing Spanish El Bulli.
A big winner in years past, the restaurant was removed from the list because chef Ferran Adrià's has chosen to close the restaurant later this year.
World's top 50 best restaurants
Position | Restaurant | Country | 2010 Position | change | Special Awards |
| 1 | Noma | Denmark | 1 | - | Best in World & Europe |
| 2 | El Celler De Can Roca | Spain | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mugaritz | Spain | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Osteria Francescana | Italy | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | The Fat Duck | UK | 3 | -2 | |
| 6 | Alinea | USA | 7 | 1 | Best In N.America |
| 7 | D.O.M | Brazil | 18 | 11 | |
| 8 | Arzak | Spain | 9 | 1 | |
| 9 | Le Chateaubriand | France | 11 | 2 | |
| 10 | Per Se | USA | 10 | - | |
| 11 | Daniel | USA | 8 | -3 | |
| Les Creation De Narisawa | Japan | 24 | 12 | Best in Asia |
| 13 | L'Astrance | France | 16 | 3 | |
| 14 | L'atelier De Joel Robuchon Paris | France | 29 | 15 | |
| 15 | Hof Van Cleve | Belgium | 17 | 2 | |
| 16 | Pierre Gagnaire | France | 13 | 3 | |
| 17 | Oud Sluis | Holland | 19 | 2 | |
| 18 | Le Bernardin | USA | 15 | 3 | |
| 19 | L'Arpege | France | Re-Entry | - | |
| 20 | Nihonryori Ryugin | Japan | 48 | 28 | Highest Climber |
| 21 | Vendome | Germany | 22 | 1 | |
| 22 | Steirereck | Austria | 21 | -1 | |
| 23 | Schloss Schauenstein | Switzerland | 30 | 7 | |
| 24 | Eleven Madison Park | USA | 50 | 26 | |
| 25 | Aqua | Germany | 34 | 9 | |
| 26 | Quay | Australia | 27 | 1 | Best in Australasia |
| 27 | Iggy's | Singapore | 28 | 1 | |
| 28 | Combal Zero | Italy | 35 | 7 | |
| 29 | Martin Berasategui | Spain | 33 | 4 | |
| 30 | Bras | France | Re-Entry | - | |
| 31 | Biko | Mexico | 46 | 15 | |
| 32 | Le Calandre | Italy | 20 | -12 | |
| 33 | Ristorante Cracco | Italy | Re-Entry | - | |
| 34 | The Ledbury | UK | New entry | - | Highest New Entry |
| 35 | Chez Dominique | Finland | 23 | -12 | |
| 36 | Le Quartier Francais | South Africa | 31 | -5 | Best in South Africa |
| 37 | Amber | China | New entry | - | |
| 38 | Dal Pescatore | Italy | 36 | -2 | |
| 39 | Il Canto | Italy | 40 | 1 | |
| 40 | Momofuku Ssam Bar | USA | 26 | -14 | |
| 41 | St John | UK | 43 | 2 | |
| 42 | Astrid Y Gaston | Peru | New entry | - | |
| 43 | Hibiscus | UK | 49 | 6 | |
| 44 | La Maison Troisgros | France | 44 | - | |
| 45 | Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athenee | France | 41 | -4 | |
| 46 | De Librije | Netherlands | 37 | -9 | |
| 47 | Hotel De Ville | Switzerland | 14 | -33 | |
| 48 | Varvari | Russia | New entry | - | |
| 49 | Pujol | Mexico | New entry | - | |
| 50 | Etxebarri | Spain | Re-Entry | - |
