{"id":19615,"date":"2015-06-01T20:52:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T00:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=19615"},"modified":"2015-06-01T20:52:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T00:52:38","slug":"announced-today-the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/01\/announced-today-the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Announced today: The World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the group behind the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworlds50best.com\">World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants<\/a> list announced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2015\/05\/26\/announced-today-worlds-best-restaurants-51-100\/\">runners-up #51-100<\/a>, of which I&#8217;d been to three. Today, they announced the Top 50.<\/p>\n<p>When the Top 50 was announced for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2014\/04\/28\/check-out-the-2014-list-of-the-worlds-50-best-restaurants\/\">2014<\/a>, I was able to say that I&#8217;d dined at four of them (though that&#8217;s not in a single year, but rather over the course of my lifetime). This year, that number has risen to seven, and you can click through below to see what I thought of each of my visits.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain<br \/>\n2. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2015\/04\/07\/celebrating-my-birthday-with-dinner-at-noma-the-worlds-1-restaurant\/\">3. Noma, Copenhagen<\/a><br \/>\n4. Central, Lima, Peru<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2013\/03\/13\/critiquing-a-critic-after-my-culinary-tour-of-new-york-at-eleven-madison-park\/\">5. Eleven Madison Park, New York City<\/a><br \/>\n6. Mugaritz, Guip\u00fazcoa, Spain<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2014\/09\/29\/join-us-at-our-chefs-table-at-dinner-by-heston-blumenthal\/\">7. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London<\/a><br \/>\n8. Narisawa, Tokyo<br \/>\n9. D.O.M., Sao Paolo, Brazil<br \/>\n10. Gaggan, Bangkok<br \/>\n11. Mirazur, Menton, France<br \/>\n12. L&#8217;arpege, Paris<br \/>\n13. Asador Etxebarri, Bisquay, Spain<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2012\/05\/14\/thank-you-astrid-y-gaston-for-the-best-meal-of-my-life\/\">14. Astrid y Gaston, Lima, Peru<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2013\/01\/12\/reliving-our-magnificent-meal-at-viennas-steirereck-im-stadtpark\/\">15. Steirereck, Austria<\/a><br \/>\n16. Pujol, Mexico City<br \/>\n17. Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain<br \/>\n18. Le Bernardin, New York City<br \/>\n19. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain<br \/>\n20. The Ledbury, London<br \/>\n21. Le Chateaubriand, Paris<br \/>\n22. Nahm, Bangkok<br \/>\n23. White Rabbit, Moscow<br \/>\n24. Ultraviolet, Shanghai, China<br \/>\n25. Faviken, Sweden<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2012\/09\/18\/next-alinea-the-aviary-and-the-greatest-amuse-bouche-the-universe-ever-gave-a-foodie\/\">26. Alinea, Chicago<\/a><br \/>\n27. Piazza Duomo, Alba Italy<br \/>\n28. Test Kitchen, Cape Town South Africa<br \/>\n29. RyuGin, Tokyo<br \/>\n30. Vendrome, Germany<br \/>\n31. Frantzen, Sweden<br \/>\n32. Attica, Australia<br \/>\n33. Aqua, Germany<br \/>\n34. Le Calendre, Italy<br \/>\n35. Quintonil, Mexico<br \/>\n36. L&#8217;astrance, France<br \/>\n37. Amber, Hong Kong, China<br \/>\n39. QuiQue Dacosta, Spain<br \/>\n40. Per Se, New York City<br \/>\n41. Mani, Sao Paolo, Brazil<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2014\/02\/23\/an-deliciously-inventive-dinner-at-borago-the-best-restaurant-in-chile\/\">42. Borag\u00f3, Santiago, Chile<\/a><br \/>\n42. Tickets, Barcelona, Spain<br \/>\n44. Maido, Lima, Peru<br \/>\n45. Relae, Copenhagen, Denmark<br \/>\n46. Restaurant Andre, Singapore<br \/>\n47. Ducasse au Plaza Athenee, Paris, France<br \/>\n48. Schloss Schauenstein, Austria<br \/>\n49. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocatino Hills, New York<br \/>\n50. The French Laundry, Yountville, California, USA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of all these, I&#8217;m happiest for Rodolfo Guzm\u00e1n and his team at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/2014\/02\/23\/an-deliciously-inventive-dinner-at-borago-the-best-restaurant-in-chile\/\"> Borag\u00f3<\/a>, who finally cracked the Top 50 by tying for #42. They deserve the recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Will the next twelve months allow me to visit any of the other 43 restaurants on this list? Wait and see!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the group behind the World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants list announced runners-up #51-100, of which I&#8217;d been to three. Today, they announced the Top 50. 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