Noma no longer world's best restaurant
After three years in the No.1 spot, Noma is no longer the world's best restaurant, with Spain once again securing the prestigious title.
Danish chef Rene Redzepi's establishment has now slipped to second position in the 2013 S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list announced overnight.
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Top spot in the prestigious international list is now held by Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, which has finally moved to No.1 after a couple of years of placing second. The last Spanish restaurant to hold the No.1 spot was chef Ferran Adria's establishment El Bulli, which held the title for several years.
The three Michelin-starred El Celler is run by three brothers - Josep, Jordi and Joan Roca. It had been ranked No.2 for the past two years.
Opened in 1986, El Celler is known for dishes that blend innovative cooking techniques with traditional ingredients, such as lobster parmentier with black trumpets and Iberian suckling pig with pepper sauce and garlic and quince terrine, according to Associated Press.
Two Australian restaurants have been included among the top 50: Attica (21) and Quay (48).
It is the first time Melbourne establishment Attica has placed in the top 50; it had been among the top 100 in previous years.
Attica, whose executive chef is Ben Shewry, also received the Best Restaurant in Australasia award and the Highest New Entry award.
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Quay was ranked 29th last year.
Chef David Chang's Sydney restaurant Momofuku Seiobo joined the list at No.89.
Once rated among the top 10 best restaurants in the world, Sydney establishment Tetsuya's has missed out on a ranking in this year's list.
It is the first time since the prestigious awards began in 2002 that Tetsuya's has not been listed. But its owner, Sydney-based Japanese chef Tetsuya Wakuda, will still be celebrating because his Singapore restaurant, Waku Ghin, took out 68th position.
Australian-born chef David Thompson's success at Nahm in Bangkok (32) comes hot on the heels of a No.3 spot in this year's inaugural Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Aussie chef Brett Graham took out 13th spot with London restaurant The Ledbury.
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's London restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, came in at No.7 while his other establishment, The Fat Duck, took out 33rd spot.
"Six US restaurants made the list, but only one broke into the top 10 - Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Park in New York was No.5, up from 10th place last year," AP reported.
"Thomas Keller's Per Se in New York fell from sixth place to 11th, and his California restaurant The French Laundry came in at No.47, down from 43rd.
"The French Laundry held the top spot in 2003 and 2004.
"Grant Achatz' ulta-modernist Alinea in Chicago fell from seventh to 15th this year. It had been in the top 10 since 2009.
"Eric Ripert's seafood-focused Le Bernardin in New York held fast at No.19, while Daniel Boulud's Daniel in New York slipped from 25th to 29th."
The Top 50:
1 El Celler de Can Roca Girona, Spain
2 Noma Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Osteria Francescana Modena, Italy
4 Mugaritz San Sebastian, Spain
5 Eleven Madison Park New York, USA
6 D.O.M. Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal London, UK
8 Arzak San Sebastian, Spain
9 Steirereck Vienna, Austria
10 Vendome Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
11 Per Se New York, USA
12 Frantzen/Lindeberg Stockholm, Sweden
13 The Ledbury London, UK
14 Astrid y Gaston Lima, Peru
15 Alinea Chicago, USA
16 L'Arpege Paris, France
17 Pujol Mexico City, Mexico
18 Le Chateaubriand Paris, France
19 Le Bernardin New York, USA
20 Narisawa Tokyo, Japan
21 Attica Melbourne, Australia
22 Nihonryori RyuGin Tokyo, Japan
23 L'Astrance Paris, France
24 L'Atelier Saint-Germain de Joel Robuchon Paris, France
25 Hof Van Cleve Kruishoutem, Belgium
26 Quique Dacosta Denia, Spain
27 Le Calandre Rubano, Italy
28 Mirazur Menton, France
29 Daniel New York, USA
30 Aqua Wolfsburg, Germany
31 Biko Mexico City, Mexico
32 Nahm Bangkok, Thailand
33 The Fat Duck Bray, UK
34 Faviken Jarpen, Sweden
35 Oud Sluis Sluis, Netherlands
36 Amber Hong Kong, China
37 Vila Joya Albufeira, Portugal
38 Restaurant Andre Singapore
39 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana Hong Kong, China
40 Combal.Zero Rivoli, Italy
41 Piazza Duomo Alba, Italy
42 Schloss Schauenstein Furstenau, Switzerland
43 Mr & Mrs Bund Shanghai, China
44 Asador Etxebarri Atxondo, Spain
45 Geranium Copenhagen, Denmark
46 Mani Sao Paulo, Brazil
47 The French Laundry Yountville, USA
48 Quay Sydney, Australia
49 Septime Paris, France
50 Central Lima, Peru
