Good Food

The world's 50 best restaurants 2009, according to San Pellegrino

The world's 50 best restaurants 2009 (and 2008 ranking in brackets)

1 El Bulli, Catalonia (1)

2 The Fat Duck, UK (2)

3 Noma, Denmark (10)

4 Mugaritz, Basque Country (4)

5 El Celler de Can Roca, Catalonia (26)

6 Per Se, US (6)

7 Bras, France (7)

8 Arzak, Basque Country (8)

9 Pierre Gagnaire, France (3)

10 Alinea, US (21)

11 L'Astrance, France (11)

12 The French Laundry, US (5)

13 Osteria Francescana, Italy (new entry)

14 St. John, UK (16)

15 Le Bernardin, US (20)

16 Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville, Switzerland (27)

17 Tetsuya's, Australia (9)

18 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, France (14)

19 Jean Georges, US (17)

20 Les Creations de Narisawa, Japan (new entry)

21 Chez Dominique, Finland (39)

22 Ristorante Cracco, Italy (43)

23 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany (35)

24 D.O.M., Brazil (40)

25 Vendome, Germany (34)

26 Hof van Cleve, Belgium (28)

27 Masa, US (re-entry)

28 Gambero Rosso, Italy (12)

29 Oud Sluis, Netherlands (42)

30 Steirereck, Austria (new entry)

31 Momofuku Ssam Bar, US (new entry)

32 Oaxen Skargardskrog, Sweden (48)

33 Martin Berasategi, Basque Country (29)

34 Nobu, UK (30)

35 Mirazur, France (new entry)

36 Hakkasan, UK (19)

37 Le Quartier Francais, South Africa (5)

38 La Colombe, South Africa (re-entry)

39 Asador Etxebarri, Basque Country (44)

40 Le Chateaubriand, France (new entry)

41 Daniel, US (41)

42 Combal Zero, Italy (re-entry)

43 Le Louis XV, France (15)

44 Tantris, Germany (47)

45 Iggy's, Singapore (new entry)

46 Quay, Australia (new entry)

47 Les Ambassadeurs, France (45)

48 Dal Pescatore, Italy (23)

49 Le Calandre, Italy ( 36)

50 Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden (new entry)

Source: S. Pellegrino