Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Restaurant Magazine Top 50 2006
My ambition to eat at Restaurant Magazine's Top 50 restaurants is proving a tough challenge. Last year's list was heavily criticised for its London-centricity, but consequently I had eaten at a full 18% of the list. This year Sketch (where admittedly I've only had high tea), Masa (terrible meal with DJ Waxy), The Wolseley, and Yauatcha, have all been dropped. Luckily I haven't been idle on the gastronomic front. I've had two pre-emptive lucky strikes, eating at Noma, and La Colombe, within the last year, which are new entries on this year's list. That leaves me back on a measly 14% of the total. I've booked lunch at The Fat Duck, in order to start catching up. The list in full:
1. El Bulli, Roses, Spain
2. The Fat Duck, Bray, UK
3. Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
4. The French Laundry, Yountville, US
5. Tetsuya, Sydney, Australia
6. Bras, Aveyron, France
7. Restaurant Le Louis XV, Monaco
8. Per Se, NYC
9. Restaurante Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain
10. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
11. Can Fabes, Sant Celoni, Spain
12. Nobu, London
13. Gambero Rosso, Italy
14. Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), London
15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France
16. Jean Georges, US
17. Le Cinq, France
18. Daniel, US
19. Oud Sluis, The Netherlands
20. Chez Panisse, US
21. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
22. L'Astrance, France
23. Hof van Cleve, Belgium
24. La Maison Troisgros, France
25. L'Atelier, France
26. Charlie Trotter's, US
27. Le Gavroche, London
28. La Colombe, Cape Town
29. Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy
30. Rockpool, Australia
31. Le Calandre, Italy
32. Le Bernardin, US
33. Noma, Copenhagen
34. Restaurant Dieter Muller, Germany
35. St John, London
36. Hakkasan, London
37. Martin Berasategui, Spain
38. Le Quartier Francais, Franschhoek
39. Chez Dominique, Finland
40. L'Ambroisie, France
41. Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany
42. Dal Pescatore, Italy
43. Bocuse, France
44. L'Arpege, France
45. Gramercy Tavern, NYC
46. Bukhara, India
47. De Karmeliet, Belgium
48. Oaxen, Sweden
49. Comme Chez Soi, Belgium
50. DOM, Brazil
1. El Bulli, Roses, Spain
2. The Fat Duck, Bray, UK
3. Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
4. The French Laundry, Yountville, US
5. Tetsuya, Sydney, Australia
6. Bras, Aveyron, France
7. Restaurant Le Louis XV, Monaco
8. Per Se, NYC
9. Restaurante Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain
10. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
11. Can Fabes, Sant Celoni, Spain
12. Nobu, London
13. Gambero Rosso, Italy
14. Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), London
15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France
16. Jean Georges, US
17. Le Cinq, France
18. Daniel, US
19. Oud Sluis, The Netherlands
20. Chez Panisse, US
21. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
22. L'Astrance, France
23. Hof van Cleve, Belgium
24. La Maison Troisgros, France
25. L'Atelier, France
26. Charlie Trotter's, US
27. Le Gavroche, London
28. La Colombe, Cape Town
29. Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy
30. Rockpool, Australia
31. Le Calandre, Italy
32. Le Bernardin, US
33. Noma, Copenhagen
34. Restaurant Dieter Muller, Germany
35. St John, London
36. Hakkasan, London
37. Martin Berasategui, Spain
38. Le Quartier Francais, Franschhoek
39. Chez Dominique, Finland
40. L'Ambroisie, France
41. Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany
42. Dal Pescatore, Italy
43. Bocuse, France
44. L'Arpege, France
45. Gramercy Tavern, NYC
46. Bukhara, India
47. De Karmeliet, Belgium
48. Oaxen, Sweden
49. Comme Chez Soi, Belgium
50. DOM, Brazil
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