The S.Pellegrino World's Best Restaurants

If there's any to go by, the S. Pellegrino World's Best Restaurants lists the best among the best. I kind of look at the list each time I travel overseas and hope for the opportunity to be able to dine at one of them. Thankfully (but not enough), I had the opportunity to dine at a few of them.

First published by Restaurant magazine in 2002 and now in its sixth year, The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants (in fact they list up to 100) is recognised around the world as the most credible indicator of the best places to eat on Earth. As with all such lists, The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants stimulates fervent debate and sometimes controversy, but the excitement it generates amongst those who aspire to make the list, and the massive interest it brings to the restaurant industry in general, have seen it grow into an eagerly anticipated, internationally influential event.

The list is compiled by The Nespresso World's 50 Best Academy , a group of prominent food writers, critics, publishers and commentators, who each represent a different global region and chair a carefully selected voting panel for that region. This ensures a truly authoritative list and one which is becoming more and more globally representative each year.

Highlighted in Red are the one's we should be proud of. They are our home grown local products to which, sadly, I have not dined there before. (To the owner of these restaurants reading my blog, you can send me an invite via email.) Those highlighted in Blue are the ones I've been to.

The S.Pellegrino World's 50 (100) Best Restaurants List for 2007

1. El Bulli - Spain
2. The Fat Duck - UK
3. Pierre Gagnaire - France
4. The French Laundry - USA
5. Tetsuya's - Australia
6. Bras - France
7. Mugaritz - Spain
8. Le Louis XV - Monaco
9. Per Se - USA
10. Arzak - Spain
11. El Celler de Can Roca - Spain
12. Gambero Rosso - Italy
13. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - France
14. Hof van Cleve - Belgium
15. Noma - Denmark
16. Le Calandre - Italy
17. Nobu London - UK
18. Jean Georges - USA
19. Hakkasan - UK
20. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée - France
21. L'Astrance - France
22. Can Fabes - Spain
23. L'Ambroisie - France
24. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - UK
25. Troisgros - France
26. Le Bernardin - USA
27. Martin Berasategui - Spain
28. Le Gavroche - UK
29. Le Cinq - France
30. Charlie Trotter's - USA
31. Dal Pescatore - Italy
32. Daniel - USA
33. Rockpool - Australia
34. St John - UK
35. Chez Dominique - Finland
36. Alinea - USA
37. Bukhara - India
38. DOM - Brazil
39. Oaxen Skärgårdskrog - Sweden
40. Chez Panisse - USA
41. Enoteca Pinchiorri - Italy
42. Cracco Peck - Italy
43. L'Arpège - France
44. River Café - UK
45. Oud Sluis - Netherlands
46. Combal Zero - Italy
47. Le Quartier Français - South Africa
48. Taillevent - France
49. Bocuse - France
50. Les Ambassadeurs - France
51. De Karmeliet - Belgium
52. Le Meurice - France
53. San Pau - Spain
54. La Pergola - Italy
55. Maze (Gordon Ramsay) - UK
56. Masa - USA
57. Comme Chez Soi - Belgium
58. Schwarzwaldstube - Germany
59. Restaurant Dieter Müller - Germany
60. Iggy's - Singapore
61. Spondi - Greece
62. Pushkin - Russia
63. Guy Savoy - France
64. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon at the Four Seasons - USA
65. Turandot - Russia
66. Cal Pep - Spain
67. Zuma - UK
68. Abac - Spain
69. Peter Lugar - USA
70. Pic - France
71. Vue de Monde - Australia
72. Astrid y Gast-n - Peru
73. Vendome - Germany
74. Wasabi - India
75. Indigo - India
76. Etxebarri - Spain
77. Helen Darroze - France
78. Sketch Lecture Room & Library - UK
79. El Poblet - Spain
80. Bagatelle - Norway
81. Bosman's - South Africa
82. Caprice - Hong Kong
83. Les Amis - Singapore
84. F12 - Sweden
85. 48 - Greece
86. Lou Lou - Hungary
87. Verre - Dubai
88. Café Kor - Hungary
89. Nobu New York - USA
90. Gramercy Tavern - USA
91. WD~50 - USA
92. Le Grand Vééfour - France
93. L'Arnsbourg - France
94. Humble House - Singapore
95. Don Alfonso - Italy
96. Bécasse - Australia
97. Tantris - Germany
98. Zuni Café - USA
99. Hunkar - Turkey
100. Alex at Wynn - USA

Website: http://www.theworlds50best.com/