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THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCES THE 51-100 LIST FOR 2021

The World's 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, today reveals its list of restaurants ranked from 51st to 100th ahead of the annual awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday 5th October 2021 in Antwerp, Flanders. The annual list is created by a voting panel comprising over 1,000 independent authorities in the world of gastronomy, from renowned international chefs and food journalists to travelling gastronomes. This announcement has been much anticipated since the last list was revealed in 2019.

The 51-100 List in Numbers

·         The 51-100 list includes 13 new entries from 9 countries, offering a global spectrum from Belgium to Thailand

·         The 51-100 list includes restaurants in 22 countries across six continents

·         With two new entries in Tokyo – Sazenka and L'Effervescence – Japan has five restaurants in the 51-100, the highest number from any country

·         UK, France and Spain follow with four restaurants apiece

·         21 entries are from Europe, 13 from Asia and nine from South America

·         Two new entries for 2021, Kjolle and Mil in Peru, are restaurants co-owned by The World's Best Female Chef Award winner Pía Léon

·         The highest new entry in the 51-100 list is Alchemist in Copenhagen, Denmark at No.58

·         St. Hubertus in San Cassiano, Italy has risen the greatest number of places, improving by 62 positions since 2019, when the list was extended to 120 restaurants

·         The list includes two entries from South Africa: Cape Town's Fyn and La Colombe

For the full 51-100 list, please see the attached infographic or scroll to the bottom 

 

As well as comprising many restaurants in well-known gastronomic locations, this year's list also celebrates those across many parts of the globe. Belgian seaside town Koksijde is represented by Willem Hiele at No.77 and La Grenouillère in La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil in northern France re-enters at No.91. Cape Town's gastronomic star is also on the rise, with La Colombe rising 33 places to No.81, while Fyn is a new entry at No.92.

More Asian Restaurants Than Ever Before

This year's extended list includes more Asian establishments than ever before, with five countries represented in the list. Restaurants include Nihonryori RyuGin (Tokyo, No.51), Il Ristorante Luca Fantin (Tokyo, No.73) and Sazenka (Tokyo, No.75), La Cime (Osaka, No.76) and L'Effervescence (Tokyo, No.99) in Japan; Mingles (No. 62) in Seoul, South Korea; Sorn (No. 63), Le Du (No. 72) and Gaa (No.93) in Bangkok, Thailand; Vea (No.71), Belon (No.88) and Amber (No. 100) in Hong Kong and Indian Accent (No. 82) in New Delhi, India. Two restaurants from Japan – Luca Fantin and L'Effervescence – and two new restaurants from Thailand – Sorn and Le Du –  are new entries for 2021.

New Entries

As well as those from Asia, an additional six countries can boast new entries to this list this year: Denmark (Alchemist, Copenhagen, No.58); Belgium (Willem Hiele, Koksijde, No.77); two for the UK (Brat, No.78, and American Express One To Watch Award winner Ikoyi, No.87, both in London); Colombia (El Chato, Bogotá, No.80); France (Le Clarence, Paris, No.84); two also for Peru (Mil, Cusco, No.90 and Kjolle, Lima, No.95, both from Best Female Chef winner Pía Léon) and one for South Africa (Fyn, Cape Town, No.92).

William Drew, Director of Content for The World's 50 Best Restaurants, comments: "With restaurants in 22 countries across six continents, the 51-100 list this year recognises a broader range of destinations than ever. We're thrilled to see 13 new entries join the list for the first time, as the gastronomic world continues to overcome the huge challenges wrought by the pandemic. We look forward to sharing the celebration at the awards ceremony in Antwerp, Flanders on 5th October."

The World's Best Female Chef
Presented the accolade of The World's Best Female Chef Award, sponsored by Nude Glass, Pía Léon has two restaurants feature on the 51-100 list for the first time. Kjolle enters at No.95, after receiving the Highest New Entry Award in Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2019.  Mil, the Cusco restaurant and research centre Léon runs with husband Virgilio Martínez, debuts at No.90.

 

The Voting Process

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 list is voted for by more than 1,000 international restaurant industry experts and well-travelled gourmets who make up The World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy. The gender-balanced Academy comprises 26 separate regions around the world, each of which has 40 members including a chairperson. No sponsor from the event has any influence over the voting process.

Professional services consultancy Deloitte independently adjudicates the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, including the ranking from 51-100. This adjudication ensures that the integrity and authenticity of the voting process and the resulting lists are protected.

 

 

51 – 100 List:

Ranking

Establishment

City

Country

51

Nihonryori RyuGin

Tokyo

Japan

52

Uliassi

Senigallia

Italy

53

Nerua

Bilbao

Spain

54

St. Hubertus

San Cassiano

Italy

55

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

New York

USA

56

Sud 777

Mexico City

Mexico

57

Brae

Birregurra

Australia

58

Alchemist

Copenhagen

Denmark

59

Schloss Schauenstein

Fürstenau

Switzerland

60

Mikla

Istanbul

Turkey

61

D.O.M.

São Paulo

Brazil

62

Mingles

Seoul

South Korea

63

Sorn

Bangkok

Thailand

64

Core by Clare Smyth

London

UK

65

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

London

UK

66

The Jane

Antwerp

Belgium

67

Oteque

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

68

Alcalde

Guadalajara

Mexico

69

De Librije

Zwolle

Netherlands

70

Alinea

Chicago

USA

71

Vea

Hong Kong

China

72

Le Du

Bangkok

Thailand

73

Il Ristorante Luca Fantin

Tokyo

Japan

74

Quique Dacosta

Denia

Spain

75

Sazenka

Tokyo

Japan

76

La Cime

Osaka

Japan

77

Willem Hiele

Koksijde

Belgium

78

Brat

London

UK

79

Aponiente

El Puerto de Santa María

Spain

80

El Chato

Bogotá

Colombia

81

La Colombe

Cape Town

South Africa

82

Indian Accent

New Delhi

India

83

Epicure

Paris

France

84

Le Clarence

Paris

France

85

Lasai

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

86

Restaurant David Toutain

Paris

France

87

Ikoyi

London

UK

88

Belon

Hong Kong

China

89

Amass

Copenhagen

Denmark

90

Mil

Cusco

Peru

91

La Grenouillère

La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil

France

92

Fyn

Cape Town

South Africa

93

Gaa

Bangkok

Thailand

94

Arzak

San Sebastian

Spain

95

Kjolle

Lima

Peru

96

Astrid y Gastón

Lima

Peru

97

Attica

Melbourne

Australia

98

Alo

Toronto

Canada

99

L'Effervescence

Tokyo

Japan

100

Amber

Hong Kong

China