The World’s 50 Best Restaurants named a brand new winner in Valencia this week. The annual awards ceremony, which celebrates all of the world’s finest eateries, took place on Tuesday, June 20—and Central in Lima, Peru was named as the winner. The list is decided by a panel of experts, and there are a few rules: those on the panel can’t vote for any restaurant they have an economic interest in, and they must have eaten at restaurants that win their votes in the previous 19 months.
It’s also important to note that a restaurant which has previously bagged the top spot cannot win for a second time. Instead, previous winners move onto the ‘Best of the Best’ list, which includes Noma, Osteria Francescana, and Mirazur. This means that the 2022 winner, Geranium, took its place on the ‘Best of the Best’ list–making way for Central to claim the top spot.
Some other notable prizes were also announced. These include the Resy One To Watch Award 2023, won by Kwame Onwuachi’s New York spot Tatiana and The World’s Best Female Chef 2023, named this year as Elena Reygadas of Rosetta in Mexico City. The 2023 Icon Award has been given to Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz. The World’s Best Pastry Chef’s Award went to Pia Salazar, pastry chef at Nuema in Quito, Ecuador. The Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award went to Odette’s Julien Royer, who cooks in Singapore.
Which is the best restaurant in the world?
Central in Lima, Peru is the world’s best restaurant 2023.
Which restaurants made the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023?
50. The Chairman, Hong Kong
49.Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
48. La Grenouillère, Montreuil-sur-Mer, France
47. Mayta, Lima, Peru
46. Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai, UAE
45. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
44. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
43. Leo, Bogata, Colombia
42. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
41. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
40. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
39. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
38. The Clove Club, London, UK
37. Sezanne, Tokyo, Japan
36. Plenitude, Paris, France
35. Ikoyi, London, UK
34. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
33. El Chato, Bogota, Colombia
32. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
31. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
30. Frantzen, Stockholm, Sweden
29. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
28. Kjolle, Lima, Peru
27. Florilege, Tokyo, Japan
26. Schloss Schanuenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
25. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
24. Septime, Paris, France
23. Kol, London, UK
22. Elkano, Getaria, Spain
21. Den, Tokyo, Japan
20. Restaurante Quique Dacosta, Alicante, Spain
19. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
18. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
17. Gaggan Anand, Bangkok, Thailand
16. Reale, Castel del Sangro, Italy
15. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand
14. Odette, Singapore
13. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
12. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil
11. Tresind Studio, Dubai, UAE
10. Table, Paris, France
9. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
8. Atomix, New York
7. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy
6. Maido, Lima, Peru
5. Alechmist, Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Asador Extebarri, Bizkaia, Spain
3. DiverXO, Madrid, Spain
2. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
1. Central, Lima, Peru
The highest ranking restaurants in each continent were given a special mention. The best restaurant in Africa and the Middle East was Tresind Studio in Dubai. Atomix in New York was the highest ranking restaurant in North America. The highest ranking restaurant in Asia was Odette in Singapore. The best restaurant in Europe in 2023 is Disfrutar from Barcelona. The best restaurant in South America is Central in Lima, Peru.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023: 100-51
100. Maito, Panama City, Panama
99. Fue He Hui, Shanghai, China
98. Saison, San Francisco, USA
97. Labyrinth, Singapore
96. Ricard Camarena Restaurant, Valencia, Spain
95. Ceto, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
94. La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa
93. Kei, Paris, France
92. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
91. Kadeau, Copenhagen, Denmark
90. Wing, Hong Kong
89. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea
88. Potong, Bangkok, Thailand
87. Ossiano, Dubai, UAE
86. Lyle’s, London, UK
85. Enrico Bartolini, Milan, Italy
84. Meta, Singapore
83. Sazenka, Tokyo, Japan
82. Enigma, Barcelona, Spain
81. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
80. Flocons de Sel, Megève, France
79. Nuema, Quito, Ecuador
78. Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France
77. Tantris, Munich, Germany
76. Oteque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
75. Fyn, Cape Town, South Africa (Sustainable Restaurant 2023 Award)
74. Nusara, Bangkok, Thailand
73. Cosme, New York, USA
72. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
71. Core by Clare Smyth, London, UK
70. Sud 777, Mexico City, Mexico
69. Zén, Singapore
68. SingleThread, Healdsburg, USA
67. Le Clarence, Paris, France
66. Turk Fatih Tutak, Istanbul, Turkey
65. Burnt Ends, Singapore
64. Aponiente, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
63. Neolokal, Istanbul, Turkey
62. Arpège, Paris, France
61. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York, USA
60. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
59. Mérito, Lima, Peru
58. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
57. Jordnær, Copenhagen, Denmark
56. Sorn, Bangkok, Thailand
55. Ernst, Berlin, Germany
54. Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
53. Brat, London, UK
52. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium
51. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
This article originally appeared on Condé Nast Traveller UK.
