25. Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden): At this three-story restaurarnt in Stockholm's Norrmalm district, Chef Björn Frantzén serves up Nordic cuisine with Asian influences. Click on to see the rest of the top 25 venues to make the 2022 World's Best Restaurants list.
24. The Chairman (Hong Kong): This popular Hong Kong restaurant won the Highest Climber Award in 2021, but this year it dropped 14 places down the rankings.
22. Septime (Paris, France): A perfectly poached egg with corn and parmesan at Septime. The no-choice menu at this Paris restaurant changes seasonally.
21. Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain): This confection of shrimp and ice is part of what helped Mugaritz stay in the top 25 this year.
19. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy): At this northern Italian restaurant, you can sample escargot that was first bred by Benedictine monks.
18. Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark): It was another good year for Copenhagen, with this Refshaleøen restaurant a high new entry on the list.
17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig (Berlin, Germany): This Berlin restaurant entered the top 50 at No.45 last year and has already climbed to No. 17.
16. Elkano (Getaria, Spain): Aitor Arregui is the chef behind this Basque Country grill.
15. Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy): Pigeon and pistachio is one of the stand-out dishes at Chef Niko Romito's restaurant.
14. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina): The beef at Don Julio is from grass-fed Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cattle bred just outside of Buenos Aires.
13. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria): Last year's winner of the Art of Hospitality Award, Steirereck dropped down one place this year.
12. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy): This year's Highest Climber, Uliassi serves contemporary cuisine inspired by the traditions of the Adriatic Coast, says The World's 50 Best Restaurants team.
11. Maido (Lima, Peru): Japanese-Peruvian fusion is the deal at Mitsuharu Tsumura's Peru restaurant.
10. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy): Le Calandre shot right up to the top 10 this year, thanks to fun and innovative dishes such as tiramisu in a pipe.
9. Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico): Another high climber, Jorge Vallejo's Mexico City eatery celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
8. Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy): Last year's highest new entry climbed seven more places this year to land in the number eight spot.
7. A Casa do Porco (São Paulo, Brazil): Led by Chef Jefferson Rueda, this Sao Paulo eatery's menu focuses on pork -- its name means 'House of the Pig' in Portuguese -- though there is a vegetarian menu.
6. Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain): Last year's No. 3 winner, Asador Etxebarri dropped to No. 6 in this year's rankings. All of the dishes at this Spanish restaurant, even dessert, are flame-grilled.
5. Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico): The top restaurant in North America on this year's list, Mexico City's Pujol was founded in 2000 by Chef Enrique Olvera and showcases the best of Mexican gastronomy.
4. Diverxo (Madrid, Spain): Led by Chef David Munoz -- widely considered one of the world's most creative cooks -- Diverxo features a 12-course tasting menu made up of innovative, Asian-inspired dishes.
3. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain): Disfrutar debuted at No.18 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2018, and has since climbed to the No. 3 spot.
2. Central (Lima, Peru): Chef Virgilio Martínez runs flagship restaurant Central with his wife, Pía León. Dishes in this Lima eatery celebrate the unique landscapes, history and traditions of Peru.
1. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark): Last year's number two restaurant takes the 2022 crown. Geranium serves a meat-free, seasonally based Scandi menu. Open just four days a week, it's led by Chef Rasmus Kofoed.
World's 50 best restaurants for 2022 revealed
CNN —
It’s another good year for Copenhagen as, for the second year in a row, a restaurant in the Danish capital has been named the best on the planet at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards.
Geranium serves a meat-free, seasonally based Scandi menu in the unusual environs of the eighth floor of Denmark’s national soccer stadium. It’s open just four days a week, a choice made by head chef Rasmus Kofoed and co-owner Søren Ledet in order to keep to an ethos of work-life balance.
The two friends hugged joyfully as they celebrated winning their award at a lavish ceremony held Monday night in London’s Old Billingsgate, a Victorian building that was once the world’s largest fish market. Hollywood actor and CNN presenter Stanley Tucci hosted the ceremony, resplendent in a white tuxedo jacket on what was the UK’s hottest day of the year.
Restaurants are only permitted to scoop the awards’ top prize once, after which they’re entered into a separate “Best of the Best” program. Members of that elite group include Geranium’s Copenhagen neighbor Noma, as well as New York’s Eleven Madison Park, The Fat Duck near London, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, and Mirazur in Menton, France.
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South American restaurants also fared well. In Lima, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pía León’s Central climbed two places to the second spot, while Maido, which serves Japanese-Peruvian fusion, slipped down to No. 11.
Brazil’s A Casa do Porco – a celebration of all things porcine – climbed 10 places to No.7.
Spain’s showing this year was also solid. Barcelona’s Disfrutar was at No. 3, Madrid’s Diverxo shot up to fourth place, while Larrabetzu’s Asador Etxebarri – where all dishes, even dessert, are flame-grilled – slipped down to No. 6.
Mexico City was represented by fifth place winner Pujol – this year’s Best Restaurant in North America – and Quintonil, which climbed all the way from last year’s No.27 to land in the No. 9 spot.
Italy’s Lido 84 and Le Calandre also moved up the rankings this year. Uliassi, in Italy’s Senigallia region, was – at No. 12 – this year’s Highest New Entry.
It’s not until No.20 that an Asia-based restaurant makes an appearance, with Den in Tokyo earning the highest place on this year’s list.
In the 20 years the awards have been running, no restaurant outside Europe or North America has ever won the World’s 50 Best prize. All winners so far have come from Spain, the United States, the UK, Denmark, Italy and France.
World’s 50 Best Restaurants
1. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2. Central (Lima, Peru) *Best Restaurant in South America*
3. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)
4. Diverxo (Madrid, Spain)
5. Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico) *Best Restaurant in North America*
6. Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain)
7. A Casa do Porco (São Paulo, Brazil)
8. Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy)
9. Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico)
10. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
11. Maido (Lima, Peru)
12. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy)
13. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
14. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
15. Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
16. Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig (Berlin, Germany)
18. Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark)
19. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
20. Den (Tokyo, Japan) *Best Restaurant in Asia*
21. Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)
22. Septime (Paris, France)
23. The Jane (Antwerp, Belgium)
24. The Chairman (Hong Kong)
25. Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden)
26. Restaurant Tim Raue (Berlin, Germany)
27. Hof van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium)
28. The Clarence (Paris, France)
29. St. Hubertus (San Cassiano, Italy)
30. Florilege (Tokyo, Japan)
31. Arpège (Paris, France)
32. Mayta (Lima, Peru)
33. Atomix (New York City)
34. Hiša Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)
35. The Clove Club (London, UK)
36. Odette (Singapore)
37. Fyn (Cape Town, South Africa)
38. Jordnær (Copenhagen, Denmark)
39. Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
40. Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
41. La Cime (Osaka, Japan)
42. Quique Dacosta (Dénia, Spain)
43. Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
44. Le Bernardin (New York City)
45. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
46. Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)
47. Oteque (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
48. Leo (Bogotá, Colombia)
49. Ikoyi (London, England)
50. SingleThread (Healdsburg, California)
