The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 announce 100-51 list

The Staff Canteen

Ahead of the annual awards ceremony on 13 June, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has revealed their list of restaurants ranked from numbers 100-51.

Lyle's in Shoreditch

Only three restaurants featured on the list hail from the UK – all from London.

Out of the 15 new entries Lyle’s in Shoreditch is the only new entry from the UK to appear on the list sitting at number 65. Lyle’s is the brainchild of former St John Bread & Wine head chef, James Lowe and was awarded its first Michelin star last year.

Hedone from Swedish chef, Mikael Jonsson has held on to 60th place for a second year in a row and Fergus Henderson’s and Trevor  Gulliver’s, St John has moved up a spot to number 91.

Other new entries include the Michelin starred restaurants Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York (81) and Epicure, Paris (69). Just making the list for the first time is Chestnaya Kuhnya in Moscow (100).

There are also a total of four re-entries on this year’s list including La Grenouillère, France (62), La Colombe, South Africa (76), Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany (88) and La Petite Maison, Dubai (99).

The full 100-51 list as follows:

100 Chestnaya Kuhnya, Moscow, Russia NEW ENTRY

99 La Petite Maison, Dubai, UAE RE-ENTRY

98 Quay, Sydney, Australia

97 Momofuku Ko, New York, USA

96 Cosme, New York, USA NEW ENTRY

95 L’Effervescence, Tokyo, Japan

94 Bras, Laguiole, France

93 Daniel Berlin, Skåne Tranås, Sweden NEW ENTRY

92 Quintessence, Tokyo, Japan NEW ENTRY

91 St John, London, UK

89= Zuma, Dubai, UAE

89= Benu, San Francisco, USA NEW ENTRY

88 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Baiersbronn, Germany RE-ENTRY

87 Indian Accent, New Delhi, India

86 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong, China

85 The French Laundry, Yountville, USA

84 Reale, Castel Di Sangro, Italy NEW ENTRY

83 Manresa, Los Gatos, USA

82 Hajime, Osaka, Japan

81 Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York, USA NEW ENTRY

80 L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon Paris, Paris, France

79 Diverxo, Madrid, Spain

78 Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal

77 Den, Tokyo, Japan NEW ENTRY

76 La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa RE-ENTRY

75 Twins, Moscow, Russia NEW ENTRY

74 Le Chateaubriand, Paris, France

73 Hertog Jan, Bruges, Belgium

72 Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris,France NEW ENTRY

71 Daniel, New York, USA

70 Burnt Ends, Singapore, Singapore NEW ENTRY

69 Epicure, Paris, France NEW ENTRY

68 Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina

67 The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, USA

65= Brae, Birregurra, Australia

65= Lyle’s, London, UK NEW ENTRY

64 Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NEW ENTRY

63 Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany

62 La Grenouillère, La Madelaine Sous Montreuil, France RE-ENTRY

61 Maaemo, Oslo, Norway

60 Hedone, London, UK

59 Martín Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain

58 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Paris, France

57 L’Astrance, Paris, France

56 Mikla, Istanbul, Turkey

55 Nerua, Bilbao, Spain

54 The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium NEW ENTRY

53 Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium

52 Per Se, New York, USA

51 Maní, São Paulo, Brazil

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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 announce 100-51 list