Which are the best restaurants in the world? It might seem a tough question to answer, but it is actually simpler than expected. In fact, every year there is the proclamation of the 50 best restaurants in the world, which usually take place in London in June.
This list serves a guide for us, normal people loving experimenting new tastes and flavors, but also for chefs themselves who by competing are led to improve everyday in the constant research of the perfection in cuisine.
Would you like to have the pleasure to go to one of the best restaurants of the world? Are you thinking of a nice gift for your partner? Well, an exclusive meal in one of the top 10 best restaurants of the world would be simply perfect and achievable. Indeed, as you will see soon from the list there are two american restaurants.
So, let’s explore the list provided… Take in mind that almost all the restaurants propose traditional menu combined with a modern touch.
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10. The Ledbury, LONDON, UK
Even though the restaurant is in London, the cuisine is far from being typical of Britain, instead it is an example of Modern french cuisine. The restaurant derives its ingredient from small local suppliers as a warranty of their freshness.
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9. Alinea,Chicago
Alinea is an astonishing restaurant with never ending surprises:in fact, it is located in Lincoln Park, proposes a modern style, where cooking is an art. It is sufficient to say that one of its most famous dishes is Lily blossom. One of the main artist is Grant Achatz (Photo) who strives to come up with extraordinary ideas.
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8. Arzak,San Sebastian, Spain
Arzak is a family restaurant: the name itself is the family’s surname. The restaurant is based on one of the most expensive city of Spain, San Sebastian.
The best dish? Squid with onion and lemon sauce: a typical Basque recipe renewed.
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7. D.O.M., Sao Paulo, Brazil
D.O.M. – Deo Optimus Maximus – which means something like “God is the best” is a restaurant in Brazil. The owner and chef Alex Atala transformed the restaurant from French-Italian into Brazilian- Amazonian, indeed, there is a lot of culture behind this place. The adventurous Chef Alex went to Amazonia to test the ingredients for his contemporary restaurant, so it well deserved to be in the top 10 of the best restaurants in the world.
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6.Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
This is the second restaurant in San Sebastian in the list; the Spanish city seems to have a positive influence on cuisine.
Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz has created a completely new concept of restaurant: if you like surprises you should come here. In fact, in this restaurant is all about emotions: you will not see a menu until you have booked. Every dish is design to provoke a shock. The type of food is in fact Techno-emotional Spanish.
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5.Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London, UK
Chef Heston is the soul of the Dinner, he proposes typical british food, such as the Lemon cake, but revisited. Every dish comes from the tradition but has something from the modern age.
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4.Eleven Madison Park, New York
This place is worth to visit not only for the exquisite Modern French cuisine, but also for the furnishing itself: the venue is simply amazing thanks to the fine Art Deco and its floor to ceiling windows and wooden floor. You should experience this restaurant where you can even customize your dish.
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3. Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy
Finally, an Italian restaurant appears on the list of the best restaurants of the world. Congratulation chef Bottura, who for the second year is stable on the third place.
Osteria Francescana proposes Modern Italian food, in fact, the chef is able to use the ingredients of the tradition and mix them with a scent of contemporaneity.
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El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
Congratulation to El Celler de Can Roca which is on the second place of the best restaurants in the world. The food on the menu is in line with the Spanish- Catalan- tradition, but is strongly modernized. Moreover, the chef is having fun by making extremely elaborated dishes which successfully achieve a proper balance between the different tastes: a true maestro.
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Noma,Copenhagen, Denmark
Chef-owner René Redzepi has been rewarded for his outstanding courage, in fact, the keyword in his kitchen is experimentation. He likes discovering new tastes and combining unexpected elements, guests are just surprised and delighted at the same time by those creative dishes. The common denominator is the inspiration derived from the Nordic cuisine.
Are you angry now? After all, this restaurants name is a possibility. Those restaurants listed are in the top 10 of the best restaurants of the world of 2014. We should be patient and wait until next June to find out which are the new classified.