# The 25 Best Restaurants in the World

> Wood-fired Basque grills sit beside Copenhagen tasting theatres here, and hall-of-fame former winners line up against the restaurants that topped the 2026 vote.

*By YPB Team · Published November 6, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-25-best-restaurants-in-the-world*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Noma** — score 1000/1000
   René Redzepi and Claus Meyer's New Nordic restaurant founded in Copenhagen in 2003, World's Best Restaurant five times (2010–2012, 2014, 2021), which resumed service in the city in August 2026.
2. **Eleven Madison Park** — score 952/1000
   Daniel Humm's restaurant in a Madison Avenue Art Deco building facing Madison Square Park, New York, ranked World's Best Restaurant in 2017.
3. **Mirazur** — score 952/1000
   Mauro Colagreco's terraced-garden restaurant in Menton on the French Riviera, World's Best Restaurant in 2019.
4. **Don Julio** — score 800/1000
   Pablo Rivero's parrilla in Buenos Aires's Palermo district, grilling Argentine beef over wood and charcoal, ranked No. 44 in 2026.
5. **Alchemist** — score 734/1000
   Rasmus Munk's Copenhagen venue staging a multi-sensory 'holistic cuisine' tasting show beneath a planetarium-style dome, placed No. 3 in 2026.
6. **Asador Etxebarri** — score 659/1000
   Victor Arguinzoniz's wood-fired grill in the Basque hamlet of Axpe, Atxondo, ranked No. 1 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
7. **Steirereck** — score 659/1000
   Heinz Reitbauer's restaurant in Vienna's Stadtpark, built on Austrian produce, ranked No. 30 in 2026.
8. **The Chairman** — score 571/1000
   Danny Yip's Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong, on the third floor of The Wellington in Central since 2022, named No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 and No. 6 on the world list.
9. **Le Calandre** — score 571/1000
   Massimiliano and Raffaele Alajmo's family restaurant in Rubano near Padua, where Massimiliano became the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars in 2002; No. 43 in 2026.
10. **Central** — score 571/1000
   Virgilio Martínez and Pía León's Barranco restaurant in Lima, whose menu climbs Peru's altitudes; World's Best Restaurant in 2023.
11. **Quintonil** — score 467/1000
   Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores's Polanco restaurant built on Mexican produce and insects, No. 4 in the 2026 global ranking.
12. **Le Coquillage** — score 467/1000
   Hugo Roellinger's three-Michelin-star seafood table at the Château Richeux near Cancale in Brittany, No. 34 on the 2026 list.
13. **The Fat Duck** — score 467/1000
   Heston Blumenthal's three-Michelin-star restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, opened in 1995 and named World's Best Restaurant in 2005.
14. **Osteria Francescana** — score 467/1000
   Massimo Bottura's Modena restaurant, home of dishes such as 'Five Ages of Parmigiano Reggiano', No. 1 on the World's 50 Best list in 2016 and 2018.
15. **The French Laundry** — score 467/1000
   Thomas Keller's restaurant in a 1900 stone building in Yountville, Napa Valley, ranked World's Best Restaurant in 2003 and 2004.
16. **Diverxo** — score 467/1000
   Dabiz Muñoz's three-Michelin-star Madrid restaurant known for its avant-garde 'flying pigs' theatrics, No. 9 on the 2026 list.
17. **Atomix** — score 467/1000
   Junghyun and Ellia Park's Korean tasting counter in Manhattan's NoMad, the highest-placed United States entry at No. 11 in 2026.
18. **Disfrutar** — score 467/1000
   Barcelona restaurant opened in 2014 by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, No. 1 on the 2024 World's 50 Best list.
19. **Maido** — score 467/1000
   Mitsuharu 'Micha' Tsumura's Nikkei restaurant in Miraflores, Lima, named The World's Best Restaurant in 2025 and moved into the Best of the Best hall of fame.
20. **Le Louis XV** — score 343/1000
   Alain Ducasse's restaurant in the Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo, opened in 1987 and ranked No. 47 in 2026.
21. **Kadeau** — score 343/1000
   Nicolai Nørregaard's Christianshavn restaurant in Copenhagen, city sister of the original Kadeau on Bornholm, which took the Highest Climber Award on reaching No. 8 in 2026.
22. **Gaggan** — score 343/1000
   Gaggan Anand's 14-seat counter restaurant at Sukhumvit 31 in Bangkok, serving a multi-act progressive Indian tasting menu and ranked No. 2 in 2026.
23. **Geranium** — score 343/1000
   Rasmus Kofoed's restaurant on the eighth floor of Parken stadium in Copenhagen, which topped The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2022.
24. **Schloss Schauenstein** — score 0/1000
   Andreas Caminada's three-Michelin-star restaurant in a castle at Fürstenau, Graubünden, Switzerland, placed No. 39 in 2026.
25. **El Celler de Can Roca** — score 0/1000
   The Roca brothers' Girona restaurant, run by Joan, Josep and Jordi, which topped The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2013 and 2015.

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