Worlds 50 Best Restaurants for 2007
1 El Bulli Spain World's Best Restaurant
2 The Fat Duck UK 3 Pierre Gagnaire France 4 The French Laundry USA Best in the Americas 5 Tetsuya's Australia Best in Australasia 6 Bras France 7 Mugaritz Spain 8 Le Louis XV Monaco 9 Per Se USA 10 Arzak Spain 11 El Celler de Can Roca Spain 12 Gambero Rosso Italy 13 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon France 14 Hof van Cleve Belgium 15 Noma Denmark Highest Climber 16 Le Calandre Italy 17 Nobu London UK 18 Jean Georges USA 19 Hakkasan UK 20 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée France 21 L'Astrance France 22 Can Fabes Spain 23 L'Ambroisie France 24 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay UK 25 Troisgros France 26 Le Bernardin USA 27 Martin Berasategui Spain 28 Le Gavroche UK 29 Le Cinq France 30 Charlie Trotter's USA 31 Dal Pescatore Italy 32 Daniel USA 33 Rockpool Australia 34 St John UK 35 Chez Dominique Finland 36 Alinea USA Highest New Entry 37 Bukhara India Best in Asia 38 DOM Brazil 39 Oaxen Skärgårdskrog Sweden 40 Chez Panisse USA 41 Enoteca Pinchiorri Italy 42 Cracco Peck Italy 43 L'Arpège France 44 River Café UK 45 Oud Sluis Netherlands 46 Combal Zero Italy 47 Le Quartier Français South Africa Best in Mid East & Africa 48 Taillevent France 49 Bocuse France 50 Les Ambassadeurs France http://www.theworlds50best.com/2007_list.html |
Wonder if you need to serve the products of the sponsors mentioned to be considered for this list.I have had lunch at the French Laundry it was nice but I've had better at local restaurants,maybe I caught them on a bad day.
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Number of those places I probably could afford: 0.
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Originally Posted by thebug622
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Wonder if you need to serve the products of the sponsors mentioned to be considered for this list.I have had lunch at the French Laundry it was nice but I've had better at local restaurants,maybe I caught them on a bad day.
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These lists are always fun, but rather silly. I much like Tetsuya's, but #5 in the world? And Rockpool is fine, but I can think of a half dozen better restaurants in the US mid-atlantic that are superior (and not on the list). And then there are the restaurants on here based solely on past reputation and little else...
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[QUOTE=ILuvParis;7643786]It is interesting that the UK, not generally known for their good food......QUOTE]
No, it's just that people keep reverting to type and saying this! :mad: Saying that England doesn't have good food is like saying that the only food available in the US is the Burger - both utterly a myth, both you will still hear from people too lazy to discover the truth, and both, IMO insulting. The UK, in the last 15-20 years, (not the last 1-2 years) has seen an explosion in the number of highly rated restaurants not only in London but outside the capital and well into the countryside. We have also seen a significant increase in the media coverage of high quality cooking in the UK. Even the humble British Pub is starting to change - yes the pies, and fish n Chips can be easily found - but we are seeing, on almost a daily basis, old fashioned pubs closing and reopening with an emphasis on good food, some even go so far to call them selves "gastro pubs". Yes, our home grown wine still isn't up to much, but then again there is always our beer! |
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Originally Posted by ILuvParis
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It is interesting that the UK, not generally known for their good food......QUOTE]
No, it's just that people keep reverting to type and saying this! :mad: Saying that England doesn't have good food is like saying that the only food available in the US is the Burger - both utterly a myth, both you will still hear from people too lazy to discover the truth, and both, IMO insulting. The UK, in the last 15-20 years, (not the last 1-2 years) has seen an explosion in the number of highly rated restaurants not only in London but outside the capital and well into the countryside. We have also seen a significant increase in the media coverage of high quality cooking in the UK. Even the humble British Pub is starting to change - yes the pies, and fish n Chips can be easily found - but we are seeing, on almost a daily basis, old fashioned pubs closing and reopening with an emphasis on good food, some even go so far to call them selves "gastro pubs". Yes, our home grown wine still isn't up to much, but then again there is always our beer! |
No Swiss restaurant mentioned, uh?
Guess they are just expensive and not very innovative. |
So many restaurants, so little time.
I've only eaten at 4 of them. Clearly time to up the count. Though I have eaten at a great number of the second tier reataurants by the same chefs.
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Originally Posted by ILuvParis
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4 The French Laundry USA Best in the Americas
5 Tetsuya's Australia Best in Australasia Tetsuya's is the opposite - mediocre food and fantastic customer service. Good restaurants, yes Worth visiting, yes Best in the world, no. |
When this list came out last year it was a bit of a laugher. They have cleaned it up a bit but it still is a pretty tough list to put together, or accept for that matter. I have eaten at 8 of the places on the list. I dont think their order is too crazy but I dont completely agree with it. I would not for instance, place St. John ahead of L'Arpege and Chez Panisse. In fact, I wouldnt place Daniel ahead of them either. I also prefer LeBernardin and L'Arpege to Jean Georges. I would on the other hand, probably place Gagnaire at the top of the ones I had been to as much as I have a soft spot in my heart for Taillevant.
Then there is the whole French Laundry/Per Se thing that I just keep telling myself Im going to have to break down and try one of them but I can never bring myself to do it........ |
I'm surprised there aren't any cheesesteak joints from Philly on that list.
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Lots of French restaurants, we had friend visit there a few months ago, 3 restaurants in a row refused them service because they were U.S.
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Originally Posted by shirts6
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Lots of French restaurants, we had friend visit there a few months ago, 3 restaurants in a row refused them service because they were U.S.
I havent been to France since last fall, but I was there at that time. As were lots of other Americans at the meeting I was at. And I have been there a number of other times and I have never had this happen and havent heard of it happening. Moreover, I have been to several of the ones on this list in France. Taillevent on each visit, and I have been there a fair number of times, has had better service than any other restaurant I have been to. Pierre Gagnaire has also had outstanding service on the multiple times I have been there. I should also add that my wife and I were in Taillevent in the first week of September 2001. A week or so after September 11 we received in the mail a hand written note from the owner saying that he noticed a New York address on the reservation we just had and that he hoped we and our loved ones were safe. Oh and the reason there are lots of French restaurants is that they tend to be real good. Several of the ones in the US are also French. |
Originally Posted by shirts6
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Lots of French restaurants, we had friend visit there a few months ago, 3 restaurants in a row refused them service because they were U.S.
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