the world’s top 100 eating experiences

From the Times – http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article6136150.ece

I have marked which I have been to.  I also fail to see how they can seriously put Nobu and Hakkasan on this list.  It is a joke, obviously.

1 El Bulli, Spain (=) BEEN

2 The Fat Duck, U.K. (=) BEEN

3 Noma, Denmark (+7) BEEN x 2

4 Mugaritz, Spain (=)

5 El Celler de Can Roca, Spain (+21) BEEN x 3

6 Per Se, U.S. (=)

7 Bras, France (=)

8 Arzak, Spain (=)

9 Pierre Gagnaire, France (-6)

10 Alinea, U.S. (+11)

11 L’Astrance, France (=)

12 The French Laundry U.S. (-7) BEEN x 4

13 Osteria Francescana, Italy (New Entry)

14 St. John, U.K. (+2) BEEN

15 Le Bernardin, U.S. (+5) BEEN

16 Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville, Switzerland (+11)

17 Tetsuya’s, Australia (-8)

18 L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, France (-4) BEEN

19 Jean Georges, U.S. (-2)

20 Les Creations de Narisawa, Japan (New Entry)

21 Chez Dominique, Finland (+18)

22 Ristorante Cracco, Italy (+21)

23 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany (+12)

24 D.O.M., Brazil (+16)

25 Vendome, Germany (+9)

26 Hof van Cleve, Belgium (+2)

27 Masa, U.S., (Re-entry)

28 Gambero Rosso, Italy (-16)

29 Oud Sluis, Netherlands (+13)

30 Steirereck, Austria (New Entry)

31 Momofuku Ssam Bar, U.S. (New Entry)

32 Oaxen Skaergaardskrog, Sweden (+16)

33 Martin Berasategui, Spain (-4)

34 Nobu U.K. (-4) BEEN x a million

35 Mirazur, France (New Entry)

36 Hakkasan, U.K. (-17) BEEN

37 Le Quartier Francais, South Africa (+13)

38 La Colombe, South Africa (Re-entry)

39 Asador Etxebarri, Spain (+5)

40 Le Chateaubriand, France (New Entry)

41 Daniel, U.S. (=)

42 Combal Zero, Italy (Re-entry)

43 Le Louis XV, France (-28)

44 Tantris, Germany (+3)

45 Iggy’s, Singapore (New Entry)

46 Quay, Australia (New Entry) BEEN

47 Les Ambassadeurs, France (-2)

48 Dal Pescatore, Italy (-25)

49 Le Calandre, Italy (-13)

50 Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden (New Entry)

51 Zuma, China

52 Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, U.K.

53 Spondi, Greece

54 L’Arpege, France

55 L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, China

56 Hibiscus, U.K. BEEN

57 Aqua, Germany

58 Le Gavroche, U.K. BEEN

59 Chez Panisse, U.S. BEEN

60 Les Amis, Singapore

61 El Poblet, Spain

62 Maison Pic, France

63 Cafe Pushkin, Russia

64 Le Meurice, France

65 Bukhara, India

66 Varvari, Russia

67 Schauenstein, Germany

68 RyuGin, Japan

69 La Maison Troisgros, France

70 Wasabi, India

71 The River Cafe, U.K. BEEN x 5+

72 Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy

73 Le Cinq, France

74 Allegro, Czech Republic

75 Quintessence, Japan

76 Restaurant Dieter Mueller, Germany

77 Geranium, Denmark

78 Caprice, China

79 Jardines, South Africa

80 Amador, Germany

81 Biko, Mexico

82 L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon U.S BEEN

83 Fasano, Brazil

84 Mozaic, Bali

85 Obauer, Austria

86 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee, France

87 L’Ambroisie, France

88 Maison Boulud, China

89 De Librije, Netherlands

90 Babbo, U.S.

91 Maze, U.K. BEEN

92 Zuma, U.K. BEEN

93 Manresa, U.S.

94 Pier, Australia

95 De Karmeliet, Belgium

96 Aubergine, South Africa

97 Bo Innovation, China

98 Rust en Vrede, South Africa

99 Del Posto U.S.

100 Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire, UAE