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The best in the world

I got on a plane
for dinner.

Every restaurant here has a Michelin star, a World’s 50 Best place, or two Australian hats. I’ve eaten in all of them.

Alchemist, Copenhagen
Momofuku Seiōbo, Sydney
Alchemist, Copenhagen
Le Calandre, Rubano

Highlights

Noma, Copenhagen
Noma, Copenhagen
Noma, Copenhagen
Noma, Copenhagen

Noma

Copenhagen · Denmark

No.1The World’s 50 Best — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021

October 2022

Alchemist, Copenhagen
Alchemist, Copenhagen
Alchemist, Copenhagen
Alchemist, Copenhagen

Alchemist

Copenhagen · Denmark

No.5The World’s 50 Best

January 2023

The Chairman, Hong Kong
The Chairman, Hong Kong
The Chairman, Hong Kong
The Chairman, Hong Kong

The Chairman

Hong Kong · Hong Kong

No.19The World’s 50 Best

2013 → 2023

Pictured Steamed flower crab, aged Shaoxing, flat rice noodles

Narisawa, Tokyo
Narisawa, Tokyo
Narisawa, Tokyo
Narisawa, Tokyo

Narisawa

Tokyo · Japan

No.21The World’s 50 Best

January 2015

SingleThread, Healdsburg
SingleThread, Healdsburg
SingleThread, Healdsburg
SingleThread, Healdsburg

SingleThread

Healdsburg · USA

No.37The World’s 50 Best, 2021

November 2017

Gone

Restaurants that closed
Fäviken, Järpen

Fäviken

Järpen · Sweden

Closed 2019

No.19

Manresa, Los Gatos

Manresa

Los Gatos · USA

Closed 2022

No.38

Dinner by Heston, Melbourne

Dinner by Heston

Melbourne · Australia

Closed

2 hats

Momofuku Seiōbo, Sydney

Momofuku Seiōbo

Sydney · Australia

Closed

3 hats

Also

Benu, San Francisco
No.28

Benu

San Francisco

Dinner by Heston, London
No.5

Dinner by Heston

London

Enigma, Barcelona
No.34

Enigma

Barcelona

Jordnær, Copenhagen
No.38

Jordnær

Copenhagen

Le Calandre, Rubano
No.31

Le Calandre

Rubano

Pierre Gagnaire, Paris
No.3

Pierre Gagnaire

Paris

Septime, Paris
No.40

Septime

Paris

Steirereck, Vienna
No.33

Steirereck

Vienna

Aska, Brooklyn
N. America No.23

Aska

Brooklyn

Californios, San Francisco
N. America No.14

Californios

San Francisco

MUME, Taipei
Asia No.7

MUME

Taipei

ABaC, Barcelona
★★★

ABaC

Barcelona

Harbor House Inn, Elk
★★

Harbor House Inn

Elk

Mraz & Sohn, Vienna
★★

Mraz & Sohn

Vienna

AT, Paris
★

AT

Paris

Le Monument, Porto
★

Le Monument

Porto

Aria, Sydney
2 hats

Aria

Sydney

IDES, Melbourne
2 hats

IDES

Melbourne

Kazuki's, Melbourne
2 hats

Kazuki's

Melbourne

Harbor House Inn — ElkSingleThread — HealdsburgCalifornios — San FranciscoBenu — San FranciscoManresa — Los GatosAska — BrooklynLe Monument — PortoDinner by Heston — LondonABaC — BarcelonaEnigma — BarcelonaPierre Gagnaire — ParisAT — ParisSeptime — ParisLe Calandre — RubanoJordnær — CopenhagenNoma — CopenhagenAlchemist — CopenhagenFäviken — JärpenMraz & Sohn — ViennaSteirereck — ViennaThe Chairman — Hong KongMUME — TaipeiNarisawa — TokyoDinner by Heston — MelbourneKazuki's — MelbourneIDES — MelbourneMomofuku Seiōbo — SydneyAria — Sydney