Restaurants recognised by World's 50 Best

Le Bernardin, Alinea and Eleven Madison Park are the most critically recognised restaurants recognised by World's 50 Best. This page covers 24 restaurants across 8 cities, ordered by how many professional critics write about them.

Updated August 2026

World's 50 Best restaurants in New York

7 restaurants in New York recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed New York restaurants →

World's 50 Best in New York

World's 50 Best restaurants in Chicago

3 restaurants in Chicago recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed Chicago restaurants →

World's 50 Best restaurants in Tokyo

5 restaurants in Tokyo recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed Tokyo restaurants →

World's 50 Best in Tokyo

World's 50 Best restaurants in Paris

2 restaurants in Paris recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed Paris restaurants →

World's 50 Best restaurants in Los Angeles

3 restaurants in Los Angeles recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed Los Angeles restaurants →

World's 50 Best restaurants in London

2 restaurants in London recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed London restaurants →

World's 50 Best restaurants in San Francisco

1 restaurant in San Francisco recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed San Francisco restaurants →

World's 50 Best restaurants in Barcelona

1 restaurant in Barcelona recognised by World's 50 Best. All acclaimed Barcelona restaurants →

How this list works

Every restaurant here carries a recorded mention from World's 50 Best. They are ordered by how many professional critic publications have written about them overall — not by user reviews, star averages or popularity.

This covers the most critically acclaimed restaurants in the 8 cities we index, so it is not an exhaustive list of everywhere World's 50 Best has ever been. A publication with fewer than 8 recorded restaurants gets no page at all.

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