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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018 on a map

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018 on a map

Last night in Bilbao, William Reed’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants academy revealed their much-anticipated list, a week after the 51-100 positions announcement. For the second time in three years, Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana reached the top position. You can see all the restaurants on an interactive map here as well as the full list below.

The World’s Best Restaurants 2018

1 Osteria Francescana
2 El Celler de Can Roca
3 Mirazur
4 Eleven Madison Park
5 Gaggan
6 Central
7 Maido
8 Arpège
9 Mugaritz
10 Asador Etxebarri
11 Quintonil
12 Blue Hill at Stone Barns
13 Pujol
14 Steirereck
15 White Rabbit
16 Piazza Duomo
17 Den
18 Disfrutar
19 Geranium
20 Attica
21 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée
22 Narisawa
23 Le Calandre
24 Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet
25 Cosme
26 Le Bernardin
27 Boragó
28 Odette
29 Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen
30 D.O.M.
31 Arzak
32 Tickets
33 The Clove Club
34 Alinea
35 Maaemo
36 Reale
37 Restaurant Tim Raue
38 Lyle’s
39 Astrid y Gastón
40 Septime
41 Ryugin
42 The Ledbury
43 Azurmendi
44 Mikla
45 Dinner By Heston Blumenthal
46 Cosme
47 Schauenstein Schloss
48 Hiša Franko
49 Nahm
50 Test Kitchen
51 De Librije
52 L’Astrance
53 Benu
54 Sühring
55 Don Julio Buenos
56 Amber
57 Nerua
58 Brae
59 Florilège
60 Tegui
61 Burnt Ends
62 Momofuku Ko
63 Hof Van Cleve 
64 Sud 777 
65 Frantzén
66 Vendôme
67 Fäviken
68 Quique Dacosta
69 Chef’s Table At Brooklyn Fare
70 Selfie
71 Relae
72 Twins Garden
73 Aqua
74 The Fat Duck
75 Belcanto
76 Martin Berasategui
77 Elkano
78 Mingles
79 A Casa do Porco 
80 Lung King Heen
81 Per Se
82 Hedone
83 Estela
84 St. John
85 Le Coucou
86 The French Laundry
87 Maní
88 Nobelhart & Schmutzig 
89 The Jane
90 Indian Accent
91 SingleThread
92 L’Effervescence
93 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana
94 Alo
95 Enigma Barcelona
96 Diverxo Madrid
97 Atelier
98 108
99 Leo
100 Lasai Rio

Some other interesting stats:

The cities with most ranked restaurants in 2018 (1-100)

1 New York City 8
2 London 6 
3 Paris, Tokyo 5
4 Bangkok, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Lima, Mexico City, Moscow, Sao Paulo 3
5 Berlin, Buenos Aires, Singapore 2

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