The Danish establishment « Geranium »lead by chef Rasmus Kofoed in Copenhagen, was crowned on Monday July 18, 2022 in London “best restaurant in the world 2022”on the 20th anniversary of the influential ranking « 50 Best Restaurants »who has this year still shunned the French chefs.
The Peruvian Restaurant « Central »in Lima, comes second in this ranking of the 50 best restaurants in the world established by the British magazine specialized Restaurant, the most coveted in the world gastronomy.
Two Spanish tables follow, the Barcelona establishment ” Enjoy “ (3rd) and Madrid “Divergence” (4e).
This is the second consecutive year that a Danish restaurant has been crowned, « Geranium »second in « 50 Best » last year, succeeding the « Or ».
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The Best Restaurant in Europe 2022 is Geranium in #Copenhagen! #Worlds50Best pic.twitter.com/PC5tV3HAA3
— The World’s 50 Best (@TheWorlds50Best) July 18, 2022
Inspired by nature, its chef Rasmus Kofoed won the Bocuse d’or in 2011, and his establishment received the country’s first three Michelin stars in 2016.
The Colombian Leonor Espinosa also received the prize for “best female chef in the world”, succeeding the Peruvian Pía León. His restaurant Leo, in Bogota, ranks 48th.
Three French tables in the top 50
Like last year, only three French restaurants, all Parisian, were distinguished in the top 50: “Septimius”by Bertrand Grébaud, who gained two places to settle in 22nd place, “The Clarence” of Christophe Pelé, newcomer (28th), and “Arpeggio” Alain Passard, relegated to 31st position (-8 places).
Located in 41st place in 2021, “Alléno Paris at the Ledoyen Pavilion”, by Yannick Alléno, fell to 58th place. The second part of the top 100, unveiled upstream in early July, honored a total of five tricolor tables, including Marseille AM by Alexandre Mazziaawarded the prize of “leader to follow”.
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#LIVE: AM by Alexandre Mazzia in #Marseille receives the American
Express One To Watch Award during this year’s awards ceremony to celebrate The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. #Worlds50Best @AlexandreMazzia @AmericanExpress@resy pic.twitter.com/WwB075MiIv— The World’s 50 Best (@TheWorlds50Best) July 18, 2022
« 50 Best » has been awarded since 2002 by 1,080 “independent experts” (chefs, specialized journalists, restaurant owners…) who note their experiences of the last 18 months under the aegis of the magazine « Restaurant » of the British press group William Reed.
Distributed in 27 regions of the world, with 40 voters each, they can vote for 10 restaurants, including at least three outside their region.
A regularly contested ranking
The ceremony, originally scheduled in Moscow, was relocated to London in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
No Russian table was also on the list, in accordance with what the organizers had announced in March.
The legitimacy of this classification, sponsored by several brands, is regularly disputed, in particular by French chefs who accuse it of complacency and opacity. In response, its detractors, French, but also Japanese and American, launched in 2015 ” The list “ranking of 1,000 tables around the world.
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