World’s Top 50 resties — 2014
- (1) Noma
- (4) Eleven Madison Park
- (9) Alinea
- (16) Steirereck
- (21) Le Bernardin
- (24) Amber
- (30) Per Se
- (40) Daniel
- (42) Geranium
- (44) The French Laundry
- (69) Saison
- (70) Momofuku Ko
- (80) The Restaurant @ Meadowood
- (85) Caprice
- (98) Jean Georges
It took me about 5 years to build up this list. The amount of work and attention to detail that these restaurants perform is incredible. In the same trip, I ate at Geranium and Noma. At the time, Geranium was #50 and Noma was #1. The two were almost indistinguishable. 2 fave restaurant in the US: Per Se and Alinea. Bravo to the chefs and staff. My culinary journey was nothing short of a blessing.
The 2016 World’s Best Restaurants list and with my updated dining list from 2015-2016:
- (6) Mirazur
- (7) Mugaritz
- (10) Asador Extebarri
- (12) Quintonil
- (16) Azurmendi
- (17) Piazza Duomo
- (21) Arzak
- (25) Pujol
- (31) Nihonryori RyuGin
- (46) Combal Zero