It’s that time of year again…the foodie frenzy over the annual San Pellegrino restaurant rankings has begun. The biggest shakeup was in the top three with El Celler De Can Roca taking the #1 title away from Noma who’d held it for the past three years. Osteria Francescana knocked Mugaritz down a notch to claim third place.
There are no French restaurants in the Top 10… again.
France was not feeling the love last night as only 5 restaurants made it to the top 50. The highest ranked is L’Arpège at #16, who replaced L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon as the highest rated French restaurant. Le Chateaubriand followed at #18, then L’Astrance at #23 with L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon slipping 12 spots to #24.
Septime makes it into the big leagues.
Bertrand Grébaut’s Septime cracked the extended list last year at #87. His team leapt 38 spots to sneak into the top 50 for the first time at #49. Septime, in fact, was the only Paris restaurant whose ranking rose instead of fell in 2013.
Alain Ducasse received a lifetime achievement award, but no ranking.
The famed French chef was honored for his worldwide legacy of quality, longevity, and mentorship but not a single one of his 24 restaurants appeared on the list. Only Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée and Le Louis XV made it onto the extended version at numbers 79 and 96 respectively.
Pierre Gagnaire doesn’t make an appearance.
Pierre Gagnaire, who was well within the top 20 last year at #17, was bumped off this year’s top fifty t0 land at #51.
Paris Results:
- L’Arpège #16, again, up from #19 in 2011, not ranked in 2010 or 2009, #46 in 2008
- Le Chateaubriand #18 in 2013, down from #15 in 2012, #9 in 2011, #11 in 2010, #40 in 2009
- L’Astrance #23 in 2013, down from #18 in 2012, #13 in 2011, #16 in 2010, #11 in 2009, #11 in 2008
- L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon #24 in 2013, down from #12 in 2012, #14 in 2011, #29 in 2010, #18 in 2009, #14 in 2008
- Septime #49 in 2013, up from #87 in 2012
Full Results:
- El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
- Noma, Denmark
- Osteria Francescana, Italy
- Mugaritz, Spain
- Eleven Madison Park, USA
- D.O.M, Brazil
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, UK
- Arzak, Spain
- Steirereck, Austria
- Vendome, Germany
- Per Se, USA
- Frantzen/Lindeberg, Sweden
- The Ledbury, UK
- Astrid Y Gaston, Peru
- Alinea, USA
- L’Arpege, France
- Pujol, Mexico
- Le Chateaubriand, France
- Le Bernardin, USA
- Narisawa, Japan
- Attica, Australia
- Nihonryori RyuGin, Japan
- L’Astrance, France
- L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, France
- Hof van Cleve, Belgium
- Quique Dacosta, Spain
- Le Calandre, Italy
- Mirazur, France
- Daniel, USA
- Aqua, Germany
- Biko, Mexico
- Nahm, Bangkok
- The Fat Duck, UK
- Fäviken, Sweden
- Oud Sluis, Netherlands
- Amber, Hong Kong
- Vila Joya, Portugal
- Restaurant Andre, Singapore
- 8 1/2 Otto et Mezzo, Hong Kong
- Combal Zero, Italy
- Piazza Duomo, Italy
- Schloss Schauenstein, Switzerland
- Mr and Mrs Bund, China
- Asador Etxebarri, Spain
- Geranium, Denmark
- Mani, Brazil
- The French Laundry, USA
- Quay, Australia
- Septime, France
- Central, Peru
Way to go, Septime!
You can’t take this result in consideration.
They boycote France since a few years and
All real gourmet knows that France still
Has many fantastique restaurants that are better by far
Than the Steirereck in Vienna , for exsample!