1. El Bulli, Spain

2. The Fat Duck, U.K.

3. Pierre Gagnaire, France

4. French Laundry, U.S.

5. Tetsuya's, Australia

6. Bras, France

7. Restaurant le Louis XV, Monaco

8. Per Se, U.S.

9. Restaurant Arzak, Spain

10. Mugaritz, Spain

11. Can Fabes, Spain

12. Nobu, UK

13. Gambero Rosso, Italy - highest climber

14. Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), UK

15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France

16. Jean Georges, US

17. Le Cinq, France

18. Daniel, US

19. Oud Sluis, The Netherlands

20. Chez Panisse, US

21. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain

22. L'Astrance, France

23. Hof van Cleve, Belgium

24. La Maison Troisgros, France

25. L'Atelier, France

26. Charlie Trotter's, US

27. Le Gavroche, UK - outstanding value

28. La Colombe, South Africa - best restaurant in the Middle East and Africa

29. Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy

30. Rockpool, Australia

31. Le Calandre, Italy

32. Le Bernardin, US

33. Noma, Denmark

34. Restaurant Dieter Muller, Germany

35. St John, UK

36. Hakkasan, UK

37. Martin Berasategui, Spain

38. Le Quartier Francais, South Africa

39. Chez Dominique, Finland

40. L'Ambroisie, France

41. Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany

42. Dal Pescatore, Italy

43. Bocuse, France

44. L'Arpege, France

45. Gramercy Tavern, US

46. Bukhara, India

47. De Karmeliet, Belgium

48. Oaxen, Sweden

49. Comme Chez Soi, Belgium

50. DOM, Brazil