The World's 50 Best Restaurants

On 29 April 2014 the eyes of the world will once more fall on London as the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards take place. Organised by Restaurant Magazine, the awards aim to get people talking about restaurants, and to shine a bright light on excellence and innovation in an exciting industry.

Heston Blumenthal: The Fat Duck is better now than when it was voted the world's best restaurant

01-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Heston Blumenthal, who this week saw his flagship three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck drop 20 places in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, has told BigHospitality he thinks the venue is better now than when it topped the list.

Sustainable Restaurant Association launches global rating scheme

30-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has announced the launch of a global rating scheme for restaurants following the unveiling of The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: Top 10 gallery

29-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2013 have been announced with El Celler de Can Roca in Spain beating Noma in Denmark to the coveted number one spot. 

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: 51-100

29-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

While El Celler de Can Roca stole the headlines in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013, there were a number of interesting changes in the 51-100 part of the list including the addition of two new UK restaurants.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: 1-50

29-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013 have been revealed and Spain’s El Celler de Can Roca has taken the top spot from Noma, meanwhile Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck has dropped 20 places in the list.

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: Will it be a fourth win for Noma?

26-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, is taking place on Monday (29 April) and speculation is beginning to mount – will Danish restaurant Noma be able to match El Bulli’s record of four years at number one?

Top chefs to descend on London for The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2013

26-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

Forty-nine chefs from The World's 50 Best Restaurants are set to descend on London on Monday for the 11th The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards. 

Alain Ducasse awarded World's 50 Best Restaurants' Lifetime Achievement Award

15-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

French chef Alain Ducasse has been awarded the World's 50 Best Restaurants' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 30 years of global success. 

Nadia Santini crowned 2013 World's Best Female Chef by The World's 50 Best Restaurants

03-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Nadia Santini, head chef at Dal Pescatore in Italy, has been named as the 2013 Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef by The World's 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.

Stars of World’s 50 Best Restaurants descend on London for ‘The Lab’

25-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

A selection of international chefs from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list are uniting ahead of this year’s event to run ‘The Lab’, a three-night restaurant experience offering live entertainment, masterclasses and an interactive mixology workshop.

Top five BigHospitality audio of 2012

20-Dec-2012 By Peter Ruddick

From TV programmes showcasing the hospitality sector featuring Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay to an investigation of restaurant no-shows; our top five list of the most-listened-to audio of 2012 reveals just how busy a year it was for the industry.

Juan Mari and Elena Arzak to open London restaurant at The Halkin hotel

04-Dec-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, legendary Michelin-star chefs and winners of several prizes from The World's 50 Best Restaurants, are to open a restaurant - Ametsa with Arzak Instruction - at The Halkin hotel in London.

Claire Clark: The Great British Bake Off should encourage investors to ‘take a gamble’ on UK pastry chefs

19-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Claire Clark, former pastry chef at three Michelin-starred restaurant The French Laundry, has expressed her wish that the success of The Great British Bake Off will change perceptions of dessert chefs and help her and others get the finance to open solo...

Stars of World’s 50 Best to open Peruvian restaurant LIMA

14-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

London is set to welcome its second Peruvian restaurant this year, with the opening of LIMA from World's 50 Best chef Virgilio Martinez in the ever-popular Fitzrovia neighbourhood next month. 

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: Were three British restaurants enough?

04-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

With only three UK restaurants on the list at Monday night’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, BigHospitality spoke with Noma’s René Redzepi, along with a 50 Best judge, a restaurant critic and two British restaurants that did make the grade, to find...