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.

World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012: The final countdown begins

20-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

With just one week to go until the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012 on 30 April at the London Guildhall speculation is mounting over which chefs will be celebrating and which restaurant will be taking home the top prize. 

World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards: What makes a restaurant world class?

18-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In the ten years since the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards was launched a wide variety of gastronomic and dining styles have been represented in the top 50 so as excitement builds for the 2012 list BigHospitality asked chefs and experts what makes...

Elena Arzak named World's Best Female Chef 2012 by World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards

10-Apr-2012 By Emma Eversham

Elena Arzak, joint head chef with her father Juan Mari at their restaurant Arzak in Spain, has been awarded the Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef Award 2012 by the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards.

Highland Park to launch Slow Food Restaurant of the Year award at World’s 50 Best

02-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Whisky brand Highland Park is set to introduce the Slow Food Restaurant of the Year award at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants taking place on 30 April.

Blumenthal creates interactive 'sweetshop experience' for The Fat Duck reservations

29-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A new interactive reservation experience, voiced by actor John Hurt, has been created by Heston Blumenthal for The Fat Duck which allows diners to enter a secret online sweetshop and view an animated version of the menu.

Pearls of Wisdom: Elena Arzak

02-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Elena Arzak is the third generation of chefs to work at Arzak in San Sebastian in Spain. She currently runs the restaurant, number eight on the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Restaurants list, with her father Juan Mari.

Date announced for 2012 World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards

19-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

The next S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards will take place on 30 April 2012, it has been announced.

Richard Vines on being UK chair of World’s 50 Best Restaurants

07-Sep-2011 By Becky Paskin

Earlier this year BigHospitality announced that Jay Rayner, UK chair of the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards would be stepping down from his position of three years.

Thomas Keller reveals details about Harrods pop-up restaurant

01-Aug-2011 By Becky Paskin

Thomas Keller is to launch his pop-up version of his three-Michelin starred Californian restaurant The French Laundry at Harrods on 1 October.

Goodbye El Bulli: the World’s Best Restaurant closes

29-Jul-2011 By Becky Paskin

El Bulli, the most influential restaurant in the world, is to close tomorrow after more than two decades of pushing the boundaries of modern gastronomy.

Giorgio Locatelli's Dubai restaurant wins Authentic Italian Restaurant Award

13-Jul-2011 By Emma Eversham

Giorgio Locatelli's Dubai outpost Ronda Locatelli, has been announced the winner of the Birra Moretti Best Authentic Italian Restaurant Award for the Middle East and Africa.

Richard Vines appointed new UK chair of World's 50 Best Restaurants

06-Jul-2011 By Emma Eversham

Bloomberg chief food critic Richard Vines has been appointed the new UK chair of the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy.

Anne-Sophie Pic on life as a female chef

20-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Anne-Sophie Pic was this week awarded the first ever S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants award for being the World’s Best Female Chef.

Rene Redzepi’s reaction to winning World’s Best Restaurant Award, again

19-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Demand for Noma in Copenhagen has refused to die down after it was named the S.Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurant last year.

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2011: 51-100

19-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

While just four UK restaurants featured on the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list this year, a further six venues fell just short of making the top 50.