The World’s 50 Best Restaurants have released their supplementary list, naming the globe’s top 51-120 restaurants.
But the announcement has made waves in Australia, with Attica dropping out of the top 50 and Brae sliding 43 spots.
Ranking no.20 in 2018, Attica has fallen 64 positions and has been named as the 84th best restaurant in the world. Chef and owner Ben Shewry says he is ‘totally tranquil’ about the news.
“I have felt like this for several years actually, it’s not a new feeling,” he told Good Food. “I don’t put a heap of weight on it … because it’s just a list of people’s opinions. While I have always been grateful to be a part of it, it has never been what’s defined our business or what we do here.”
The chef also questioned the number of voters and judges who travel the distance to Australia.
Birregurra restaurant Brae has been confirmed as no.101 for 2019, previously ranking no.58 in 2018. The restaurant last debuted in the top 50 at no.44 in 2017, coinciding with the event’s award ceremony in Melbourne.
It appears Dan Hunter isn’t too cracked up over the news, posting the below on Instagram.
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There are still hopes for Australia, with Peter Gilmore’s Quay yet to make an appearance on the list. The restaurant was omitted from the 2018 iteration due to its closure, but was voted into nine editions of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants extended list, with the venue earning three titles of The Best Restaurant in Australasia between 2009 and 2013. The restaurant last appeared on the list at no.95 in 2017.
The top 50 restaurants will be revealed at an awards ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday 25 June.
Hospitality will be covering the event live, so make sure you follow @hospitalitymagazine and editor @annabellecloros on Instagram to experience the event with us.
The full list is below
51. Reale, Castel del Sangro, Italy
52. Mikla, Istanbul
53. Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain
54. D.O.M., Sao Paolo
55. Maeemo, Oslo
56. Relae, Copenhagen
57. Nobelhart and Schmutzig, Berlin
58. Sud 777, Mexico City
59. Burnt Ends, Singapore
60. Indian Accent, New Delhi
61. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
62. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo
63. Florilege, Tokyo
64. The Ledbury, London
65. Selfie, Moscow
66. Core by Clare Smyth, London
67. Astrid y Gaston, Lima
68. Faviken, Jarpen, Sweden
69. Nahm, Bangkok
70. Saison, San Francisco
71. SingleThread, Healdsburg, USA
72. Aqua, Wolsfburg, Germany
73. Mani, Sao Paolo
74. Lasai, Rio de Janiero
75. DiverXo, Madrid
76. Momofuku Ko, New York
77. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York
78. Lido 84, Gardone, Riviera, Italy
79. Mingles, Seoul
80. Estela, New York
81. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain
82. Engima, Barcelona
83. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
84. Attica, Melbourne
85. Amass, Copenhagen
86. Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina
87. Martin Berasategui, Lasate-Oria, Spain
88. Lun King Heen, Hong Kong
89. 108, Copenhagen
90. Alo, Toronto
91. Sushi Saito, Tokyo
92. Harvest, St. Petersburg
93. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
94. Aponiente, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
95. Gaa, Bankok
96. Belon, Hong Kong
97. Vendome, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
98. Anne-Sophie Pic, Valence, France
99. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
100. Oteque, Rio de Janeiro
101. Brae, Birregurra, Australia
102. Amber, Hong Kong
103. Jade Dragon, Macao
104. Cococo, St. Petersburg
105. Kadeau, Copenhagen
106. Restaurant David Toutain, Paris
107. Il Ristorante Luca Fantin, Tokyo
108. L’Astrance, Paris
109. Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
110. Neolokal, Istanbul
111. Chambre Separee, Ghent, Belgium
112. St. John, London
113. Vea, Hong Kong
114. La Colombe, Cape Town
115. Per Se, New York
116. St. Hubertus, San Cassiano, Italy
117. Epicure, Paris
118. Ernst, Berlin
119. Atomix, New York
120. Sugalabo, Tokyo
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