TOP TEN RESTAURANTS IN 2016
The Ten Best Restaurants in the World have been announced for 2016 and it's no surprise to me that an Italian restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena (above), takes the top award. In reverse order here are the top ten best eating places in the entire world:-
10. Asador Etxebarri; Axpe, Spain
Serves
dishes cooked on a bespoke wood grill. The menu changes daily and focuses on
locally sourced produce.
9. Steirereck; Vienna, Austria
Serves a menu that is described as
"neo-Austrian". Chef Heinz Reitbauer sources many of the ingredients
from his own farm. Centrally placed in the city
centre. Steirereck
reseravations: bookings can be made up to three months in advance via the
website or by calling +43 1 713 31 68.
8. Narisawa; Tokyo, Japan
The highest-ranked Asian
restaurant on this year’s list,. They fuse French cooking techniques with Japanese ingredients to provide a dining
experience rather unlike what is commonly on offer in the city.Narisawa
reservations: oversees visitors should book tables online, with reservations
valid for a minimum of two people and a maximum group of four – a table of six
would need to book a table for four and then email the restaurant to request
space is made for the surplus. The online reservation system opens for each
month at 1am on the first business day of the previous month; for August
reservations, prospective diners would need to make a booking from the first
day of July.
7. Mugaritz: San Sebastián, Spain
Dishes such as egg yolk with sea urchin are warmly received by chefs
who appreciate the delicacy required when working with such ingredients, though
regular punters may not find such combinations quite as palatable. Mugaritz
reservations: an online booking form is open for dates throughout
the Mugaritz season (this year running from April 13 to December 11) and there
is still reasonable availability over the coming weeks and months.
6. Mirazur; Menton, France
On the French Riviera and near
the Italian border, Mirazur serves modern French cuisine with Italian
inflections. Argentinian-Italian Mauro Colagreco is the chef. Mirazur
reservations: bookings can be made via on online booking form on the
restaurant’s website, by emailing reservation@mirazur.fror by calling +33 492
41 86 86 between 10am and 3pm, and 6pm and 11pm.
5. Noma; Copenhagen, Denmark
Having ranked top of the list
four times, Copenhagen’s Noma needs
little introduction but this year it deserves special mention – the restaurant
will close at the end of this year so will never be eligible for inclusion on
the list again. Though the restaurant will be
missed by many, its legacy will be felt for years to come. Copenhagen now
counts as one of Europe’s preeminent dining capitals and fine-dining
restaurants around the city feature chefs who cut their teeth at that fabled
establishment. Noma
reservations: bookings are of course extremely difficult to secure but you
can try via the restaurant website’s online booking system or by calling +45
329 632 97. Reservations are now being taken for visits up to the end of
September; from July 4 at 10am reservations will be taken for October.
Reservations for November will be taken from 10am on August 1.
4. Central; Lima, Peru
This Lima restaurant serves a
Peruvian menu with international touches and is the most celebrated of the many
lauded Lima restaurants popularising Peruvian cuisine internationally - it this
year enjoys the further distinction of being the highest-placed South American
restaurant in the list. Central
reservations: diners reserve their table at least 60 days prior to their
desired date of arrival, using Central’s online booking form. Booking queries
will be confirmed within three working days and the restaurant is currently
accepting reservations up to August 31. Reservations from September to December
will be accepted from August 1.
3. Eleven Madison Park; New York,
USA
Visitors can
expect a highly personalisted experience, with the chef often modifying dishes
so they more directly cater to individual tastes. During dinner, a seven-course
tasting menu is served, offering cuisine that is "modern French with
a New York twist". Eleven
Madison Park reservations: to book, call +1 212 889 0905 or visit www;opentable.com where bookings are taken 28 in advance for parties of six or fewer. The
reservations office is open from 9am to 6pm daily.
2. El
Cellar de Can Roca; Girona, Spain
Named the world's best restaurant
in 2013 and 2015, it is
run by the three Roca brothers and serves modern Spanish cuisine. Guests
can expect to feast on the likes of Iberian suckling pig, and the brothers'
frequent trips abroad mean the menu occasionally incorporates some
international and unexpected flourishes. El
Cellar de Can Roca reservations: bookings can be made up to 11 months in
advance via the restaurant website and credit or debit card details must be
provided to confirm the reservation; a waiting list operates for those who
can’t secure a reservation on their desired date.
1. Osteria Francescana; Modena,
Italy
Voted the world’s second best
restaurant in 2015 and 2014, Massimo Bottura’s 21-year-old eatery was already exceedingly difficult to
visit before it was named the world’s best restaurant in 2016. Visitors who do secure a
reservation can of course expect an exceptional dining experience. Contemporary
Italian dishes are spread across an a la carte and two tasting menus. Of the a
la carte menus, Sensations is the more experimental and changes frequently;
Evolution focuses on dishes and produce sourced directly from the surrounding
region and more often offers dishes which have come to be regarded as Osteria
Francescana classics. They might include Five Ages of Parmigiano Reggiano, a
collection of cheeses with differing temperatures and textures, or Oops! I
Dropped the Lemon Tart, an upturned and smashed take on the traditional
dessert, devised in response to the artful deconstruction one of the pastry
chef’s created when he inadvertently dropped one of the puddings one day. Though Modena lacks the
international renown of other Italian cities, it’s an ancient and intriguing
destination associated nationally with two of its core exports: balsamic
vinegar and supercars produced by the likes of Maserati and Ferrari. Osteria
Francescana reservations: bookings can be made via the restaurant website. The
current booking period, running to the end of September, is completely full;
reservations for dates in October and November will be made available from 10am
on July 1. Reservations for November will be released at 10am on August 1.
Thanks to the Daily Telegraph for their information.
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