No France Restaurants in the World Top 10

Surprise, surprise! No restaurants from France feature in the World Top 10. A bad day for Gastronomy in France!

A post in Paris By Mouth reveals: Last year’s highest ranked Paris restaurant Le Chateaubriand, which fell this year from #9 to #15, was surpassed by L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon (now #12). While Alain Passard, Pierre Gagnaire and Pascal Barbot continue to jockey for position at the far end of the Top 20, Alain Ducasse was kicked off the list entirely, not even making the Top 100.

Among the younger Paris chefs, Bertrand Grébaut and his restaurant Septime snuck onto the extended list at #87, but there was no love for David Toutain, Daniel Rose or Gregory Marchand.

This Year's Top 10

1. Noma, Denmark (no change)
2. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain (no change)
3. Mugaritz, Spain (no change)
4. D.O.M, Brazil (up 3)
5. Osteria Francescana, Italy (down 1)
6. Per Se, USA (up 4)
7. Alinea, USA (down 1)
8. Arzak, Spain (no change)
9. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, UK (new entry)
10. Eleven Madison Park, USA (up 14)

For the full results and analysis: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2012

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