For the first time: 6 Israeli restaurants on the prestigious BEST 50 list
San Pellegrino's prestigious BEST 50 restaurant ranking publishes for the first time a list of the best restaurants in Africa and the Middle East, and Israel stars with 6 Israeli restaurants inside, two of them in the top ten
Yael Laor
07/02/2022
Monday, 07 February 2022, 19:00 Updated: 20:02
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Raz Rahav takes the stage to receive the award (Photo: PR San Pellegrino)
The San Pellegrino brand's 50 BEST restaurant rating is one of the most prestigious and prestigious in the culinary world today.
The main list of the 50 best restaurants in the world (in first place is the Noma restaurant from Copenhagen), also has sub-lists by regions, the 50 best restaurants in Asia, and the 50 best restaurants in Latin America.
Now, for the first time since the coveted list was launched 20 years ago, a list is also being published that reviews the 50 best restaurants in Africa and the Middle East.
In a festive ceremony held tonight (Monday) in Dubai, the list of the best new restaurants, of Africa and the Middle East, was announced and the honorable list includes a representation of no less than 6 Israeli restaurants.
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Raz Rahav and OCD, the third best restaurant in the Middle East (Photo: Haim Yosef)
And these are the restaurants that made the list:
Chef Motti Titman, with a restaurant
Malgo and
his Malbar on Rothschild Boulevard, which has maintained a high level and stability for quite a few years, receives good reviews and the love of the audience
ranks 40th
on the list. At the presentation of the restaurant, it was said at the ceremony that Titman, the young chef, has been leading the restaurant for almost a decade, and that it is one of the most popular and updated restaurants in Tel Aviv.
Pesco
, by Chef Yachi Zino, the oldest of the Israeli restaurants on the list, and the only one not in Tel Aviv, the kosher fish restaurant from Ashdod and the favorite of visitors and foodies, enters 24th place on the list, thus becoming the only kosher restaurant on the list
. Chef
Hillel
Toukali
's
Animar
restaurant, which opened in November 2019, in the space where Rafael's restaurant used to be, is also recognized and honored with a very respectable place on the list.
Of Chef Elon Amir, who is also honored and recognized with an excellent place on the list.
And in the top ten:
George and John
, of the young and talented chef Tomer Tal, at the Drisco Hotel, which has won many accolades and excellent reviews since opening in March 2019, also receives the recognition it deserves and wins a ninth place and a respectable hit on the list.
And leads the Israeliness on the list -
Chef Raz Rahav's OCD, which comes in third and craziest
.
OCD previously won the first place of the rubber guide that came to the country, a win that provoked quite a bit of criticism at the time, and raised questions about the relevance of the guide, since Rahav proved that his OCD restaurant is not a passing trend, and is now in the top three of the prestigious and respected list.
OCD won the title of best restaurant in Israel, and Rahav is the only chef from Israel who even took the stage to receive the award.
Chefs Rahav, Titman, Tawakli and Zeno, and Avi Zack (owners of George and John and the Drisco Hotel) arrived in Dubai and attended the exciting ceremony, along with other outstanding restaurants from the region - UAE, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Kuwait, Amman and more.
It should be noted that it is precisely the more well-known chefs, with restaurants with a bigger name, who even get to star in the heart of prime time are absent from the list.
The Israeli chefs and restaurateurs who entered the list (Photo: PR San Pellegrino)
The ranking reviews 50 outstanding food destinations from 19 countries from the Middle East and Africa: from Morocco in its far west to Iran and Oman further east.
The rating reflects the best restaurant experiences gathered from 250 voters, made up of anonymous culinary experts from across MENA (Middle East & North Africa).
The ranking aims to create a list of the biggest culinary destinations across the Middle East and North Africa, which includes secret places alongside big names in regional cuisine, classics alongside intriguing innovative destinations.
The list of the best restaurants in the world, published every year, provides a snapshot of some of the best destinations for unique culinary experiences, and global gastronomic trends.
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