Like every year, the World's 50 Best Restaurants distills the announcements before its high mass, scheduled this year for July 18 in London.
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After the chef of the year award (Leonor Espinosa, Bogota), the "one to watch" prize for the chef to follow (Alexandre Mazzia, Marseille) or the "icon award" (Wawira Njiru, Nairobi), place to those who failed in the top 50, i.e. positions 51 to 100 in the ranking of the best restaurants in the world.
20 restaurants enter the top for the first time, from 15 cities, which brings to 22 the territories of six continents represented.
On the French side, five tables appear in the list (including three new entrants), two in Paris and three in the regions:
Alléno Paris at Ledoyen (58th) - the 3-star loses 17 places compared to 2021, leaving the top 50
La Grenouillère in Madelaine-sous-Montreuil (61st) - 2-star Alexandre Gauthier gains 30 places
Table in Paris (77th) - Bruno Verjus enters the rankings, a few months after winning a 2nd Michelin star
AM in Marseille (80th) - the 3-star Alexandre Mazzia, also "one to watch", finally enters the rankings
Flocons de Sel in Megève (99th) - 3-star Emmanuel Renaut is also making his debut
In 2021, 4 French restaurants were in the top 51 to 100: Epicure at the Bristol (83rd), Le Clarence by Christophe Pelé (84th), David Toutain (86th) and La Grenouillère by Alexandre Gauthier (91st).
And 3 restaurants in the top 50: Arpège (23rd), Septime (24th) and Alléno Paris (41st).
Does this augur well for Arpège, Septime, Epicure, Le Clarence and David Toutain, absent from the bottom of the rankings, good prospects in the top 50?