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2002 World's 50 Best Restaurants

2002 · 50 entries

Globally prestigious annual ranking recognizing the world's leading dining establishments for culinary excellence.

2002 World's 50 Best Restaurants
#VenueCityCountry
1El BulliRosesSpain
2Restaurant Gordon RamsayLondonUnited Kingdom
3The French LaundryNapaUnited States
4RockpoolSydneyAustralia
5Spoon des IlesIle MauriceMauritius
6Auberge de l'IllIllhaeusernFrance
71884 Francis MallmannMendozaArgentina
8The IvyLondonUnited Kingdom
9Eigensinn FarmSinghamptonCanada
10Tetsuya'sSydneyAustralia
11Charlie Trotter'sChicagoUnited States
12TangerinePhiladelphiaUnited States
13La CoupoleDe PanneBelgium
14BukharaNew DelhiIndia
15VongNew York CityUnited States
16L'AmbroisieParisFrance
17Al MaharaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
18FelixHong KongHong Kong
19The Merchant HouseLondonUnited Kingdom
20OperakällarenStockholmSweden
21Gramercy TavernNew York CityUnited States
22Sukiyabashi JiroTokyoJapan
23Little WashingtonWashington DCUnited States
24Osteria alle TestiereVeniceItaly
25The Lone StarMount StandfastBarbados
26Chez VronyZermattSwitzerland
27Flower DrumMelbourneAustralia
28Three Chimneys & The House Over-ByIsle of SkyeUnited Kingdom
29Chez PanisseSan FranciscoUnited States
30Jardin des SensMontpellierFrance
31River CaféLondonUnited Kingdom
32KronenhalleZürichSwitzerland
33Il PescatoreCala GononeItaly
34NepentheBig SurUnited States
35The SpaLamai BeachThailand
36Alain Ducasse- Louis XVMonte CarloMonaco
37Moulin de MouginMouginsFrance
38Ginza SushikoRohnert ParkUnited States
39ChangaIstanbulTurkey
40BrasLaguioleFrance
41Le Quartier FrançaisFranschhoekSouth Africa
42Roundwood HouseMountrathIreland
43The Supper ClubAmsterdamNetherlands
44Blue LagoonGrindavíkIceland
45BayonaNew OrleansUnited States
46The GrundelBudapestHungary
47CarnivoreNairobiKenya
48BagatelleTrierGermany
49SusarTorontoCanada
50TantrisMunichGermany