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2003 World's 50 Best Restaurants

2003 · 50 entries

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

2003 World's 50 Best Restaurants
#VenueCityCountry
1The French LaundryNapaUnited States
2El BulliRosesSpain
3Alain Ducasse- Louis XVMonte CarloMonaco
4Jean GeorgesNew York CityUnited States
5Restaurant Gordon RamsayLondonUnited Kingdom
6ArpègeParisFrance
7Comme chez SoiBrusselsBelgium
8RockpoolSydneyAustralia
9L'AmbroisieParisFrance
10Gramercy TavernNew York CityUnited States
11BrasLaguioleFrance
12Chez PanisseSan FranciscoUnited States
13Pierre GagnaireParisFrance
14The Merchant HouseLondonUnited Kingdom
15BoccaTallinnEstonia
16Sukiyabashi JiroTokyoJapan
17FelixHong KongHong Kong
18Auberge de l'IllIllhaeusernFrance
19Gidleigh ParkChagfordUnited Kingdom
20BukharaNew DelhiIndia
21Paul Bocuse - LAuberge du Pont de CollongesCollonges-au-Mont-dOrFrance
22De KarmelietBrugesBelgium
23Al MaharaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
24Vincent Guerithault on CamelbackPhoenixUnited States
25Thorton'sDublinIreland
26NobuLondonUnited Kingdom
27OperakällarenStockholmSweden
28Eigensinn FarmSinghamptonCanada
29Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsOxfordUnited Kingdom
30Guy SavoyParisFrance
31The IvyLondonUnited Kingdom
32Three Chimneys & The House Over-ByIsle of SkyeUnited Kingdom
33El ChatoBogotáColombia
34DanielNew York CityUnited States
35Dal PescatoreRunateItaly
36BagatelleTrierGermany
37Tetsuya'sSydneyAustralia
38Quattro PassiMarina del CantoneItaly
39Charlie Trotter'sChicagoUnited States
40ArzakSan SebastiánSpain
41Flower DrumMelbourneAustralia
42The CliffDurantsBarbados
43The SquareBelgradeSerbia
44Enoteca PinchiorriFlorenceItaly
451884 Francis MallmannMendozaArgentina
46Checchino Dal 1887RomeItaly
47River CaféLondonUnited Kingdom
48New York GrillTokyoJapan
49St JohnLondonUnited Kingdom
50CarnivoreNairobiKenya