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2005 World's 50 Best Restaurants

2005 · 50 entries

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

2005 World's 50 Best Restaurants
#VenueCityCountry
1The Fat DuckBrayUnited Kingdom
2El BulliRosesSpain
3The French LaundryNapaUnited States
4Tetsuya'sSydneyAustralia
5Restaurant Gordon RamsayLondonUnited Kingdom
6Pierre GagnaireParisFrance
7Per SeNew York CityUnited States
8Muse by Tom AikensLondonUnited Kingdom
9Jean GeorgesNew York CityUnited States
10St JohnLondonUnited Kingdom
11BrasLaguioleFrance
12Alain Ducasse- Louis XVMonte CarloMonaco
13Chez PanisseSan FranciscoUnited States
14Charlie Trotter'sChicagoUnited States
15Gramercy TavernNew York CityUnited States
16Guy SavoyParisFrance
17Alain Ducasse au Plaza AthénéeParisFrance
18Sketch, The Lecture Room and LibraryLondonUnited Kingdom
19Waterside InnBrayUnited Kingdom
20NobuLondonUnited Kingdom
21ArzakSan SebastiánSpain
22Can FabesBarcelonaSpain
23Checchino Dal 1887RomeItaly
24Le Meurice Alain DucasseParisFrance
25Hotel de Ville CrissierCrissierSwitzerland
26ArpègeParisFrance
27The ConnaughtLondonUnited Kingdom
28Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsOxfordUnited Kingdom
29Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George VParisFrance
30Hakkasan MayfairLondonUnited Kingdom
31Cal PepBarcelonaSpain
32MasaNew York CityUnited States
33Flower DrumMelbourneAustralia
34WD~50New York CityUnited States
35Le Quartier FrançaisFranschhoekSouth Africa
36Spice MarketNew York CityUnited States
37Auberge de l'IllIllhaeusernFrance
38ManresaLos GatosUnited States
39Dieter MuellerGladbachGermany
40Troisgros - Le Bois sans FeuillesOuchesFrance
41The WolseleyLondonUnited Kingdom
42RockpoolSydneyAustralia
43YauatchaLondonUnited Kingdom
44The IvyLondonUnited Kingdom
45Gambero RossoMarina di Gioiosa IonicaItaly
46The CliffDurantsBarbados
47Le GavrocheLondonUnited Kingdom
48Enoteca PinchiorriFlorenceItaly
49FelixHong KongHong Kong
50La TupinaBordeauxFrance