The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards

Chicago's Alinea has again been named the top North American restaurant on a list of the world's best, adding yet another accolade to its growing list of awards.

The six-year-old establishment was ranked No. 6 on the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list. The rankings, compiled by U.K.-based Restaurant magazine, were announced Monday at a London ceremony.

Rank	Position	Restaurant	Country	Awards
1	—	Noma	Denmark	The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in the World. The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Europe
2	Up 2	El Celler De Can Roca	Spain
3	Up 2	Mugaritz	Spain
4	Up 2	Osteria Francescana	Italy	The Chefs' Choice sponsored by Electrolux
5	Down 2	The Fat Duck	England
6	Up 1	Alinea	USA	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In North America
7	Up 11	D.O.M	Brazil	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In South America
8	Up 1	Arzak	Spain
9	Up 2	Le Chateaubriand	France
10	—	Per Se	USA
11	Down 3	Daniel	USA
12	Up 12	Les Creations de Narisawa	Japan	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In Asia
13	Up 3	L'Astrance	France
14	Up 15	L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon	France
15	Up 2	Hof van Cleve	Belgium
16	Down 3	Pierre Gagnaire	France
17	Up 2	Oud Sluis	Netherlands
18	Down 3	Le Bernardin	USA
19	Re-Entry	L'Arpege	France
20	Up 28	Nihonryori RyuGin	Japan	Highest Climber Sponsored by Lavazza
21	Up 1	Vendome	Germany
22	Down 1	Steirereck	Austria
23	Up 7	Schloss Schauenstein	Switzerland
24	Up 26	Eleven Madison Park	USA
25	Up 9	Aqua	Germany
26	Up 1	Quay	Australia	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In Australasia
27	Up 1	Iggy's	Singapore
28	Up 7	Combal Zero	Italy
29	Up 4	Martin Berasategui	Spain
30	Re-Entry	Bras	France
31	Up 15	Biko	Mexico
32	Down 12	Le Calandre	Italy
33	Re-Entry	Cracco	Italy
34	New Entry	The Ledbury	UK	Highest New Entry Sponsored by Silestone
35	Down 12	Chez Dominique	Finland
36	Down 5	Le Quartier Francais	South Africa	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In The Middle East and Africa
37	New Entry	Amber	China
38	Down 2	Dal Pescatore	Italy
39	Up 1	Il Canto	Italy
40	Down 14	Momofuku Ssam Bar	USA
41	Up 2	St John	UK
42	New Entry	Astrid Y Gaston	Peru
43	Up 6	Hibiscus	UK
44	—	Maison Troisgros	France
45	Down 4	Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee	France
46	Down 9	De Librije	Netherlands
47	Down 33	Restaurant de l'Hotel De Ville	Switzerland
48	New Entry	Varvary	Russia
49	New Entry	Pujol	Mexico
50	Re-Entry	Asador Etxebarri	Spain