The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has just announced “The World’s Best Restaurant” as part of a prestigious awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. This year’s winner is Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain.
The 2024 ceremony took place at Wynn Las Vegas and saw world-famous chefs and well-respected restaurateurs from all corners of the globe come together to find out which restaurant would be named the world’s best for 2024.
And the title went to Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain.
A restaurant that has previously claimed the top spot is not eligible for a second win. Instead, they join the elite ‘Best of the Best’ list, which features renowned establishments like Noma, Osteria Francescana, and Mirazur. This means that the 2023 winner, Central in Lima, will now be part of this prestigious list, creating the opportunity for Disfrutar to take the top spot.
What is The World’s Best Restaurant in 2024?
The World’s Best Restaurant is Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain. Disfrutar has long been well-regarded by the panel—it placed second on the 2023 list and has been a permanent fixture at the awards since 2018 when the team bagged the Highest New Entry gong. Chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas met at El Bulli (a Best of the Best restaurant) in the 1990s, and went on to open Disfrutar in the Eixample district of Barcelona, which is known for its curiously creative menu and beautiful dining room.
How are The World's 50 Best Restaurants chosen?
The list is decided by a panel of experts, and there are a few rules: those on the panel can’t vote for any restaurant they have an economic interest in, and they must have eaten at restaurants that won their votes in the previous 19 months.
The highest ranking restaurants in each continent were given a special mention. The best restaurant in Africa was La Colombe. Atomix was the highest ranking restaurant in North America, and the highest ranking restaurant in Asia was Gaggan. The best restaurant in South America for 2024 is Maido. And the best restaurant in Europe, and the winner of The World’s Best Restaurant in 2024, is Disfrutar in Barcelona.
Individual awards included the Resy One To Watch award, which went to Kato in Los Angeles. The World’s Best Pastry Chef award was awarded to Nina Métayer. The Highest Climber award, meanwhile, went to The Chairman in Hong Kong.
Which restaurants placed 1-50 in 2024?
1. Disfrutar, Barcelona
2. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
3. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris
4. Diverxo, Madrid
5. Maido, Lima
6. Atomix, New York
7. Quintonil, Mexico City
8. Alchemist, Copenhagen
9. Gaggan, Bangkok
10. Don Julio, Buenos Aires
11. Septime, Paris
12. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera
13. Trèsind Studio, Dubai
14. Quique Dacosta, Dénia
15. Sézanne, Tokyo
16. Kjolle, Lima
17. Kol, London
18. Plénitude, Paris
19. Reale, Castel di Sangro
20. Wing, Hong Kong
21. Florilège, Tokyo
22. Steirereck, Vienna
23. Sühring, Bangkok
24. Odette, Singapore
25. El Chato, Bogotá
26. The Chairman, Hong Kong
27. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo
28. Elkano, Getaria
29. Boragó, Santiago
30. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin
31. Belcanto, Lisbon
32. Den, Tokyo
33. Pujol, Mexico City
34. Rosetta, Mexico City
35. Frantzen, Stockholm
36. The Jane, Antwerp
37. Oteque, Rio
38. Sorn, Bangkok
39. Piazza Duomo, Alba
40. Le Du, Bangkok
41. Mayta, Lima
42. Ikoyi, London
43. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin
44. Mingles, Seoul
45. Arpege, Paris
46. Single Thread, Healdsburg
47. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau
48. Hisa Franko, Kobarid
49. La Colombe, Cape Town
50. Uliassi, Senigallia
Which restaurants placed 51-100 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2024?
100. Fauna, Valle De Guadalupe, Mexico
99. Cosme, New York, USA
98. Saint Peter, Sydney, Australia
97. Core by Clare Smyth, London, UK
96. Onjium, Seoul, South Korea
95. Meta, Singapore
94. Mountain, London, UK
93. Sazenka, Tokyo, Japan
92. Labyrinth, Singapore
91. Neolokal, Istanbul, Turkey
90. Smyth, Chicago, USA
89. Indian Accent, New Delhi, India
88. Tantris, Munich, Germany
87. Lyle's, London, UK
86. Mosu, Seoul, South Korea
85. Ceto, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
84. Restaurant Jan, Munich, Germany
83. Willem Hiele, Oudenburg, Belgium
82. Sud 777, Mexico City, Mexico
81. Mugaritz, San Sebastián, Spain
80. The Clove Club, London, UK
79. Alléno Paris Au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France
78. Masque, Mumbai, India
77. La Grenouillère, La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, France
76. Flocons de Sel, Megève, France
75. Ernst, Berlin, Germany
74. Nusara, Bangkok, Thailand
73. Mil, Cusco, Peru
72. Aponiente, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
71. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
70. Le Doyenné, Saint-Vrain, France
69. Fu He Hui, Shanghai, China
68. Burnt Ends, Singapore
67. Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
66. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
65. Brat, London, UK
64. Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai, UAE
63. Bozar, Brussels, Belgium
62. Coda, Berlin, Germany
61. Nuema, Quito, Ecuador
60. Fyn, Cape Town, South Africa
59. Enigma, Barcelona, Spain
58. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
57. Potong, Bangkok, Thailand
56. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
55. Mérito, Lima, Peru
54. Kadeau, Copenhagen, Denmark
53. Leo, Bogotá, Colombia
52. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler, Brunico, Italy
51. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
This article originally appeared on Condé Nast Traveller UK.