The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is published by the British media company William Reed. However, it is a controversial ranking, as there are no guarantees that the anonymous voters have actually visited the restaurants they cite.

In the last edition, held in June in Turin, the top spot went to Maido in Lima, Peru. Leading the list does not mean it is the most expensive: chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, known as Micha, offers a menu costing €288.29 ($317) without drinks. This is far from the €724 ($796) charged by Rasmus Munk, the chef and creative mind behind the Danish restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen. At Alchemist, diners can also reserve the exclusive Sommelier’s Table, which includes a wine pairing from top producers, coffee, tea, and a digestif, for €2,199 ($2,419) per person.

Other high-ticket restaurants include:

Kadeau (41st place, Copenhagen) – menu €496 ($546) Frantzén (38th place, Stockholm) – menu €493 ($542), Table by Bruno Verjus (8th place, Paris) – menu €480 ($528) Plénitude (14th place, Paris) – menu €480 ($528)DiverXO (4th place, Madrid) – menu €450 ($495)

At the lower end of the price spectrum is Florilège (26th place, Tokyo) with a lunch menu at €70 ($77) and a dinner menu at €134 ($147), averaging €102 ($112). Chef Hiroyasu Kawate, trained in France, offers a French-style culinary experience around a 13-meter table, emphasizing vegetables.

Other relatively affordable options include:

Septime (40th place, Paris) – lunch €85 ($94), dinner €135 ($149), average €110 ($121)Le Du (Bangkok, Thailand) – menus of €120 and €147 ($132–$162), average €133.5 ($147)Lido 84 (16th place, Gardone Riviera, Italy) – menus of €140 and €160 ($154–$176), average €150 ($165)Nusara (35th place, Bangkok) – menu €159 ($175)

Among the four Spanish restaurants in the ranking, the average cost is €281 ($309). These include:

DiverXO (Madrid) – €450 ($495)Etxebarri (Axpe, 2nd place) – €280 ($308), famous for Bittor Arginzoniz’s grill masteryElkano (Getaria, 24th place) – €195 ($215), renowned for seafood, especially turbotEnigma (Barcelona, 34th place) – €240 ($264), showcasing Albert Adrià’s creative cuisine

Of the 50 best, five restaurants do not specify tasting menus on their websites: Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina), The Chairman (Hong Kong), Orfali Bros (Dubai), Rosetta (Mexico City, Mexico), and Celele (Cartagena, Colombia).

Tasting menu prices at ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’

1. Maido (Lima, Peru). Menu: €288.29 ($335.39)

2. Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain). Menu: €280 ($326.06)

3. Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico). Menu: €227 ($264.97)

4. DiverXO (Madrid, Spain). Menu: €450 ($523.98)

5. Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark). Menu: €724 ($842.70)

6. Gaggan (Bangkok, Thailand). Menu: €424 ($493.35)

7. Sézanne, Tokyo (Japan). Menu: €303 ($352.71)

8. Table by Bruno Verjus (Paris, France). Menu: €480 ($558.96)

9. Kjolle (Lima, Peru). Menu: €185–€240 ($215.46–$279.48)

10. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina). la carte: ojo de bife €61 ($70.97), bife de chorizo angosto €53 ($61.70), entrecot €73 ($84.89), bife de lomo €74 ($86.07)

11. Wing (Hong Kong). Menu: €217 ($252.13)

12. Atomix (New York, U.S.) Menu: €331 ($384.34)

13. Potong (Bangkok, Thailand). Menu: €168 ($195.43)

14. Plénitude (Paris, France). Menu: €480 ($558.96)

15. Ikoyi (London, U.K.). Menu: €402 ($468.68)

16. Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy). Menus: €140–€160 ($162.03–$186.32)

17. Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand). Menu: €192 ($223.84)

18. Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy). Menu: €230 ($267.85)

19. The Chairman (Hong Kong). À la carte: prices not specified.

20. Atelier Moessner Norbert Niederkofler (Brunico, Italy). Menu: €320 ($372.64)

21. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan). Menu: €397 ($462.98)

22. Sühring (Bangkok, Thailand). Menu: Lunch €128 ($148.89), Dinner €207–€260 ($240.51–$302.64)

23. Boragó (Santiago, Chile). Menu: €164 ($190.68)

24. Elkano (Getaria, Spain). Menu: €195 ($226.01)

25. Odette (Singapore). Menu: €246–€333 ($286.68–$387.80)

26. Merit (Lima, Peru). Menu: €167 ($194.81)

27. Trésind Studio (Dubai). Menu: €315 ($366.68)

28. Lasai (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Menu: €217 ($252.13)

29. Mingles (Seoul, South Korea). Menu: Lunch €186 ($216.47), Dinner €249 ($289.11)

30. Le Du (Bangkok, Thailand). €120–€147 ($139.74–$171.85)

31. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy). Menu: €280 ($326.06)

32. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy). Menu: €290–€500 ($337.50–$610.50)

33. Steireck (Vienna, Austria). Menu: €245–€265 ($285.57–$308.71)

34. Enigma (Barcelona). Menu: €240 ($279.48)

35. Nusara (Bangkok). Menu: €159 ($185.66)

36. Florilège (Tokyo, Japan). Menu: Lunch €70 ($81.11), Dinner €134 ($156.85)

37. Orfali Bros (Dubai). À la carte: oyster €12 ($13.93), caviar €25 ($29.82), scallops €32 ($37.58)

38. Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden). Menu: €493 ($574.47)

39. Mayta (Lima, Peru). Menu: €241 ($280.58)

40. Septime (Paris, France). Menu: Lunch €85 ($98.91), Dinner €135 ($157.97)

41. Kadeau (Copenhagen, Denmark). Menu: €496 ($577.57)

42. Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal). Menu: €250 ($291.13)

43. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy). Menu: €250–€270 ($291.13–$312.83)

44. La Cime (Osaka, Japan). Menu: €206 ($239.22)

45. Arpège (Paris, France). Menu: €260–€420 ($302.64–$488.17)

46. Rosetta (Mexico City, Mexico). À la carte: dishes €12–€29 ($13.93–$34.07)

47. Vyn (Skyllinge, Sweden). Menu: €359 ($417.71)

48. Celele (Cartagena, Colombia). À la carte: dishes €13–€16 ($15.13–$18.63)

49. Kol (London, U.K.). Menu: Lunch €110 ($128.09), Dinner €214 ($249.79)

50. Jan (Munich, Germany). Menu: Lunch €305 ($355.93), Dinner €355 ($413.73)

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