Disfrutar Named Number One Restaurant in the World

What a night for Spain! Three of the top four restaurants in the world hail from the Iberian nation in another strong showing at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, sponsored by San Pellegrino & Acqua Panna . The awards were hosted at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas—the host city for 2024—where the ranking includes restaurants from 26 territories in five continents worldwide and introduces three restaurants making their list debut. Barcelona’s Disfrutar was named The World’s Best Restaurant and The Best Restaurant in Europe, narrowly edging out Asador Etxebarri , from just outside of Donostia-San Sebastián.

Ranked at #2 on the 2023 list, Disfrutar is known for modern techniques and beautiful ingredients, resulting in an experience that subverts traditional fine dining in a completely surprising way. The tasting menu showcases a Mediterranean identity with avant-garde flavours to deliver daring contemporary food that is truly thought-provoking. Disfrutar is followed in the Top 5 ranking by Asador Etxebarri (#2) in Atxondo, Table by Bruno Verjus (#3) in Paris, DiverXO (#4) in Madrid, and Maido (#5) in Lima.

New York’s Atomix , from husband and wife team Junghyun ‘JP’ and Ellia Park was named The Best Restaurant in North America for the second year in a row, rising two places to #6. After being pre-announced in May, the Resy One To Watch Award 2024 was presented on stage to the team from Kato , Los Angeles, by legendary chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, part of the ‘Best of the Best’ group of former #1 restaurants. The award recognizes a rising-star restaurant that is making waves in the gastronomic scene worthy of international acclaim. Chef and co-owner Jon Yao harnesses contemporary flavors from traditional Taiwanese family dishes to reimagine fine dining with a Southern Californian accent at Kato.

The Beronia World's Best Sommelier Award was presented to Pablo Rivero , sommelier and owner of Don Julio in Buenos Aires, which was named #10 in the world. Previously recognized as Latin America’s Best Sommelier 2022 as part of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, Rivero is known for his championing of the country's wine and his thoughtful pairings with local produce. Based in Hong Kong, chef Vicky Cheng ’s Wing (#20) is recognised with the Highest New Entry Award 2024, and The Chairman (#26)—also located in Hong Kong—captured the Highest Climber Award 2024, sponsored by Highstreet World .

Re-entering the list at #46 is the second US restaurant to place in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, SingleThread , in Healdsburg. Led by husband-and-wife team Kyle and Katina Connaughton—chef and farmer, respectively—the destination dining spot in Northern California's wine country combines Kyle’s unique Japanese cuisine with fresh ingredients grown on Katina’s smallholding and pays tribute to ancient Japanese ryokans.

William Drew, Director of Content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, comments: “ It is with great excitement that we announce the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna. Hosting the awards in the US for only the second time in its history, we’re thrilled to showcase the diversity of cuisines that light up the US gastronomic scene, as well as providing a global guide for food lovers hungry for fresh experiences .”

The list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 is created from the votes of 1,080 international restaurant industry experts and well-traveled gourmonds who make up The World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy. The gender-balanced Academy is comprised of 27 separate regions around the world, each of which has 40 members including an Academy Chair. No sponsor from the event has any influence over the voting process . Professional services & auditing consultancy Deloitte independently adjudicates The World's 50 Best Restaurants list, including the ranking from 1-50. This adjudication ensures that the integrity and authenticity of the voting process and the resulting lists are protected.

Visit World's 50 Best to learn more about the restaurants that made the list.