What are the best restaurants in the world? According to Restaurant magazine, El Bulli, Ferran Adria's iconic restaurant in northern Spain is now top on the list, upsetting last year's winner the U.K.'s Fat Duck (shown here), which is now number two, where El Bulli was last year.
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El Bulli is a restaurant run by chef Ferran Adrià in Roses on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain. Restaurant Magazine has judged El Bulli the World's Best Restaurant three times - in 2002 and 2006 and most recently in 2007
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The Fat Duck is a restaurant run by chef Heston Blumenthal in Bray, Berkshire, England. In 2005 it was named as the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine, and it came second in 2004, 2006 and 2007
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Pierre is a French Haute Cuisine restaurant situated on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong which opened in October 2006 after a major renovation to the hotel
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The French Laundry is a 62-person gourmet restaurant located in Yountville, California, in Napa Valley. The chef and owner of the French Laundry is Thomas Keller, who is also involved in the restaurants of Bouchon, in Napa Valley, and per se, in New York City
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Tetsuya's Restaurant is regarded as one of the finest restaurants in the world - Tetsuya Wakuda is the chef of this internationally-acclaimed restaurant in Sydney, Australia, housed in the former Seagram's building
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Bras is a restaurant in Laguiole, France in the Auveyon region south west of Lyon
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Restaurant le Louis XV is a famous restaurant in Monaco
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Per Se is a gourmet restaurant located at Columbus Circle in New York, New York. The executive chef and owner is Thomas Keller who is also involved in the restaurants French Laundry in Napa Valley and Bouchon, in Napa Valley and Las Vegas
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Arzak is a well-known restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain that has earned three Michelin Guide stars and is perennialy on the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the World list.
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Mugaritz is a restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain. The restaurant lies in a village to the south of the town. The chef Andoni Aduriz apprenticed at El Bulli
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