La Liste which initially was a list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world is privately owned and was launched in Paris in December 2015. This French ranking and restaurants guide nowadays lists 20,000 restaurants in 195 countries by aggregating over 700 guides and publication and is often cited as the reply to British published gastronomic guide World’s 50 Best Restaurants. La Liste guide and results are available on laliste.com and through La Liste app (iOS and Android)

Founder of La Liste, Ambassador Philippe Faure, was previously CEO of Gault & Millau, and former Head of the French Tourist Board,[1] and served as Ambassador of France to Japan from 2007 to 2011, to Mexico and to Morocco. Corporate sponsors of La Liste include Moët Hennessy, American Express, ABInbev, Marché International de Rungis and Accor Hotels.[2]

Methodology edit

La Liste is compiled using a data processing algorithm. The list factors in more than 700 international dining guides, crowd-sourced sites (such as Yelp and TripAdvisor) or press reviews (New York Times, Washington Post...). Among those sources, La Liste also takes into consideration Zagat, Michelin, the James Beard Award, Gault & Millau, OpenTable.

LA LISTE 2023 edit

Top nine restaurants[3]
Rank Restaurant Location Score
1 Frantzén  Stockholm, Sweden 99.50
1 Guy Savoy  Paris, France 99.50
1 Le Bernardin  New York, United States 99.50
4 Cheval Blanc by Peter KnoglGrand Hôtel Les Trois Rois  Basel, Switzerland 99.00
4 L'Assiette Champenoise  Tinqueux, France 99.00
4 La Vague d'Or - Le Cheval Blanc  Saint-Tropez, France 99.00
4 Martín Berasategui  Lasarte-Oria, Spain 99.00
4 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville  Crissier, Switzerland 99.00
4 鮨さいとう - Sushi Saito  Minato-ku, Japan 99.00
Top 10 countries by number of restaurants in the list[3]
Rank Country Number of
restaurants
Highest
rank
1   Japan 135 4
2   China total
(China)
(Hong Kong)
(Macau)
120
(82)
(23)
(15)

(34)
(142)
(34)
3   France 107 1
4   United States 106 1
5   Italy 78 10
6   United Kingdom 68 19
7   Spain 59 4
8   Germany 58 10
9    Switzerland 39 4
10   South Korea 36 189
Top 10 restaurants in   France[3]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 1 Guy Savoy Paris 99.5
2 4 L'Assiette Champenoise Tinqueux 99
2 4 La Vague d'Or - Le Cheval Blanc Saint-Tropez 99
4 10 L'Ambroisie Paris 98.5
4 10 L'Auberge du Vieux Puits Fontjoncouse 98.5
4 10 Plénitude Paris 98.5
7 19 Georges Blanc Vonnas 98
7 19 Maison Pic Valence 98
7 19 Mirazur Menton 98
7 19 Régis et Jacques Marcon Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid 98
Top 11 restaurants in the   United States[3]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 1 Le Bernardin New York 99.5
2 19 Manresa Los Gatos 98.0
2 19 The French Laundry Yountville 98.0
4 34 SingleThread Healdsburg 97.5
5 58 Daniel New York 97.0
6 78 Alinea Chicago 96.5
6 78 Atelier Crenn San Francisco 96.5
6 78 The Inn at Little Washington Washington, Virginia 96.5
9 118 Harbor House Inn Elk, California 96.0
9 118 Jean-Georges New York 96.0
9 118 Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare New York 96.0

LA LISTE 2019 edit

Top 10 restaurants[4]
Rank Restaurant Location Score
1 Guy Savoy  Paris, France 99.75
1 Le Bernardin  New York, United States 99.75
3 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée  Paris, France 99.50
3 Martín Berasategui  Lasarte-Oria, Spain 99.50
3 Matsukawa  Tokyo, Japan 99.50
6 L'Arpège  Paris, France 99.25
6 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville  Crissier, Switzerland 99.25
6 The French Laundry  Yountville, United States 99.25
6 Eleven Madison Park  New York, United States 99.25
10 L'Auberge du Vieux Puits  Fontjoncouse, France 99.00
10 La Vague d'Or  Saint-Tropez, France 99.00
10 Schwarzwaldstube  Baiersbronn-Tonbach, Germany 99.00
10 Kyubey  Tokyo, Japan 99.00
10 Kyo Aji  Tokyo, Japan 99.00
Top 10 countries by number of restaurants in the list[4][5]
Rank Country Number of
restaurants
Highest
rank
1   Japan 148 3
2   China
(Hong Kong)
(Macau)
134
(22)
(4)
19
(56)
(158)
3   France 116 1
4   United States 91 1
5   Spain 63 3
6   United Kingdom 60 83
7   Germany 53 10
8   Italy 51 15
9    Switzerland 35 6
10   Mexico 31 64
Top 10 restaurants in   France[4]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 1 Guy Savoy Paris 99.75
2 3 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée Paris 99.50
3 6 L'Arpège Paris 99.25
4 10 L'Auberge du Vieux Puits Fontjoncouse 99.00
4 10 La Vague d'Or Saint-Tropez 99.00
6 15 Le Pré Catelan Paris 98.75
6 15 L'Assiette Champenoise Tinqueux 98.75
8 19 L'Ambroisie Paris 98.50
8 19 Régis et Jacques Marcon Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid 98.50
10 27 Pavillon Ledoyen - Yannick Alleno Paris 98.25
Top 10 restaurants in the   United States[4]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 1 Le Bernardin New York 99.75
2 6 The French Laundry Yountville 99.25
2 6 Eleven Madison Park New York 99.25
4 15 The Inn at Little Washington Washington, Virginia 98.75
5 39 Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tarrytown 97.75
6 45 Jean-Georges New York 97.50
7 45 The Restaurant at Meadowood Napa Valley 97.50
8 56 Alinea Chicago 97.00
9 70 Daniel New York 96.50
10 103 Manresa Los Gatos 95.25
Highest rank restaurants by country[4]
Rank Restaurant Country Score
1 Guy Savoy   France 99.75
1 Le Bernardin   United States 99.75
3 Matsukawa   Japan 99.50
3 Martín Berasategui   Spain 99.50
6 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville    Switzerland 99.25
10 Schwarzwaldstube   Germany 99.00
15 Calandre   Italy 98.75
19 Hertog Jan   Belgium 98.50
19 京华阁 The Capital   China 98.50
19 Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse   Monaco 98.50
19 Inter Scaldes   Netherlands 98.50
32 Attica   Australia 98.00
32 Alo   Canada 98.00
51 Don Alfonso 1890   Italy 97.25
56 Geranium   Denmark 97.00
56 龙景轩 Lung King Heen   Hong Kong 97.00
64 Dulce Patria   Mexico 96.75
70 Obauer   Austria 96.50
77 Frantzén   Sweden 96.25
83 Maní   Brazil 96.00
83 The Ocean   Portugal 96.00
83 Gordon Ramsay   United Kingdom 96.00
96 Maido   Peru 95.50
96 Savva at Hotel Metropol   Russia 95.50
114 Maaemo   Norway 94.75
119 Nicole   Turkey 94.50
135 Le Normandie   Thailand 93.75
146 Lumina by Meir Adoni   Israel 93.25
158 Mosconi   Luxembourg 92.75
158 京花轩 Golden Flower at Encore Macau   Macau 92.75
158 The Test Kitchen   South Africa 92.75
204 La Grande Table Marocaine- Royal Mansour   Morocco 91.00
216 The French Café   New Zealand 90.50
239 Patrick Guilbaud   Ireland 89.75
275 Waku Ghin   Singapore 88.50
344 La Yeon - The Shilla   South Korea 86.50
359 MAK   Slovenia 86.25
371 祥雲龍吟 RyuGin Taipei   Taiwan 86.00
399 Idam - An Alain Ducasse Restaurant   Qatar 85.50
435 Spondi   Greece 84.75
574 Onyx   Hungary 83.00
627 Marée   Liechtenstein 82.25
657 Mishiguene   Argentina 81.75
696 Rafael   Colombia 81.25
696 Monte   Croatia 81.25
696 Koks Restaurant   Faroe Islands 81.25
696 Gallery Vask   Philippines 81.25
696 Amber Room   Poland 81.25
761 Boragó   Chile 81.00
761 Alcron   Czech Republic 81.00
761 Indian Accent - The Manor   India 81.00
761 Métis   Indonesia 81.00
761 Haft Khan   Iran 81.00
830 Ask   Finland 80.75
830 Café Littera   Georgia 80.75
861 Dill   Iceland 80.50
861 Tugra   Saudi Arabia 80.50
861 La Petite Maison   United Arab Emirates 80.50
861 Square One at Park Hyatt Saigon   Vietnam 80.50
998 Kook   Angola 80.00
998 Rasoi by Vineet, Gulf Hotel Bahrain   Bahrain 80.00
998 The Planter's at The Danna   Malaysia 80.00
998 Velaa Private Island   Maldives 80.00
998 De Mondion at The Xara Palace   Malta 80.00
998 NOK by Alara   Nigeria 80.00
998 La Case Pitey   Réunion 80.00
998 Tri   Sri Lanka 80.00
998 La Bourgogne   Uruguay 80.00

LA LISTE 2017 edit

The 2017 ranking was released on December 5, 2016 in Paris. Restaurants are now rated on a Parker-style scale ranging from 80 to 100, with 0,25 increments. Japan is still in the lead with 116 restaurants in the top 1000, followed by France with 113 and China with 100. Actual number of restaurants listed is 1,076 because the score 83.25 is shared by 87 restaurants from rank 990 to 1,076.[6]


Restaurants rated 99 or above [7]
Rank Restaurant Location Score
1 Guy Savoy   Paris, France 99.75
2 Le Bernardin   New York City, United States 99.50
2 Kyo Aji   Tokyo, Japan 99.50
4 El Celler de Can Roca   Girona, Spain 99.25
4 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée   Paris, France 99.25
4 Jean Georges   New York City, United States 99.25
4 Osteria Francescana   Modena, Italy 99.25
4 Kyubey   Tokyo, Japan 99.25
9 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville   Crissier, Switzerland 99
9 Joël Robuchon   Tokyo, Japan 99
9 Cheval Blanc - Hôtel Les Trois Rois   Basel, Switzerland 99
9 Régis & Jacques Marcon   Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, France 99
9 L'Assiette champenoise   Tinqueux, France 99
9 Da Vittorio   Brusaporto, Italy 99

LA LISTE 2016 edit

Japan tops the list with 127[8] restaurants followed by France with 118 and the United States with 101.[9][10][11]

Top 10 restaurants[12][13]
Rank Restaurant Location Score
1 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville   Crissier, Switzerland 82.35
2 Per Se   New York City, United States 82.30
3 Kyo Aji   Tokyo, Japan 82.00
4 Guy Savoy   Paris, France 81.44
5 Schauenstein   Fürstenau, Switzerland 81.37
6 El Celler de Can Roca   Girona, Spain 81.17
7 Kyubey   Tokyo, Japan 79.88
8 Maison Troisgros   Roanne, France 79.81
9 Auberge du Vieux Puits   Fontjoncouse, France 79.80
10 Joël Robuchon   Tokyo, Japan 79.77
Top 10 restaurants in   France[12]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 4 Guy Savoy Paris 81.44
2 8 Maison Troisgros Roanne 79.81
3 9 Auberge du Vieux Puits Fontjoncouse 79.80
4 11 Régis et Jacques Marcon St-Bonnet-le-Froid 79.75
5 12 Flocons de Sel Leutaz 79.47
6 13 Les Prés d'Eugénie - Michel Guérard Eugénie-les-Bains 79.32
7 16 Pierre Gagnaire Paris 77.96
8 20 Le Pré Catelan Paris 77.28
9 29 Lameloise Chagny 76.66
10 31 Maison Pic Valence 76.49
Top 10 restaurants in    Switzerland[12]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 1 Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville Crissier 82.35
2 5 Schauenstein Fürstenau 81.37
3 67 Cheval Blanc - Hôtel Les Trois Rois Basel 73.73
4 93 Adelboden Steinen 72.60
5 113 The Restaurant Zürich 72.08
6 131 Domaine de Châteauvieux Peney-Dessus 71.48
7 140 Georges Wenger Le Noirmont 71.23
8 146 Stucki - Tanja Grandits Basel 71.09
9 147 Bumanns Gourmetrestaurant Chesa Pirani La Punt Chamues-ch 71.09
10 159 L'Ermitage de Bernard Ravet Vufflens-le-Chateau 70.75
Top 10 restaurants in   Japan[12]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 3 Kyo Aji Tokyo 82.00
2 7 Kyubey Tokyo 79.88
3 10 Joël Robuchon Yebisu Garden Place 79.77
4 14 Nihonryori Ryugin Tokyo 78.74
5 24 Kyo-ryori Nakamura Kyoto 76.96
6 25 Matsukawa Tokyo 76.92
7 28 Quintessence Tokyo 76.70
8 37 Oryouri Hayashi Kyoto 75.55
9 39 Kikunoi Honten Kyoto 75.41
10 50 Maruyama (Gion) Kyoto 74.61
Top 10 restaurants in the   United States[10][13]
Rank Overall
rank
Restaurant Location Score
1 2 Per Se New York City 82.30
2 19 Le Bernardin New York 77.44
3 51 Jean-Georges New York 74.53
4 241 Eleven Madison Park New York 68.83
5 268 Joël Robuchon Las Vegas 68.29
6 275 Saison San Francisco 68.17
7 282 The Restaurant at Meadowood St. Helena, California 68.05
8 305 Atera New York 67.37
9 310 The French Laundry Yountville, California 67.31
10 320 Daniel New York 67.12
Top 10 countries by number of restaurants in the list[12]
Rank Country Number of
restaurants
Highest
rank
1   Japan 127[8] 3
2   France 118 4
3   United States 101 2
4   China
(  Hong Kong)
(  Macao)
69
(22)
( 4)
42
5   Spain 59 6
6   Germany 52 30
7   Italy 50 18
8   United Kingdom 46 41
9    Switzerland 30 1
10   India 29 591

External links edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Team". La Liste. La Liste. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Sponsors". La Liste. La Liste. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "LA LISTE 2023". La Liste.
  4. ^ a b c d e "LA LISTE 2019". LA LISTE.
  5. ^ "WINNERS". LA LISTE.
  6. ^ "Yearly ranking of world gastronomy: LA LISTE 2017 unveiled in Paris". La Liste. December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "La Liste".
  8. ^ a b The number varies depending on the sources. However the actual number in the list is 127.
  9. ^ "France's La Liste Ranks the World's Top 1000 Restaurants". Forbes. December 18, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "France Replies to World's 50 Best Restaurants List With 1,000 of Its Own". The New York Times. December 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Gastronomy - Presentation of "La Liste" composed of the world's 1,000 best restaurants". French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. December 17, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Restaurants Worldwide". La Liste.
  13. ^ a b "These Are the 10 Best Restaurants in the World". Time. December 14, 2015.