European restaurants have triumphed with four of the top five spots on the annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Spain tops the latest list of the world’s best restaurants. The 50 Best brand released its annual list of the world’s best restaurants, recognising the top gastronomy around the globe, and it’s been a good year for Europe.
Out of the top five, four entries are European restaurants with three coming from different regions of Spain. In the top position, where Danish restaurant Noma and the now-closed Spanish restaurant El Bulli hold the record for winning five times, there’s a brand new entry. Disfrutar in Barcelona is the new champion of the list.
Found in the heart of Barcelona’s historic university area L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, Disfrutar provides the hip neighbourhood with tasting menus from its esteemed triple-header of head chefs, Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas. The three chefs met at the famed El Bulli which closed in 2011 after nearly 50 years of service in the Catalan region near Roses. Disfrutar was founded just 10 years ago in 2014 and quickly established itself for its two elaborate 30 dish tasting menus, the “classic” and the “festival”.
They also offer a special chef’s table menu called “living table” for up to six guests. The restaurant has climbed the ranks in recent years, placing third in 2022 and second in 2023, to finally take the top spot this year. Dining at Disfrutar isn’t a cheap affair, wi.
