In 2009 there were some key climbers in the list, including Denmark's Noma – up seven places – Swedish restaurant Oaxen Skärgårdskrog and Brazilian establishment DOM, both of which rose 16 slots. Also listed 11 places higher were American eatery Alinea and Switzerland's Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville.
In 2011 Noma pipped their rivals to the post and sat above a top ten populated by European restaurants. Some new countries hit the list this year - as far afield as Peru.
1 Noma Denmark
2 El Celler De Can Roca Spain
3 Mugaritz Spain
4 Osteria Francescana Italy
5 The Fat Duck UK
6 Alinea USA
7 D.O.M Brazil
8 Arzak Spain
9 Le Chateaubriand France
10 Per Se USA
11 Daniel USA
12 Les Creations de Narisawa Japan
13 L'Astrance France
14 L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon France
15 Hof van Cleve Belgium
16 Pierre Gagnaire France
17 Oud Sluis Netherlands
18 Le Bernardin USA
19 L'Arpege France
20 Nihonryori RyuGin Japan
21 Vendome Germany
22 Steirereck Austria
23 Schloss Schauenstein Switzerland
24 Eleven Madison Park USA
25 Aqua Germany
26 Quay Australia
27 Iggy's Singapore
28 Combal Zero Italy
29 Martin Berasategui Spain
30 Bras France
31 Biko Mexico
32 Le Calandre Italy
33 Cracco Italy
34 The Ledbury UK
35 Chez Dominique Finland
36 Le Quartier Francais South Africa
37 Amber Hong Kong
38 Dal Pescatore Italy
39 Il Canto Italy
40 Momofuku Ssam Bar USA
41 St John UK
42 Astrid Y Gaston Peru
43 Hibiscus UK
44 Maison Troisgros France
45 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee France
46 De Librije Netherlands
47 Restaurant de l'Hotel De Ville Switzerland
48 Varvary Russia
49 Pujol Mexico
50 Asador Etxebarri Spain
Source: www.worlds50best.com
