in Paris, Guy Savoy crowned best chef in the world according to the “ranking of rankings”

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And eight for Guy Savoy. The chef at the head of the Monnaie de Paris restaurant obtains once again, and consecutively, the title of best chef in the world. It nevertheless shares this supreme distinction, since it is tied with nine American, Japanese or Chinese restaurants, announced Monday at theAFP La Liste, in its list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world.

A second place for another Parisian restaurant

Gastronomy “is very close to tennis”, dares Philippe Faure, president and founder of La Liste, considered the “ ranking rankings » gastronomic. “For eight or ten years, it only happens between three or four” restaurateurs, the Nadal, Federer or Djokovic of the kitchens.

The Frenchman Arnaud Donckele also stands out, tied for first place with his establishment in Saint-Tropez, La Vague d'Or, and with, in second place, Plénitude, in Paris.

Asia stands out

If there is a certain “stability” of the ranking concerning Europe and the United States, “ what's moving a lot is Asia», underlines Philippe Faure, with a Hong Kong restaurant in first place in the world, Lung King Heen. The president and founder of La Liste also highlights “a considerable surge in Korea», known superficially in France for its ramens. “I have seen some amazing things”, chefs who “want to enter the global gastronomic elite”, he enthuses. Two Korean restaurants are tied for eighth place, La Yeon and Mingles.

The Japanlong renowned for its cuisine, is the country most represented in the top 1,000 of La Liste, with 126 restaurants, followed by the United States (114 addresses).

A decline in interest in French gastronomy?

France has only 111 classified restaurants but is awarded the honorary prize, which rewards Georges Blanc, the famous ambassador of Bresse poultry, for his entire career, and whose establishment in Vonnas points to the third place in the world.

“There is, in my opinion, no drop in voltage […] or lack of interest in French cuisine,” says Philippe Faure. But “there isa lack of interest in its excesses“. Certain chefs, “like 'Mephistos' in their kitchen”, offered, according to him, “something of which they were very proud but which the customers did not always accept”.

“A period of transition paves the way fora gastronomy centered on pleasure», summarizes La Liste. This year, a special “Show to table” prize rewards five establishments in Dubai, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris and Tokyo, where atmosphere and fun are on the menu.

Created in 2015, La Liste aims to be the “ranking of rankings” and tracks 35,000 restaurants in 200 countries, using an algorithm that compiles and weights more than 1,100 sources (guides, blogs and press articles) and awards a score out of 100 points.

Source: © 2024 AFP.

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