C’is a fact, in gastronomy as in sport or in cinema, we love celebration and congratulation. Guides and rankings of all kinds punctuate the seasons, whether it is the Michelin Guide, which last spring awarded Jérôme Banctel and Fabien Ferré, or the 50 Best, the last edition of which saw several French chefs shine.
Last week, Frédéric Anton, toque du Pré catelan, was named chef of the year by the Gault&Millau guide. And the agitation has barely subsided when another ranking has just been published. His name? The List, which takes inventory of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world.
Guy Savoy and Arnaud Donckele at the top of the La Liste ranking
At the top, two French establishments stand out: Guy Savoy's restaurant in Paris and Arnaud Donckele's, La Vague d'or, in Saint-Tropez. With a score of 99.5/100, they rise to first place among the restaurants listed, tied with seven other restaurants, American, Swiss, English, Japanese but also German or Chinese.
Guy Savoy has occupied this place since the 2017 ranking, despite the controversial loss of his third Michelin star in 2023. Arnaud Donckele achieves the feat of placing his other table, Plénitude in Paris, in second place with the rating of 99/100, such as L'Ambroisie by Bernard Pacaud (Paris), L'Assiette champenoise by Arnaud Lallement (Tinqueux) and the Régis restaurant and Jacques Marcon (Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid).
The List references 35,000 restaurants in 200 countries
Launched in 2015, under the leadership of the Quai d'Orsay, to compete with the World's 50 Best Restaurants, La Liste today indexes, on its digital application, 35,000 establishments spread across 200 countries. The ranking is carried out by an algorithm compiling more than 1,000 international sources, including gastronomic guides and press articles but also customer feedback, as a sort of super quality label. This year, Japan is the most represented country with 126 restaurants in the top 1000, followed by the United States (114), France (111) and China (109).
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Alongside this top 100, a collection of individual awards is also awarded. Chef Georges Blanc, a giant of French cuisine based in Vonnas, received an honorary prize celebrating “his career, the transmission, the influence of his heritage”. The entire list can be found on the La Liste platform and social networks.
