Cocorico! The French Guy Savoy, officiating at the Monnaie de Paris, was named best chef in the world for the eighth consecutive year… but tied with nine American, Japanese or Chinese restaurants, announced to AFP, Monday November 25, 2024, The Listin its list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world.
“the Nadals and Federers of the kitchen”
Gastronomy “is very close to tennis”, dares Philippe Faure, president and founder of The Listgastronomic “ranking of rankings”. “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 is moving the lines
If there is a certain “stability” in the ranking concerning Europe and the United States, “what is 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 The List also underlines “a considerable push from Korea”, known superficially in France for its ramens: “I have seen amazing things”, chefs who “want to enter the world gastronomic elite”, he enthuses . Two Korean restaurants are tied for eighth place, La Yeon and Mingles.
Japan, long 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).
The French too “excessive”?
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 is a lack of interest in its excesses”. Certain chefs, “like 'Mephisto' 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 opens the way to a gastronomy centered on pleasure”, summarizes The List.
The “Ranking of Rankings”
This year, a special prize Show to table rewards five establishments in Dubai, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris and Tokyo, where atmosphere and fun are on the menu.
Our “Gastronomy” file
Created in 2015, The List is intended to be the “ranking of rankings” and follows 35,000 restaurants in 200 countries, using an algorithm which compiles and weights more than 1,100 sources (guides, blogs and press articles) and assigns a score out of 100 points.
