Top 50 restaurants - 2006

The top 50 restaurants in the world for 2006 has been published. #1 this year is El Bulli. The Fat Duck, last year's #1, dropped to #2. The list is compiled by Restaurant Magazine, which is a British magazine and would explain the inordinate number of UK restaurants on the list.

The top 10

1. El Bulli, Spain
2. The Fat Duck, UK
3. Pierre Gagnaire, France
4. French Laundry, California
5. Tetsuya, Australia
6. Michel Bras, France
7. Alain Ducasse - Le Louis XV, Monaco
8. Per Se, New York
9. Arzak, Spain
10. Mugaritz, Spain