Auberge Du Vieux Puits
French restaurant Auberge Du Vieux Puits tops the list of the world’s best restaurants. The establishment is located on the territory of the Ferme Auberge Du Vieux Puits hotel and bears the same name. The restaurant is half an hour drive from Cambrai, in the small town of Boni. Auberge Du Vieux Puits has three Michelin stars. Apart from that, Gault Millau awarded the restaurant with five Toques. Auberge Du Vieux Puits’ chef is recognized as one of the best in France. The restaurant serves classic French and European cuisine. The chef's most popular specialties are small vegetable pie with smoked salmon and duck medallions, grilled and seasoned with fragrant fresh herbs.
La Ville Blanche
La Ville Blanche, a French hotel-restaurant, is ranked second on the list. The place is located in the heart of Trégor, off the Granite Rose coastline. The history of the restaurant is closely connected with the Maison family. Back in 1992, the Maisons decided to convert a small farmhouse into a cozy hotel with a gourmet restaurant. As it turned out, this was their best idea. Today, the restaurant is known not only in France, but also far beyond its borders. Critics have repeatedly praised the highest level of professionalism of the La Ville Blanche team. In 2019, the restaurant was presented with the Michelin star. Its chef has become the winner of various cooking contests and competitions multiple times. La Ville Blanche serves French and European cuisine.
Chila
Chila, an Argentinean restaurant, takes the honourable third place. The establishment is located in the center of Buenos Aires, on Alicia Moreau de Justo street. Chila’s menu includes Argentinean, Italian, and modern international cuisine. The restaurant’s distinctive feature is the incredible wine list. Chila’s special romantic atmosphere - a classical interior, calm music, unique lighting, scented candles, and live flowers - makes the place unique and unforgettable. The restaurant's most popular specialties are pork loin with demi-glace and mashed potatoes as well as goose liver with fruit mix and caramel. Guests’ favourite dessert is a berry parfait with Philadelphia cream, which is based on meringues.
The Black Swan
The Black Swan, a pub in the small village of Oldstead in North Yorkshire, is next in the rating of the world’s top restaurants. This establishment has been recognized numerous times as one of the best dining restaurants according to TripAdvisor and topped the list back in 2017. The pub is housed in a plain one-story building on the outskirts of a village with a population of only 68 people. This family establishment is run by a very young and ambitious chef, Tommy Banks, who received a Mishlen Star at the age of 24, becoming one of the youngest chefs. The restaurant offers its guests an a la carte menu, which includes more than a dozen different dishes made of farm products. Banks' parents are farmers and the main suppliers of food for the restaurant. A distinctive feature of all the dishes in the pub is a modern and creative look at classic flavor combinations.
Leo
Leo, the best Colombian restaurant, closes TripAdvisor's top five. The place is based in Bogota. The restaurant first entered the lists of the most prestigious establishments in the world in 2018 and it has repeatedly won various awards since then. Interestingly, Leo has been the only successful Colombian restaurant. It has a non-standard approach to cooking: traditional Latin American recipes intersect with original ethnic dishes, while a modern look at the use of spices creates a new level of taste sensations. The restaurant’s specialty is non-alcoholic drinks fermented from local fruits and richly flavored with spices. The concept of the place is deeply scientific in nature and is based on the study of the region's biodiversity. The restaurant is run by chef Leonor Espinos and sommelier Laura Hernandez-Espinosa.
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