This ranking is the adaptation for Europe only from the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards produced by British magazine Restaurant based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and restaurant critics.
Top 25 European restaurants (2012 ranking)
Rank |
Restaurant |
City, Region, Country |
Michelin rating |
Gault-Millau rating* |
1 |
Noma
|
Copenhagen, Denmark
|
  |
N/A |
2 |
El Celler De Can Roca
|
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
|
   |
N/A |
3 |
Mugaritz
|
Errenteria, Basque Country, Spain
|
  |
N/A |
4 |
Osteria Francescana
|
Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
|
   |
95/100 |
5 |
The Fat Duck
|
Bray, Berkshire, United Kingdom
|
   |
    |
6 |
Arzak
|
San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
|
   |
N/A |
7 |
Le Chateaubriand
|
Paris, France
|
- |
  |
8 |
L'Astrance
|
Paris, France
|
   |
     |
9 |
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon - Saint-Germain
|
Paris, France
|
   |
   |
10 |
Hof van Cleve
|
Kruishoutem, East Flanders, Belgium
|
   |
     |
11 |
Pierre Gagnaire
|
Paris, France
|
   |
     |
12 |
Oud Sluis
|
Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
|
   |
     |
13 |
L'Arpège
|
Paris, France
|
   |
     |
14 |
Vendôme
|
Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
|
   |
     |
15 |
Steirereck
|
Vienna, Austria
|
  |
  |
16 |
Schloss Schauenstein
|
Fürstenau, Graubünden, Switzerland
|
   |
    |
17 |
Aqua
|
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
|
   |
     |
18 |
Combal Zero
|
Rivoli, Piemont, Italy
|
  |
93/100 |
19 |
Martin Berasategui
|
San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
|
   |
  * |
20 |
Bras
|
Laguiole, Midi-Pyrénées, France
|
   |
    |
21 |
Le Calandre
|
Padua, Veneto, Italy
|
   |
93/100 |
22 |
Cracco
|
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
|
  |
88/100 |
23 |
The Ledbury
|
London, United Kingdom
|
  |
  |
24 |
Chez Dominique
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
  |
N/A |
25 |
Dal Pescatore
|
Mantova, Lombardy, Italy
|
   |
92/100 |
* Gambero Rosso rating for Italy
** old rating (1998 for Martin Berasategui)
Check also
Best restaurants in Europe by country
Top 25 European cities by Michelin stars
Top 25 European cities by total Gault-Millau toques
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