La Liste

La Liste, which was initially a list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world, is privately owned and was launched in Paris in December 2015. This French ranking and restaurant guide now lists 20,000 restaurants in 195 countries by aggregating over 700 guides and publications and is often cited as the reply to the British-published gastronomic guide World's 50 Best Restaurants. La Liste guide and results are available on laliste.com and through La Liste app (iOS and Android)

La Liste, which was initially a list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world, is privately owned and was launched in Paris in December 2015. This French ranking and restaurant guide now lists 20,000 restaurants in 195 countries by aggregating over 700 guides and publications and is often cited as the reply to the British-published gastronomic guide World's 50 Best Restaurants. La Liste guide and results are available on laliste.com and through La Liste app (iOS and Android)

The founder of La Liste, Ambassador Philippe Faure, was previously the CEO of Gault & Millau, and the former Head of the French Tourist Board. He also served as the ambassador of France to Japan from 2007 to 2011, as well as to Mexico and Morocco. Corporate sponsors of La Liste include Moët Hennessy, American Express, ABInbev, Marché International de Rungis and Accor Hotels.

La Liste is compiled using a data processing algorithm. The list factors in more than 700 international dining guides, crowd-sourced sites (such as Yelp and TripAdvisor) or press reviews (New York Times, Washington Post...). Among those sources, La Liste also takes into consideration Zagat, Michelin, the James Beard Award, Gault & Millau, OpenTable.

RankRestaurantLocationScore
1Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl – Grand Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel, Switzerland99.50
1Da VittorioBrusaporto, Italy99.50
1Restaurant Guy SavoyParis, France99.50
1Le BernardinNew York, United States99.50
1Lung King HeenHong Kong, China99.50
1Martin BerasateguiLasarte-Oria, Spain99.50
1MatsukawaMinato-ku, Japan99.50
1Robuchon au DomeMacao, China99.50
1SchwarzwaldstubeBaiersbronn, Germany99.50
1SingleThreadHealdsburg, United States99.50
RankRestaurantLocationScore
1Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl – Grand Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel, Switzerland99.50
1Restaurant Guy SavoyParis, France99.50
1L'EnclumeGrange-over Sandis, United Kingdom99.50
1La Vague d'Or - Le Cheval BlancSaint-Tropez, France99.50
1Le BernardinNew York, United States99.50
1Lung King HeenHong Kong, China99.50
1MatsukawaMinato-ku, Japan99.50
1SchwarzwaldstubeBaiersbronn, Germany99.50
1SingleThreadHealdsburg, United States99.50
RankRestaurantLocationScore
1FrantzénStockholm, Sweden99.50
1Restaurant Guy SavoyParis, France99.50
1Le BernardinNew York, United States99.50
4Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl – Grand Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel, Switzerland99.00
4L'Assiette ChampenoiseTinqueux, France99.00
4La Vague d'Or - Le Cheval BlancSaint-Tropez, France99.00
4Martín BerasateguiLasarte-Oria, Spain99.00
4Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier, Switzerland99.00
4鮨さいとう - Sushi SaitoMinato-ku, Japan99.00
RankCountryNumber ofrestaurantsHighestrank
1Japan1354
2China total(China)(Hong Kong)(Macau)120(82)(23)(15)(34)(142)(34)
3France1071
4United States1061
5Italy7810
6United Kingdom6819
7Spain594
8Germany5810
9Switzerland391
10South Korea36189
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
11Restaurant Guy SavoyParis99.5
24L'Assiette ChampenoiseTinqueux99
24La Vague d'Or - Le Cheval BlancSaint-Tropez99
410L'AmbroisieParis98.5
410L'Auberge du Vieux PuitsFontjoncouse98.5
410PlénitudeParis98.5
719Georges BlancVonnas98
719Maison PicValence98
719MirazurMenton98
719Régis et Jacques MarconSaint-Bonnet-le-Froid98
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
11Le BernardinNew York99.5
219ManresaLos Gatos98.0
219The French LaundryYountville98.0
434SingleThreadHealdsburg97.5
558DanielNew York97.0
678AlineaChicago96.5
678Atelier CrennSan Francisco96.5
678The Inn at Little WashingtonWashington, Virginia96.5
9118Harbor House InnElk, California96.0
9118Jean-GeorgesNew York96.0
9118Chef's Table at Brooklyn FareNew York96.0
RankRestaurantLocationScore
1Guy SavoyParis, France99.75
1Le BernardinNew York, United States99.75
3Alain Ducasse au Plaza AthénéeParis, France99.50
3Martín BerasateguiLasarte-Oria, Spain99.50
3MatsukawaTokyo, Japan99.50
6L'ArpègeParis, France99.25
6Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier, Switzerland99.25
6The French LaundryYountville, United States99.25
6Eleven Madison ParkNew York, United States99.25
10L'Auberge du Vieux PuitsFontjoncouse, France99.00
10La Vague d'OrSaint-Tropez, France99.00
10SchwarzwaldstubeBaiersbronn-Tonbach, Germany99.00
10KyubeyTokyo, Japan99.00
10Kyo AjiTokyo, Japan99.00
RankCountryNumber ofrestaurantsHighestrank
1Japan1483
2China(Hong Kong)(Macau)134(22)(4)19(56)(158)
3France1161
4United States911
5Spain633
6United Kingdom6083
7Germany5310
8Italy5115
9Switzerland356
10Mexico3164
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
11Guy SavoyParis99.75
23Alain Ducasse au Plaza AthénéeParis99.50
36L'ArpègeParis99.25
410L'Auberge du Vieux PuitsFontjoncouse99.00
410La Vague d'OrSaint-Tropez99.00
615Le Pré CatelanParis98.75
615L'Assiette ChampenoiseTinqueux98.75
819L'AmbroisieParis98.50
819Régis et Jacques MarconSaint-Bonnet-le-Froid98.50
1027Pavillon Ledoyen - Yannick AllenoParis98.25
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
11Le BernardinNew York99.75
26The French LaundryYountville99.25
26Eleven Madison ParkNew York99.25
415The Inn at Little WashingtonWashington, Virginia98.75
539Blue Hill at Stone BarnsTarrytown97.75
645Jean-GeorgesNew York97.50
745The Restaurant at MeadowoodNapa Valley97.50
856AlineaChicago97.00
970DanielNew York96.50
10103ManresaLos Gatos95.25

The 2017 ranking was released on December 5, 2016, in Paris. Restaurants are now rated on a Parker-style scale ranging from 80 to 100, with 0,25 increments. Japan is still in the lead with 116 restaurants in the top 1000, followed by France with 113 and China with 100. Actual number of restaurants listed is 1,076 because the score 83.25 is shared by 87 restaurants from rank 990 to 1,076.

RankRestaurantLocationScore
1Guy SavoyParis, France99.75
2Le BernardinNew York City, United States99.50
2Kyo AjiTokyo, Japan99.50
4El Celler de Can RocaGirona, Spain99.25
4Alain Ducasse au Plaza AthénéeParis, France99.25
4Jean GeorgesNew York City, United States99.25
4Osteria FrancescanaModena, Italy99.25
4KyubeyTokyo, Japan99.25
9Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier, Switzerland99
9Joël RobuchonTokyo, Japan99
9Cheval Blanc - Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel, Switzerland99
9Régis & Jacques MarconSaint-Bonnet-le-Froid, France99
9L'Assiette champenoiseTinqueux, France99
9Da VittorioBrusaporto, Italy99

Japan tops the list with 127 restaurants followed by France with 118 and the United States with 101.

RankRestaurantLocationScore
1Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier, Switzerland82.35
2Per SeNew York City, United States82.30
3Kyo AjiTokyo, Japan82.00
4Guy SavoyParis, France81.44
5SchauensteinFürstenau, Switzerland81.37
6El Celler de Can RocaGirona, Spain81.17
7KyubeyTokyo, Japan79.88
8La Maison TroisgrosRoanne, France79.81
9Auberge du Vieux PuitsFontjoncouse, France79.80
10Joël RobuchonTokyo, Japan79.77
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
14Restaurant Guy SavoyParis81.44
28La Maison TroisgrosRoanne79.81
39Auberge du Vieux PuitsFontjoncouse79.80
411Régis et Jacques MarconSt-Bonnet-le-Froid79.75
512Flocons de SelLeutaz79.47
613Les Prés d'Eugénie - Michel GuérardEugénie-les-Bains79.32
716Pierre GagnaireParis77.96
820Le Pré CatelanParis77.28
929LameloiseChagny76.66
1031Maison PicValence76.49
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
11Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier82.35
25SchauensteinFürstenau81.37
367Cheval Blanc - Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel73.73
493AdelbodenSteinen72.60
5113The RestaurantZürich72.08
6131Domaine de ChâteauvieuxPeney-Dessus71.48
7140Georges WengerLe Noirmont71.23
8146Stucki - Tanja GranditsBasel71.09
9147Bumanns Gourmetrestaurant Chesa PiraniLa Punt Chamues-ch71.09
10159L'Ermitage de Bernard RavetVufflens-le-Chateau70.75
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
13Kyo AjiTokyo82.00
27KyubeyTokyo79.88
310Joël RobuchonYebisu Garden Place79.77
414Nihonryori RyuginTokyo78.74
524Kyo-ryori NakamuraKyoto76.96
625MatsukawaTokyo76.92
728QuintessenceTokyo76.70
837Oryouri HayashiKyoto75.55
939Kikunoi HontenKyoto75.41
1050Maruyama (Gion)Kyoto74.61
RankOverallrankRestaurantLocationScore
12Per SeNew York City82.30
219Le BernardinNew York77.44
351Jean-GeorgesNew York74.53
4241Eleven Madison ParkNew York68.83
5268Joël RobuchonLas Vegas68.29
6275SaisonSan Francisco68.17
7282The Restaurant at MeadowoodSt. Helena, California68.05
8305AteraNew York67.37
9310The French LaundryYountville, California67.31
10320DanielNew York67.12
RankCountryNumber ofrestaurantsHighestrank
1Japan1273
2France1184
3United States1012
4China( Hong Kong)( Macao)69(22)( 4)42
5Spain596
6Germany5230
7Italy5018
8United Kingdom4641
9Switzerland301
10India29591
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