The Top Ten Restaurants in the World

March 23, 2017 / in Exotic Travel

Everyone enjoys a good meal at a nice restaurant, but there are “nice” restaurants, and then there are the best of the best. If you’re planning an incentive travel trip for your company’s top performers, and you want culinary bliss to be a part of the adventure, consider booking a reservation at one of the elite eateries below. As reported on theworlds50best.com, panels of gastronomic experts around the globe agree these are the top ten restaurants in the world.

10. Asador Etxebarri

Practicing his specialty in Axpe, Spain, chef Victor Arguinzoniz is a master of the barbecue cooking method. As destiny would have it, the experienced tastemaker was born just minutes from the restaurant’s location. Today, he sends the establishment’s enticing aromas wafting into the sleepy hills of his home region, using fresh ingredients straight from his garden.

Style of cuisine: Spanish wood-fired barbecue

Acclaimed food: crunchy corn and sea urchin, grilled eel, Palamós prawns

9. Steirereck

Located in historic Vienna, Austria, Steirereck boasts a modern atmosphere, and chef Heinz Reitbauer serves up inventive dishes brought in preparation and presentation. The meals don’t look like the kind of entree you eat, but they’ll goad your hunger like coal. Some of Reitbauer’s entrees are quite beautiful to see, featuring eccentric combinations that are somehow perfect.

Style of cuisine: modern Austrian

Acclaimed food: char with beeswax, yellow carrot, “pollen” and sour cream

8. Narisawa

Chefs Yoshihiro Narisawa and Takahisa Yuyama are the culinary brains behind Japan’s top restaurant. Located in Tokyo, in the non-touristy district of Minami Aoyama, Narisawa is known for two things above all: creating seasonal dishes based on the availability of homegrown ingredients, and presentation like none other. Combine them, and you have an unforgettable meal.

Style of cuisine: innovative Satoyama cuisine

Acclaimed food: Satoyama scenery, pinot noir from Nagano, riesling lion from Iwate

7. Mugaritz

Located in San Sebastián, Spain, is Mugaritz, a restaurant that takes its cue from Basque cuisine, which combines ingredients from mountain and sea. The result is mouthwatering, gorgeously presented fusion food by chefs Andoni Luis Aduriz and Juan Vargas. Served in the restaurant’s garden setting, a meal can include as many as 20 fabulous courses.

Style of cuisine: techno-emotional Spanish

Acclaimed food: bitter licks of velvet, chocolate petit fours, oyster and young garlic omelette

6. Mirazur

As the one French restaurant higher on the list than this, but Mauro Colagreco may take his establishment all the way to the top. Mediterranean cuisine is popular worldwide, and Colagreco makes it appear exactly why it should be. Often, he fetches the day’s vegetables and herbs, hand-picked heirloom vegetables and fresh seafood found from an acclaimed food market nearby.

Style of cuisine: Mediterranean

Acclaimed food: oyster and pears, fried anchovy fillets, green

5. Noma

Chefs René Redzepi and Benjamin Paul run regression traditional Nordic cuisine through a contemporary blender. It’s land of the hunting and gathering of ingredients, and through it, the chefs have created a new lens for foodies to admire. The food is fantastic, and the atmosphere is remarkably laid back. The chefs even leave the kitchen to bring food to your table.

Style of cuisine: seasonal, terroir-led Scandinavian

Acclaimed food: sweet shrimp wrapped in ramson leaves, apples and lemon thyme

4. Central

Chef Virgilio Martinez and his world-renowned team source their menu’s ingredients from the local geography, health zones and ecosystems that reflect the cuisine of his Central. Their menus include dishes from the chef’s continuous approach to creating cuisine. It’s Central. They even serve you water that they pour on-site with a multi-step reverse osmosis process.

Style of cuisine: Contemporary Peruvian

Acclaimed fare: Coschaya y recolección (harvest and gathering)

3. Eleven Madison Park

It’s only fitting that the world’s most cosmopolitan city would have a top ten restaurant. Chefs Daniel Humm, Chris Flint, and Mary Welker team up to serve up some of the best contemporary style European cuisine the Big Apple has to offer. The team also likes to personalize dishes for individuals, so feel free to order like you own the place.

Style of cuisine: Modern European influenced by New York

Acclaimed food: Honey lavender roasted duck, Mast Brothers chocolate

2. El Celler de Can Roca

Located in the provincial city of Girona, Spain, El Celler de Can Roca previously held the #1 spot. The trio of brothers who run the establishment are world renowned in their respective specialties. Joan is a chef, Josep is a sommelier, and Jordi is a patissier. When it comes to fine food, the brothers don’t the “best of both worlds”, but the best of three.

Style of cuisine: modern freestyle

Acclaimed food: vegetable stock, Iberian suckling pig, multi-layered prawn compositions

1. Osteria Francescana

Located in scenic Modena, Italy, this restaurant reclaims the #1 spot after spending two years waiting at #2. Owner and chef Massimo Bottura opened Osteria Francescana in 1995. Since then, he’s showcased the art of blending Italy’s traditional, most revered recipes with fine trends in contemporary cuisine. Dining here is a new experience in Italian culinary arts.

Style of cuisine: contemporary Italian

Acclaimed food: mallard, partridge, and bollito

Feeling Hungry Yet?

Everyone needs to eat, and when you’re dining on an incentive travel trip, it’s a great time to fare on the best. This is what you find at the world class restaurants above. Incentive travel trips are designed to be unforgettable, which makes dining at unforgettable restaurants a perfect option.

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