The Diners Club World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy – Global Selection

I love lists and food so it makes me happy that there is one more list in the horizon now. The world’s 50 best has allied with Diners club to give us The Diners Club® World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy – Global Selection. In their words:“This year we shine a spotlight on destination restaurants across the globe and share international dining tips from those in the know. The Diners Club® World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy-Global Selection each month profiles a series of restaurants from across the world as voted for by The Diners Club World’s 50 Best Restaurant Academy and determined in consultation with Restaurant magazine. All restaurants will represent true insider dining tips as voted for by The Diners Club® World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy in the 2014 voting rounds.”

I have listed below what has been selected in each of the regions. Best thing about this list? I have only been to 7 restaurants: Fiesta, Spondi, Oya, mikla, The Bazaar, Ziya and the Chairman; so there is a lot of new exploration to do!

LATIN AMERICA 

• Laja BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
• Maximo Bistrot MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
• Quintonil MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
• Le Gourmet GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
• Fiesta LIMA, PERU
• Mayta LIMA, PERU
• Lasai RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
• Elena BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

WESTERN EUROPE

• Hedone LONDON, UK
• Nerua BILBAO, SPAIN
• Spondi ATHENS, GREECE
• Sur Mesure PARIS, FRANCE
• Victor’s Gourmet-Restaurant Schloss Berg NENNIG, GERMANY
• Ristorante La Madia LICATA (SICILY), ITALY
• DiverXo MADRID, SPAIN
• Hertog Jan BRUGES, BELGIUM

SCANDINAVIA AND NE EUROPE

• Chaika MOSCOW, RUSSIA
• Ekstedt STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
• EsperantoSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
• Luomo HELSINKI, FINLAND
• AOC COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
• Maaemo OSLO, NORWAY
• OLO HELSINKI, FINLAND
• Relæ COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

• DW-eleven-13 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
• Mikla ISTANBUL, TURKEY
• Okku DUBAI, UAE
• Overture STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
• Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire DUBAI, UAE
• The Greenhouse CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
• Table 9 DUBAI, UAE
• The Butcher’s Den KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT

USA MID AND CANADA

• Next CHICAGO, USA
• Underbelly HOUSTON, USA
• The Publican CHICAGO, USA
• Au Pied de CochonCHICAGO, USA
• Liverpool House MONTREAL, CANADA
• Model Milk CALGARY, CANADA
• Raku LAS VEGAS, USA

USA EAST AND WEST 

• Blanca BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
• Blue Hill at Stone Barns POCANTICO HILLS, NEW YORK
• Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
• Commis OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
• Ración PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
• The Bazaar LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
• Benu
• O Ya BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

• Gaggan BANGKOK, THAILAND
• Momofuku Seiōbo SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
• Cumulus Inc MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
• Eat Me BANGKOK, THAILAND
• Esquina SINGAPORE
• Issaya Siamese Club BANGKOK, THAILAND
• Shinji by Kanesaka SINGAPORE
• Sixpenny SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

ASIA

•  Ziya MUMBAI, INDIA
• The Chairman HONG KONG, CHINA
• Yardbird HONG KONG, CHINA
• T8 SHANGHAI, CHINA
• QuintessenceTOKYO, JAPAN
• Le Moût TAICHUNG, TAIWAN
• Elbon the Table SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
• Fujiya1935 OSAKA, JAPAN

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