The world's 50 best restaurants

The world's best 50 restaurants list is out, with fewer British restaurants and the US in the lead.The full list is below for you to download, or as a sortable table here. What do you think - and which datasets can you mash it up with?

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World's 50 best restaurants

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Rank	Restaurant	City	Country	Description
SOURCE: worlds50best.com
1	Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark	Copenhagen	Denmark	Rene Redzepi and the fanatical foragers at Noma retain their number 1 spot
2	El Celler de Can Roca , Girona, Spain	Girona	Spain	The three brothers Roca hold their number 2 place
3	Mugaritz, San Sebastián, Spain	San Sebastián	Spain	Mugaritz has two dégustation menus that change daily
4	D.O.M, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Chef Alex Atala scours the Amazon to pepper his menu with indigenous ingredients
5	Osteria Francescana , Modena, Italy	Modena	Italy	Much of the food at Osteria Francescana takes its inspiration from the art world
6	Per Se, New York, USA	New York	USA	Thomas Keller's 'urban interpretation' of his French Laundry in California changes its menu daily
7	Alinia, Chicago, USA	Chicago	USA	Grant Achatz is the second-highest placed US chef
8	Arzak, San Sebastián, Spain	San Sebastián	Spain	If you like your food pretty, this is the place
9	Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London, UK	London	UK	The highest new entry on this year's list and the most highly placed UK restaurant
10	Eleven Madison Park, New York, USA	New York	USA	This restaurant continues to climb, gaining 14 places on this year's list
11	Steirereck, Vienna, Austria	Vienna	Austria	A grand affair with a 35,000-strong wine list and stunning views over the river Wien
12	L'Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, Paris, France	Paris	France	With its emphasis on conviviality, L'Atelier moved Joël Robuchon from fine dining into fun dining
13	The Fat Duck, Bray, UK	Bray	UK	Heston Blumenthal's world-famous restaurant in Bray drops from 5th to 13th place
14	The Ledbury, London, UK	London	UK	Brett Graham's small but perfectly realised restaurant climbs 20 places on last year
15	Le Chateaubriand, Paris, France	Paris	France	Le Chateaubriand is effortlessly cool but still fun
16	L'Arpège, Paris, France	Paris	France	An elegant restaurant which serves no red meat
17	Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France	Paris	France	Still one of the most vaunted places to eat in the French capital
18	L'Astrance, Paris, France	Paris	France	Pascal Barbot opened L'Astrance after making his name at Alain Passard's L'Arpège
19	Le Bernadin, New York, USA	New York	USA	Fish is the star of the show at Le Bernardin
20	Frantzén/Lindeberg, Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm	Sweden	The second highest new entry in 2012
21	Oud Sluis, Sluis, Netherlands	Sluis	Netherlands	Oud Sluis has served fresh fish and oysters for three generations
22	Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany	Wolfsburg	Germany	Aqua's home, the Wolfsburg Ritz-Carlton, overlooks Volkswagen's Autostadt visitor attraction
23	Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany	Bergisch Gladbach	Germany	Feast on simply prepared dishes that come thick and fast
24	Mirazur, Menton, France	Menton	France	A magnificent view of the sea and an extensive vegetable garden characterise this restaurant on the French-Italian border
25	Daniel, New York, USA	New York	USA	One of Manhattan's most exquisite eating-out experiences
26	Iggy's, Singapore, Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Climbing one place this restaurant continues to impress
27	Les Créations de Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo	Japan	The highest placed Japanese restaurant on the list
28	Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo	Japan	The menu at Nihonryori RyuGin is built around the seasons
29	Quay, Sydney, Australia	Sydney	Australia	The home of Peter Gilmore's 'nature-based cuisine'
30	Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland	Fürstenau	Switzerland	With only 26 covers, this is one of the smallest restaurants in the list
31	Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain	Atxondo	Spain	Here, part chef, part blacksmith Victor Arguinzoniz deals almost exclusively in grilled food
32	Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy	Rubano	Italy	Le Calandre represents contemporary Italian cooking's middle ground
33	De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands	Zwolle	Netherlands	Chef Jonnie Boer has built his 25-year career on a passion for local, seasonal ingredients
34	Fäviken, JärpenSweden	Järpen	Sweden	The dishes here remain on the menu for a long time, slowly evolving into something entirely different to the original
35	Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Peru	Lima	Peru	Gastón Acurio's star continues to rise
36	Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico	Head chef Enrique Olvera cooks Mexican food 'with soul'
37	Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York, USA	New York	USA	Pork takes a starring role at David Chang's informal and buzzing restaurant
38	Biko, Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico	A Mexican taste of techno-emotional Spanish cuisine
39	Waku Ghin, Singapore,		Singapore	The name is derived from two Japanese words: ‘Waku’ means to 'arise' and 'Ghin' means 'silver'
40	Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain	Denia	Spain	'Culinary Ecosystem' is the word in this Spanish avant-garde kitchen
41	Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm	Sweden	An ever-changing menu reflects a philosophy of freshness and availability
42	Hof van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium	Kruishoutem	Belgium	Chef-patron Peter Goossens lives and breathes local produce
43	The French Laundry, Yountville, USA	Yountville	USA	An American restaurant with its inspiration in French country restaurants
44	Amber, Hong Kong, China	Hong Kong	China	Amber is the signature restaurant of Hong Kong's five-star Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel
45	Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal	Albufeira	Portugal	Chef Dieter Koschina cooks slow food overlooking the Algarve coast
46	Il Canto, Siena, Italy	Siena	Italy	Paolo Lopriore offers non-traditional food in a region with a fiercely protected culinary identity
47	Bras, Laguiole, France	Laguiole	France	Michel Bras forages little-known herbs and vegetables and gently coaxes the best out of them
48	Manresa, Los Gatos, USA	Los Gatos	USA	A showcase for the inventive cuisine of chef-proprietor David Kinch
49	Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Copenhagen	Denmark	A kitchen on a mission to create meals that involve all the senses
50	Nahm, Bangkok, Thailand	Bangkok	Thailand	Serving authentic Thai food, this is David Thompson's first restaurant in Bangkok