2011 World's 10 Best Restaurants

Every year, San Pellegrino creates a list of the 50 best restaurants in the world. The results are often hotly contested and quite controversial. Here's this year's top 10 winners.

1. Noma (Denmark—same as last year)

2. El Celler de Can Roca (Spain—up 2 spots)

3. Mugaritz (Spain—up 2 spots)

4. Osteria Francescana (Italy— up 2 spots)

5. The Fat Duck (England— down 2 spots)

6. Alinea (USA— up 1 spot)

7. D.O.M. (Brazil— up 11 spots)

8. Arzak (Spain— up 1 spot)

9. Le Chateaubriand (France— up 2 spots)

10. Per Se (USA— not on list)

Click here for the rest of the list. Click here to see the 50-100 best restaurants. Has anyone eaten at any of these restaurants? Were they worth the hype?

Is anyone surprised by the number of Spanish restaurants in the top 10? The appearance of just one French restaurant? The lack of any restaurants in Asia?

Photo by Sarah_Ackerman