The World’s 50 Best awards happened recently in Singapore, where chefs from around the globe were commended for their work.

Mirazur, a restaurant on the French Riviera in Menton, took the number one spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

The Robb Report noted that one of the changes in this year’s Best 50 competition that made it possible for Mirazur to win was that past winners are now no longer eligible to be ranked, and are relegated to a kind of emeritus “Best of the Best” position.

Cape Town favourite The Test Kitchen snapped up the award for the best restaurant in Africa. Standard, really.

It also ranked 44th overall.

Here’s the full list:

50. Schollss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
49. Leo, Bogotá, Columbia (New)
48. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China
47. Benu, San Francisco, USA (New)
46. De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands (Re-entry)
45. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand (New)
44. The Test Kitchen, Cape Town, South Africa (Best Restaurant in Africa)
43. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium (Re-entry)
42. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal (New)
41. The Chairman, Hong Kong, China (New)
40. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
39. A Casa do Porco, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Re-entry)
38. Hisa Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
37. Alinea, Chicago, USA
36. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
35. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, USA (New)
34. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Re-entry)
33. Lyle’s, London, UK
32. Nerua, Bilbao, Spain (New)
31. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
30. Elkano, Getaria, Spain (New)
29. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
28. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, USA
27. The Clove Club, London, UK
26. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
25. Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris, France
24. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
23. Cosme, New York, USA
22. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
21. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden (New)
20. Tickets, Barcelona, Spain
19. Twins Garden, Moscow, Russia (New)
18. Odette, Singapore
17. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
16. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée
15. Septime, Paris, France
14. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
13. White Rabbit, Moscow, Russia
12. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico (Best in North America)
11. Den, Tokyo, Japan
10. Maido, Lima, Peru
9. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
8. Arpege, Paris, France
7. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
6. Central, Lima, Peru (Best in South America)
5. Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand (Best in Asia)
3. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
2. Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
1. Mirazur, Menton, France (Best in the World, Best in Europe)

Europe might have dominated this list, but the World Restaurant Awards ranked local gem Wolfgat the best in the world earlier this year.

Chef Kobus van ver Merwe is super stoked with life, of course, and the same can be said for Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen.

Just a reminder that we’re killing it on the world culinary stage.

[source:robbreport]