Cape Town restaurant makes it onto international Top 50 list

The Test Kitchen in Cape Town has been named as the 44th best restaurant in the world by British trade magazine Restaurant, following an awards ceremony in Singapore that was graded by a panel of experts including chefs, restaurant owners and food critics, reports Zululand Observer.

The eatery, situated at The Biscuit Mill in Cape Town’s popular Woodstock district, opened in 2010 and has been collecting national and international food critic awards since then.

Owned by restauranteur Luke Dale-Roberts, the menu is a blend of eclectic South African fusion dishes that see the bookings piling up weeks – and even months – in advance.

Mirazur in Menton, France bagged the top price, with Thailand’s Gaggan coming in at number four, a restaurant in Lima, Peru called Central came sixth, and Mexican restaurant Pujol came in at number 12.

Here is the full top fifty restaurant list:

1: Mirazur (Menton, France)

2: Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark)

3: Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain)

4: Gaggan (Bankok, Thailand)

5: Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)

6: Central (Lima, Peru)

7: Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)

8: Arpege (Paris, France)

9: Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)

10: Maido (Lima, Peru)

11: Den (Tokyo, Japan)

12: Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico)

13: White Rabbit (Moscow, Russia)

14: Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Spain)

15: Septime (Paris, France)

16: Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athénée (Paris, France)

17: Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)

18: Odette (Singapore)

19: Twins Garden (Moscow, Russia)

20: Tickets (Barcelona, Spain)

21: Fratzén (Stockholm, Sweden)

22: Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)

23: Cosme (New York, US)

24: Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico)

25: Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen (Paris, France)

26: Boragó (Santiago, Chile)

27: The Clove Club (London, UK)

28: Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Pocantico Hills, US)

29: Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)

30: Elkano (Getaria, Spain)

31: Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)

32: Nerua (Bilbao, Spain)

33: Lyle’s (London, UK)

34: Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

35: Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, USA)

36: La Bernardin (New York, USA)

37: Alinea (Chicago, US)

38: Hiša Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)

39: A casa do porco (São Paulo, Brazil)

40: Restaurant Tim Raue (Berlin, Germany)

41: The Chairman (Hong Kong, China)

42: Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)

43: Hof van Cleve (Kruisem, Belgium)

44: The Test Kitchen (Cape Town, South Africa)

45: Sühring (Bankok, Thailand)

46: De Librije (Zwolle, The Netherlands)

47: Benu (San Francisco, US)

48: Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai, China)

49: Leo (Bogotá, Colombia)

50: Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)

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