France has claimed the two top spots on TripAdvisor’s Travelers Choice Awards - Best Fine Dining Restaurants, with the third place going to Buenos Aires, in a list that looks very different to the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
Auberge du Vieux Puits, in Fontjoncouse, France, took first place in the online review platform’s annual rankings, followed by La Ville Blanche, in Rospez, France; and then Chila, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The U.K. leader is the Black Swan at Oldstead, in fourth place, while fifth place went to Leonor Espinosa’s flagship restaurant, Leo in Bogota, Colombia. Latin America’s impressive showing was confirmed by a sixth place result for Aramburu, also in Buenos Aires and an eighth place result for Restaurante 040 in Santiago, Chile.
Italy’s top rating went to the Camanini brothers’ Ristorante Lido '84, Gardone Riviera, in 18th position followed by Quintessenza in Trani, Puglia. Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and New Zealand all had high-placing restaurants, the highest US position was the French Laundry in Yountville, California, at 24th.
The Travelers’ Choice Awards are based on the quantity and quality of diners’ TripAdvisor reviews and ratings specific to each award category. The absence of professional and expert judges means the winning line up has a very different complexion to other restaurant lists.
There was no place in the list for winners of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants coveted No.1 spot, Mirazur in Menton, France, past winners Eleven Madison Park in New York or Noma, in Copenhagen.
1. Auberge Du Vieux Puits
Fontjoncouse, France
2. La Ville Blanche
Rospez, France
3. Chila
Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. The Black Swan at Oldstead
Oldstead, United Kingdom
5. Leo
Bogota, Colombia
6. Aramburu
Buenos Aires, Argentina
7. Restaurant La Maison d'a Cote
Montlivault, France
8. 040 Restaurante
Santiago, Chile
9. Ise Sueyoshi
Nishiazabu, Japan
10. The Fat Duck
Bray on Thames, United Kingdom
11. 5
Stuttgart, Germany
12. TRB Hutong
Beijing, China
13. La Colombe
Constantia, South Africa
14. L'Enclume
Cartmel, United Kingdom
15. Azurmendi
Larrabetzu, Spain
16. Ciel Bleu Restaurant
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
17. Martin Berasategui
Lasarte, Spain
18. Ristorante Lido '84
Gardone Riviera, Italy
19. Quintessenza
Trani, Italy
20. Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890
Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy
21. The Grove
Auckland Central, New Zealand
22. i Latina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
23. Uri Buri
Acre, Israe
24. The French Laundry
Yountville, California
25. Restaurante Benazuza
Cancun, Mexico
