There are plenty of restaurant awards jostling for prime position as our go-to eating out guide, but there are few quite as prestigious or revered among chefs as The World's 50 Best Restaurants list. It details the top fifty dining destinations we should be visiting across the world, based on the expertise of 1,080 restaurant industry experts, who are divided between twenty-seven global regions. At the end of May, the experts had already announced this year's extended list, which covers the rankings from 51 to 100; British restaurants which made the cut were Core by Clare Smyth (97), Lyle's (87), Tomos Parry's Brat (65) and Mountain, a new entry at 94. Isaac McHale's The Clove Club was placed at 80, down from 38 last year. 

Last night, however, all eyes were on the top fifty – legendary chefs, restaurateurs and food and drink brands from around the world assembled in Las Vegas for a typically star-studded ceremony, the results of which were also streamed online. It was ultimately Disfrutar in Barcelona, headed up by Mateu Casañas, Oriol Castro and Eduard Xatruch, which took the top place, edging up a spot on its second place position in 2023. From a British point of view, Jeremy Chan's Ikoyi was ranked at number 42 (down from 35 in 2023), while Santiago Lastra's modern Mexican restaurant KOL was placed at number 17. KOL was a new addition in 2023, when it entered the list at 23.

A number of individual winners were announced on the night, including Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura of Maido in Lima, who took home the Estrella Damm Chefs' Choice Award 2024. Other individual winners included Pablo Rivero of Don Julio in Buenos Aires, who won the Beronia World's Best Sommelier Award 2024, and Janaína Torres, who was crowned the World’s Best Female Chef 2024, an ever-controversial award.

See the full list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 below (British restaurants are in bold):

1. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain (The Best Restaurant in Europe 2024)

2. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain

3. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris, France

4. Diverxo, Madrid, Spain

5. Maido, Lima, Peru (The Best Restaurant in South America 2024)

6. Atomix, New York, North America (The best Restaurant in North America 2024)

7. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico

8. Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark

9. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand (The best Restaurant in Asia 2024)

10. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina

11. Septime, Paris, France

12. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy

13. Trèsind Studio, Dubai (The Best Restaurant in Middle East 2024)

14. Quique Dacosta, Dénia, Spain

15. Sézanne, Tokyo, Japan

16. Kjolle, Lima, Peru

17. KOL, London, England

18. Plénitude, Paris, France

19. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy

20. Wing, Hong Kong

21. Florilège, Tokyo, Japan

22. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria

23. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand

24. Odette, Singapore

25. El Chato, Bogotá, Colombia

26. The Chairman, Hong Kong

27. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil

28. Elkano, Getaria, Spain

29. Boragó, Santiago, Chile

30. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany

31. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal

32. Den, Tokyo, Japan

33. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico

34. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico

35. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden

36. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium

37. Oteque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

38. Sorn, Bangkok, Thailand

39. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy

40. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand

41. Mayta, Lima, Peru

42. Ikoyi, London, England

43. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany

44. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea

45. Arpège, Paris, France

46. SingleThread, Healdsburg, California

47. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland

48. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia

49. La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa (The Best Restaurant in Africa 2024)

50. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy