El Celler de Can Roca is the new Number 1

The title went back to Spain! This year obviously not in soccer - but that's a different story. El Celler de Can Roca, run by the Roca brothers is the world's new Number 1 eatery - and we do hope that at one point in time we will be able dine there.

René Redzepi and his legendary Noma held the title on the very top of list of the world's 50 best restaurants for three years - a very respectable achievement. Before Redzepi's Noma, the title was in Spanish hands - the now unfortunately closed El Bulli of head chef Ferran Adrià held it for 4 years  (2006 - 2009) and El Bulli was also the number 1 when the british "Restaurant" magazine first published the world's top 50 restaurants list in 2002:

2013 El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
2012 Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain
2008 El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain
2007 El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain
2006 El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain
2005 The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire, England
2004 The French Laundry, Yountville (Napa Valley), California, US
2003 The French Laundry, Yountville (Napa Valley), California, US
2002 El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain

Joan and Jordi Roca are running the best restaurant on the planet. The El Celler de Can Roca has been chosen as the best restaurant of the world. Joan Roca, as head chef  and his brother Jordy as pastry chef. Well, there's a third brother involved, although he's not in the kitchen. Josep is the head sommelier and runs the front-of house operation. Congratulations to the the trio.

When the list of the world's top 50 was first published it was probably more a marketing stunt than anything else. Not to imagine that it would be recognised or gain any influence inthe culinary world. Now, a little more than a decade later it can be said that the list is highly influential although it remains controversial.

And for all those who wonder how the Noma scored this year, well, no big drama there, it's just down one place. The Noma is the official number 2.


El Celler de Can Roca
C/ de Can Sunyer, 48,
17007 Girona,
Spain

Phone:+34 972 22 21 57