In 2019 culinary critics and publications declared it the year Japanese cuisine began to dominate the world of fine dining. It's therefore not surprising that four of La Liste's top 10 restaurants of 2020 are Japanese, despite their rankings typically being perceived as French-centric. If you're a fine dining enthusiast or the kind of traveler who likes to eat their way through new places, you can click any of the pictures below to try and snatch a reservation at one of these. However, you should be prepared to spend a large chunk of change for these extravagant dining experiences (the Instagram posts alone will make it worth it).
1. Guy Savoy Monnaie de Paris / France (Paris) / Chef: Guy Savoy / Score: 99.5
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2. Le Bernardin / USA (New York) / Chef: Eric Ripert / Score: 99.5
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3. Nihonryori Ryugin / Japan (Tokyo) / Chef: Seiji Yamamoto / Score: 99.5
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4. Sugalabo / Japan (Tokyo) / Chef: Yosuke Suga / Score: 99.5
5. Kitcho Arashiyama / Japan (Kyoto) / Chef: Kunio Tokuoka / Score: 99
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See the full 2020 La Liste here, and the next 5 from their list below:
Arpège/ France (Paris) / Chef: Alain Passard / Score: 99
Louis XV - Alain Ducasse / Monaco / Chef: Alain Ducasse / Score: 99
Martín Berasategui / Spain (Lasarte-Oria) / Chef: Martin Berasategui / Score: 99
Sushi Saito / Japan (Minato-ku) / Chef: Takashi Saito / Score: 99
Mirazur/ France (Menton) / Chef: Mauro Colagreco / Score 99