La Liste - 2019

The 2019 La Liste is out. As always plenty to argue about. Interesting that Japan and China top the list of highest rated restaurants above France.

I went through the list down to 81 points to see which restaurants I have dined at in the past. Kind of scared myself:

  • Le Bernardin
  • Ducasse Plaza Athenee
  • Eleven Madison
  • L’Assinette Champenoise
  • Le Calandre
  • Del Pescatore (one of my top 3 ever)
  • Georges Blanc
  • La Pergola
  • Blue Hill at Stone Barns
  • Troigros
  • Jean-Georges
  • Le Cinq
  • Alinea
  • Lameloise
  • Daniel
  • Taillevent
  • Enoteca Pinchiorri
  • Piazza Duomo
  • Del Posto
  • Saison
  • Steirereck
  • Per Se
  • Park Le Crayeres
  • Hostellerie de Plaisance
  • Gabriel Kreuther
  • minibar
  • Masa
  • Spago
  • The Modern
  • Les Amis (Singapore)
  • Marea
  • Momofuku Ko
  • Atera
  • La Tour d’Argent
  • Arnolfo
  • Jungsik
  • Gramercy Tavern
  • Bluehill
  • Gotham B&G
  • Michael Mina
  • Ai Fiori
  • Cafe Boulud

Really surprised not to see Ciau de Tornavento on the list.

I have never heard of this list.
At first glance I don’t think it is a list I would consider before checking other resources.
Might be a list to start some research.
I have dined at many of the restaurants listed and would take many exceptions to the grading.

Much better list than the (ridiculous) Pellegrino top 50 list. Had a stupendous meal at La Vague d’Or in St Tropez this summer. I see it’s #11. Love so many on the list including Dal Pescatore. De Librije is also strong and I had a wonderful meal there last week. I like this list.

I think my number is 124 - that said - list is off - Hertog Jan is closed (Dec 2018) - Dani Garcia just closed in Nov/Oct of 2019?

Le Bernardin
Martin Berasategui
L’Arpege
Restaurant de l’Hotel de ville
The French Laundry
La Vague d’Or
Schwarzwaldstube
Le Pre Catelan
L’Assiette champenoise
Le Calandre
L’Ambroisie
Regis et Jacques Marcon
El celler de Can Roca
Aqua
Inter Scaldes
Hertog Jan
Le Louis XV
Azurmendi
Victor’s
Dal Pescatore
Vendome
Georges Blanc
Schauenstein
Cheval Blanc - Hotel Les Trois Rois
Bareiss
Waldhotel Sonnora
Troisgros
Gastehaus Klaus Erfort
Jean Georges
De Librije
The Restaurant at Meadowood
Maison Pic
Hof Van Cleve
Le Cinq
Les Pres d’Eugenie
Flocons de Sel
Geranium
Da Vittorio
Alinea
Christophe Bacquie
Le 1947
Auberge d I’ll
ABaC
Lameloise
Daniel
Aponiente
Akelarre
Frantzen
Marc Verrat
Seehotel Überfährt
Paul Bocuse
Taillevent
The Table
Manresa
Enoteca Pinchiorri
Piazza Duomo
La Bouitte
Maaemo
Saison
AOC
Ricard Camarena
Le Petit Nice
Steirereck
Atelier - Bayrischer Hof
De Leest
Quique Dacosta
Per Se
The Restaurant
Diver XO
Guy Savoy (Vegas)
Atelier Crenn
Guy Lassausaie
Yoann Conte
Faviken
Coi
Aan de Poel
Joel Robuchon (Monaco)
Waku Ghin
De Kromme Watergang
Le Cote d’Or (Bernard Loiseau)
Lampart’s
Picasso at the Belagio
De Groene Lantaarn
Gabriel Kreuther
Le Clos des Sens
Masa
Spectrum
Konstantin Filippou
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
The Modern
Spondi
Oriole
Mirazur
Quince
Benu
Mugaritz
Marea
Zuberoa
Disfrutar
schanz. Restaurant
Aquavit
Everest
Bo Innovation
&Moshik
Asador Etxebarri
Cut by Wolfgang Puck (Singapore)
Acadia
Gramercy Tavern
SENNS
Smyth & The Loyalist
Jean-Paul Jeunet
Gotham Bar and Grill
Sushi Ginza Onodera
Hirschen
Joel Robuchon (Vegas)
Michael Mina
Reale
The Chairman
Babbo
Sushi Nakazawa
Mirador de Ulia
Blackbird
Single Thread