Ahead of next month’s 50 Best Restaurants announcement in Lima, Peru, an extended list has been unveiled for 2026 with 20 European eateries included.
Just weeks before The 50 Best Restaurants 2026 selection is announced in Peru’s capital Lima, an extended list covering positions 51-100 has also been unveiled – with 20 European restaurants featured.
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The extended list features restaurants from 36 cities across six continents, after votes by more than 1,100 international restaurant experts including chefs, food writers and culinary specialists.
Europe is the most represented region with 20 restaurants across 11 countries making the cut, followed by 17 from Asia, six from North America, three from South America, two from Africa and two from the Middle East.
At No.51, Uliassi in Senigallia, Italy, is Europe’s highest-ranking restaurant on the extended list.
Belgium, France, Germany and Spain each have three restaurants featured, giving them the joint-largest European representation.
In Belgium, The Jane in Antwerp ranks No.63, followed by Willem Hiele in Oudenburg at No.66 and Eliane in Brussels at No.86. France’s entries are Arpège (No.67) and Septime (No.81) in Paris, alongside Le Doyenné in Saint-Vrain (No.84). Germany’s three representatives are all in Berlin: Nobelhart & Schmutzig (No.76), Coda (No.82) and Tim Raue (No.85).
The three Spanish restaurants on the list are Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona (No.69), Txispa in Atxondo (No.80), and Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María (No.100).
The UK has two London restaurants, Kol (No.70) and The Ledbury (No.83), which returns to the extended list for the first time since 2019.
Elsewhere, Denmark’s Koan in Copenhagen takes No.57, Sweden’s Frantzén in Stockholm No.58, Slovenia’s Hiša Franko in Kobarid No.60, Portugal’s Belcanto in Lisbon No.75 and Türkiye’s Neolokal in Istanbul No.94.
The full 50 Best Restaurants 2026 ranking will be announced on 4 November at a gala ceremony in Lima, Peru.
The 20 European restaurants on the extended 51-100 list
- 51. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
- 57. Koan, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 58. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden
- 60. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
- 63. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
- 66. Willem Hiele, Oudenburg, Belgium
- 67. Arpège, Paris, France
- 69. Cocina Hermanos Torres, Barcelona, Spain
- 70. Kol, London, UK
- 75. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
- 76. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
- 80. Txispa, Atxondo, Spain
- 81. Septime, Paris, France
- 82. Coda, Berlin, Germany
- 83. The Ledbury, London, UK
- 84. Le Doyenné, Saint-Vrain, France
- 85. Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
- 86. Eliane, Brussels, Belgium
- 94. Neolokal, Istanbul, Türkiye
- 100. Aponiente, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
