France’s Mirazur tops World’s 50 Best Restaurants at Singapore awards event, with Noma in Copenhagen and Asador Extebarri in Spain also winning big

Half the top 50 restaurants are in Europe, with seven in Asia, including Gaggan in Bangkok, Odette in Singapore and Hong Kong’s The Chairman, a new entry

This is the first time in the international awards’ 18-year history that the awards ceremony has been held in Asia

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Steamed fresh flowery crab with aged Shaoxing wine and fragrant chicken oil from The Chairman in Hong Kong, 41st in the 2019 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and the city’s only restaurant to make the top 50. Photo: SCMP

Published: 1:02am, 26 Jun 2019Updated: 11:57am, 26 Jun 2019

Mirazur in Menton, France, came in at number one on the new World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which was announced on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore – the first time in its 18-year history that the international awards event has been held in Asia.

Taking the number two spot was Noma in Copenhagen, while coming in third was Asador Extebarri in Axtondo, Spain.

In the press conference following the ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands grand ballroom, Mirazur chef Mauro Colagreco said: “I feel incredible. I don't have words to express my happiness. It’s so special for my team and all the hard work. Mirazur is a family, we live there.”

He added: “This year Michelin gave us three stars – the first time a non-French chef at a restaurant in France was given the top award. And this is the first time in the history of World’s 50 Best that a French restaurant has come in at number one.”

Mauro Colagreco, the chef-owner of Mirazur restaurant, and his wife, Julia Colagreco, after receiving the award for best restaurant during the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

The dining room at Mirazur in Menton, France.

Hong Kong was represented by The Chairman, at 41 – the first time the Chinese restaurant made it onto the global list.