Restaurant magazine revealed its annual “World's 50 Best Restaurants” list on Monday at an awards ceremony in London's Guildhall. This year marked the tenth year for the countdown. Audience members rose to their feet as René Redzepi and his interpretation of Nordic cuisine at Noma in Copenhagen , Denmark, made a culinary hat-trick, staying in the No. 1 spot for three years in a row. “Being on the list means that you made a mark within gastronomy,” Redzepi said. The much-anticipated list is compiled by the World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy – a panel of more than 800 of the world's gastronomic glitterati, including celebrated chefs, food critics, restaurateurs and other influential leaders in the restaurant industry. “It's a very good window into what's happening in the world of gastronomy. It's a snapshot of the moment,” said chef Heston Blumenthal. Blumenthal operates two restaurants, The Fat Duck (No. 13) and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (the highest new entry at No. 9), on this year's list. The Fat Duck topped the list in 2005. The Ledbury in London was the highest climber in 2012, moving up 20 spots from 2011. Thomas Keller, the 2012 S.Pellegrino Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, earned two spots on the list this year with Per Se at No. 6 and The French Laundry at No. 43. Six other restaurants from the United States were also crowned this year: Alinea in Chicago, Illinois; Daniel, Le Bernardin, Momofuku Ssäm Bar and Eleven Madison Park in New York; and Manresa in Los Gatos, California. These are the world's 50 best restaurants : 1) Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2)  El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain) 3)  Mugaritz (Errenteria, Spain) 4) D.O.M. (São Paulo, Brazil) 5) Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy) 6)  Per Se (New York) 7)  Alinea (Chicago, Illinois) Arzak (San Sebastián, Spain) 9) Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (London, England) 10)  Eleven Madison Park (New York) 11) Steirereck (Vienna, Austria) 12) L'Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon (Paris, France) 13) The Fat Duck (Bray, England) 14)  The Ledbury (London, England) 15) Le Chateaubriand (Paris, France) 16) L'Arpege (Paris, France) 17)  Pierre Gagnaire (Paris, France) 18) L'Astrance (Paris, France) 19)  Le Bernardin (New York) 20)  Frantzén/Lindeberg (Stockholm, Sweden) 21)  Oud Sluis (Sluis, Netherlands) 22)  Aqua (Wolfsburg, Germany) 23) Vendôme (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) 24) Mirazur (Menton, France) 25)  Daniel (New York) 26)  Iggy's (Singapore) 27) Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan) 28)  Nihonryori RyuGin (Tokyo, Japan) 29)  Quay Restaurant (Sydney, Australia) 30) Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland) 31)  Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo-Bizkaia, Spain) 32) Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy) 33) De Librije (Zwolle, Netherlands) 34) Fäviken Magasinet (Järpen, Sweden) 35)  Astrid y Gastón (Lima, Perú) 36) Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico) 37)  Momofuku Ssäm Bar (New York) 38) Biko (Mexico City, Mexico) 39) Waku Ghin (Singapore) 40)  Quique Dacosta (Denia, Spain) 41)  Mathias Dahlgren (Stockholm, Sweden) 42)  Hof van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium) 43) The French Laundry (Yountville, California) 44)  Amber (Hong Kong, China) 45) Vila Joya (Albufeira, Portugal) 46) Il Canto (Siena, Italy) 47) Bras (Laguiole, France) 48) Manresa (Los Gatos, California) 49) Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark) 50) Nahm (Bangkok, Thailand)

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