Denmark has continued to make a name for itself in the culinary space with another restaurant taking out the prestigious World’s Best awards.

From 2010 to 2021 it was Noma and now Geranium — known for its seasonal Scandi food — has topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2022.

The World’s 50 Best organisation instituted a rule change in 2019 that restaurants would not be eligible to win a second time, but Noma still managed one last win after it closed and moved to a new location.

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Central restaurant in Lima, Peru came in second this year while Disfrutar in Barcelona came third.

“I’m grateful and full of butterflies inside. We did it together,” Geranium chef and owner Rasmus Kofoed said in an Instagram post.

He opened the doors to his restaurant which is located on the 8th floor of a football stadium back in 2010 during the financial crisis.

Ramus told the award show audience “all odds were against us”.

“We are grateful and full of joy and happiness for this huge recognition. Special thanks to our incredible team, our guests, and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants,” another Instagram post read.

Inspired by nature, Ramus’ restaurant received the first three Michelin stars for Denmark in 2016.

The ceremony was due to be held in Moscow this year but was moved to London after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.

There were no Russian eateries ranked, although last year there were two Moscow restaurants in the top 30.

The Top 50 was mostly dominated by European restaurants wit no Australian restaurants making the cut.

Peruvian restaurant “Central”, established by British trade magazine Restaurant in 2002, came runner-up, while Spanish restaurants Disfrutar and Diverxo in Madrid came third and fourth respectively.

The awards named Colombian Leonor Espinosa as the “world’s best female chef” and her restaurant Leo was ranked 48th in the list.

Despite France’s famed cuisine, only three French restaurants — all in Paris — featured in the Top 50. They were Septime in 22nd, Le Clarence in 28th and Arpege in 31st.

There were also six Italian restaurants and two Japanese restaurants on the list.

The Top 50 is selected by 1,080 independent culinary experts including chefs, specialist journalists and restaurant owners who note their experiences in the past 18 months under the aegis of the magazine.

The experts are divided up into 27 regions with 40 voters each and they can each vote for 10 restaurants including at least three outside their region.

The list, sponsored by several brands, often comes under fire, especially by French chefs who accuse it of complacency and a lack of transparency.

French critics, as well as those from Japan and the United States, established their own “La Liste” in 2015, ranking 1,000 restaurants worldwide.

–with AFP