S. Pellegrino and Restaurant Magazine have released their 2009 Top 50 Restaurants in The World list. Eight restaurants from the United States made the list. First published by Restaurant magazine in 2002 and now in its eighth year, The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants is recognized around the world as the most credible indicator of the best places to eat on Earth.

#6 Per Se, New York, NY
#10 Alinea, Chicago, IL
#12 French Laundry, Yountville, CA
#15 Le Bernadin, New York, NY
#19 Jean Georges, New York, NY
#27 Masa, New York, NY
#31 Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York, NY
#41 Daniel, New York, NY

Some items of note. Charlie Trotter’s which was on the list in 2008 at #38 has fallen off the list as have all of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants. Chez Panisse fell to position #59 down from #37 last year

El Bulli in Spain once again takes the #1 position.

So here are your Top 10 for 2009:

1 El Bulli Spain
2 The Fat Duck UK
3 Noma Denmark
4 Mugaritz Spain
5 El Celler de Can Roca Spain
6 Per Se USA
7 Bras France
8 Arzak Spain
9 Pierre Gagnaire France
10 Alinea USA

The full list is available here: press50best2009