Atomix Tops 50 Best: New York Reigns Supreme

By NOS.3 Editorial Team | All Photos 50 Best Media.

Las Vegas was the stage for the launch of the very first North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, and the verdict is unmistakable: New York is still the center of the culinary world.

New Yorker Atomix became the No. 1 Restaurant of the first edition of the 50 Best North America List

At the top of the ranking sits Atomix, the Korean fine dining project by Ellia and Junghyun “JP” Park, acclaimed for its immersive 12-course tasting menu where storytelling, craft, and design converge. But Atomix is just the beginning. With 11 restaurants on the list, more than any other city in North America, New York reaffirmed its dominance, from timeless icons like Le Bernardin (No. 9) and Le Veau d’Or (No. 10) to trendsetters such as The Four Horsemen (No. 15), Via Carota (No. 18), and Corima (No. 36).

The rest of the top ten reflected the breadth of the continent: Mon Lapin in Montreal (No. 2), Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Ontario (No. 3), Smyth in Chicago (No. 4), Tanière3 in Quebec City (No. 5), Dakar NOLA in New Orleans (No. 6), Kalaya in Philadelphia (No. 7), and SingleThread in California (No. 8).

Individual honors added further texture: Normand Laprise (Toqué!, Montreal) received the Icon Award; Susan Bae(Moon Rabbit, Washington DC) was named Best Pastry Chef; Vanya Filipovic (Mon Lapin, Montreal) won Best Sommelier; and Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Los Angeles) took home the Chefs’ Choice Award. Single Thread earned the Sustainable Restaurant Award, while Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon of Kalaya was named Best Female Chef.

The list also ventured beyond the usual suspects, highlighting Buzo Osteria Italiana in Barbados (No. 41) and Stush in the Bush in Jamaica (No. 49), while celebrating emerging scenes in cities such as Denver, Nashville, Portland, and Charleston.

Ranking Highlights by City

• New York City dominates with 11 entries, including Atomix (No. 1), Le Bernardin (No. 9), Le Veau d’Or (No. 10), The Four Horsemen (No. 15), Via Carota (No. 18), Kono (No. 23), Aska (No. 24), Saga (No. 33), Jungsik (No. 35), Corima (No. 36), César (No. 38), Café Carmellini (No. 39), and Penny (No. 40).

• Montreal (Canada) secures five spots: Mon Lapin (No. 2), Montreal Plaza (No. 22), Le Violon (No. 29), Alma (No. 43), and Beba (No. 50).

• San Francisco claims six: Benu (No. 13), Californios (No. 14), Saison (No. 21), Lazy Bear (No. 25), Atelier Crenn (No. 46), and Quince (No. 48).

• Los Angeles with Kato (No. 26), Holbox (No. 42), and Providence (No. 47).

• Philadelphia shines with three entries: Kalaya (No. 7), Friday Saturday Sunday (No. 16), and Royal Sushi & Izakaya (No. 32).

• Washington DC also has three: Moon Rabbit (No. 17), Albi (No. 34), and Dōgon (No. 37).

• Other cities represented include Chicago, New Orleans, Toronto, Vancouver, Portland, Richmond, Charleston, Nashville, Denver, Bridgetown (Barbados), and St. Ann (Jamaica).

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The Bottom Line

Once again, the spotlight doesn’t lie: if you want to eat at the very top, you eat in New York. Atomix may hold the crown, but the city’s depth of talent proves what insiders have always known — the global capital of dining is, and remains, New York City.