The 18 winners of the first ever World Restaurant Awards
Wolfgat, Paternoster, South Africa — Big Plates: Restaurant of the Year (Overall Winner) and Off-Map Destination
Le Clarence, Paris, France — Big Plates: Original Thinking
The classic French restaurant won the award for having the best Original Thinking.
Mocotó, São Paolo, Brazil — Big Plates: No Reservations Required
Mocotó is a family-run restaurant serving sertaneja cuisine, from traditional dishes such as baião de dois (a mix of rice and beans) to more innovative creations like dadinhos de tapioca (consecrated tapioca cheese cubes).
Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy — Big Plates: House Special
Lido 84 overlooking Lake Garda in northern Italy won "House Special" for its cacio e pepe cooked inside a pig's bladder.
Mugaritz, Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Spain — Big Plates: Forward Drinking
Mugaritz won the award for the best "Forward Drinking."
Refugee Food Festival, various locations — Big Plates: Event of the Year
The Refugee Food Festival was named as the best event of the year.
Refettorio (Food for Soul), various locations — Big Plates: Ethical Thinking
Lara Gilmore picked up the award for "Ethical Thinking" for Food for Soul, the charity she runs with her husband Massimo Bottura. Food for Soul has opened "reffetorios" — high-end soup kitchen — around world to raise awareness of food waste and hunger.
Paradiso x Gort Na Nain farm, Cork, Ireland — Big Plates: Collaboration of the Year
The vegetarian restaurant was lauded for its partnership with local Gort Na Nain farm.
Vespertine, Los Angeles, USA — Big Plates: Atmosphere
An architecturally ambitious four-storey tower with a warped steel exoskeleton, Vespertine seats only 22 and has its own specially composed soundtrack by the Texan band This Will Destroy You.
La Mère Brazier, Lyon, France — Big Plates: Enduring Classic
The two-Michelin-starred Lyon restaurant scooped the award for Enduring Classic.
Inua, Tokyo, Japan — Big Plates: Arrival of the Year
Inua in Japan was celebrated as the best new restaurant.
Bo.Lan, Bangkok, Thailand — Small Plates: Tweezer-Free Kitchen
Bo Songvisava is the Thai-born co-chef and co-owner of Bangkok's Bo.Lan, which honours homegrown recipes.
Ballymaloe House, Cork, Ireland — Small Plates: Trolley of the Year
The Irish hotel's dessert trolley took the award for Trolley of the Year.
Noble Rot, London, UK — Small Plates: Red Wine-Serving Restaurant
The London restaurant and bar was praised for its red wines.
Alain Ducasse, France — Small Plates: Tattoo-Free Chef
Ducasse is a rare find in the restaurant world: a chef without tattoos.
Lisa Abend (Fool Magazine), US and Sweden — Small Plates: Long-Form Journalism
Journalist Lisa Abend was named best writer of long-form food journalism.
Alain Passard, France — Small Plates: Instagram Account
Passard has over 261,000 followers on the social network.
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