New Yorkers love a victory lap, especially when it comes plated in beurre blanc. This week, La Liste, a Paris-based aggregator that crunches more than 1,000 global sources, unveiled its 2026 ranking of the world’s top 1,000 restaurants. In a rare 10-way tie for the top spot, one New York fine dining legend emerged as the country’s highest-scoring restaurant: Le Bernardin .

Chef Eric Ripert’s midtown seafood temple landed alongside heavy hitters from Stockholm, Macau and Tokyo. But if you’ve ever sat before one of Ripert’s barely-touched scallops or the trademark paper-thin tuna topped with foie gras, you’ll understand how the placement feels inevitable.

La Liste’s algorithm works a bit like the Rotten Tomatoes of fine dining. The organization surveys critics, guides, customer reviews a

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