Five South African restaurants have been included in the Top 100 restaurants of the world at an awards ceremony in London.
Two appeared on the iconic San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list. In 37th place is Le Quartier Francais in Franschhoek, which rose 13 places up the list, and in 38th place is La Colombe at Constantia Uitsig estate in Constantia, which re-entered the list.
Le Quartier Francais' Margot Janse was also given the Aqua Panna Best Continental Award for the highest-ranking restaurant in the Middle East & Africa. Janse and Colombe chef Luke Dale-Roberts were both at the awards.
Two Cape Town restaurants featured in the top 100 - Jardines at No 79 and Aubergine at No 96 - while Rust en Vrede in Stellenbosch placed at No 98.
The top 50 were:
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
11 L'Astrance, France
12 The French Laundry, USA
13 Osteria Francescana, Italy
14 St John, UK
15 Le Bernardin, USA
16 Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville, Switzerland
17 Tetsuya's, Australia
18 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, France
19 Jean Georges, USA
20 Les Créations de Narisawa, Japan
21 Chez Dominique, Finland
22 Ristorante Cracco, Italy
23 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany
24 D.O.M., Brazil
25 Vendôme, Germany
26 Hof van Cleve, Belgium
27 Masa, USA
28 Gambero Rosso, Italy
29 Oud Sluis, Netherlands
30 Steirereck, Austria
31 Momofuku Ssäm Bar, USA
32 Oaxen Skärgårdskrog, Sweden
33 Martin Berasategui, Spain
34 Nobu, UK
35 Mirazur, France
36 Hakkasan, UK
37 Le Quartier Français, SA
38 La Colombe, SA
39 Asador Etxebarri, Spain
40 Le Chateaubriand, France
41 Daniel, USA
42 Combal Zero, Italy
43 Le Louis XV, France
44 Tantris, Germany
45 Iggy's, Singapore
46 Quay, Australia
47 Les Ambassadeurs, France
48 Dal Pescatore, Italy
49 Le Calandre, Italy
50 Mathias Dahlgren, Sweden