Written by coream at 4/22/2009 09:10:00 AM

Once again the molecular gastronomy stylings of chef Ferran Adria have pushed Spanish restaurant El Bulli to the top of another world's best restaurants list... El Bulli won the top slot in the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009...



The restaurant has a limited season from June until December; bookings are taken on a single day the previous October... It accommodates only 8,000 diners a season, and gets more than two million requests. The average cost of a meal is $325; the restaurant itself has operated at a loss since 2000, with operating profit coming from El Bulli-related books, and lectures from Adria... As of April 2008 the restaurant employed 42 chefs...



Our local favorite French Laundry downgraded 7 spots to 12th place...