The World's 50 Best Restaurants list first appeared as a feature in the British magazine
Restaurant in 2002. Shortly afterwards, an awards night was established to celebrate the release of the list. The results are published via the World's 50 Best Restaurants social media channels and on the World's 50 Best Restaurants website on the awards night. The World's 50 Best Restaurants list is the result of a poll of over 1,000 independent experts, who each cast votes for establishments where they have enjoyed their best restaurant experiences. The World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy is gender-balanced and contains 27 regions around the world. Each region has a chairperson (Academy Chair), and that chairperson assembles 40 people (including themselves) to vote. This panel is an equal mix of leading chefs and restaurateurs in that region, food journalists and critics, and well-travelled gourmets. Under usual circumstances, at least 25% of the panellists from each region change each year. The World's 50 Best Restaurants' voting process and results are subject to independent adjudication by
Deloitte. There are no criteria for voting. The organisation allows the 1,080 voters to make up their own minds, and collates their votes to create the list. == Best restaurants ==