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El Invernadero is the world's best vegetable restaurant

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The Silberstreif im Südharz receives a Discovery Award

The 100 best vegetable restaurants in the world 2024

Madrid restaurant El Invernadero was named the best vegetable restaurant in the world by We're Smart in December 2024. Begona Rodrigo is named Chef of the Year. And ten vegetable restaurants received a Discovery Award, including Restaurant Silberstreif in the Harz Mountains. The new Green Guide, which contains more than 1,300 of the best vegetable restaurants in the world, was also presented at the event.

Frank Fol, founder of We're Smart: "Rodrigo de la Calle is one of the most influential chefs in plant-based gastronomy. He transforms everyday vegetables into sophisticated dishes with complex flavours and textures. His cuisine places great emphasis on sustainability: he works with seasonal produce and local suppliers and fights against food waste. Flavour and enjoyment take centre stage in his dishes. He knows how to bring out the natural sweetness and other flavours of vegetables and masters a wide range of cooking techniques."

Chef Emile van der Staak from Dutch restaurant De Nieuwe Winkel was awarded the title of "Untouchable" after two consecutive years in first place in the ranking. This puts him alongside top chefs Xavier Pellicer (Healthy Kitchen, Spain) and René Mathieu (La Distillerie, Luxembourg) as an ambassador for We're Smart.

Begoña Rodrigo is chef of the year

Begoña Rodrigo (La Salita, Valencia) is honoured as Chef of the Year. Her restaurant La Salita in Valencia receives five radishes and takes eleventh place in the Top100 list. "By highlighting top female chefs as role models, we want to eliminate the gender imbalance and encourage female talent to move up into the vegetable kitchen," explains Frank Fol, founder of We're Smart. "Begoña Rodrigo receives the award for her innovative approach to vegetable dishes. She has a unique way of bringing out the flavours and textures of vegetables, making them not only healthy but also particularly tasty. She has even developed her own range of vegetable sausages, making her a pioneer in this field. Rodrigo's cuisine also places great emphasis on sustainability."

Discovery Awards

Every year, We're Smart presents a Discovery Award to a selection of inspiring restaurants. These are often restaurants that have been following their path for many years and deserve to be recognised for their exceptional efforts in the culinary world of fruit and vegetables. These are in detail:

  • Souvenir, Ghent, Belgium
  • Veve, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Silberstreif, Südharz, Germany
  • La Mirande, Avignon, France
  • Plates, London, Great Britain
  • Il Morto, Forio, Italy
  • Florilège, Tokyo, Japan
  • De Tuinkamer in Priona, Schuinesloot, Netherlands
  • Limaná, Lima, Peru
  • Luciole, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
  • Fierro, Valencia, Spain
  • Factory, Austin, USA

New Green Guide

The online guide offers culinary reviews of around 1,300 restaurants in 51 countries worldwide. Depending on the creative and sustainable use of fruit and vegetables in their dishes, the restaurants are awarded one to five radishes. The Five Radishes restaurants are recognised as true pioneers and sources of inspiration in the field of plant-based gastronomy. Every year, We're Smart publishes a new Green Guide featuring the best vegetable restaurants in the world.

Raking of the best vegetable restaurants

Place 2024Place 2023RestaurantCountry20222021202020192018
12El InvernaderoSpain238352323
244CentralPeru4442422222
33Piazza DuomoPiazza Duomo Italy3443744
44VrijmoedBelgium43222
56FloreNetherlands611
67Ricard CamarenaSpain88321411
75L'Oustau de BaumanièreFrance5556349
88GeraniumDenmark2323223231
99Humus x HortenseBelgium1097729
1010Villa AidaJapan14181717
1116La SalitaSpain3543
1212De LibrijeThe Netherlands16161296
1313SanaburiJapan400
1411Eleven Madison ParkUSA97112020
150La Rei NaturaItaly00
160PlatesGreat Britain940
1717L'Air du tempsBelgium1210131212
1818BoleniusNetherlands1917151515
1919Tian (Vienna)Austria2020191943
2020La Table de CastignoFrance00
2155La MadernassaItaly543047
2234La MirandeFrance00
2324De Vijf SeizoenenBelgium255474
2426TriptyqueThe Netherlands2734
2539MutsukariJapan55848075
2623NomaDenmark1113101010
2715BrasFrance1515141313
2828Arabelle MeirlaenBelgium17148817
2929ArnolfoItaly2121201114
300FlorilègeJapan00
3131Seven SwansGermany750
320FierroSpain00
3325AmaranthBelgium260
3435The Dining Room at Gravetye ManorGreat Britain980
350MazJapan00
360ColGreat Britain00
3737MenssaBelgium00
3821JoiaItaly13129560
3987MilPeru860
4030TSUSHIMIJapan3040
4140AlchémilleFrance24245086
4232Sud777Mexico323229
4327GreenFinland282859
4450't Aards ParadijsBelgium5019181818
450KjollePeru00
460De TuinkamerThe Netherlands00
4733MirazurFrance3333333361
4845Brut172Netherlands450
4943ZilteBelgium4348487067
5041FaroJapan880
5152Sojiki NakahigashiJapan514739
5256NeonBelgium00
5346ChouxThe Netherlands4670
5422VirensSpain180
5536L'EnclumeGreat Britain3131406248
5638L'Air des SensBelgium3837344741
5770The Forest SideGreat Britain00
5853SpectrumThe Netherlands36251616
5960MomentDenmark660
6058Langdon HallCanada585655
6161MagdalenaSwitzerland770
6262OzSwitzerland610
630SouvenirBelgium00
6467De TreeswijkhoeveThe Netherlands72095
6581Le Vieux ChâteauBelgium800
6666Hofke van BazelBelgium6551373636
6742La GrenouillèreFrance4279684819
6885Ma langue souritLuxembourg00
6959BasiliekThe Netherlands00
7068ArkDenmark730
7157ApricityGreat Britain00
720FactoryUSA00
7373Moor HallGreat Britain00
7479La AquarelaSpain00
7563PiceaAustria62494340
7677De PoorterijBelgium76736996
770Het Kook AtelierThe Netherlands00
7875Ca' MatildeItaly740
7948GatblueSpain484646
8080MaggeseItaly790
8182PollevieNetherlands8375715342
820Il MirtoItaly00
8384The Walled GardensGreat Britain00
840LimanáPeru00
850De KasThe Netherlands00
860MaytaPeru00
8783RealeItaly820
8888RijksThe Netherlands09694
89100LamdreChina00
900NoonIndia00
9199OneThe Netherlands00
9290The Riverford Field KitchenGreat Britain69676052
930AsteraUSA00
9494CuculiaItaly00
9595Patrick DevosBelgium00
9671Culina HortusFrance60585777
9769La ColombeSouth Africa37363028
9892ButterflyItaly00
9997NaturaFinland960
10096AmberChina950

 

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