Three Knives (THE BEST): Awarded to chefs achieving 80% or more of the maximum possible points, indicating top-tier culinary mastery.

Alain Passard

L’Arpège, Paris

France

Credits: https://www.alain-passard.com/en/

Albert Adrià

Enigma, Barcelona

Spain

Credits: Moisés Torné

Alex Atala

D.O.M, Sao Paulo

Brazil

Alexandre Mazzia

AM, Marseille

France

Álvaro Clavijo

El Chato, Bogotá

Colombia

Amaury Bouhours

Le Meurice Alain Ducasse, Paris

France

Credits: Maki Manoukian

Ana Roš

Hiša Franko, Kobarid

Slovenia

Andoni Luis Aduriz

Mugaritz, Errenteria

Spain

Credits: Alex Iturralde

Marcel Skibba & Andreas Caminada

Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau

Switzerland

Ángel León

Aponiente, Cadiz

Spain

Anne-Sophie Pic

Maison Pic, Valence

France

Credits: Joel Saget

Arnaud Donckele

La Vague d'Or - Cheval Blanc, Saint-Tropez

France

Credits: https://reportergourmet.com/en/chef/121-arnaud-donckele.jpg

Arnaud Lallement

L'Assiette Champenoise, Tinqueux

France

Credits: audexcom

Björn Frantzén

Frantzén, Stockholm

Sweden

Bruno Verjus

Table, Paris

France

Christian Bau

Victor’s Fine Dining, Perl-Nennig

Germany

Clare Smyth

Core, London

UK

Credits: https://www.rouxscholarship.co.uk/judges/clare-smyth-mbe/

Corey Lee

Benu, San Francisco

USA

Credits: Robert Beck

Daniel Calvert

Sézanne, Tokyo

Japan

Credits: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_IL/inspiration/dining/daniel-calvert-interview.html

Daniel Humm

Eleven Madison Park, New York

USA

Danny Yip

The Chairman, Hong Kong

China

Dabiz Muñoz

DiverXO, Madrid

Spain

Debora Fadul

Diacá, Guatemala City

Guatemala

Diego Guerrero

DSTAgE, Madrid

Spain

Oriol Castro, Mateu Casañas and Eduard Xatruch

Disfrutar, Barcelona

Spain

Dominique Crenn

Atelier Crenn, San Francisco

USA

Emmanuel Renaut

Flocons de Sel, Megève

France

Eneko Atxa

Azurmendi, Bizkaia

Spain

Enrico Crippa

Piazza Duomo, Alba

Italy

Eric Vildgaard

Jordnær, Gentofte

Denmark

Credits: Jesper Rais

Fina Puigdevall & Martina Puigvert

Les Cols, Olot

Spain

Floriano Pellegrino

Bros', Lecce

Italy

Frédéric Anton

Le Pré Catelan, Paris

France

Credits: Sophie Steiner

Gaggan Anand

Gaggan, Bangkok

Thailand

Gareth Ward

Ynyshir, Machynlleth

UK

Gary Yin

King's Joy, Beijing

China

Credits: https://m.greatchef.com.cn/preview/newsview?id=6581

Grant Achatz

Alinea, Chicago

USA

Grégoire Berger

Ossiano, Dubai

UAE

Guillaume Galliot

Caprice, Hong Kong

China

Hans Neuner

Ocean, Porches

Portugal

Credits: Stills Portugal

Himanshu Saini

Trèsind Studio, Dubai

UAE

Hitoshi Ishihara

Mizai, Kyoto

Japan

Credits: https://www.elinchrom.com/discover/adventures/to-honor-japanese-chefs/

Jaime Rodríguez

Celele, Cartagena

Colombia

Jan Hartwig

Jan Hartwig, Munich

Germany

Credits: Fritz Buziek

Javier & Sergio Torres

Hermanos Torres, Barcelona

Spain

Joan Roca

El Celler De Can Roca, Girona

Spain

Jonnie Boer

De Librije, Zwolle

Netherlands

Jorge Vallejo

Quintonil, Mexico City

Mexico

José Avillez

Belcanto, Lisbon

Portugal

Credits: GrupoJoseAvillez

Josh Niland

Saint Peter, Paddington

Australia

Credits: Rob Palmer

Julien Royer

Odette, Singapore

Singapore

Junghyun Park

Atomix, New York

USA

Kei Kobayashi

Kei, Paris

France

Credits: Thuriès Gastronomie

Toshiya Kadowaki

Azabu Kadowaki, Tokyo

Japan

Credits: https://medium.com/foodion/being-a-cook-is-the-greatest-job-where-you-can-make-people-happy-in-two-hours-cb66e84a0e61

Leonor Espinosa

Leo, Bogotá

Colombia

Mano Thevar

Thevar, Singapore

Singapore

Credits: https://thevar.sg/about/

Manu Buffara

Manu, Curitiba

Brazil

Marco Müller

Rutz, Berlin

Germany

Credits: Ricarda Spiegel

Martín Berasategui

Martin Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria

Spain

Massimo Bottura

Osteria Francescana, Modena

Italy

Mauro Colagreco

Mirazur, Menton

France

Mauro Uliassi

Uliassi, Senigallia

Italy

Mei Kogo

Sushi Meino, Tokyo

Japan

Credits: Akinori Ito

Michelangelo Mammoliti

La Rei Natura, Serralunga d'Alba

Italy

Mingoo Kang

Mingles, Seoul

South Korea

Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura

Maido, Lima

Peru

Nicolai Nørregaard

Kadeau, Copenhagen

Denmark

Paco Méndez

COME, Barcelona

Spain

Paco Morales

NOOR, Cordoba

Spain

Paco Pérez

Miramar, Llanca

Spain

Paco Roncero

Paco Roncero Restaurante, Madrid

Spain

Paolo Casagrande

Lasarte, Barcelona

Spain

Pía León

Kjolle, Lima

Peru

Credits: Gustavo Vivanco

Pichaya “Pam” Soontornyanakij

Potong, Bangkok

Thailand

Pierre Gagnaire

Pierre Gagnaire, Paris

France

Quique Dacosta

Quique Dacosta, Denia

Spain

Rasmus Kofoed

Geranium, Copenhagen

Denmark

Rasmus Munk

Alchemist, Copenhagen

Denmark

René Frank

CODA, Berlin

Germany

Credits: Claudia Goedke

René Redzepi

Noma, Copenhagen

Denmark

Riccardo Camanini

Lido84, Gardone Riviera

Italy

Rodolfo Guzman

Boragó, Santiago

Chile

Santiago Lastra

Kol, London

UK

Seiji Yamamoto

RyuGin, Tokyo

Japan

Credits: https://reportergourmet.com/en/chef/378-seiji-yamamoto

Supaksorn “Ice” Jongsiri

Sorn, Bangkok

Thailand

Tala Bashmi

Fusions by Tala, Manama

Bahrain

Vaughan Mabee

Amisfield, Queenstown

New Zealand

Credits: Sam Stewart

Victor Arguinzoniz

Asador Etxebarri, Axpe

Spain

Virgilio Martinez

Central, Lima

Peru

William Bradley

Addison, San Diego

USA

Yannick Alléno

Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Paris

France

Yat Fung Cheung

Chao Shang Chao (Chaoyang), Beijing

China

Yoshihiro Narisawa

Narisawa, Tokyo

Japan