The results were announced during a gala evening at the Teatro Vetra in Milan. In the presence of more than 300 chefs and industry professionals. Fourth place went to Bjorn Frantzen and 5th to Jonnie Boer.

Niko Romito followed in 6th place, Alex Atala in 7th, Massimo Bottura in 8th, Yannick Alleno in 9th and Vladimir Mukhin in 10th place.

Nick Bril, of Belgian restaurant The Jane placed 15th in front of Peter Goossens of Hof Van Cleve in 20th place and Gert de Mangeleer of Hertog Jan and Benoit Dewitte in 45th place.

Joan Roca heads the restaurant, El Celler de Can Roca which has been crowned Best Restaurant in The World in 2013 and 2015, and remains in the top 3 best restaurants in the world since then. 

Girona, a beautiful city just an hour away from Barcelona is where Joan was born and raised by parents who ran a restaurant, Can Roca, for over 20 years and where Joan is now based at El Cellar de Can Roca alongside his brothers Josep, the sommelier and Jordi who is in charge of desserts, who together complete the iron triangle upon which El Cellar de Can Roca is built.