This is the list of the best world restaurants compiled by Restaurant Magzine for the year 2002:
- El Bulli Roses, Spain (World’s Best Restaurant)
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay London, UK
- The French Laundry USA
- Rockpool Australia
- Spoon (Alain Ducasse) Des Iles Mauritius
- L’Auberge De L’Ill France
- Restaurant 1884 by Frances Mallman Mendoza, Argentina
- The Ivy UK
- Eigensinn Farm Canada
- Tetsuya’s Australia
- Charlie Trotter’s USA
- Tangerine USA
- La Coupole France
- Bukhara India
- Vong USA
- L’Ambroisie France
- Al Mahara UAE
- Felix Hong Kong
- The Merchant House UK
- Operakällaren Sweden
- Gramercy Tavern USA
- Sukiyabashi Jiro Japan
- The Inn at Little Washington USA
- Alle Testiere Italy
- Lone Star Barbados
- Chez Vrony Switzerland
- The Flower Drum Melbourne, Australia
- The Three Chimneys UK
- Chez Panisse USA
- Le Jardin des Sens France
- River Café UK
- Kronenhalle Switzerland
- Dal Pescatore Italy
- Nepenthe USA
- The Spa Thailand
- Restaurant Le Louis XV Monaco
- Le Moulin de Mougins France
- Ginza Sushiko USA
- Changa Turkey
- Michel Bras France
- Le Quartier Français South Africa
- Roundwood House Rep Ireland
- The Supperclub Netherlands
- Blue Lagoon Iceland
- Bayona New Orleans, LA, USA
- The Gundel Hungary
- Carnivore Kenya
- Bagatelle Norway
- Susur Canada
- Tantris Germany








