The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, an annual tradition that has become a beloved — if lightly regarded — annual tradition in the culinary world has named the Osteria Francescana as the best eatery on the planet.

While Modena, Italy’s Osteria Francescana won raucous applause for its win, last year’s winner – El Cellar de Can Roca, dropped to second place.

Osteria Francescana is the first Italian restaurant to make it to No. 1 in the list and is helmed by Massimo Bottura.

A total of almost 1,000 members of the industry that included restaurateurs, chefs, writers and gourmets picked the best restaurants on the 2016 list. There are 27 regional panels, each with 36 members that the group of 1000 is divided into. “Best restaurant experiences” — it is not a laurel based on food alone, are asked to be chosen by the members individually. For the first time since the foundation of the organization in 2002, this year, the ceremony took place at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown Manhattan – a place outside of London.

A few restaurants and chefs were specially recognized in addition to the main awards. The “One to Watch” award which is presented to a restaurant identified as a “rising star” in global gastronomy went to Den in Tokyo. This is also the first time that the restaurant has made the Top 100 list.

Pierre Herme, a fourth generation baker who began his career at 14 and now runs an eponymous shop in Paris received the award for the World’s Best Pastry Chef and for his restaurants – the “Emperor of Macaroons” and “Picasso of Pastry”.

For a second time in a row,  Relae in Copenhagen won “Best Sustainable Restaurant” and also moved up five spots to No.40 on the list.

Dominique Crenn of the Two Michelin – starred Atelier Crenn in San Francisco scooped up the “World’s Best Female Chef” with her gorgeously poetic take on food. However Atelier Crenn strangely didn’t rank at all.

The “Lifetime Achievement” award was given to celebrate French chef Alain Passard of L’Arpège (No. 19).

After placing fourth in 2014 Eleven Madison Park under chef Daniel Humm came fifth in 2015. Making it the top restaurant in North America, this year it moved up one spot more to No.3. The show’s first-ever “Art of Hospitality” award was also won by it.

The French Laundry was the last U.S. restaurant to triumph in 2004. European establishments have monopolized the top place since then.

Further cementing Peruvian cuisine’s global ascendance and its capital as a foodie destination, along with Central at No.4, the “Bigger Mover Award” this year went to Maido from Lima, which climbed 31 points to No. 13.

It is heartening to see restaurants outside Europe and America getting their due as past awards have struggled with diversity.

Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner, which dropped precipitously from No.7 in 2015 to 45th place was among the big surprises

and joined Chateaubriand (No. 74), which saw a similar drop.

In a small but significant departure from tradition, only two Parisian restaurants made the top 50 this year.

(Adapted from CNBC)