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By Tracy You and Barry Neild, for CNN April 29, 2014 -- Updated 0353 GMT (1153 HKT)
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards seen as Oscars of fine dining industry Noma returns to top place, knocking last year's winner, Spain's El Celler de Can Roca, into second Awards are now viewed by some as more influential than coveted Michelin stars
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London (CNN) -- Get dialing for your reservation now: Noma in Copenhagen has been named the world's best restaurant at a ceremony revealing the planet's top 50 dining venues. To raucous cheers, high fives, hugs and kisses, team Noma took to the stage in a packed London venue in jubilant scenes that wouldn't be out of place at the World Cup in Brazil later this year. Noma's top honor in the prestigious San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards -- viewed as the Oscars of fine dining -- was the fourth win for minimalist Danish pioneer of foraged menus. The award was presented late Monday at a ceremony in central London attended by some of the world's leading chefs. "It's too (expletive deleted) crazy!" said Noma's head chef, Rene Redzepi, picking up the award. "Thank you for believing in us.
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