Italy's Osteria Francescana crowned world's best restaurant again

Italy's Osteria Francescana was crowned the world's best restaurant for the second time last week at an awards ceremony put on by British trade magazine, Restaurant, beating leading eateries in Spain and France to the top spot.

Run by chef Massimo Bottura, the restaurant in Modena, Italy, pipped last year's winner, New York's Eleven Madison Park, in the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, after first taking the honor in 2016. It is the only Italian establishment to have won the annual accolade.

"This is amazing. This is something we all built together," Bottura told the awards ceremony held in Bilbao in Spain's northern Basque Country, famous for its avantgarde haute cuisine.