Blumenthal is crowned world's most successful chef Mr Blumenthal described the result as "brilliant." Dinner, which is based in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel near Hyde Park and opened at the beginning of 2011, specialises in "historic British gastronomy." Its dishes included Spiced Pigeon, Braised Celery and Roast Marrowbone, which were popular dishes in the 1700s. When Dinner opened last February, Matthew Norman, the Telegraph's food critic, described it as "a theatrical tour de force." The restaurant has since been awarded one Michelin star. Mr Blumenthal, who is currently on a book and cooking tour of Australia, said: "I am really happy to have two restaurants side-by-side so high up the list, it's a brilliant result. The Fat Duck is better now than it has ever been and I am extremely proud of the whole team. Ashley Palmer-Watts [Dinner's head chef] and the team have done a magnificent job since opening a year ago. I wish I'd been there to enjoy the party. For the third year running the world's best restaurant was named as Noma in Denmark. The Copenhagen restaurant has become known as the standard bearer for the so-called New Nordic movement, which focuses on seasonal and local produce. Meanwhile Spain has the highest concentration of restaurants in the top 10. El Cellar de Can Roca in Girona near the Mediterranean coast was voted the second best restaurant in the world, followed at number three by Mugaritz in San Sebastian. Its third top ten entry - Arzak, also in San Sebastian - also won an award last night for the world's best female chef. Mr Blumenthal's crowning moment coincides with the chef finally paying himself and his family a financial dividend. According to accounts just filed at Companies House, the chef's SL6 Ltd company paid Mr Blumenthal and members of his family a dividend of £750,000 in the latest financial year. It is the first time the company has been in a strong enough position to make such a payment.