A Danish restaurant, Noma, has toppled the famous El Bulli restaurant in Spain from the top of the prestigious Top 50 of World Restaurants awards.

Dishes such as buttered langoustine on a hot rock helped to sway the judges drawn from across the world.

Paul Wootton, editor of Restaurant Magazine and chair of award's academy of judges, describes the rise of Danish fine dining.

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