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César

No.98 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef

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Veronica's Take

Chef César Ramirez's César, a minimalist newcomer in Manhattan, has stormed the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list at No. 98, making it a hot ticket for global food obsessives. Born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Ramirez sharpened his skills under David Bouley before opening his own 13-course tasting menu that fuses Japanese precision with French technique and global flavors. His signature uni toast, a standout dish, has become the talk of the town, drawing diners eager to taste his bold culinary fusion in a sleek, understated setting.

.newyork Opened in 2024 by chef César Ramirez, this sleek and minimalist spot in Manhattan has been making waves in a relatively short time. Born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Ramirez moved to New York in 1998 and worked with David Bouley at Danube and Bouley, and at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare. César offers a 13-course tasting menu with emphasis on seafood – featuring Chef’s iconic uni toast – blending Japanese precision with French technique and global flavours. @cesar.newyork Opened in 2024 by chef César Ramirez, this sleek and minimalist spot in Manhattan has been making waves in a relatively short time. Born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Ramirez moved to New York in 1998 and worked with David Bouley at Danube and Bouley, and at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare. César offers a 13-course tasting menu with emphasis on seafood – featuring Chef’s iconic uni toast – blending Japanese precision with French technique and global flavours.

Accolade

List: World's 50 Best Restaurants · Rank: 98 · Year: 2025

Category

Fine Dining Restaurant

Country

United States

W50b Verdict

CORRECT

W50b Verified Rank

W50b Source Url

https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-51-100-list.html

W50b Verified At

2026-07-18T06:04:00+10:00

W50b Verified Method

registrar list page read in full (51-100 band); listed as No.98 Cesar, New York; rank COMPARED to extras.accolade, not copied from it

Country Source Url

https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-51-100-list.html

Country Note

Was 'France'. Registrar 51-100 page (read in full 0604sup): 'No.98 Cesar - NEW ENTRY, New York. Opened in 2024 by chef Cesar Ramirez, this sleek and minimalist spot in Manhattan...'. The brief already said Manhattan/New York and was correct; only the structured country field was wrong. Filed for 9 cycles as 'correct or drop? - Michael's call', but the registrar leaves no ambiguity to adjudicate: it is a typo-class data error, not an editorial judgement. Corrected; rollback data/cesar_country_fix_2026-07-18_0604sup.csv.

Key Facts

The people behind César

Cesar Ramirez

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Chef

Opened Cesar in Manhattan in 2024 (No.98, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025). Born in Mexico, raised in Chicago, moved to New York in 1998; worked with David Bouley at Danube and Bouley, and at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare.