The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 took place in a whirlwind of excitement in New York City earlier this month. Now that we’ve had a chance to catch our breath and calm down, we thought we’d look back on some of the highlights captured on Instagram with #Worlds50Best. 

1. Fun at #50BestTalks

 

50 Best's Helene Pietrini, World's Best Female Chef @dominiquecrenn and chefs @andrechiang_sg and @yannickalleno at our #50BestTalks The Tastemaker event in NYC today #chefselfie #chefsinthecity #Worlds50Best #NYC #NewYork

A photo posted by The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants (@theworlds50best) on Jun 12, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT

2. Photographing Korean fermentation at #50BestTalks

 

뉴욕 ICC에서 열린 셰프들의 컨퍼런스, 50 Best Talks 에서 강민구 셰프님이 한국의 채소발효와 사찰음식에 대해 강연하셨습니다! 많은 사람들의 관심과 이목이 집중됐던 행사였습니다. #worlds50best #bigapple #lamain #newyork #koreaNYC #gastronomy #culinary #korea #finedining #chef #Worlds50bestrestaurants #Seoul #NYC #W50B @theworlds50best @lamainmag @mingleseoul #라망 #강민구셰프 #산펠레그리노 #월드50 #뉴욕 #한식 #파인다이닝 #밍글스

A photo posted by KoreaNYC Dinners (@koreanyc_dinners) on Jun 27, 2016 at 12:55am PDT

3. Snapshot of the Chefs' Feast at The Modern

 

#fbf to @theworlds50best Chefs' Feast Dinner -honored to play a small part in the celebrations. #worlds50best Check the link in our profile for more scenes from the event: bit.ly/1UEfbft

A photo posted by THE MODERN (@themodernnyc) on Jun 24, 2016 at 12:06pm PDT

4. Den 'Mingles' outside the awards

 

Happy gathering. Den + Mingles + anis 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇯🇵 in 🇺🇸 #worlds50best #w50b #den #mingles #anis

A photo posted by Hyejoon Michelle Kim (@miel_jade) on Jun 15, 2016 at 11:53am PDT

5. The Cipriani was abuzz

 

Is it weird to do a ‪#‎TBT‬ to something that happened this week? Can't believe it was only a few days ago that I was photographing @theworlds50best awards for @norwayseafoodus.

A photo posted by Brian Samuels (@myfoodthoughts) on Jun 16, 2016 at 2:23pm PDT

6. Livestreaming with soup 

 

Turmeric and ginger bone broth and @theworlds50best ceremony live stream. Because my priorities tend toward the geeky. Congratulations @massimobottura! #latergram #food #foodie #nerd #worlds50best #delicious #bonebroth #ginger #chicken #soup #broth #yum #yummy

A photo posted by Jordan Shweky (@j_shweky) on Jun 15, 2016 at 4:10pm PDT

7. The Crenn high five

 

Dominique Crenn making her way to the stage to recieve her World’s Best Female Chef award. #Worlds50Best #Restaurants #awards @dominiquecrenn #chef

A photo posted by The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants (@theworlds50best) on Jun 16, 2016 at 11:05am PDT

8. Ecstatic Enrico

 

Complimenti, Enrico san 🎉👏👏👏👏👏 🍽🇮🇹 Congrats, Enrico san🎉👏👏👏👏👏🍽🇮🇹 #theworld50best #no17 #ristorantepiazzaduomo #enricocrippa #alba #italy #finedininglovers #世界のベストレストラン50 #17位 @theworlds50best #TheWorlds50Best #Worlds50Best 一昨日、NYで発表された“The Wold’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016”🍽 我がヒーロー Enrico Crippa 率いる “Piazza Duomo" は去年の27位からさらに今年は17位と大躍進!!! おめでとう、エンリコさん 🎉👏👏👏👏👏🍽🇮🇹

A photo posted by Masashi Yano (@masashiyano) on Jun 14, 2016 at 4:38pm PDT

9. No.1

 

Massimo and Lara of Osteria Francescana, No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016! #Worlds50Best #Restaurants @massimobottura #chef #OsteriaFrancescana #restaurant #winner

A video posted by The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants (@theworlds50best) on Jun 14, 2016 at 6:44am PDT

10. Team 50 Best

 

Here's to the high octane super #dreamteam of #worlds50best who made possible the most magnificent global gastronomique #awards. #charlesreed #timbrookewebb #HelenePietrini #tiagorestanni #rikki muddle #stephaniedanver #Laura price #emer #mariaolite #vasuread

A photo posted by Rashmi Uday Singh (@rashmiudaysingh) on Jun 15, 2016 at 10:41am PDT

 

11. Party highlights

 

#fbf to what was seriously one of the best parties I have ever been to. Tuned up the day before with a welcome dinner @themodernnyc and drinks from #theglenlivet #estrelladamm #ferrarichampagne alongside @forkandshaker @simon_the86co and the finest Chefs on the planet. Then the #worlds50best awards the next day @ciprianiwallstreet and then launched into the stratosphere with the after party at #elevenmadisonpark. Big Ups to @mr_venegas @singlemaltdom for your generosity and friendship. They were two nights I'll never forget! #sanpellegrinotop50 #foodlovers #foodgram #culinarylife #bartenderlife #86company #massimobotturachef #osteriafrancescana #crushing it #keeppushingforward #nyc

A photo posted by Charles Hardwick (@drinkmarkt) on Jun 17, 2016 at 5:24pm PDT

12. Champagne showers

 

Rockstars of the year [W50B After Party @ Eleven Madison Park] Congratulations chefs!

A photo posted by Matty Kim (@hungrymatty) on Jun 14, 2016 at 11:31am PDT

13. Celebrate good times, come on!

 

Chef Daniel Humm knows how to celebrate! Congratultions, @danielhumm & @wguidara [W50B After Party @ Eleven Madison Park]

A photo posted by Matty Kim (@hungrymatty) on Jun 14, 2016 at 3:17pm PDT

14. Questlove on the 1s and 2s

 

@questlove you are a musical genius, a renaissance man, and supremely talented in so many ways. But as I watched you lead 500 people onto the dance floor (aka EMP's dining room) at last night's #worlds50best after-party and how you allowed every single person the freedom to feel absolute, pure joy...I couldn't help but be in awe of you. You use your powers for such good! Thank you for becoming such an incredible friend to me AND for all you do to make it nice every single day. #makeitnice #elevenmadisonpark

A photo posted by Daniel Humm (@danielhumm) on Jun 14, 2016 at 4:06pm PDT

15. Celebrations weren't just in NYC

 

Congratulations to all the recipients of the #Worlds50Best restaurants! Honored to be holding down the No.27 spot.

A photo posted by Saison (@saisonsf) on Jun 16, 2016 at 3:23pm PDT

16. The morning after: the Great Aussie Brunch

 

How lucky we are to have Attica Melbourne's Ben Shewry cooking brunch for us today! Check out those eggs! #worlds50best #thenomad #newyork #greataussiebrunch #benshewry #attica #atticamelbourne #newyorkcity #cheryltiutravels #brunch

A photo posted by Cheryl Tiu (@chertiu) on Jun 14, 2016 at 9:19am PDT

Be sure to stay tuned here and on Twitter and Instagram with #Worlds50Best for more.