Best restaurant in the world 2025 unveiled

Best restaurant in the world 2025 unveiled

lima will attract many lovers of the upscale cuisine in the coming months. Two restaurants in the Peruvian capital made it to the top 10 of the "World’s 50 Best Restaurants" in 2025, including the coveted first place.

Maido - The best restaurant in the world

The awards - which are considered the Oscars of innovative gastronomy - were awarded on Thursday evening at a ceremony in Turin, Italy. The restaurant maido in Lima won the first prize. Last year it took fifth place on the same list and is operated by chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura.

Maido specializes in the Nikkei kitchen, which combines "comprehensive Japanese techniques with lively Peruvian ingredients in order to create a culinary experience that is both culturally rich and innovatively modern," said the organization 50 best.

"This will be the 16th year of Maido," said Tsumura when accepting the price. "I believe that gastronomy - food and hospitality - can do amazing things. You can make dreams come true."

The other top restaurants

second place went to Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain, followed by Quintonil from Mexico City in third place. DIVERXO in Madrid secured fourth place, while Alchemist rounds off the top 5 in Copenhagen.

in Asia, Bangkok was the big winner of the evening, with six restaurants that made it into the top 50, including Gaggan in sixth place. Sézanne from Tokyo took seventh place and Table by Bruno Verjus in Paris came to eighth. Kjolle became Kjolle in Lima, while the South American restaurant Don Julio claimed tenth place in Buenos Aires - just like in the previous year.

The only restaurant from the USA that made it into the top 50 was atomix from New York, which ended up in 12th place and also the award for "outstanding hospitality" at the recent James Beard Awards Woned.

new entries and promoted

The Thai capital also recorded the highest newcomer to the top 50: the Potong restaurant reached 13th place on the list in its first year. It was opened in the Chinatown district in 2021 by chef Pichaya "Pam" Soontornyanakij and is located in a historic five -story building that has housed the family's business with Chinese medicinal herbs since 1910. The innovative tasting menu of Potong, which offers Thai-Chinese cuisine, has won lovers and a Michelin star.

The London restaurant Ikoyi received the prize for the biggest climb by improving 27 places compared to the list of 2024 and now ranks 15th. Ikoyi serves what 50 Best refers to as a "cross-category kitchen" and in 2021 received the one. The restaurant has moved its location in London's beach, where the guests can enjoy the characteristic dish-raised Jollof rice-from a menu inspired by sub-Sa-Sa-Sahafrican influences.

The annual list is based on the votes of World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy , which consists of 1,080 international experts in the restaurant industry and chicken from 27 Regions worldwide. Restaurants can only win the main prize once, after which they are included in a separate program "Best of the Best".

The members of this elitist group include Geranium and Noma in Copenhagen, as well as Eleven Madison Park in New York, The Fat Duck near London, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Mirazur in Menton, France, and Central from Lima. Last year's winner of the "50 Best Restaurants", Disfrutar from Barcelona, is also now in this list.

The best restaurants at a glance

1. maido (lima, peru)
2. asador etxebarri (atxondo, Spain)
3. quintonil (Mexico-Stadt, Mexico)
4. Diverxo (Madrid, Spain)
5. alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark)
6. gaggan (bangkok, Thailand)
7. sézanne (Tokyo, Japan)
8. table by bruno verjus (paris, france)
9. kjolle (lima, peru)
10. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
11. wing (Hong Kong)
12. Atomix (New York City)
13. potong (bangkok)
14. plénitude (paris, france)
15. ikoyi (london, England)
16. lido 84 (Gardone riviera, Italy)
17. Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
18. real (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
19. The Chairman (Hong Kong)
20. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (Brunico, Italy)
21. narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
22. Suhring (Bangkok, Thailand)
23. boragó (Santiago, Chile)
24. Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
25. Odette (Singapore)
26. mérito (lima, peru)
27. trèsind studio (dubai, vae)
28. lasai (rio de janeiro, Brazil)
29. Mingles (Seoul, South Korea)
30. le du (bangkok, Thailand)
31. le calandre (rubano, Italy)
32. piazza duomo (alba, Italy)
33. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
34. enigma (barcelona, Spain)
35. nusara (bangkok, Thailand)
36. Florilège (Tokyo, Japan)
37. orfali bros (dubai, vae)
38. frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden)
39. Mayta (lima, peru)
40. septime (paris, france)
41. kadeau (Copenhagen, Denmark)
42. Belcanto (Lissabon, Portugal)
43. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy)
44. la cime (osaka, japan)
45. arpege (Paris, France)
46. rosetta (Mexico-Stadt, Mexico)
47. vyn (skillinge, Sweden)
48. Celele (Cartagena, Colombia)
49. kol (london, England)
50. restaurant jan (Munich, Germany)