World's 50 best restaurants 2025: Lima's Maido takes the crown
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The 2025 list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants just dropped, and let's just say—it was a big night in Turin, Italy.
Maido, a Japanese-Peruvian hotspot in Lima, Peru, officially snagged the No.
1 spot, becoming the second restaurant from Lima to ever top the list. Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, who's been blending Japanese precision with bold Peruvian flavors, gave a heartfelt shoutout to something we don't talk about enough in the food world—human sustainability.
'We talk a lot about sustainability of the environment, but we rarely talk about human sustainability,' Mitsuhura Tsumura, Maido's chef, told NYTimes.
'I think this industry can be an example of how we can bring people together with the power of food.'
In U.S. news, Atomix in NYC dropped to No. 12 (it was No. 6 last year) but still earned bragging rights after winning a James Beard award for hospitality earlier this week. Other American spots on the extended top 100 include SingleThread in California (No. 80), Le Bernardin (No. 90), Atelier Crenn (No. 96), and César (No. 98).
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Meanwhile, Cosme and Smyth sadly didn't make the cut this time.
Spain's grill master Asador Etxebarri held strong at No. 2, while Mexico City's Quintonil, Madrid's edgy DiverXO, and Copenhagen's futuristic Alchemist rounded out the top five.
The list this year leaned further away from old-school European fine dining and spotlighted places doing wild, creative things with hyperlocal ingredients and eye-popping presentation.
A big surprise came from Bangkok's Potong, which debuted at No. 13, and its chef, Pichaya Soontornyanakij, won the 'World's Best Female Chef' award—a title that's been stirring up controversy for years.
The World's 50 Best list is voted on by 1,100 'gastronomic experts,' many of whom are chefs, PR folks, or food writers, the media outlet reported.
Here is the list of top 50 restaurants
Maido, Lima
Asador Extebarri, Atxondo, Spain
Quintonil, Mexico City
DiverXO, Madrid
Alchemist, Copenhagen
Gaggan, Bangkok
Sézanne, Tokyo
Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris
Kjolle, Lima
Don Julio, Buenos Aires
Wing, Hong Kong
Atomix, New York
Potong, Bangkok
Plénitude, Paris
Ikoyi, London
Lido 84, Lake Garda, Italy
Sorn, Bangkok
Reale, Castel del Sangro, Italy
The Chairman, Hong Kong
Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler, Brunico, Italy
Narisawa, Tokyo
Sühring, Bangkok
Boragó, Santiago
Elkano, Gaitara
Odette, Singapore
Mérito, Lima
Trèsind Studio, Dubai
Lasai, Rio de Janeiro
Mingles, Seoul
Le Du, Bangkok
Le Calandre, Padua, Italy
Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
Steirereck, Vienna
Enigma, Barcelona (Adrià)
Nusara, Bangkok
Florilège, Tokyo
Orfali Bros., Dubai
Frantzén, Stockholm
Mayta, Lima
Septime, Paris
Kadeau, Copenhagen
Belcanto, Lisbon
Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
La Cime, Osaka
L'Arpège, Paris
Rosetta, Mexico City
Vyn, Simrishamn, Sweden
Celele, Cartagena
Kol, London
Jan, South Africa
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