World's 50 best restaurants 2025: Lima's Maido takes the crown
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). 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
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