Peru’s Maido Ranked No. 1 On World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025; Full List Inside

Celebrating and honouring culinary excellence across the globe, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2025 is out! One of the most prestigious rankings in the gastronomic world, the list was announced during the awards ceremony in Turin, Italy. The list celebrates restaurants across the globe that push the boundaries of creativity, flavour, and dining experience. This year, Peru’s Maido was crowned the best restaurant in the world. Scroll on to know more about this list.

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Located in Lima, Maido is a Japanese-Peruvian restaurant led by chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura. This elegant restaurant secured the top spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list for preparing dishes with ingredients and traditions from the vast Peruvian Amazon. With this feat, Maido became the second restaurant from Lima to ever top the list.

This year’s list also saw some new entries. One of the most surprising entries was at 13, Bangkok’s Potong. The restaurant got the ‘Highest New Entry Award 2025’. Moreover, the restaurant’s chef, Pichaya Soontornyanakij, was honoured with the “World’s Best Female” award.

Here’s the complete World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list –

1. Maido, Lima, Peru
2. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain
3. Quintonil, Mexico City
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, U.S.
13. Potong, Bangkok, Thailand
14. Pléntitude, Paris, France
15. Ikoyi, London, UK
16. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy
17. Sorn, Bangkok, Thailand
18. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy
19. The Chairman, Hong Kong
20. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler, Brunco, Italy
21. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
22. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
23. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
24. Elkano, Gipuzkoa, Spain
25. Odette, Singapore
26. Mérito, Lima, Peru
27. Trèsind Studio, Dubai, UAE
28. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29. Mingles, Seoul, South Korean
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, UAE
38. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden
39. Mayta, Lima, Peru
40. Septime, Paris, France
41. Kadeau, Copenhagen, Denmark
42. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
43. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
44. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
45. Arpège, Paris, France
46. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
47. Vyn, Simrishamn, Sweden
48. Celele, Cartagena, Colombia
49. Kol, London, UK
50. Restaurant Jan, Munich, Germany

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Restaurants Redefining Indian Cuisine On The Global Stage

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 might not have any restaurants from India but there were restaurants representing the Indian cuisine on the list. On No. 6, chef Gaggan Anand’s Bangkok restaurant, Gaggan, represented bold and progressive Indian flavours. The restaurant was also awarded the ‘Best Restaurant in Asia 2025’ and was lauded for its bid to “reinvent the traditional fine-dining experience.”

At 27, Dubai’s Trèsind Studio, under chef Himanshu Saini, also secured the ‘Best Restaurant in the Middle East 2025’ award. This 20-seater restaurant is famous for captivating diners with new yet familiar flavours of Indian cuisine.

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Which of these restaurants are you excited to try? Let us know in the comments!

Cover Image Courtesy: website/Maido