Here Are the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2025

The newly crowned best restaurant in the world is here—and it's in Peru.

Maido, a Nikkei dining destination in Lima, has taken the No. 1 spot atop the World's 50 Best list of the top restaurants around the globe for 2025. Leaders in the culinary space came together to celebrate the occasion in Turin, Italy, on June 19.

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Maido, which held the No. 5 spot on the 2024 ranking , is helmed by chef-owner Mitsuharu Tsumura. The restaurant's Nikkei cuisine is a fusion that combines Japanese culinary techniques with Peruvian flavors and ingredients, owing to a rich history of Japanese immigrants in the South American country. The locale in Lima gets its name from a Japanese greeting, which just so happens to be the first thing they hear walking into the doors of Maido.

"Led by the brilliant Micha Tsumura, the team has demonstrated remarkable dedication, seamlessly incorporating Japanese techniques with traditional Peruvian ingredients to create dishes that captivate and surprise diners," William Drew, director of content for the World's 50 Best Restaurants, said in a press statement.

Following behind Maido in the No. 2 spot (for the second year in a row) is Asador Etxebarri , which specializes in Basque cuisine in Atxondo, Spain, and is one of the most influential live-fire restaurants in the world. Mexico City's Quintonil is third on the annual ranking, with chef Jorge Vallejo changing the Mexican culinary game by using traditional flavors in a more modern way. Rounding out the top five is Diverxo in Madrid and the Alchemist on Copenhagen. Atomix —fresh off a best hospitality win at the James Beard Awards —is the only American restaurant in the top 50. This year, Ellia and Junghyun Park's groundbreaking Korean tasting counter came in at No. 12 on the list, down from No. 5 in 2024. (Previous U.S. restaurants who have perched atop the annual ranking, such as Eleven Madison Park and the French Laundry , now sit on the organization's Best of the Best Hall of Fame and weren't eligible for voting this year.) Stateside destinations are much more prevalent on the World's 50 Best Bars list , where 26 spots in the U.S. sat in the rankings in 2025.

There were also some newcomers on the World's 50 Best Restaurants this year. Ten claimed a spot on the ranking for the first time, including Bangkok's Potong (No. 13) and Brunico's Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (No. 20). Pontong is also the highest new entry on the 2025 list, while London's Ikoyi had the biggest jump, moving 27 spots from last year to claim No. 15 this time around.

In 2025, 1,120 international voters marked their ballots to decide who would make the cut for the best restaurants of the year. While America didn't fare too well this time around, more U.S. restaurants will hear their name called this fall, when the 50 Best organization debuts its first ranking of North American dining destinations.

 The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 

1. Maido, Lima

2. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo

3. Quintonil, Mexico City

4. Diverxo, Madrid

5. Alchemist, Copenhagen

6. Gaggan, Bangkok

7. Sézanne, Tokyo

8. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris

9. Kjolle, Lima

10. Don Julio, Buenos Aires

11. Wing, Honk Kong

12. Atomix, New York

13. Potong, Bangkok

14. Plénitude, Paris

15. Ikoyi, London

16. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera

17. Sorn, Bangkok

18. Reale, Castel di Sangro

19. The Chairman, Hong Kong

20. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler, Brunico

21. Narisawa, Tokyo

22. Sühring, Bangkok

23. Boragó, Santiago

24. Elkano, Getaria

25. Odette, Singapore

26. Mérito, Lima

27. Trèsind Studio, Dubai

28. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro

29. Mingles, Seoul

30. Le Du, Bangkok

31. Le Calandre, Rubano

32. Piazza Duomo, Alba

33. Steirereck, Vienna

34. Enigma, Barcelona

35. Nusara, Bangkok

36. Florilège, Tokyo

37. Orfali Bros, Dubai

38. Frantzén, Stockholm

39. Mayta, Lima

40. Septime, Paris

41. Kadeau, Copenhagen

42. Belcanto, Lisbon

43. Uliassi, Senigallia

44. La Cime, Osaka

45. Arpège, Paris

46. Rosetta, Mexico City

47. Vyn, Skillinge

48. Celele, Cartagena

49. Kol, London

50. Restaurant Jan, Munich

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