Peruvian restaurant Maido named the world's best restaurant by 50 Best

Maido, a restaurant in Lima, Peru, has been named No.1 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. — Photo: World's 50 Best

Maido, a restaurant in Lima, Peru, has been named No.1 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2025.

The restaurant founded by acclaimed chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura dethroned last year's winner, Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar.

However, two restaurants from Spain were named in the Top 5 – Axpe's Asador Etxebarri in No.2 and Madrid's Diverxo in No.4 – sandwiching Mexico City's Quintonil in third.

Copenhagen eatery Alchemist rounded up the Top 5, while Asia's top restaurant was Bangkok's Gaggan at No.6.

This year's list was revealed in a ceremony in Turin, Italy on Thursday (June 19), and features restaurants from 32 cities and 22 countries, with 10 new entries and four re-entries.

The facade of the Maido high-cuisine restaurantin Lima. — Photo: Ernesto BENAVIDES/ AFP)

Maido takes its name from a Japanese phrase used to greet people (maido), and increasingly references ingredients and traditions from the vast Peruvian Amazon, with courses like the miniature jaune parcel of pork jowl and palm heart that nods to a rainforest staple, snacks of ‘ham’ made from sustainable paiche fish, and yucca served with Amazonian beans.

The 50 Best list was launched in 2002 and quickly established itself as an international alternative to France's renowned Michelin Guide.

It has more than 1,000 voters across 27 regions around the world – a mix of chefs, food writers and "well-travelled gourmets".

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

1. Maido (Lima, Peru)
2. Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain)
3. Quintonil (Mexico City, 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, USA)
13. Potong (Bangkok, Thailand)
14. Plénitude (Paris, France)
15. Ikoyi (London, Britain)
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 (Brunico, Italy)
21. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
22. Sühring (Bangkok, Thailand)
23. Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
24. Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
25. Odette (Singapore)
26. Mérito (Lima, Peru)
27. Trèsind Studio (Dubai, UAE)
28. Lasai (Rio de Janiero, 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, 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. Arpege (Paris, France)
46. Rosetta (Mexico City, Mexico)
47. Vyn (Skillinge, Sweden)
48. Celele (Cartagena, Colombia)
49. Kol (London, Britain)
50. Restaurant Jan (Munich, Germany)