For the 2025 edition of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the annual event was held for the first time in Italy, at the historic Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli at the Lingotto Fiere exhibition centre in Turin.
Maido, a Nikkei (Peruvian-Japanese) fine-dining spot in Lima helmed by chef Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura, took home the top honour.
The restaurant is no stranger to accolades from the 50 Best universe, having received top ranking four times on the Latin America edition of the list.
“I dream of making people happy,” said a visibly emotional Tsumura when taking to the stage. “I think hospitality can do amazing things. They can make dreams come true, they can solve most problems that you think cannot be solved. I think that we should be an example for the world of what can be done and how we can bring things together with the power of food.”
Two Hong Kong restaurants – Wing (11th) and The Chairman (19th) – fared well, moving up a number of spots from their previous rankings. Ikoyi in London, helmed by Hong Kong-born chef Jeremy Chan, received the highest climber award, leaping from 42nd to 15th.