Peruvian restaurants won international awards.
Peru in International Gastronomy Rankings
Peruvian cuisine is consolidating itself among the best in the world, competing at the level of Italian and Mexican cuisine. Peruvian restaurants receive recognition in prestigious rankings such as Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, World Culinary Awards, Taste Atlas, and Premios Summum.
THE WORLD’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2024 - 2025
The restaurant Maido, led by Mitsuharu Tsumura, was awarded the best restaurant in the world on June 19, 2025, climbing to the champions’ podium and entering the “Best of The Best” Hall of Fame, where the restaurant Central is also listed. This list is created by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and includes those who have held the first-place position. Maido specializes in Nikkei cuisine, which is the fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cooking.
Renowned chef Gastón Acurio declared upon hearing the ranking results that besides Maido being an exceptional restaurant, the whole country should feel proud. Also, the restaurant Kjolle ranked ninth, with chef Pía León being the only woman in the Top 10.
The 2024 ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants took place on June 5 at Wynn Las Vegas. The event was organized by the media company William Reed, founded in 1862. Peru was present on the list from positions 1 to 50 with Maido at 5th place, Kjolle at 16th, and Mayta at 4th. The chef of Maido, Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura, received the Damm Chefs Choice Award 2024 at the same ceremony. Additionally, in the 51 to 100 list, restaurants Mérito ranked 55th and Mil 73rd.
The restaurant Mérito specializes in Peruvian-Venezuelan cuisine, and its chef Juan Luis Martínez returned to the top 100 list. Another restaurant by Virgilio Martínez and Pía León, Mil, located in Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas—Peru, at 3,600 meters above sea level—is a new contender and also among the top 100. Meanwhile, Central moved to the “Best of the Best” Hall of Fame, an exclusive list inaugurated in 2019 that honors past winners.
The list is compiled by about 1,000 people committed to the gastronomic field. The first list of the world’s 50 best restaurants appeared in 2002 in London. The group of judges includes anonymous journalists, chefs, and gourmands who cannot vote for restaurants with which they have financial ties and must have visited the restaurants within the last 18 months. The second part of the list is published one week earlier.
In 2023, Central was crowned the best restaurant in the world, taking first place and entering the Hall of Fame. Maido ranked 6th, Kjolle 48th, and Mayta 47th.
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The Gourmet Journal
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El Comercio
WORLD CULINARY AWARDS 2024
In its fifth edition, Peru and its capital Lima were honored with two important awards at a ceremony held on October 2, 2024, at Summersalt Jumeirah Al Nassen, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peru was chosen as the best culinary destination in Latin America, and Lima won the award for best urban gastronomic destination in Latin America, honors that elevate the national cuisine.
At the same event, the restaurant Mayta was chosen as the best in Latin America and the best emblematic restaurant in the region. Also, La Mar Dubai, Gastón Acurio’s restaurant, was named the best hotel restaurant in the world. La Coruña, located in the Colca Canyon in the city of Arequipa, Peru, was nominated.
The World Culinary Awards select winners through voting by prestigious gastronomic professionals and are closely related to the World Travel Awards, which also recognize tourism. The first edition was held in 2020.
In 2023, Peru was nominated again as the best gastronomic destination in Latin America, and Lima was recognized as the best culinary city in the region.
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Andina
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TASTE ATLAS 2024
In 2024, Cevichería La Mar by Gastón Acurio was awarded the best traditional restaurant in Peru with a score of 4.7. Other Peruvian venues such as Isolina Taberna Peruana, El Bodegón de Miraflores, Astrid y Gastón, and Rafael also scored 4.6.
Taste Atlas also recognized pollo a la brasa as one of the ten best chicken dishes in the world, and Lima as one of the top 100 cities for great food. This guide is based on opinions of gastronomy professionals and conducts tests to classify the best places to eat worldwide. The platform was created in 2015 by Croatian journalist Matija Babic and is a US-based publication.
In 2022, Peruvian cuisine ranked 10th globally, ahead of Chinese, Brazilian, and Portuguese cuisines. Dishes highlighted included ceviche, pollo a la brasa, and lomo saltado, along with drinks such as pisco, chicha morada, chicha de jora, and canelazo. Also valued were arroz chaufa and anticuchos de corazón.
In 2023, Leche de Tigre was ranked 18th among the best dishes worldwide.
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Infobae
PREMIOS SUMMUM 2024
The fusion of Peruvian food with immigrant influences is celebrated by the Summum event, which awards different categories in gastronomy. The awards are based on surveys conducted among gastronomy experts and have been held since 2007. The event seeks to recognize not only restaurants but also the products used in the preparation of dishes, as well as female chefs, including winners such as Pía León.
In 2024, the best restaurant in Lima was Maido, and in the category of best new restaurants, the winners were:
Rocco — Italian cuisine by Rafael Osterling
Demo Lima — Peruvian-Venezuelan cuisine by Juan Luis Martínez and Michelle Sikic
Clon — also Peruvian-Venezuelan cuisine by Juan Luis Martínez, using Peruvian ingredients
In 2023, the best restaurants were Mayta, La Mar, Costanera 700, Rafael, and Maido.
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Premios Summum 2024
La Trastienda.pe
LATIN AMERICA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2024
This culinary event took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the second consecutive year. Peruvian restaurants that appeared in the Top 50 were:
Maido (2nd place, second-best in Latin America and best in Peru)
Kjolle (4th)
Mérito (8th)
Mayta (13th)
Rafael (19th)
Cosme (28th)
La Mar (30th)
Mil (49th)
In the 51-100 list, three Peruvian restaurants appeared:
Osso Carnes (71st)
Astrid y Gastón (76th)
El Mercado (93rd)
This ranking is sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, brands associated with haute cuisine.
Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list is voted on by 300 gastronomic experts chosen for their knowledge and experience in the field. Each member votes for restaurants based on their expertise over the past 18 months, and at least four of their votes must be for restaurants outside their own country.
The list began in 2013 to rank the best restaurants in Latin America. Last year, Peruvian restaurant Astrid y Gastón was crowned the best in the region.
In 2022, Peru was present in the Latin American Top 10 with Mayta (9th), Kjolle (8th), Maido, and Central (whose chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pía León took first place). Peru’s gastronomy also included Osso (38th), Rafael (32nd), Astrid y Gastón (30th), and Mérito (11th).
In 2023, Maido took first place, led by chef Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura, specializing in Nikkei cuisine. Other Peruvian restaurants in the top 50 were: Cosme (50th), Rafael (46th), La Mar (42nd), Mil (39th), Osso (33rd), Mérito (13th), Mayta (10th), and Kjolle (7th). Additionally, Maido’s sommelier, Florencia Rey, won the Beronia Latin America’s Best Sommelier Award 2023.
SOURCE
El Comercio Perú