These Are the Top 50 Restaurants in Latin America

On Tuesday, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants organization announced their yearly Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list in Bogotá, Colombia, and there's a new restaurant in the top spot. 

Maido, in Lima, Peru, ranked number one. Mitsuharu Tsumura’s seafood-centric tasting menu restaurant displaced Central, another Lima restaurant that has been ranked as number one for three years.

"From start to finish, diners are treated as if they’re at home and taken on a gastronomic journey through Peru’s finest produce," reads the World's 50 Best description of Maido, naming the 50-hour braised short rib as the restaurant's standout dish. "After four years in the top echelons of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, this year Maido takes the top spot – a well-deserved accolade for a cook who is liked and respected across the world."

Here's the full list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants:

1. Maido, Lima, Peru
2. Central, Lima, Peru
3. D.O.M., São Paulo, Brazil
4. Pujol, México City, Mexico
5. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
6. Quintonil, México City, Mexico
7. Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Peru
8. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil
9. Maní, São Paulo, Brazil
10. Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11. Sud 777, Mexico City, Mexico
12. Osso Carnicería y Salumería, Lima, Peru
13. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
14. 99, Santiago, Chile
15. La Mar, Lima, Peru
16. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Harry Sasson, Bogotá, Colombia
18. Leo, Bogotá, Colombia
19. El Baqueano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20. Maito, Panamá City, Panama
21. Isolina, Lima, Peru
22. Parador La Huella, José Ignacio, Uruguay
23. Olympe, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24. Rafael, Lima, Peru
25. Pangea, Monterrey, Mexico
26. Chila, Buenos Aires, Argentina
27. Mocotó, São Paulo, Brazil
28. Gustu, La Paz, Bolivia
29. Nicos, México City, Mexico
30. Malabar, Lima, Peru
31. Biko, México City, Mexico
32. Amaranta, Toluca, Mexico
33. Ambrosia, Santiago, Chile
34. Corazón de Tierra, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
35. Rosetta, México City, Mexico 
36. Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico 
37. Elena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
38. Restaurante 040, Santiago, Chile 
39. Máximo Bistrot, México City, Mexico
40. Villanos en Bermudas, Bogotá, Colombia 
41. Esquina Mocotó, São Paulo, Brazil 
42. Laja, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico 
43. La Docena Oyster Bar & Grill, Guadalajara, Mexico
44. Aramburu, Buenos Aires, Argentina
45. Tuju, São Paulo, Brazil
46. Fiesta, Lima, Peru
47. Amaz, Lima, Peru
48. Crizia, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
49. Proper, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
50. Mishiguene, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

For those looking for travel inspiration, it's worth noting that ten of the top 50 restaurants are located in Lima, Peru.