Latin America has a Special Taste: The List of the 50 Best Restaurants 2018
For the second consecutive year, Maido, the restaurant in Lima, Peru, receives the No. 1 spot on the list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2018. The sixth annual edition of this award ceremony for the best gastronomy in Latin America was held this Tuesday, October 30, at the Agora Convention Center in Bogota, Colombia, before chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, influencers, journalists and international gourmands.
Directed by chef Mitsuharu 'Micha' Tsumura, Maido restaurant in Lima is once again proclaimed Best Restaurant in Latin America and Best Restaurant in Peru. Maido is a place where visitors can taste dishes based on Nikkei cuisine, which surprisingly fuses Peruvian and Japanese flavors that delight all diners.
The second place on the list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants this year goes to Central, also in Lima, Peru, headed by Pía León and Virgilio Martínez; third place on the list goes to Pujol, by Enrique Olvera, in Mexico City; followed in fourth place by Boragó in Santiago and fifth place to D.O.M. in Sao Paulo, which were added to the list to receive the titles of The Best Restaurant in Mexico, Chile and Brazil, respectively.
The top 10 list is completed by Don Julio, in Buenos Aires, at No. 6, followed by A Casa Do Porco in Sao Paulo, Brazil at No. 7, Astrid y Gastón, in Lima, Peru at No. 8, Quintonil in Mexico City at No. 9 and Leo, in Bogotá, Colombia, at No. 10.
The Latin America's Best Pastry Chef Award, sponsored by República del Cacao, was awarded to Jesús Escalera of La Postrería in Guadalajara, Mexico. Chef Escalera commented:
"For me, receiving this award is the greatest honor. I admire very much the people of the 50 Best Restaurants organization, and all the chefs who have been awarded this prize before, in Latin America and the world. I am very grateful to República del Cacao. It's a coincidence since I use their chocolate in my cooking".
Check out the full list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2018 here.
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