Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015

World’s 50 best issued the third list of the 50 best Latin American Restaurants. I have lots of issues with this list. First of all I did lot like  D.O.M. so it being so high makes no sense to me. Also, as much as I love Andres Carne de Res, should it really be a top 50 restaurants? kind of makes you think what we are evaluating, the food or the ambiance. My other grievance – Oviedo, its such a stuffy restaurant, i would not put it in the list. However what i loved: Baquiano, Central, and the fact that Dulce Patria is in the list which is absolutely lovely! I have increased my knowledge though, I’m up to 17 out of the 50, still a lot to go.

Heres the list:

• 1. Central (Lima, Peru)
• 2. Borago (Santiago, Chile)
• 3. Astrid y Gaston (Lima, Peru)
• 4. D.O.M. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• 5. Maido (Lima, Peru)
• 6. Quintonil (Mexico City)
• 7. Tegui (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 8. Maní (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• 9. Pujol (Mexico City)
• 10. Biko (Mexico City)
• 11. Parador La Huella (Jose Ignacio, Uruguay)
• 12. La Mar (Lima, Peru)
• 13. Pangea (Monterrey, Mexico)
• 14. Roberta Sudbrack (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• 15. El Baqueano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 16. Lasai (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• 17. Gustu (La Paz, Bolivia)
• 18. Criterión (Bogotá, Colombia)
• 19. La Cabrera (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 20. Malabar (Lima, Peru)
• 21. Chila (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 22. Amaranta (Toluca, Mexico)
• 23. Olympe (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• 24. Harry Sasson (Bogota, Colombia)
• 25. Osaka (Santiago, Chile)
• 26. Epice (São Paulo, Brazil)
• 27. Sud 777 (Mexico City)
• 28. Aramburu (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 29. Alto (Caracas, Venezuela)
• 30. El Cielo (Bogota, Colombia)
• 31. Fiesta (Lima, Peru)
• 32. Ambrosía (Santiago, Chile)
• 33. Restaurante Leo (Bogota, Colombia)
• 34. Osso (Lima, Peru)
• 35. Mocoto (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• 36. La Picantería (Lima, Peru)
• 37. Elena (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 38. Remanso do Bosque (Belem, Brazil)
• 39. Oviedo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 40. La Bourgogne (Punta del Este, Uruguay)
• 41. Maximo Bistrot (Mexico City)
• 42. Andres Carne de Res (Bogota, Colombia)
• 43. Resto (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 44. Rosetta (Mexico City)
• 45. Parrilla Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 46. 99 Restaurante (Santiago, Chile)
• 47. Restaurante Nicos (Mexico City)
• 48. Tarquino (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• 49. Restaurante Dulce Patria (Mexico City)
• 50. Rafael (Lima, Peru)

Other awards:

The Diners Club® Lifetime Achievement Award – Latin America 2015: Enrique Olvera, Pujol, Mexico

Latin America’s Best Pastry Chef Award 2015, sponsored by Cacao Barry® : Astrid Gutsche

Veuve Clicquot Latin America’s Best Female Chef 2015: Roberta Sudbrack, Roberta Sudbrack, Rio de Janeiro

Individual Country winners:

Argentina – Tegui
Bolivia: Gustu
Brazil: Dom
Chile: Borago
Colombia: Criterion
Mexico: Quintonil
Peru: Central
Venezuela: Alto
Uruguay: Paradar de La huella