The world’s top fine dining establishments have once again been ranked by hospitality authority The 50.
On Wednesday, November 6, chefs and culinary professionals gathered at Teatro Municipal in Lima, Peru, for the announcement of the international media company’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list. The annual list is sponsored by the bottled water company S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, a product featured at restaurants across the glove. The list includes restaurants across six continents (Antarctica has yet to develop a dining scene) and 28 territories.
At the top of the list is Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain. The Basque country restaurant led by Bittor Arguinzoniz is officially “The Best Restaurant” in Europe. In 2025, Asador Etxebarri was ranked as the second best restaurant worldwide, with Maidoin Lima taking the top spot. As of 2019, restaurants cannot win as the world’s best restaurant more than once. After synching the title, restaurants can no longer compete to be on the list.
Second on the list is Bangkok’s Gaggan, lead by eponymous chef Gaggan Anand. Gaggan is also the Best Restaurant in Asia. The third best restaurant in the world is Quintonil in Mexico City, doubling as The Best Restaurant in Latin America.
In North America, Manhattan’s Atomix was named the top restaurant on the continent, ranking 11th globally. Atomix’s Chef Junghyun Park was named the winner of The Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award, the only peer-voted award in the ceremony.
More regional highlights include Trèsind Studio (number 28) in Dubai, winning The Best Restaurant in the Middle East; La Colombe (number 35) in Cape Town awarded The Best Restaurant in Africa, and Saint Peter (number 50) in Sydney, securing The Best Restaurant in Oceania.
The full list, below:
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026
- Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo, Spain)
- Gaggan (Bangkok)
- Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Wing (Hong Kong)
- The Chairman (Hong Kong)
- Kjolle (Lima, Peru)
- Kadeau (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Diverxo (Madrid, Spain)
- Plénitude (Paris, France)
- Atomix (New York, USA)
- Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Mérito (Lima, Peru)
- Suhring (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Odette (Singapore)
- Tuju (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Mingles (Seoul, South Korea)
- Nusara (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Jan (Munich, Germany)
- Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
- Meet the Bund (Shanghai, China)
- Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
- Vyn (Skillinge, Sweden)
- Al Gatto Verde (Modena, Italy)
- Lasai (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Masque (Mumbai, India)
- Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
- Trèsind Studio (Dubai, UAE)
- Enigma (Barcelona, Spain)
- Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
- Celele (Cartagena, Colombia)
- Potong (Bangkok)
- Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
- Le Coquillage (Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, France)
- La Colombe (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Ru Yuan (Hangzhou, China)
- Nuema (Quito, Ecuador)
- Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (Brunico, Italy)
- Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
- Jordnær (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Onjium (Seoul, South Korea)
- Bozar (Brussels, Belgium)
- Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
- Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Mayta (Lima, Peru)
- El Chato (Bogotá, Colombia)
- Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
- Ikoyi (London, England)
- Naar (Kasauli, India)
- Saint Peter (Sydney, Australia)
Want to see more Forbes articles on your feed? Tap here to make Forbes Australia a preferred source on Google.
Look back on the week that was with hand-picked articles from Australia and around the world. Sign up to the Forbes Australia newsletter here or become a member here.
