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Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants was launched in 2013 to celebrate gastronomy across the region and to provide diners around the globe with local insight and culinary recommendations. Since its inception, it has quickly grown to become the premier gastronomic ranking in the continent, with its awards events marking the greatest annual gathering of chefs, restaurateurs, media and food industry VIPs.

Each year, the list provides a snapshot of the views of 300 restaurant industry experts from across Latin America, reflecting the wide diversity and deep richness of the continent’s culinary landscape. The well-structured voting system and procedures, which are overseen by global adjudication company Deloitte, ensures the list and awards have a credibility and influence that is renowned across the globe.

The voting Academy is divided into five separate regions: Mexico, Central America; South America (North); South America (South); and Brazil. These regions cover the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. Read more about the voting process and the Academy, and consult our FAQs.

Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants provides a barometer of gastronomic trends as well as an unrivalled guide to the greatest dining destinations in Latin America for food-loving travellers from across Latin America and, indeed, the world.

The 13th edition of the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list was revealed at a live awards ceremony in Antigua Guatemala on 2 December 2025. Details of the 14th edition will be revealed soon.

Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants is part of the 50 Best brand, published by William Reed. Read more about 50 Best.