Maido came out on top at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony in Turin. The World's 50 Best Restaurants

The top spot in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list has often been predictable, so Thursday night’s awards ceremony in Turin, Italy, offered a refreshing surprise. With each year’s No. 1 restaurant retired from contention, it’s been customary for the No. 2 restaurant on the list to claim the top prize in the following year.

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So after Barcelona’s Disfrutar was named No. 1 in 2024, the smart money this year was on 2024’s runner-up Asador Etxebarri, chef Victor Arguinzoniz’s 35-year-old live-fire wonderland in Axpe, Spain. But this year’s list, selected by an academy of 1,120 voters, had a different kind of old flame in mind.

Maido, a beloved Lima, Peru restaurant that opened in 2009, ascended from No. 5 to the top spot as World’s 50 Best celebrated

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