Colombia’s culinary reputation has been established on the international stage. El Chato Just named the best restaurant in Latin America 2025 In a ceremony held on the 2nd of December at Santo Domingo del Cerro in Spain, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants were awarded. Antigua, Guatemala. Until now, El Chato, the Bogotá-based establishment led by chef Álvaro Clavijo, has inched toward the top spot ranking third in 2024 and second in 2023. It has been 13 long years since a restaurant in the United States opened. Peru You can also find out more about Argentina This is a great sign that the food scene in this country is on the rise.
El Chato was not the only victory for Colombia. Cartagena‘s Celele The legendary supporter of the legend, ranked fifth. Leo New entry for (23). Afluente (34), Humo Negro (41), Oda (76)—all from the capital—plus Barranquilla’s Manuel (46), Sambombí Bistró Local of Medellín (98).
Lima‘s Kjolle (from Chef Pia Léon(ranked second, marking the very first time that a restaurant led by a woman chef was so close to winning the top prize. Two other Peruvian places, Mérito (4) Cosme Also in the Top 10.
Three of the six awards for individual chefs were given to women in addition to winning restaurant prizes. This year, three of the six individual chef awards were given to women. Dominican Republic‘s Inés Páez NYou can also find out more about the following: took home the Champions of Change prize, marking the first time it has been awarded in Latin America. Better known as Chef Tita, her Fundación IMA NGO empowers rural families and preserves culinary techniques; the foundation of her restaurant is about so much more than the food on the plate alone.
Tássia Magalhães of Nelita in São Paulo Bianca Mirilia, a Brazilian chef, was named Best Female Chef in recognition of her work as a women-only chef at Mag Market and Lita Wine Bar. Evvai He was named the Best Pastry chef. Kjolle, meanwhile, picked up the Art of Hospitality prize while Bogotá’s Oda, led by Natalia Cocomá Hernández, picked up the Sustainable Restaurant Award for safeguarding regional biodiversity by partnering with the Botanical Garden of Bogotá.
Guatemala City will be the focus of all attention now that it has hosted its first World Cup. Ana (94), led by Colombian chef Nicolás Solanilla, which was named One To Watch for how Solanilla celebrates his adopted home’s ingredients. Guatemala City, too: Sublime New entry at number 19, but old one still ranked 19. Diacá The average age of the participants was 37. Mercado 24 Ranking 42.
