The World’s 50 Best

1 week ago | theworlds50best.com | Elizabeth Winding |William Thomas Drew |Emma Sleight |Rachael Hogg

At these seven remarkable restaurants, bread is elevated to an art form. Bread is one of life’s great pleasures – and across the restaurant scene, it’s boldly reclaiming its rightful place at the table. At London newcomer Oma, the laffa bread is a standout, not a side, slathered with velvety dips, while in Vienna, Steirereck’s bread trolley is the stuff of culinary legend. At each of these very different restaurants, the bread is a thing of beauty: a sustaining staple that slyly steals the show.

1 week ago | theworlds50best.com | Josh Ong |William Thomas Drew |Emma Sleight |Rachael Hogg

The finalists of the 50 Best Restaurants Scholarship 2025, in association with Parmigiano Reggiano, hail from Colombia, Nigeria and France. From hundreds of applications from around the world, three up-and-coming chefs have fought through fierce competition to be named this year’s finalists of the 50 Best Restaurants Scholarship, in association with Parmigiano Reggiano.

2 weeks ago | theworlds50best.com | Courtney Brandt |William Thomas Drew |Emma Sleight |Rachael Hogg

What do the world’s top bartenders order when they’ve clocked off? From low-key nightcaps to unexpected ingredients, discover what 50 Best-listed bartenders reach for after hours. Wherever they are in the world, most people have an ‘old faithful’ – the cocktail they order without fail, wherever they are in the world. Whether it’s a cosmopolitan, an old fashioned or a negroni, these drinks become a personal litmus test: a sign that, if executed well, the bar programme knows what it’s doing.

3 weeks ago | theworlds50best.com | William Thomas Drew |Emma Sleight |Rachael Hogg |Josh Ong

From Alba white truffles to vitello tonnato, the Italian birthplace of the Slow Food movement has it all. Piedmont is a gastronomic heartland waiting to be discovered. With Alpine peaks, vineyard-strewn hills and fertile plains, its varied landscape shapes one of Italy’s most underrated regional cuisines. As the region prepares to host The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 events in June, here are 10 local delicacies every connoisseur should seek out.

3 weeks ago | theworlds50best.com | William Thomas Drew |Emma Sleight |Rachael Hogg |Josh Ong

The debut awards event, complete with live countdown, will be hosted at Wynn Las Vegas on 25 September 2025. Come late September, food lovers across the globe will discover the very best place to eat in North America. The inaugural ranking of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, will feature the finest dining establishments in the US, Canada and part of the Caribbean, as voted for by 300 independent experts from across the region.