Which Latin American Country Dominates Best 50 Restaurants List? Relaxnews
go to original September 5, 2013

The culinary elite in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico have crowned chef Gaston Acurio's Lima restaurant Astrid y Gaston the best in Latin America.

Described as Peruvian gastronomy meets haute cuisine, Acurio's flagship restaurant in Lima snatched the top spot for the inaugural edition of the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants awards, a spin-off of Restaurant magazine's World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The gala event was held in the Peruvian capital Wednesday.

... Unsurprisingly, popular Brazilian chef Alex Atala's D.O.M. restaurant in Sao Paulo - ranked sixth on the World's 50 Best list - clipped at Acurio's heels, followed by Pujol in Mexico City, Central in Lima and Mani in Sao Paulo.

Overall, Peru dominated the top 10 list with three restaurants and seven addresses making the top 50. Argentina was the most represented, meanwhile, with 14 restaurants in the top 50, followed by Mexico (10), and Brazil (9).

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Here's a look at the top 10 winners of the best restaurants in Latin America:

1. Astrid y Gaston, Lima, Peru

2. D.O.M., Sao Paulo, Brazil

3. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico

4. Central, Lima, Peru

5. Mani, Sao Paulo, Brazil

6. Biko, Mexico City, Mexico

7. Malabar, Lima, Peru

8. Borago, Santiago, Chile

9. Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina

10. Roberta Sudbrack, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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