The dining room of Japanese chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, located in Lima, is considered the temple of Nikkei cuisine. Against all odds, the Peruvian restaurant Maido was crowned on Thursday as the Best Restaurant in the World on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list of 2025.

Maido, a restaurant in Lima, Peru, has been named No.1 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2025. The restaurant founded by acclaimed chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura dethroned last year's winner, Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar.

Maido, a restaurant in Peru founded by chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura, was on Thursday named the best eatery in the world for 2025 by the influential but controversial World's 50