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The 50 best restaurants in Latin America

Peruvian cuisine returned to occupy the first two places in the list of the 50 Best Restaurants»

Peruvian cuisine returned to occupy the first two places in the list of the « 50 Best Restaurants in Latin America» with Maido and Central, establishments that repeated this 2018 the header positions obtained on last year and that have been announced in Bogota.

Maido, from chef Mitsuharu« Micha» Tsumura , was chosen as the number one for« perfectly merge the cuisine of Peru and the Japanese&raquo ;, according to the « 50 Best Restaurants» publication, which organizes the awards.

Based in Lima, Maido holds the title again because it is« a space where visitors can taste dishes based on the Nikkei cuisine that surprisingly fuses Peruvian flavors and Japanese&raquo ;, added the organizers.

Tsumura, one of the referents of contemporary Peruvian cuisine, was born in Lima and his family comes from Osaka (Japan) , which allows him to be a bridge between the two gastronomic cultures.

« Although it has been a difficult year for the entire continent, the kitchen continues to grow, and the kitchen continues to unite&raquo ;, Tsumura said upon receiving the award in a gala held at the Agora convention center, in Bogota.

The winner promised&laqu o; continue working as before, especially in achieving a kitchen with sustainability» and in« make known different products , little known, but which are wonderful&raquo ;.

As a chef, Tsumura declares himself« strict» and « quite perfectionist» despite which in his kitchen, considered an icon in Peru, reigns the« tranquility» necessary for everything to work well.

Central

In the second place he also repeated the Central limeno, directed by Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon , who obtained the winner of the best female chef in Latin America of 2018.

In third place I am Pujol , from Enrique Olvera, in Mexico City, while the fourth box corresponded this year to Borago , located in Santiago, Chile, and whose chef, Rodolfo Guzman, also received the award for the most sustainable restaurant for its friendly practices with the environment and society.

fifth position went to DOM , of Sao Paulo and was followed in the list of the first ten Don Julio (Buenos Aires), A Casa do Porco (Sao Paulo), Astrid and Gaston (Lima), Quintonil (Mexico City) and Leo (Bogota).

In total, this year the ranking of the 50 Best was composed of eleven restaurants in Mexico, ten Argentines , nine Peruvians, nine from Brazil, five Chileans, four Colombians, one Panamanian and one Uruguayan.

The night included the prize for a lifetime, « Diners Club Lifetime Achievement» , to Maria Elena Lugo Zermeno and Gerardo Vazquez Lugo, from the Nicos restaurant, in Mexico City.

This duo, consisting of mother and son, seeks to preserve traditional Mexican cuisine as a fundamental part of the culture from the country, according to the organizers.

Also, the Meson Manu , by chef Manu Buffara, located in the Brazilian city of Curitiba, received the award« Miele One To Watch» for its originality, technique, sophistication and« great potential» to enter the list of the 50 best in Latin America in the coming years.

The winner of the best pastry chef in Latin America, awarded by the Republic of Cocoa, went to the Spanish Jesus Escalera , pastry chef at La Postreria, in Guadalajara (Mexico).

The 50 best chefs themselves chose Venezuela's Carlos Garcia, from Alto as the best in their class, who He received an award from the Spanish brewer Estrella Damm.

The 50 best restaurants in Latin America

The chefs of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America, during a gala in Bogota (Colombia).-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

The 50 best

1. Maido, Lima (Peru). 2. Central, Lima (Peru). 3. Pujol, Mexico City (Mexico). 4. Borago, Santiago, Chile (Chile). 5. DOM , Sao Paulo (Brazil). 6. Don Julio, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 7. A Casa do Porco, Sao Paulo (Brazil). 8. Astrid y Gaston, Lima (Peru). 9. Quintonil, Mexico City (Mexico). 10. Leo, Bogota (Colombia)

11. Tegui, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 12. Mani, Sao Paulo (Brazil). 13. Isolina, Lima ( Peru). 14. Sud 777, Mexico City (Mexico). 15. Villains in Bermuda, Bogota (Colombia). 16. Rafael , Lima (Peru). 17. La Mar, Lima (Peru). 18. Mishiguene, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 19. Chila , Buenos Aires (Argentina). 20. Maximo Bistrot, Mexico City (Mexico)

21. El Chato, Bogota (Colombia). 22. Parador La Huella, Jose Ignacio (Uruguay). 23. Harry Sasson, Bogota (Colombia). 24. Ambrosia, Santiago de Chile ( Chile). 25. Osso, Lima (Peru). 26. Lasai, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 27. Olympe, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 28. 99, Santiago, Chile (Chile). 29. Maito, Panama City (Panama). 30. Pangea, Monterrey (Mexico)

31. Mayor, Guadalajara (Mexico). 32. Elena, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 33. Oteque, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 34. Le Chique, Cancun (Mexico). 35. Corazon de Tierra, Valle de Guadalupe (Mexico). 36. El Baqueano, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 37. Nicos, Mexico City (Mexico). 38. Gran Dabbang, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 39. Malabar, Lima (Peru). 40. La Docena, Guadal ajara (Mexico)

41. Rosetta, Mexico City (Mexico). 42. Aramburu, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 43. Restaurant 040, Santiago, Chile (Chile). 44. Proper, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 45. Mocoto, Sao Paulo (Brazil). 46. Narda Comedor, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 47. Osaka, Santiago, Chile (Chile). 48. Amaz, Lima (Peru). 49. Gold, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 50. Tuju, Sao Paulo (Brazil).

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