Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants celebrates a greater number of hospitality establishments this year, with the announcement of the inaugural list of restaurants ranked 51-100, a key element of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants making its debut in the region.
The list of those ranked between 51 and 100 is intended to highlight the diversity of the region’s culinary cultures ahead of the unveiling of the prestigious list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, on November 15 in Merida, Yucatan.
The 51-100 list includes restaurants from 24 cities in the region, with Buenos Aires being the leading city with six restaurants; then Bogotá, La Paz, Santiago and São Paulo with four restaurants each; Flor de Lis, in Guatemala City, tops the list at number 51.
William Drew, Director of Content for Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, says: “We are delighted to return to the region with our regular annual list and an in-person awards ceremony. However, it was essential to continue to evolve our presence in Latin America to fulfill our ambition to give visibility to as many restaurants and destinations as possible.
The 51-100 list, presented in collaboration with American Express, is the next step in this mission. We are looking forward to presenting this wide range of establishments on November 15 in Mérida”.
With broad representation throughout the region, the 51-100 list highlights restaurants from 24 cities in Latin America. Buenos Aires consolidates its status as a gastronomic destination with six restaurants on the extended list, the city with the largest number of restaurants. The restaurants are:
- Buenos Aires: Alo’s (53), Anafe (55), Crizia (66), Anchoita (73), Niño Gordo (75) and Narda Comedor (87).
- In Bogotá, Harry Sasson is ranked 56, followed by Humo Negro (74), Prudencia (93) and Salvo Patria (96).
- La Paz is represented by Ancestral (63), winner of the American Express One To Watch 2022 award, Ali Pacha (67), Phayawi (84) and Popular Cocina Boliviana (85).
- Santiago de Chile: Olam (68), Dementia (71), Ambrosía Bistro (72) and La Calma by Fredes (98)
- In São Paulo they are Kotori (65), Fame Osteria (83), Fasano (94) and Corrutela (95).
- Guayaquil entered with Casa Julián (78) and Mikka (97).
- Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, is on the list with the Quitu restaurant (99).
Two new establishments top the list: Flor de Lis, in Guatemala City, at number 51, and Origem, in Salvador de Bahía, at number 52. Guatemala City appears for the second time on the list with Mercado 24 (81), while another new city, Guayaquil, has two places on the list.
Other new places are San José with Sikwa (86), San Salvador with El Xolo – Maíz Criollo (91) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra with Sach’a Huaska (No.90).
Santiago Fernández Vidal, Executive Director of American Express Mexico, said: “American Express supports gourmets and chefs around the world, and we witness the intense and passionate work they do every day to create unique proposals and spectacular service for their customers. This list concentrates an incredible global talent and we are proud to be part of the recognition they deserve. I am sure our card users will be looking forward to visiting these extraordinary places as much as I am.”
Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 will celebrate the first full event for the region’s gastronomy community since 2019 at the 2022 edition awards ceremony on Tuesday, November 15.
Among Awards to be announced at the ceremony include the Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award, the Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award, and a new award: Beronia Latin America’s Best Sommelier Award.
Other events on the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 event schedule include the flagship #50BestTalks thought leadership forum.
This year’s #50BestTalks will tackle the topic of mindful cooking and explore how restaurants can commit to good working conditions, environmental, economic and human sustainability, healthier food and ethical sourcing practices.
The voting process
The role of the 50 Best organization in promoting restaurants and spreading culinary talent remains more important than ever, and it continues to support the hospitality industry by inspiring diners to seek exciting dining experiences. 50 Best works with professional services consultancy Deloitte as its official independent award partner to help protect the integrity and authenticity of the voting process and the resulting list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022.
The Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy is comprised of more than 300 regional voting members, selected based on their expert opinion of the restaurant landscape in Latin America. The votes of this Academy make up the list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, an annual barometer of good palates. The Academy is divided into five regions: Mexico, Central America, South America (North), South America (South), and Brazil. Each region has selected voters among journalists, food critics, chefs, gourmets and long-distance gourmets. In 2022, each member submitted 10 votes for what they considered their best dining experiences from the previous 18 months. At least three of those votes had to go to restaurants outside their country (academy members unable to travel abroad could only vote for seven restaurants in their own country).
Source: Eluniverso
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