Only one New York restaurant made it on the World's 50 Best Restaurants List

A few weeks back, the food-loving folks behind the World's 50 Best list unveiled the back-half of this year's 100 Best Restaurants ranking, and two stellar New York spots out of eight North American entries managed to make the coveted lineup. Making a splash at No. 98 was César, the elegant, seafood-focused restaurant from chef César Ramirez, while midtown fine-dining mainstay Le Bernardin clocked in at No. 90.

And though those illustrious local dining rooms were joined on the full list by only one NYC restaurant in the top 50, they're at least in very good company: "New Korean" stunner Atomix was ranked No. 12 in this year's culinary pecking order, which were announced during a ceremony in Turin, Italy on June 19.

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It's not the first time that the creative Korean spot—the flagship restaurant of husband-and-wife duo, chef Junghyun "JP" Park and manager Ellia Park, who also oversee fellow New York spots including Atoboy, Naro and Seoul Salon—has been honored by World's 50 Best: In 2023, Atomic came in at No. 8 and rose to No. 6 one year later.

Praised as the "ultimate gastronomic manifestation of the K-wave phenomenon" and "Korean dining at its very finest" with "dishes grounded in heritage, but distinct and innovative," per the World's 50 Best organizers, Atomix is the sole U.S. restaurant to make the main 50 Best list, and one of only three North American entries this year. (It's joined by Jorge Vallejo’s boundary-pushing Quintonil and Elena Reygadas's Mexican-meets-Mediterranean beaut Rosetta, both located in Mexico City.)

Elsewhere on the list, Lima had an exceptionally strong showing, with Maido from chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura—an upmarket Japanese-Peruvian restaurant serving an innovative take on Nikkei cuisine—finally claiming the top spot after a decade of being featured on the World's 50 Best list. Rounding out the top five was second-place finisher Asador Etxebarri of Atxondo, Spain; Diverxo of Madrid, Spain in the fourth-place spot; and Alchemist of Copenhagen, Denmark at No. 5.

Check out the full list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 here.