UN restaurant to change the world? Maybe it’s too much. Or maybe not, if it’s called Maidois found to Fileand from today it is officially the best restaurant in the world according to the prestigious ranking Tea World’s 50 best restorents 2025. A triumph signed Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumurathe visionary chef who made the Nikkei cuisine – An harmonious fusion between Japanese flavors and Peruvian ingredients – A universal language of taste. In Turin, on the stage of the Lingotto auditorium, a passage of a cultural witness was consumed: from a high Eurocentric cuisine to a more inclusive and mixed proposal, which looks to the migrant roots and to the future of the global palate.
The world’s 50 best: the Oscar of Catering
The title of Best restaurant in the world He was announced at the Turin Lingotto Auditorium, in an event with an international breath. To climb the podium with Maido were Asador Etxebarri (Spain, second place) e Quintonil (Mexico, third). Italy also good, present with five excellent pursuers in the early fifties: Lido 84 (16th), Real (18th), The Calandre (31 °), Piazza Duomo (32 °) e Uliass (43 °).
Who is Mitsuharu Tsumura, chef genius of the Nikkei cuisine
Born in Lima in 1981 to a family of Japanese origin, Tsumura mixed his two souls from an early age: the Peruvian one of the streets and the Japanese one of the house. After training in the United States and a fundamental professional experience in Japan, between Sushi and Izakaya restaurants, he returns to Lima to found Maido In 2009, in the Miraflores district. At just 28 years old, he gives life to a gastronomic laboratory which is now a world symbol of Nikkei cuisinea perfect expression of virtuous contamination.
What does Nikkei cuisine really mean
Nikkei It is a term that indicates i descendants of the Japanese emigrants in South Americabut in the kitchen it has become much more: a new language that blends the Japanese technique with the ingredients and Peruvian passion. A perfect melting pot. It is not just about sushi and cevics: each dish tells the story of a people who has been able to integrate, transform and sublimate.
The dishes and how much it costs to eat from Maido
The MAIDO tasting menu It is a multisensory journey made up of more than ten courses, which change according to the season and the availability of the ingredients. From the Nikkei cebiche with Leche de Tigre and Dashi, al Lomo Saltado Yeppanyaki-Style, up to Brasato Short Rib for over two days: Each dish is a poem. But it is not an economic experience: it starts from about 300 euros without wines, and you get to 580 euros with complete combination.
A triumph for Nikkei cuisine and Peru
The emotion on the stage was palpable. Tsumura dedicated the victory to his team and his country with touching words: «Guys, the Maido is in the spotlight. This is for you, for your families, for your parents, for your team. I believe that gastronomy, food and welcome can do extraordinary things. They can make dreams come true, they can solve many of the problems we think are unsolvable ».
And he added: «I think of the community, to all of you who are here in the room from all over the world. At a time when there are many differences, I really believe that the gastronomic industry is an example of how we can remain united. We often talk about environmental sustainability, but rarely of human sustainability. I believe I am an example of what can be done, how it can be built together, with the power of love. A thousand thanks. Thank you with all my heart”.
Maido, from the Japanese tradition to Peruvian tables
Today Maido is a Modern restaurant on several floors, frequented and trendybut it has not always been like this. In the early years, Tsumura has even thought of closingdiscouraged by little attention. He told him after winning the prize Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice 2024:
“One day my father told me to continue believing in what I was doing. There were still many Peruvians who said to me: “Don’t close, we love what you do”. And that kept us standing. At first the Nikkei cuisine was not known. Now it is all over the world».
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