The World's 51-100 Best Restaurants 2021: North + South America

"Rank: #55 "Inside New York’s bustling Brooklyn Fare market, famously irascible chef César Ramírez enchants diners at Chef’s Table with a seasonal tasting menu inspired by Japanese cuisine." "

"Rank: #56 "With techniques honed at some of Europe’s top restaurants, Edgar Nuñez has steered Sud 777 into the upper echelons of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants and now his restaurant features alongside the very best in the world."

"Rank: #61 "Master of heritage South American gastronomy, Alex Atala is in his element at D.O.M., where he pioneers Brazilian flavour combinations and takes diners on a whistle-stop tour of indigenous produce such as Yanomami mushrooms with egg yolk and asparagus, manioc root five ways and the unforgettable ants with cachaça." "

"Rank: #67 "Oteque is the brainchild of super-talented chef Alberto Landgraf and the setting of the restaurant is a 1930s house with a cosy dining room featuring an open kitchen, giving guests an all-access perspective to the action behind the pass."

"Rank: #68 "‘Frank cuisine’ is the identifier applied to Francisco ‘Paco’ Ruano’s dishes. His down-to-earth modern Mexican cooking translates onto the plate in many vibrant manifestations but is perhaps best seen in his salad of nopal – prickly pear cactus with mango sorbet and habanero chilli – or suckling pig with mole."

"Rank: #70 "Dining at Alinea is a magical experience orchestrated by a truly post-modern chef in Grant Achatz."

"Rank: #78 "Innovative Colombian chef Alvaro Clavijo takes his diners on a journey of seasonal, unusual and forgotten ingredients in this two-storey venue in Bogotá’s bohemian Chapinero Alto."

"Rank: #85 "After 10 years spent between New York and the Spanish Basque Country, Rafael Costa e Silva returned to his homeland in Brazil with the vision to create a sustainably sourced farm-to-table menu."

"Rank: #90 "High up in the Sacred Valley – alongside the mysterious Incan ruins 3,600 metres above sea level – Mil fosters a microcosmic ecosystem that solely feeds the restaurant."

"Rank: #95 "As the younger sister of acclaimed restaurant Central, Kjolle has magnificently risen to the challenge. Pía León serves Peru’s cornucopia of fresh produce, featuring dishes such as sourdough of mashua, coffee, chard and artichoke, and Macre squash with kañihuas from Puno." "

"Rank: #96 "Culinary pioneers of Latin America’s restaurant scene, Gastón Acurio and his wife, pastry chef Astrid Gutsche, never fail to impress at their eponymous restaurant in Lima." "

"Rank: #98 "Parisian chic and Gallic-inspired tasting menus define Toronto’s most celebrated restaurants, Alo."