NUEMA

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"Nuema is listed at the The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 as rank 61." - The World's 50 Best Restaurants

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"The World's Best Pastry Chef's Award went to Pia Salazar, pastry chef at Nuema in Quito, Ecuador."

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"A Quito restaurant whose pastry program received major acclaim this year, with Pía Salazar earning the Best Pastry Chef award for her desserts, emphasizing the venue’s strength in refined and creative pastry offerings." - Hillary Dixler Canavan

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"Nuema is listed at the The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2023 as rank 79." - The World's 50 Best Restaurants

"Rank: #48 "Within a gastronomic culture that is beginning to take hold in Latin America, Nuema stands out. Recovering the roots of the most beloved Ecuadorian traditions, it injects them with creativity and conveys the experience to a contemporary table where the product shines. The biodiversity of this fertile country is reviewed daily by the chefs, following the rhythm of the seasons and in accordance with traceability. The resulting changes are entertaining, the techniques well-managed and the ingredient is respected in quality and aesthetics, expressing the best of itself."