Header image: the 60-mile fish from Central
For the second year running, Central in Lima, Peru, tops the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list. Chefs Virgílio Martínez and Pía León picked up their award at an incredible celebration attended by cooks from all over the region, in Mexico City. Now check out the other restaurants on the list, with these mouthwatering pictures.
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No.50 Rafael, Lima, Peru
Scallops, Rafael
No.49 Dulce Patria, Mexico City, Mexico
Grilled green and red tomatoes with quesillo cheese, crunchy grasshoppers and epazote, Dulce Patria
No.48 Tarquino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Beef cheek, Tarquino
No.47 Nicos, Mexico City, Mexico
'Sopa de nata,' Nicos
No.46 99, Santiago, Chile
Fungal textures, 99 (image: Araceli Paz)
No.45 Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
From the parrilla at Don Julio
No.44 Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
Oysters with horseradish, Rosetta (image: Ana Hop)
No.43 Restó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quail, Restó (image: Eduardo Torres)
No.42 Andrés Carne de Res, Bogotá, Colombia
Corn 'arepas,' Andrés Carne de Res (image: Equipo FotoArte)
No.41 Maximo Bistrot, Mexico City, Mexico
Octopus, Maximo Bistrot
No.40 La Bourgogne, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Smoke anchovies, La Bourgogne (image: Dain Rivillo)
No.39 Oviedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Squid ink risotto, Oviedo (image: Carlos Fadigati)
No.38 Remanso do Bosque, Belém, Brazil
Cupuaçu pavé, Remanso do Bosque
No.37 Elena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Meaty cuts, Elena
No.36 La Picantería, Lima, Peru
Meat selection, La Picantería
No.35 Mocotó, São Paulo, Brazil
Tapioca, Mocotó (image: Ricardo D'Angelo)
No.34 Osso Carnicería y Salumeria, Lima, Peru
Artisanal sausages, Osso Carnicería
No.33 Leo, Cocina y Cava, Bogotá, Colombia
Scallops with clarified black chillies, Restaurante Leo (image: Jorge Gonzalez)
No.32 Ambrosía, Santiago, Chile
Fresh pasta with watercress cream, Ambrosía (image: Estudio Leclic)
No.31 Fiesta, Lima, Peru
Coal-fired ceviche, Fiesta
No.30 El Cielo, Bogotá, Colombia
Oops! There's a fly in my soup, El Cielo (image: Mario Alzate)
No.29 Alto, Caracas, Venezuela
'Tierra de Cacao,' Alto
No.28 Aramburu, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Suckling pig, Aramburu
No.27 Sud 777, Mexico City, Mexico
Aged meat, Sud777 (image: Inventive Social Media)
No.26 Epice, São Paulo, Brazil
Pork skin with cabbage and pimento de cheiro chilli (image: Rubens Kato)
No.25 Osaka, Santiago, Chile
Snails in shoyu, Osaka (image: Natalia Elis)
No.24 Harry Sasson, Bogotá, Colombia
Robata mushrooms with asparagus, Harry Sasson (image: Mario García)
No.23 Olympe, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crunchy suckling pig confit, panko-cacao nibs farofa, slow-cooked Fuji apples, Olympe (image: Tomas Rangel)
No.22 Amaranta, Toluca, Mexico
Pork jowl with peanuts, Amaranta (image: Fernando Gómez Carbajal)
No.21 Chila, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rabbit kidneys, Chila (image: Javier Mollo)
No.20 Malabar, Lima, Peru
Marinated escolar fish, Malabar
No.19 La Cabrera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chorizo, La Cabrera
No.18 Criterión, Bogotá, Colombia
Artichoke and truffle cappuccino, Criterión (image: Jorge Gonzalez)
No.17 Gustu, La Paz, Bolivia
Bone marrow with reduced tomato and fennel, Gustu (image: Gustu Gastronomia A.S)
No.16 Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yam with coconut milk, egg yolk, sea salt and crispy jamón, Lasai (image: Tomas Rangel)
No.15 El Baqueano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rabbit anticuchos, El Baqueano (image: Pablo Baracat)
No.14 Roberta Sudbrack, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Smoked okra with semi-cooked prawn, Roberta Sudbrack (image: Nana Moraes)
No.13 Pangea, Monterrey, Mexico
Pork tacos, Pangea
No.12 La Mar, Lima, Peru
Mixed 'causas,' La Mar
No.11 Parador La Huella, José Ignacio, Uruguay
Grilled beef, Parador La Huella (image: Eric Wolfinger)
No.10 Biko, Mexico City, Mexico
Silver truffle, Biko
No.9 Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
'Mole verde,' Pujol (image: Fiamma Piacentini)
No.8 Maní, São Paulo, Brazil
Cashew ceviche, Maní (image: Romulo Fialdini)
No.7 Tegui, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tegui (image: Marcelo Setton)
No.6 Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
Octopus in its ink with potatoes and Valladolid sausage, Quintonil (image: Fernando Gomez Carbajal)
No.5 Maido, Lima, Peru
Pork with yucca, Maido (image: Jose Caceres)
No.4 D.O.M., São Paulo, Brazil
Watermelon, cucumber and codium, D.O.M. (image: Rubens Kato)
No.3 Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Peru
Apple ceviche, Astrid y Gastón
No.2 Boragó, Santiago, Chile
Isla Negra cream, Boragó
No.1 Central, Lima, Peru
Lakeshore, Central
