As international journalists, VIPs and chefs party into the night, Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants List for 2014 is now official. Virgilio Martinez' Central restaurant in Lima, Peru, was picked as the Best Restaurant in Latin America with Astrid Y Gaston in second and D.O.M taking third. The crowd errupted with applause as the announcement that Central was jumping from 4th in 2013 to number 1 on Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants List for 2014 was made.
Below is the full list of the Latin America 50 Best Restaurants 2014.
1. Central, Peru - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Latin America and S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Peru
2. Astrid Y Gaston, Lima (Peru)
3. D.O.M., Sao Paulo (Brazil) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Brazil
4. Maní, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
5. Boragó, Santiago (Chile) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Chile
6. Pujol, Mexico City (Mexico) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Mexico
7. Maido, Lima (Peru)
8. Biko, Mexico City (Mexico)
9. Tegui, Buenos Aires (Argentina) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Argentina
10. Quintonil, Mexico City (Mexico)
11. Malabar, Lima (Peru)
12. Mocotó, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
13. Roberta Sudbrack, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
14. Aramburu, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
15. La Mar, Lima (Peru)
16. Tarquino, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
17. Parador la Huella, José Ignacio (Uruguay) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Uruguay
18. El Baqueano, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
19. Pangea, Monterrey (Mexico)
20. Fiesta, Lima (Peru)
21. Chila, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
22. La Cabrera, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
23. Tomo I, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
24. Sud 777, Mexico City (Mexico)
25. Manzanilla, Ensenada (Mexico)
26. MeroToro, Mexico City (Mexico)
27. Rafael, Lima (Peru)
28. Alto, Caracas (Venezuela) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Venezuela
29. Oviedo, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
30. Osaka, Santiago (Chile)
31. La Picantería, Lima (Peru)
32. Gustu, La Paz (Bolivia) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Bolivia
33. Rosetta, Mexico City (Mexico)
34. Remanso do Bosque, Belém (Brazil)
35. Olympe, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
36. Epice, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
37. Ambrosía, Santiago (Chile)
38. Attimo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
39. Criterión, Bogotá (Colombia) - S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Colombia
40. Francis Mallmann 1884, Mendoza (Argentina)
41. Amaranta, Toluca (Mexico)
42. Corazón de Tierra, Valle de Guadalupe (Mexico)
43. Harry Sasson, Bogotá (Colombia)
44. Fasano, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
45. La Bourgogne, Punta del Este (Uruguay)
46. El Cielo, Bogotá (Colombia)
47. Sucre, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
48. Elena, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
49. Leo Cocina y Cava, Bogotá (Colombia)
50. Pura Tierra, Buenos Aires (Argentina)