The culinary world has a new top dog.

At the 2023 edition of the , held on June 20 in Valencia, Spain, the top accolade was claimed by , in Lima, the fine-dining flagship for the innovative Peruvian cuisine of chef-owners Virgilio Martinez and his wife, Pia Leon.

Although their win was in no way unexpected ¡ª for the past seven years, Central has been a fixture in the top six spots of the rankings, rising to second place in 2022 ¡ª this highly popular result still represents a welcome change of flavor for the World¡¯s 50 Best Restaurants list.