Food & Wine Announces Winners of Its 2024 Global Tastemakers Awards – Congratulations Chubby Fish and Charleston, SC

Honoring the Best Culinary Travel Experiences Domestically and Abroad: Restaurants, Cities, Bars, Hotels, Airlines, Cruises, Airports, Coffee, Bakeries and More

Charleston, South Carolina named #6 Top U.S. City for Food and Drink and Chubby Fish named 7th Top Restaurant in the U.S.

NEW YORK, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — FOOD & WINE announces its 2024 Global Tastemakers awards, a celebration of the best food and drink experiences and destinations in the U.S. and abroad. From the best restaurants and bars to the best cities, hotels, cruises, airports, and airlines for food and drink, the results were curated and ranked by respected food and travel experts from around the globe in collaboration with FOOD & WINE editors. The complete lists and awards methodology are now featured on foodandwine.com/globaltastemakers with highlights in the May issue of FOOD & WINE, on newsstands April 19.

“From a boundary-pushing pizzeria in Caserta, Italy, to a family-owned Thai restaurant in Los Angeles and a fresh new Mexican-American cocktail bar pulsating with its own rhythm in New York City, this list spotlights the finest culinary experiences around the world,” said FOOD & WINE Editor in Chief Hunter Lewis. “Each winner of our Global Tastemakers offers a thoughtful and passionate approach to cuisine, hospitality, and a true taste of place that will inspire readers to book their next trip.”

This year’s results reveal a surprising mix of honorees in the Best International Restaurants rankings, with Mérito in Lima, Peru, taking the top spot, followed by Peterman in Sydney and SodaBottleOpenerWala in Mumbai, ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Domestically, small cities made their mark with Charleston, South Carolina, and Portland, Maine, among the top 10 U.S. Cities for Food and Drinks. On the Best U.S. Cities for Bakeries list, Indianapolis captured the Plus One designation, an editors’ pick for honorable mentions of up-and-coming spots they don’t want readers to miss. A majority of the Best Hotels in the U.S. for Food and Drinks are almost exclusively outside of big cities, aside from Honolulu and New Orleans.

FOOD & WINE editors introduced the 2024 Global Tastemakers awards on foodandwine.com, saying: “We’re here to celebrate the culinary experiences that draw us to a destination from those life-affirming meals that define a trip to creatively crafted cocktails that elevate an evening with every sip, standout culinary offerings at hotels to unforgettable bites on cruises — the flavors we can’t wait to share with fellow travelers.”

FOOD & WINE Global Tastemakers 2024 highlights are as follows:

TOP 10 U.S. CITIES FOR FOOD AND DRINKS
1. New York City                                        
2. New Orleans                        
3. Chicago                       
4. Austin, Texas                                         
5. Los Angeles                                             
6. Charleston, South Carolina                                             
7. Miami                  
8. Washington, D.C.                                                
9. Portland, Maine                                    
10. Honolulu, Hawai

TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL CITIES FOR FOOD AND DRINKS
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Istanbul, Turkey
3. Mexico City, Mexico
4. Paris, France
5. Lima, Peru
6. Rome, Italy
7. Singapore
8. Copenhagen, Demark
9. Osaka, Japan
10. Madrid, Spain

TOP 20 U.S. RESTAURANTS
1. Anajak Thai in Los Angeles
2. Aragosta in Deer Isle, Maine                                    
3. Semma in New York City                                     
4. Birdie’s in Austin, Texas                                   
5. Kasama in Chicago                                               
6. Damian in Los Angeles              
7. Chubby Fish in Charleston, South Carolina                         
8. Daru in Washington, D.C.                                     
9. Bell’s in Los Alamos, New Mexico                       
10. Kann in Portland, Oregon                                 
11. Locust in Nashville, Tennessee 
12. Naro in New York City
13. Leah and Louise in Charlotte, North Carolina
14. March in Houston, Texas
15. Maty’s in Miami
16. Kin in Boise, Idaho
17. Nixta Taqueria in Austin, Texas
18. Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco
19. Tatiana in New York City
20. Mosquito Supper Club in New Orleans

BEST OVERALL U.S. WINNERS 
BEST U.S. RESTAURANT: Anajak Thai, Los Angeles
BEST CITY IN THE U.S. FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: New York City
BEST CITY IN THE U.S. FOR BAKERIES: New York City
BEST HOTEL IN THE U.S. FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
BEST U.S. HOTEL BAR: Silver Lyan, Washington, D.C.
BEST BAR IN THE U.S.: Superbueno, New York City

BEST OVERALL INTERNATIONAL WINNERS
BEST INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT: Mérito, Lima, Peru
BEST INTERNATIONAL HOTEL FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: The Lodhi, New Delhi, India
BEST CITY FOR COFFEE: Copenhagen, Denmark         
BEST INTERNATIONAL CITY FOR BAKERIES: Paris
BEST MARKET FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: La Boqueria, Barcelona, Spain 
BEST INTERNATIONAL HOTEL BAR: Connaught Bar, London
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAR: Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
BEST AIRLINE FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: Emirates Airways                                                   
BEST AIRPORT FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: Changi, Singapore
BEST INTERNATIONAL CITY FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: Tokyo
BEST CRUISE LINE FOR FOOD AND DRINKS: Silversea  

The 2024 FOOD & WINE Global Tastemakers awards were voted on by 180 food and travel writers from across the globe and ranked by an expert judging panel. To access the methodology and the full list and descriptions of the honorees, please visit foodandwine.com/globaltastemakers and on Instagram @foodandwine.

Capital One is the presenting sponsor of the FOOD & WINE 2024 Global Tastemakers awards.

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