In Pictures: Highlights From The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 / By Olivia Simpson

From Massimo Bottura hopping on the decks to Ferran Adrià presenting the Icon Award, Disfrutar being initiated into the Best of the Best to Maido being named The World’s Best Restaurant 2025, it was a busy week in Turin.

Last week, the world’s greatest chefs, restaurateurs, international media, passionate gastronomes and many more arrived in the city of Turin for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.

This was the first time the prestigious awards have been held in Italy, and there was time to celebrate the very best of the Piedmont region, while celebrating the very best in the world. Events took place at the legendary Lingotto – the historic former home of Fiat car manufacturing – and the palatial Villa Bria, which has roots stretching back to the 13th century.

Beyond celebration, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 events programme offered the chance for connection, knowledge sharing and community building. #50BestTalks: The Flavour Files, hosted at OGR Torino, saw speakers from some of the world’s most renowned kitchens and bars take to the stage, with the audience enjoying the chance to sip, sample and savour some of their creations too.

At 50 Best Connects, women in the hospitality industry gathered at Casa Vicina in Green Pea Turin to hear from endurance mindset expert Alex Panayotou and to discuss and share their thoughts.

This year also saw the return of the 50 Best Restaurants Scholarship, in association with Parmigiano Reggiano. The three finalists, all with under three years’ experience in the industry toured Modena and the surrounding region, learning all there is to know about Parmigiano Reggiano, before attending the awards. The winner, Angélica Ortiz, will stage at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona (The World’s Best Restaurant 2013 and 2015) and SingleThread in Healdsburg (No.80 on this year’s extended list).

While the programme was packed full of exciting events, there’s no question that the hotly anticipated awards ceremony, in which Maido was crowned The World’s Best Restaurant 2025, was the apex of the week.

Following such a moment and matching the energy is no easy feat, but happily, Italian DJ legend Benny Benassi was more than up to the challenge – especially since he had a little help from Massimo Bottura. Besides cooking some delicious after party tortellini, he was happy to hop on the decks and keep the party jumping to the early hours.

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The week of celebrations began with a welcome dinner at Turin’s Piano35, with desserts by Carmen Rueda Hernandez, the Middle East & North Africa’s Best Pastry Chef 2025.

Suave guests sipped on drinks made by Riccardo Rossi from Freni e Frizioni (No.53 on the extended list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024) including the Campfire, made with Woodford Reserve, oloroso sherry, smoky apple cordial and Three Cents Ginger Beer…

…while other stylish attendees enjoyed a Gin Mare gimlet from Piano35’s Ansony Murcia.

Guests gathered at OGR Torino for #50BestTalks: The Flavour Files. The speakers included The World’s Best Female Chef 2016 and Icon Award 2021 winner Dominique Crenn.

Ikoyi’s Jeremy Chan offered guests a beef tartare while discussing his creative process.

Mindy Woods, winner of the Champions of Change 2025 Award, gave an empassioned speech about indigenous Australian ingredients.

Chef-owner Bruno Verjus and head sommelier Agnese Morandi of Table by Bruno Verjus encouraged guests to tune in to their imagination when thinking about flavour.

All the speakers for #50BestTalks: The Flavour Files, hosted by Rachael Hogg, senior content editor at 50 Best. [L-R] Bruno Verjus, Virgilio Martínez, Agnese Morandi, Dominique Crenn, Giorgio Bargiani, Ago Perrone, Mindy Woods, Jeremy Chan, Rachael Hogg.

Seven 50 Best Signature Sessions dining collaborations between local restaurants and visiting chefs took place across the week. Del Cambio [pictured] teamed up with Le Doyenné, No.77 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 extended list.

At 50 Best Connects, women in the hospitality industry heard from guest speaker Alexandra Panayotou, an endurance mindset expert.

The 50 Best Connects attendees included Woodford Reserve Icon Award 2025 winner Lara Gilmore and Champions of Change 2024 winners Jessica Rosval and Caroline Caporossi.

Chefs gathered at La Drogheria for an aperitivo ahead of the Chefs’ Feast celebration and enjoyed a glass of Alta Langa Piedmontese brut spumante from Piemonte Land of Wine.

The picturesque Villa Bria, found in the Torinense countryside, was the location for the Chefs’ Feast.

Chefs on the 1-50 list (including Chef Ton and brother Tam Tassanakajohn, from Bangkok’s Le Du and Nusara) were surprised by busts lining the pathway up to the villa.

Guests enjoyed a taste of la dolce vita, sipping on Martini cocktails in stunning surroundings.

Jaén Selección brought a taste of southern Spain to Turin with their selection of premium olive oils.

Guest bartender Dennis Zoppi served bespoke cocktails: Ramos Leaf (Gin Mare, clarified soya milk, fig leaf liqueur and Three Cents Dry Tonic); Sin & Sip (Woodford Reserve, Zoppi truffle vermouth, Illy Cold Brew and Three Cents Dry Tonic); and non-alcoholic option Cherry Blood (tomato water, Three Cents Cherry Soda, extra virgin olive oil).

Guests enjoyed snacking on jamón Ibérico from Cinco Jotas as the sun set.

Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura from Lima’s Maido, The World’s Best Restaurant 2025, poses with his bust.

Guests – including Eduard Xatruch from Disfrutar – toasted with a glass of Estrella Damm.

Legendary master pizzaiolo Franco Pepe kept partygoers well fuelled with pizzas including Contaminazione, topped with tapenade, salad, stracciata di bufala, za’atar and citrus.

Vicky Cheng from Wing in Hong Kong (No.11 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) enjoys a bump of Kaviari caviar.

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