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Nuema
Ecuadorian Peruvian
Pía Salazar's desserts arrive built from radishes, leeks, and turnips, and somehow nobody sends them back. Nuema is a tasting-menu restaurant in Quito where the two chefs, one of them a Noma alumna, pull from Ecuador's biodiversity to produce avant-garde plates built around endemic ingredients most menus would never think to use. It holds a spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and took the Latin America Chefs' Choice Award in 2025.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #61 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best #10 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award 2025 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants · Alejandro Chamorro
One number, weighted & current 90
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- JW Marriott Quito Stay · 87
- Tributo Peruvian Steakhouse Eat · 85
- GO Quito Hotel Stay · 74
- Le Parc Hotel, Beyond Stars Stay · 74
- Hotel Boutique Cultura Manor by Café Cultura Stay · 74
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