Nuema Quito

Nuema Quito, helmed by chef Alejandro Chamorro and pastry virtuoso Pía Salazar, just snagged the No. 61 spot on the World's 50 Best 2025 list, and it's a masterclass in avant-garde Ecuadorian cuisine. Salazar, crowned The World's Best Pastry Chef in 2023, brings an audacious flair to desserts, while Chamorro's obsession with Ecuador's biodiversity transforms humble ingredients like nepia and mashua into angular, colorful works of art. Their daily menu reads like a love letter to the Andes, with river shrimp from Manabí and fermented cassava paste stealing the show. If you're chasing a dining experience that's as bold as it is beautiful, this is the move.