North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

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Sep 26, 2025
The inaugural edition of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants was announced on September 25th, 2025. Here are the restaurants that made the cut in 2025’s definitive ranking. 

  1. Atomix (New York, NY)
  2. Mon Lapin (Montreal, Canada)
  3. Restaurant Pearl Morissette (Jordan Station, Canada)
  4. Smyth (Chicago, IL)
  5. Tanière3 (Quebec City, Canada)
  6. Dakar NOLA (New Orleans, LA)
  7. Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA)
  8. SingleThread (Healdsburg, CA)
  9. Le Bernardin (New York, NY)
  10. Le Veau d’Or (New York, NY)
  11. Quetzal (Toronto, Canada)
  12. Baan Lao (Richmond, Canada)
  13. Benu (San Francisco, CA)
  14. Californios (San Francisco, CA)
  15. The Four Horsemen (New York, NY)
  16. Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, PA)
  17. Moon Rabbit (Washington, D.C.)
  18. Via Carota (New York, NY)
  19. Chubby Fish (Charleston, SC)
  20. Locust (Nashville, TN)
  21. Saison (San Francisco, CA)
  22. Montréal Plaza (Montreal, Canada)
  23. Kono (New York, NY)
  24. Aska (New York, NY)
  25. Lazy Bear (San Francisco, CA)
  26. Kato (Los Angeles, CA)
  27. Kann (Portland, OR)
  28. Published on Main (Vancouver, Canada)
  29. Le Violon (Montreal, Canada)
  30. Emeril’s (New Orleans, LA)
  31. Kasama (Chicago, IL)
  32. Royal Sushi and Izakaya (Philadelphia, PA)
  33. Saga (New York, NY)
  34. Albi (Washington, D.C.)
  35. Jungsik (New York, NY)
  36. Corima (New York, NY)
  37. Dōgon (Washington, D.C.)
  38. César (New York, NY)
  39. Café Carmellini (New York, NY)
  40. Penny (New York, NY)
  41. Buzo Osteria Italiana (Bridgetown, Barbados)
  42. Holbox (Los Angeles, CA)
  43. Alma (Montreal, Canada)
  44. Mhel (Toronto, Canada)
  45. Alma Fonda Fina (Denver, CO)
  46. Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, CA)
  47. Providence (Los Angeles, CA)
  48. Quince (San Francisco, CA)
  49. Stush in the Bush (St. Ann, Jamaica)
  50. Beba (Montreal, Canada)

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