In Southeast Asia, the Thai cuisine is rated better than the Philippines at 25th, Malaysia at 29th, Singapore at 90th and Laos at 96th in the ranking, which was based on 590,228 valid ratings for 18,912 foods in TasteAtlas’s database.
TasteAtlas recommended diners to try must-have dishes in Thailand such as Tom yum (a type of Thai hot and sour soup), Thai curry, Pad Thai, Phanaeng Curry and Tom kha gai (chicken coconut soup).
Some iconic traditional restaurants are Por. Pochaya and Plu in Bangkok, Roti Saimai Mae Pom in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and Dan Chicken Rice and Ajarn Saiyud’s Kitchen in Chiang Mai.
Indonesia has been ranked 10th on TasteAtlas’s list of the world’s 100 best cuisines this year, the highest among Southeast Asian countries.
Vietnamese cuisine was the second best in Southeast Asia, ranking 16th globally.
Italian cuisine was named the world’s best this year, followed by cuisine of Greece, Peru, Portugal and Spain.
Chinese cuisine was rated 8th best in the world and Indian 13th.
Founded in 2015, TasteAtlas links 9,000 local restaurants and showcases tens of thousands of dishes based on reviews and research by culinary experts, chefs, and users.
The site serves as a global map of traditional dishes made from local ingredients and aims to celebrate great food, foster pride in culinary traditions, and spark curiosity about dishes unfamiliar to many tourists.
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