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Masque claims place among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants

Mumbai, India

The Delhi restaurant earns recognition at the prestigious awards ceremony in Lima, marking a decade of culinary excellence and innovation.

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Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents
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Masque has been named number 26 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, a recognition that arrived at the Teatro Municipal de Lima before an assembly of the world’s most accomplished chefs and culinary minds. The ceremony marked the first time these awards have taken place in South America, lending the announcement an extraordinary geographical and cultural resonance.

The ornate interior of Teatro Municipal de Lima during the awards ceremony, with tiered balconies and the World's 50 Best Restaurants logo displayed on a large screen

For the team at Masque, the moment carried profound weight. A decade of cooking at the highest level, of welcoming guests into a space shaped by precision and creative ambition, culminated in a public acknowledgement from an institution that shapes how the world eats. The honour arrived surrounded by peers the restaurant has admired for years, alongside collaborators and new faces from every corner of the globe, all gathered in a theatre of genuine grandeur.

The full assembly of award recipients and industry leaders standing on stage at the World's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony, many wearing red ribbons and scarves

Delhi’s culinary landscape has been enriched by Masque’s presence, a restaurant that has built its reputation on the marriage of technique and imagination. The recognition underscores not only the kitchen’s achievement but also the loyalty of those who have chosen to sit at the table over the past ten years. That continuity of trust, paired with an unrelenting commitment to craft, has brought the restaurant to this moment. The award belongs equally to everyone who has experienced what Masque offers: food that challenges and nourishes, served with the kind of thoughtfulness that defines restaurants of genuine consequence.

Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents
Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents
Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents

Imagery courtesy of Masque (@masquerestaurant).

The ornate interior of Teatro Municipal de Lima during the awards ceremony, with tiered balconies and the World's 50 Best Restaurants logo displayed on a large screen
The full assembly of award recipients and industry leaders standing on stage at the World's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony, many wearing red ribbons and scarves
Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents
Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents
Members of the Masque team applauding at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Lima, dressed in dark suits and red accents

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