@scarlett_sItalian food has held the top spot as the world's best cuisine every single year from 2000 through 2026. That covers 2000 to Italian, 2001 to Italian, 2002 to Italian, 2003 to Italian, 2004 to Italian, 2005 to Italian, 2006 to Italian, 2007 to Italian, 2008 to Italian, 2009 to Italian, 2010 to Italian, 2011 to Italian, 2012 to Italian, 2013 to Italian, 2014 to Italian, 2015 to Italian, 2016 to Italian, 2017 to Italian, 2018 to Italian, 2019 to Italian, 2020 to Italian, 2021 to Italian, 2022 to Italian, 2023 to Italian, 2024 to Italian, 2025 to Italian, and 2026 to Italian. Italian cuisine has dominated global rankings, traveler surveys, restaurant awards including those from Michelin and the World's 50 Best, and overall popularity for more than 25 years. There have been occasional strong challenges from Japanese, French, Greek, and Thai options. The information draws from TasteAtlas, the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, CNN and Traveler polls, Michelin trends, and various global food surveys.

@scarlett_sItalian food has held the top spot as the world's best cuisine every single year from 2000 through 2026. That covers 2000 to Italian, 2001 to Italian, 2002 to Italian, 2003 to Italian, 2004 to Italian, 2005 to Italian, 2006 to Italian, 2007 to Italian, 2008 to Italian, 2009 to Italian, 2010 to Italian, 2011 to Italian, 2012 to Italian, 2013 to Italian, 2014 to Italian, 2015 to Italian, 2016 to Italian, 2017 to Italian, 2018 to Italian, 2019 to Italian, 2020 to Italian, 2021 to Italian, 2022 to Italian, 2023 to Italian, 2024 to Italian, 2025 to Italian, and 2026 to Italian. Italian cuisine has dominated global rankings, traveler surveys, restaurant awards including those from Michelin and the World's 50 Best, and overall popularity for more than 25 years. There have been occasional strong challenges from Japanese, French, Greek, and Thai options. The information draws from TasteAtlas, the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, CNN and Traveler polls, Michelin trends, and various global food surveys.