March 7, 2025, 4:14 pm | Read time: 5 minutes
Which regions of the world are the best places to eat? The culinary travel guide “Tasteatlas” has now answered this question in a ranking. The food experts present the 100 best food regions in the world. Unsurprisingly, many of them are in Europe. TRAVELBOOK presents the three best and reveals the top 25.
Where can you find the best food in the world? If you’re thinking of Italy (because who doesn’t like Italian food?), you’re wrong. At the beginning of the year, we reported on TRAVELBOOK that Greece had overtaken Italy in terms of culinary delights. However, the latest Tasteatlas ranking of the world’s best food regions looks a little different. Although Greece’s foodie status is also reflected here, with ten regions listed in the hundred, one in the top 3, and three in the top 5, Italy is clearly ahead when it comes to the best food regions. A total of 15 of the country’s 20 regions make it onto the list. And it is also an Italian region that tops the ranking.
Overview
According to Tasteatlas, the ranking is based on 477,287 valid ratings for 15,478 foods. From these ratings, the culinary travel guide determined the highest average values and thus created the list of the best 100 food regions in the world. But now to the winning regions.
These Are the Three Best Food Regions in the World
1. Campania in Italy
According to the Tasteatlas, the best food region in the world is Campania in southwest Italy, i.e., the region around Naples — as a reminder, it is the birthplace of pizza. The region was awarded 4.44 stars.
Unsurprisingly, pizza is also a must-try here, especially Pizza Napoletana and Pizza Margherita. Also on the list: the Pomodoro S. Marzano dell’Agro Sarnese-Nocerino tomato, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana and the Sugo alla Genovese pasta sauce. According to Tasteatlas, you can eat at the iconic traditional restaurants Pizzeria Starita a Materdei (Naples), Ristorante La Pignata (Ariano Irpino), Oasis Sapori Antichi (Vallesaccarda), La Ripa (Rocca San Felice), and La Piazzetta (Valle dell’Angelo). And if you want to cook for yourself, you should try the Frantoio Romano and Terranova olive oils and La Tenuta Bianca and Agriturismo Caseria cheeses in Campania. According to Tasteatlas, the beer Microbirrificio Artigianale Incanto is worth drinking.
2. The Peloponnese in Greece
The second best food region in the world is a Greek one: the southern Peloponnese peninsula. The food there is rated almost as highly as that from Campania, with the region achieving 4.42 stars.
Olive oil is the Peloponnese critics’ favorite product. There are no fewer than six on the list of gourmet products from the region and on the list of must-try products. They are Liokareas Olive Oil, Agro.Vi.M., Finiki Lakonias, Kalamata, Olympia, and Lygourio Asklipiou. The gourmet products of the Peloponnese also include Eriza jam, Hidden Barn Whiskey, and a liqueur from the Vantana Distillery. The protected honey Meli Elatis Menalou Vanilia is also recommended. If you fancy dining in a traditional local restaurant, Tasteatlas recommends the Taverna Vasilas Vasileios in Agionori, the Taverna Zérzoba in Markos, and Notre Maison in Gialova.
3. Emilia-Romagna in Italy
The northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna is the third best in the ranking, tied with Peloponnese with 4.42 stars.
The number one food to try here is the local Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, followed by the Ragù alla Bolognese sauce. Other specialties here are the balsamic vinegars Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena and Aceto Balsamico di Modena, as well as Prosciutto di Parma ham. In addition to these, special gourmet products are also mentioned here, such as the cheeses Caseificio Valsamoggia and Caseificio Gennari, the spirits from DiBaldo Spirits, the beers from Brewine Leopoldina, and the olive oil Il Borgo Del Melograno.
And, of course, there are also some traditional restaurants to discover in this food region. These include Locanda Mariella in Fragnolo, Al Vèdel in Colorno, Locanda del Falco in Rivalta Trebbia, Osteria di Fornio in Fidenza, and Trattoria Entrà in Entrà.
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These Are the 25 Best Food Regions in the World According to “Tasteatlas”
- Campania, Italy (4.44)
- Peloponnese, Greece (4.42)
- Emilia-Romagna, Italy (4.42)
- Sichuan, China (4.40)
- Cyclades, Greece (4.38)
- Crete, Greece (4.37)
- Punjab, India (4.36)
- Tuscany, Italy (4.36)
- Alentejo, Portugal (4.36)
- Macedonia, Greece (4.35)
- Northern Aegean, Greece (4.35)
- Sicily, Italy (4.35)
- Java, Indonesia (4.35)
- Trás-os-Montes, Portugal (4.34)
- Kansai, Japan (4.33)
- Thessaly, Greece (4.31)
- South and East Serbia (4.30)
- Brittany, France (4.29)
- Normandy, France (4.29)
- Algarve, Portugal (4.29)
- Galicia, Spain (4.28)
- Lombardy, Italy (4.28)
- Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (4.28)
- Apulia, Italy (4.27)
- Piedmont, Italy (4.27)
You can see the entire list of the 100 best food regions in the world here.
And in case you were wondering whether German regions are also among the best in the world when it comes to food — they are. Three regions from Germany are represented in the Tasteatlas ranking: Bavaria, ranking 40th, is celebrated for its onion roast, Steckerlfisch, and wheat beer, while the German West claims the 96th spot with its Düsseldorfer Mostert or ABB mustard, Bergische Waffeln, Rheinischer Zuckerrübenkraut, Frankfurter Schnitzel, and Schwenkbraten. Baden-Württemberg is the third German region in the ranking in 98th place. In 98th place, Baden-Württemberg is noted for its quality Swabian-Hall pork, Swabian spaetzle and cheese spaetzle, Black Forest gateau, and Swabian ravioli.