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From Hometown to Plant-based: Trip.Gourmet's New Restaurant Ranking List Reveals Biggest Culinary Trends
MACAO , Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.Gourmet, the leading food and travel guide under Trip.com Group, has unveiled its at its flagship event, the , held at .
This year's theme, , celebrates the world's top restaurants across 68 countries, spotlighting over 18,000 dining destinations. The list, compiled from a blend of user reviews and expert insights, showcases the finest establishments in each category.
The announcement comes amid the growing trend of culinary tourism. According to Trip.com Group data, food-related searches have seen a 30% year-on-year increase globally.
Sunny Sun , Vice President of Trip.com Group and CEO of Trip.Gourmet, shared,
A major strategic upgrade of the platform was announced, reflecting the changing dynamics of global food tourism and travellers' evolving dining preferences.
The has been streamlined from its original four thematic categories (F and into three targeted themes:
Currently available in ( Singapore , Malaysia , Thailand , Vietnam , Indonesia , Philippines , Myanmar , Laos , Brunei , Cambodia ), the list features regional categories such as and
Personalised by user location, the list helps travellers find regional dishes in global cities. For example, Korean users in Shanghai can now discover top-rated Korean restaurants in the city.
This is based on insights that nearly half of outbound tourists have stated they will actively seek out restaurants offering their hometown's speciality dishes.
The latest rankings highlight the best dining experiences across major culinary cities worldwide, including , and .
Renowned high-end restaurants, such as ( France ),
( Japan ), ( Italy ),
( Singapore ), and ( Hong Kong ), dominate the
category. Many of these top-tier establishments are also affiliated with prestigious luxury hotels, including
, and , ensuring a premium all-in-one dining experience.
View the full list here.
Trip.Gourmet continues to elevate culinary tourism with its suite of offerings. Users can make direct reservations at over , thanks to seamless integration with leading global booking platforms. Food rankings are also accessible via AI-powered assistant TripGenie and planning hub Trip.Planner on the Trip.com platform, making it easier than ever to weave in dining experiences in your travel itinerary.
Beyond reservations, Trip.Gourmet is launching new "travel + food" products that pair dining experiences with hotels or guided tours, enriching the journey for fork-first travellers.
Other highlights include , offering culinary journeys hosted by influential chefs and personalities, and the Taste of China immersive restaurant experience, a new Shanghai -based, 90-minute dining show that brings together signature dishes from China's seven major culinary regions through panoramic visuals and live performances.
These new experiences underscore Trip.com Group's commitment to creative destination storytelling, positioning food as a powerful lens through which to explore culture, memory, and place.
Since 2016, Trip.Gourmet has been dedicated to providing objective and fair food guides amid a vast array of restaurants and diverse user tastes. Leveraging years of user data and authoritative culinary opinions, Trip.Gourmet selects the best dining experiences worldwide. The represents the next step in delivering practical, accurate, and efficient food guides for global travellers.
For more information and to explore the top restaurants, visit Trip.com.
Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services and enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centres. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". Find out more about Trip.com Group here: group.trip.com.
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