Culinary Capitals: Where Awarded Hotels Also Lead in Gastronomy
In 2025, the measure of a truly exceptional hotel is inseparable from gastronomy.
The world’s finest properties no longer view dining as accessory, but as an axis of cultural prestige.
Hotels that ascend to *The World’s 100 Best* also redefine themselves as culinary capitals.
From Tokyo to Paris, Bangkok to Mexico City, the most awarded hotels transform dining rooms into epicenters of gastronomy.
Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River hosts venues like BKK Social Club, blending gastronomy and mixology. Hotels such as Aman Tokyo and Ritz-Carlton Tokyo anchor kaiseki and French-Japanese excellence. Le Bristol and Hôtel de Crillon affirm haute cuisine as intrinsic to luxury hospitality. Aman New York and Ritz-Carlton NoMad reinvent hotel dining for a cosmopolitan audience. “For the discerning traveler, the suite offers rest, the spa offers renewal, and the restaurant offers revelation.”
Guests increasingly select hotels for tasting menus, chef residencies, and local farm collaborations.
Culinary immersion is now as decisive as architecture or wellness in shaping a stay.
Gastronomy now permeates every layer: breakfasts rival fine dining, bar programs achieve global renown,
and room service reflects artistry. The culinary capitals of the future are written in hotels that are both havens of hospitality and temples of taste.
A Convergence of Excellence
Hotels as Dining Destinations
Capitals of Flavor
Bangkok
Tokyo
Paris
New York
The Guest Experience Reimagined
Toward a New Standard of Culinary Hospitality
