Where Does India Food Rank In The Top Cuisines Of The World? Find Out

Indian food has surpassed the subcontinent and travelled across the world. It has garnered fans from the UK to America, Africa and China. On the international stage, celebrities across industries have shared their love for this cuisine. From butter chicken to dal makhani to chicken tikka and samosa, Indian food has turned into a comfort choice for people around the world.

TasteAtlas, an online food encyclopedia and travel guide that maps traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants worldwide, recently shared its choices for the 100 best cuisines in the world. It is based on 590,228 ratings for 18,912 foods in their database, which have earned these cuisines the highest average scores.

In fact, India and Indian food have very

often been featured on their lists of foods that people enjoy in the world. From sandwiches to ice cream, breads to desserts, dishes that originate from India have been heavily voted for and included in TasteAtlast’s lists.

For their food awards for the year 2025-2026, the list of winners celebrates culinary diversity while sparking debate over where some of the world’s best-known food cultures stand. Leading this year’s rankings is Italy, which has retained the top spot as the world’s best cuisine. The Mediterranean countries have also continued to dominate the list. And India’s rich culinary heritage has also found a spot on the highest-ranked cuisines globally.

How are the TasteAtlas rankings decided?

TasteAtlas says its annual cuisine rankings are based on 590,228 valid user ratings for 18,912 traditional foods and dishes listed in its database. To improve reliability, the platform applies mechanisms to filter out bot activity and biased ratings before calculating the final scores. Rather than focusing on restaurants or chefs, the rankings evaluate entire national cuisines based on the popularity and ratings of their traditional foods.

Here are the world’s top 10 cuisines for 2026
According to the latest TasteAtlas rankings, these are the world’s ten highest-rated cuisines:

• Italy – 4.64
• Greece – 4.60
• Peru – 4.54
• Portugal – 4.53
• Spain – 4.53
• Japan – 4.49
• Türkiye – 4.49
• China – 4.48
• France – 4.48
• Indonesia – 4.48