TasteAtlas recommended diners to try must-have dishes in Greece such as gyros (a popular street food featuring seasoned meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, thinly sliced, and served in a warm pita with tomatoes, onions, and creamy tzatziki sauce), moussaka (a traditional eggplant casserole made with baked or pan fried eggplants and potatoes, Greek salad, spanakopita (a spinach pie consisting of a buttery, flaky phyllo pastry with a filling of cooked spinach, lemon juice and feta cheese) and omeleta (a traditional omelet made with Mediterranean ingredients).
Some iconic traditional restaurants include Antikristo in Chania City, Peskesi in Heraklion, Taverna Vasilas Vasileios in Agionori, Taverna Zérzoba in Markos and Taverna Ninos in Corfu City.
Peruvian cuisine was named the world's third best this year, followed by cuisine of Portugal and Spain.
The rest of top 10 were cuisine of Japan, Turkey, China, France and Indonesia.
Founded in 2015, TasteAtlas links 9,000 local restaurants and showcases tens of thousands of dishes based on reviews and research by culinary experts, chefs, and users.
The site serves as a global map of traditional dishes made from local ingredients and aims to celebrate great food, foster pride in culinary traditions, and spark curiosity about dishes unfamiliar to many tourists.
