Two Korean restaurants have been named among the world's best, with Mingles and Onjium securing places on the prestigious World's 50 Best Restaurants list. According to Peruvian daily El Comercio on Thursday (local time), Mingles ranked 17th and Onjium 41st at the 2026 World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony, held at the Municipal Theater in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday evening. Mingles, the country's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, is a Korean fine-dining establishment opened by chef Kang Min-goo in 2014 in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. It first entered the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2024 at No. 44, climbed to 29th last year and rose sharply to 17th this year. Located near Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Onjium is a Korean fine-dining restaurant whose name means "to build or create something with care and integrity." Restaurant, the British magazine that organizes the awards, described its cuisine as drawing deeply on "the culinary traditions of yangban noble families, royal court cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty, locally sourced seasonal ingredients and humble regional rec