Quito’s Nuema Restaurant Named in Top 100 Restaurants in the World

Conde Nast Traveler has named its top 100 restaurants in the world, and Nuema in Quito is number 61. It’s nestled in the Illa Experience Hotel & Spa, and I had the extraordinary opportunity to experience this restaurant firsthand.

Run by Chef Alejandro Chamorro and his Pastry Chef wife, Piedad Salazar, the restaurant raises its own fresh Ecuadorian herbs and other produce for farm-to-table dining.

Read about my experience at the restaurant in my review of Illa Experience Hotel.

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Melanie Votaw is the Publisher and Executive Travel Writer of LuxuryWeb Magazine. She has visited more than 50 countries on 6 continents and written for such magazines as Executive Travel, Just Luxe, Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Travel Mindset, and more. She is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, New York Travel Writers Association, and International Travel Writers Alliance. Melanie's photography has won awards, and she has also written 43 nonfiction books as either the author or ghostwriter.

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