Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 25 December 2025

TasteAtlas World Food Awards 2025-26 list released

Exam-focused facts from the 25 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Naples, Italy tops the 2025-26 TasteAtlas World Food Awards list.
  • Mumbai, India is ranked 5th best food city globally in the 2025-26 rankings.
  • Six Indian cities feature in the Global Top 100 food cities list, with Mumbai at 5th, Delhi at 48th, Amritsar at 53rd, Hyderabad at 54th, Kolkata at 73rd, and Chennai at 93rd.
  • Italian cities occupy six of the top 10 spots in the 2025-26 best food cities list.
  • Lima, Peru enters the top 10, pushing Osaka, Japan to 11th place.

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