Vietnam Airlines named worlds best culinary airline at 2026 awards
Vietnam Airlines became the first Asian carrier to win the top culinary airline prize at the 2026 World Culinary Awards.
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Vietnam Airlines was named the World's Best Culinary Airline 2026 at the World Culinary Awards, Euronews, Aviation Pros, News-Press NOW, and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph all reported. The carrier is the first Asian airline to win the title. [1][3][4][5]
Euronews reported that Vietnam Airlines won the award over fellow nominees including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France, Cathay Pacific, and Turkish Airlines. [1]
Other aviation industry winners at the event included London Heathrow Airport, international lounges run by Turkish Airlines, and Clubrooms at Gatwick South Terminal, according to Euronews. [1]
Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine, a restaurant in Richmond, British Columbia, was named North America's Best Restaurant 2026 by the World Culinary Awards. The establishment was previously named Canada's Best Restaurant at the same awards in 2024 and 2025. [6]
In short
- Vietnam Airlines won the World's Best Culinary Airline 2026 award.
- Vietnam Airlines is the first Asian airline to earn the title.
- London Heathrow Airport and Turkish Airlines international lounges also won awards.
- Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine was named North America's Best Restaurant 2026.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]World Culinary Awards: Which are the best airlines and airports for dining?Euronews, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]LUX* Grand Baie & LUX* Saint Gilles Win Seven Titles At 2026 World Culinary AwardsBreaking Travel News, 6h ago
- [3]Vietnam Airlines Becomes First Asian Carrier to Win World's Best Culinary Airline AwardAviation Pros, 15h ago
- [4]Vietnam Airlines becomes first Asian airline to win World’s Best Culinary AirlineNews-Press NOW, 1d ago
- [5]Vietnam Airlines becomes first Asian airline to win World’s Best Culinary AirlineBluefield Daily Telegraph, 1d ago
Background
- [6]Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine on Wikipedia
- [7]Lisbon wins best European city and cruise destination awards for 2026 FTMQ News, 5d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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