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The world's best fast food chains you probably haven't tried

Lesser-known fast food gems
46. O'Tacos, various locations
45. Gözleme King, Australia
44. Café de Coral, Hong Kong
43. Doggis, Chile and Mexico
42. Sukiya, Japan
41. Greggs, UK
40. Wimpy, South Africa and UK
39. Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, various locations
38. Fat Phill's, Netherlands and UK
37. Haldiram’s, India
36. Nordsee, Germany
35. Kral Kokoreç, Turkey
34. Bembos, Peru
33. Lord of the Fries, Australia
32. Chili House, Middle East
31. Sr. Wok, Colombia
30. Quick, Belgium, France and Morocco
29. Mister Donut, Japan
28. Bob’s, Brazil
27. Ditsch, Germany
26. Da Grasso, Poland
25. Home Original Chicken, China
24. Original Tommy’s, USA
23. Sibylla, Sweden
22. Mr Bigg's, Nigeria
21. Runza, USA
20. Hesburger, Finland
19. Lotteria, East Asia
18. Swensons Drive-In, USA
17. LEON, United Kingdom
16. Habib's, Brazil
15. Simit Sarayi, Turkey
14. Harvey’s, Canada
13. Kebab Turki Baba Rafi, Indonesia
12. Proper Pizza, Albania
11. Abrakebabra, Ireland
10. AlBaik, Saudi Arabia
9. MAX Burgers, Sweden
8. MOS BURGER, Japan
7. Mostaza, Argentina
6. Yoshinoya, Japan
5. Oporto, Australia and New Zealand
4. Supermac’s, Ireland
3. Jollibee, Philippines
2. Telepizza, Spain
1. Chicken Licken, South Africa
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Lesser-known fast food gems

McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC may be the world’s biggest fast food chains, but they’re not the only ones – or even the best. From Australia to India (and from delicious dishes like Asian spaghetti to Saudi Arabian fried chicken), we've rounded up the best lesser-known fast food chains around the world that you might not have heard of, but should definitely keep an eye out for.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the world's most amazing bucket-list fast food chains, counting down to the best of them all. 

We’ve based our ranking on the enduring popularity of each chain in its place of origin and beyond, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. The list is unavoidably subjective.

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Isabella Palmer

21 March 2025

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