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The Best Seasons of Top Chef

Every season of Top Chef ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Top Chef!

Top season
Season 22
7.7avg
Best episode
S22E14 Finito
8.541 votes
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#1

Season 22

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2025

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · Finito 8.5
#2

Season 20

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2023

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · Fin. 8.0
#3

Season 17

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2020

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Bring Your Loved One to Work 7.9

Other Seasons

#4

Season 8

17 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2010

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE16 · Finale 8.3
#5

Season 21

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2024

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · Set Sail 8.0
#6

Season 6

16 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2009

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · Culinary Olympics 8.0
#7

Season 5

15 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2008

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Super Bowl Chef Showdown 7.7
#8

Season 23

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2026

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Carolina Roots 7.9
#9

Season 4

15 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2008

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · Puerto Rico 7.6
#10

Season 16

15 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2018

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · The Tao of Macau 7.6
#11

Season 9

18 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2011

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Everything's Bigger in Texas 7.8
#12

Season 14

14 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · For the Kids 7.5
#13

Season 10

17 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2012

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Past Suppers 7.6
#14

Season 15

14 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2017

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · A Little Place Called Aspen 7.6
#15

Season 18

14 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2021

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · Blind Ambitions 7.8
#16

Season 12

15 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2014

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · Sous Your Daddy! 7.2
#17

Season 3

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2007

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · First Impressions 7.5
#18

Season 7

15 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2010

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Foreign Affairs 7.1
#19

Season 19

14 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2022

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · The Final Plate 7.7
#20

Season 13

15 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2015

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Restaurant Wars, Part 2 7.5
#21

Season 11

17 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2013

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Restaurant Wars 7.4
#22

Season 2

13 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2006

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Seven 7.1
#23

Season 1

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2006

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE12 · Finale (2) 7.3

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Top-rated Top Chef episodes

  1. #1Finito S22E148.5
  2. #2Finale S8E168.3
  3. #3Restaurant Wars S22E88.1
  4. #4Culinary Olympics S6E138.0
  5. #5Across Canada, We Go! S22E17.9

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