Nine Hong Kong restaurants join Asia’s 50 best restaurants

Hong Kong (and Asia in general for that matter) is a foodie’s paradise, so it comes as no surprise that nine Hong Kong venues have made it to the list of Asia’s Best 50 Restaurants.

The highest ranked among them, according to the list put out this week, was Amber, a two Michelin Star restaurant at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Central, which came in at number seven.

Close behind was the nearby Italian restaurant 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo —  located at the Landmark Alexandra on Chater Road — which finished 13th.

Both, however, slipped a little in the rankings, by four and nine places respectively from last year.

The list’s top accolade went to Gaggan in Bangkok, which took home the prestigious award from 2015-2018, according to our sister site Coconuts Bangkok.

Also featured from Hong Kong was Japanese and French fusion restaurant Ta Vie and Cantonese eatery, the Chairman, which rose several rankings to 16th and 22nd, respectively.

Cantonese restaurant Lung King Heen, meanwhile, slipped a few places to land at 24th.

Three new entries from the city included three French restaurants; Neighborhood (32), Belon (40) and Caprice (46).

Japanese restaurant Ronin improved its ranking by four spots from last year and came in at 41.

Here’s the full list of Asia’s Best 50 Restaurants:

1. Gaggan, Bangkok
2. Den, Tokyo
3. Florilege, Tokyo
4. Sühring, Bangkok
5. Odette, Singapore
6. Narisawa, Tokyo
7. Amber, Hong Kong
8. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai
9. Nihonryori Ryugin, Tokyo
10. Nahm, Bangkok
11. Mingles, Seoul
12. Burnt Ends, Singapore
13. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo, Hong Kong
14. Le Du, Bangkok
15. RAW, Taipei
16. Ta Vie, Hong Kong
17. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
18. Mume, Taipei
19. Indian Accent, India
20. L’Effervescence, Tokyo
21. Locavore, Bali
22. The Chairman, Hong Kong
23. Waku Ghin, Singapore
24. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong
25. Ministry of Crab, Sri Lanka
26. Jungsik, Seoul
27. Sushi Saito, Tokyo
28. Il Ristorante — Luca Fantin, Tokyo
29. Les Amis, Singapore
30. Fu He Hui, Shanghai
31. Paste, Bangkok
32. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
33. Eat Me, Bangkok
34. Hajime, Osaka
35. Jade Dragon, Macau
36. Corner House, Singapore
37. Bo.lan, Bangkok
38. Quintessence, Tokyo
39. Issaya Siamese Club, Bangkok
40. Belon, Hong Kong
41. Ronin, Hong Kong
42. TocToc, Seoul (new entry)
43. The Dining Room at the House on Sathorn, Bangkok
44. Jaan, Singapore
45. Nihonbashi, Sri Lanka
46. Caprice, Hong Kong
47. Shoun Ryugin, Taipei (new entry)
48. La Maison de La Nature Goh, Japan
49. Wasabi By Morimoto, Mumbai, India
50. Whitegrass, Singapore