The prestigious annual Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list is out and Singapore continues to impress this year.
This year’s list has restaurants from 19 cities and seven new entries. The coveted ceremony was announced last night live in Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa.
Singapore and Bangkok both have the highest number of entries with nine restaurants each.
The top spot was awarded to Bangkok’s modern Thai restaurant Le Du, which has been on the list since 2017, followed by Tokyo’s Sézanne and Bangkok’s Nusara.
Singapore leads with Odette at No. 6 which is also on the rankings since 2017 and its pastry chef Louisa Lim won the Best Pastry Chef Award as well.
Also on the list is Labyrinth at No. 11 which climbed up 29 spots from last year, followed by Meta (No. 17 up from 20th last year), Zén (No. 21 up from 37th last year), Burnt Ends (No. 24 up from 41st last year), Euphoria (No. 25), Cloudstreet (No. 26 up from 44th last year) and Les Amis (No. 27 down from 23rd last year).
Sole new local entry on the list is Born at No. 36. The contemporary fine dining restaurant on Neil Road is helmed by local chef Zor Tan who blends French fine dining with Chinese gastronomy.
In Bangkok, there is Gaggan Anand (No. 5), Sorn (No. 9), Sühring (No. 22) and Raan Jay Fai (No. 38). Newbies include Potong (No. 35), Baan Tepa (No. 46) and Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh (No. 33).
Hong Kong has five familiar faces: The Chairman (No. 13), Neighbourhood (No. 29), Wing (No. 37), Mono (No. 41) and Caprice (No. 49).
Manila’s Toyo Eatery swooped in at No. 42 and takes the Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award. Metiz also entered the list at No. 48 for the Philippines.
Check out the other restaurants that almost made the top 50.
The list is ranked by votes from the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy which is made up of over 300 food writers, critics, chefs, restaurateurs and regional culinary experts.
The 1-50 LIST
1 Le Du, Bangkok
2 Sézanne, Tokyo
3 Nusara, Bangkok
4 Den, Tokyo
5 Gaggan Anand, Bangkok
6 Odette, Singapore
7 Florilège, Tokyo
8 La Cime, Osaka
9 Sorn, Bangkok
10 Narisawa, Tokyo
11 Labyrinth, Singapore
12 Sazenka, Tokyo
13 The Chairman, Hong Kong
14 Villa Aida, Wakayama
15 Mosu, Seoul
16 Masque, Mumbai
17 Meta, Singapore
18 Fu He Hui, Shanghai
19 Indian Accent, New Delhi
20 Ode, Tokyo
21 Zén, Singapore
22 Sühring, Bangkok
23 Onjium, Seoul
24 Burnt Ends, Singapore
25 Euphoria, Singapore
26 Cloudstreet, Singapore
27 Les Amis, Singapore
28 Mingles, Seoul
29 Neighborhood, Hong Kong
30 Avartana, Chennai
31 Ensue, Shenzhen
32 Cenci, Kyoto
33 Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh, Bangkok
34 Da Vittorio, Shanghai
35 Potong, Bangkok
36 Born, Singapore
37 Wing, Hong Kong
38 Raan Jay Fai, Bangkok
39 Wing Lei Palace, Macau
40 Anan Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
41 Mono, Hong Kong
42 Toyo Eatery, Manila
43 Sichuan Moon, Macau
44 L’Effervescence, Tokyo
45 Mume, Taipei
46 Baan Tepa, Bangkok
47 Born & Bred, Seoul
48 Metiz, Makati
49 Caprice, Hong Kong
50 Refer, Beijing
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