In a time of tighter wallets and struggling F&B businesses, it might surprise you to hear that Google searches for “fine dining” skyrocketed by 49 percent last year. It’s comforting to know that people are still seeking out gastronomic experiences – or at least thinking about them. In Asia alone, there are countless restaurants that diners have pegged as bucket list destinations.
A recent survey by luxury travel company The Luxury Travel Book reveals the most sought-after Michelin Guide restaurants in Asia for 2025. The survey analyses monthly Google searches, star ratings, dining experiences, culinary trends, and restaurant design to find the most in-demand restaurants in Asia right now.
The restaurant that people are most furiously searching for on Google? Hong Kong's Yat Lok with 60,500 monthly Google searches. This heritage restaurant has been doling out glistening roasted goose since 1957. Our editors at Time Out Hong Kong can testify that this dish has "crispy, paper-thin skin while the meat inside remains juicy", achieved through a complicated prep process that includes marination in a top-secret sauce. If the queue at Yat Lok Central is too overwhelming for you, there's always its lesser-known sister restaurants at Tai Po.
The next trending restaurant is Seoul's Jungsik with 22,200 monthly searches on Google. This two-Michelin starred venue is led by chef Yim Jung-sik, often credited as the pioneer of modern Korean fine dining. This two-Michelin-starred venue is led by chef Yim Sik, often credited as the pioneer of modern Korean fine dining. When it opened in Sinsa-dong in 2009, it was one of the first restaurants to reinterpret traditional Korean dishes. Familiar staples like bibimbap, gimbap, and banchan were transformed with Western culinary techniques, resulting in new and unique dishes that put the restaurant on the world map. Indeed, Jungsik New York has surpassed its Seoul outlet with three Michelin stars.
Tokyo's Tempura Kondo, Bangkok's Sushi Masato and Jay Fai, and Singapore's Burnt Ends and Odette are in joint third place with 12,100 monthly searches. But if there's one city to head to if you're keen on a Michelin-starred restaurant hop, it's Tokyo – the city has 170 Michelin-starred restaurants overall, the most of any city in The Luxury Travel Book's study.
Here’s the full list of the most in-demand Michelin-starred restaurants in Asia for 2025:
1. Yat Lok, Hong Kong
2. Jungsik, Seoul
3. Tempura Kondo, Tokyo
= Sushi Masato, Bangkok
= Burnt Ends, Singapore
= Odette, Singapore
= Jay Fai, Bangkok
4. Beta, Kuala Lumpur
= Saneh Jaan, Bangkok
5. Den, Tokyo
= Le Du, Bangkok
= JO, Tokyo
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