Work these restaurants into your itinerary the next time you travel to Asia. Fifty of the region's best have just been named at the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards, a prestigious ranking determined by a panel of 350 regional chefs, restaurateurs, food writers, and gourmets.
This year, Gaggan from Bangkok tops the list, the fifth time it's done so in the award's history. It's recognised for its progressive Indian cuisine and playful approach to fine dining – example: using emojis to represent courses and encouraging diners to lick their plates. Two Hong Kong establishments follow: The Chairman at No. 2 and Wing at No. 3, an improvement from their fourth and fifth spot placements last year.
Based on this list alone, Bangkok and Tokyo are indisputably the culinary capitals of Asia. Each has nine restaurants on the list, while Singapore and Hong Kong each secured seven spots. Seoul, which hosted the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony, has four entries. It's also home to Eatanic Garden (No. 25), a nature-inspired mod-Korean restaurant at level 36 of Josun Palace that bagged the Highest New Entry Award.
Bangkok and Singapore rep Southeast Asia well, but don't sleep on Indonesia. Its capital city, Jakarta, secures one spot with August (No. 49) for its creative use of local ingredients in decidedly global-minded dishes. Locavore NXT from Bali also scored the Sustainable Restaurant Award for its predominantly locally-sourced, plant-based menu propped up by permaculture techniques and circular waste management.
Asia's 50 best restaurants of 2025:
- Gaggan, Bangkok (Best Restaurant in Thailand)
- The Chairman, Hong Kong (Best Restaurant in Hong Kong)
- Wing, Hong Kong
- Sézanne, Tokyo (Best Restaurant in Japan)
- Mingles, Seoul (Best Restaurant in South Korea)
- Nusara, Bangkok
- Odette, Singapore (Best Restaurant in Singapore)
- La Cime, Osaka
- Chef Tam’s Seasons, Macau (Best Restaurant in Macau, Highest Climber Award)
- Onjium, Seoul
- Sühring, Bangkok
- Narisawa, Tokyo
- Potong, Bangkok
- Meet the Bund, Shanghai (Best Restaurant in Mainland China)
- Fu He Hui, Shanghai
- Sorn, Bangkok
- Florilège, Tokyo
- Caprice, Hong Kong
- Masque, Mumbai (Best Restaurant in India)
- Le Du, Bangkok
- Neighborhood, Hong Kong
- Den, Tokyo
- 7th Door, Seoul
- Mono, Hong Kong
- Eatanic Garden, Seoul (Highest New Entry Award)
- Logy, Taipei (Best Restaurant in Taiwan)
- Ling Long, Shanghai
- Les Amis, Singapore
- 102 House, Shanghai
- Crony, Tokyo
- Gaggan at Louis Vuitton, Bangkok
- Estro, Hong Kong
- Sushi Saito, Tokyo
- Sazenka, Tokyo
- JL Studio, Taichung
- Goh, Fukuoka
- Labyrinth, Singapore
- Burnt Ends, Singapore
- Meta, Singapore
- Seroja, Singapore
- Ando, Hong Kong
- Toyo Eatery, Manila (Best Restaurant in the Philippines)
- Maz, Tokyo
- Baan Tepa, Bangkok
- Myoujyaku, Tokyo
- Indian Accent, New Delhi
- Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok
- Euphoria, Singapore
- August, Jakarta (Best Restaurant in Indonesia)
- Lamdre, Beijing
For more hot tables, check out our list of the best restaurants in Asia
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