Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026

#1 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. A singular restaurant: The Chairman is a phenomenon precisely because it doesn’t seek to be: no theatrics, no PR tactics, no Instagram-focused plating, th

#2 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. The backstory: What grew out of an invite-only, midnight-supper test kitchen at chef-owner Vicky Cheng's debut Hong Kong venue, Vea, became his 'boundaryless' Chinese fine-dining establishment, Wing, located just one floor below.

#3 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Drumming up experience: Kolkata-born Gaggan Anand pursued music professionally before starting his culinary career. From a trainee position at the luxury hotel chain Taj Group, he progressed to work at El Bulli in Spain alongside Ferran Adrià, an experience that instilled in him a love for molecular gastronomy.

#4 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Why it's worth a visit: Since opening in April 2014 in Seoul's buzzy Cheongdam-dong district, Mingles has impressed local and international diners with refined Korean cookery that weaves together inspiration from Hong Kong and Europe.

#5 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Big name, small venue: Thitid 'Ton' Tassanakajohn is one of the hottest chefs in Asia.

#6 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Conventional and contemporary: In both venue aesthetic and menu design, Meet the Bund’s concept hones in on the idea of concurrently upholding tradition w

#7 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What’s the hype? Inside the extravagant Wynn Palace complex, one can find Chef Tam’s Seasons (previously named Wing Lei Palace): the restaurant

#8 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. In the culinary realm, few names shine as brightly as Gaggan Anand, the spirited chef who pioneered progressive Indian cuisine at the original iteration of his eponymous restaurant, a four-time number one in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

#9 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. First impressions: There are white tablecloths, avant-garde Chinese art-decorated walls in crimson and onyx hues, and gloved service, yet Ling Long diverges fro

#10 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Enveloped by the bountiful greenery of the Hangzhou Botanical Garden, Ru Yuan occupies a sleek, modern three-storey structure with large windows that bring the tranquil splendour of the outside in. Deeply rooted in nature, its poetic setting – not far from West Lake, a Unesco World Heritage Site – is reflected in its menu, which makes stars of local ingredients and classic Hangzhou flavours.

#11 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. All things zen: Situated among the leafy plane tree-lined streets of Shanghai’s Former French Concession, Fu He Hui extends over three floors of earth t

#12 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. A potted history: Supaksorn 'Ice' Jongsiri, Sorn's chef-patron, grew up in close contact with his grandmother’s southern cooking. Together with his own pe

#13 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Located in central Osaka’s business district, La Cime showcases the impeccable modern French cuisine of chef Yusuke Takada. Having trained in Lyon and worked in Paris at renowned eateries Le Taillevent and Le Meurice, Takada opened La Cime as his own venture in 2010.

#14 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. A taste of history: In Korean, onjium means “creating in the right way”. Here, the fuel to create comes from researching centuries-old recipe books

#15 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What makes it special: One of India’s most forward-thinking restaurants, Masque’s raison d’être is to show off the wealth of India&

#16 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Need to know: To dine at Sézanne is to experience the epitome of culinary sophistication. Opened in July 2021 on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi with British chef Daniel Calvert at the helm, it immediately wowed diners with its immersive neo-French style infused with meaningful tributes to Asia's rich culinary cultures.

#17 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Nestled in Beijing’s vibrant Sanlitun district, Lamdre is a pioneering plant-based restaurant owned by Zhao Jia and led by chef Dai Jun.

#18 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What's it all about? Twin brothers Mathias and Thomas Sühring meld flavours, techniques and experiences accumulated in their native Germany, as well as the Netherlands, Italy and Thailand, under one modish roof.

#19 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Humble beginnings: Odette is a modern French restaurant founded by chef Julien Royer in 2015. Coming from a family of farmers, Royer cares deeply about produce, sourcing ingredients from artisanal producers in Asia and Europe and treating them carefully to highlight their purest flavour.

#20 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Brief history: Since opening in 2022, Chef Kevin Wong’s Seroja has experienced a meteoric rise, culminating in it entering this year’s list of Asia&

#21 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. China meets Japan: Chef Tomoya Kawada cooks Chinese cuisine infused with a Japanese sensibility, rooted in the two countries’ shared history and ador

#22 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What’s in a name: The suffix ‘logy’ has many meanings in different languages. In Greek it’s attached to scientific disciplines like mete

#23 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. An architectural icon: Contemporary fine-dining restaurant Born can be found on Neil Road, a Chinatown street famous for its beautifully preserved colonial shophouses – and even in such a colourful neighbourhood as this, it stands out from the crowd.

#24 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Hidden gem: Down a hidden laneway and surrounded by rowdy bars, wet markets and antique shops, Neighborhood is – at first glance – an unlikely

#25 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What’s the hype? Winning a constant stream of awards since opening in 2021, Potong is the fine dining restaurant in a narrow multi-floor building fro

#26 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Sky-high dining: Found high above the busy streets of Seoul at level 36 of Josun Palace, Eatanic Garden is a culinary sanctuary blending nature with gastronomy.

#27 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. This irresistibly fun, intentionally gaudy restaurant tells the tale of two fictional characters: Ms. Maria and Mr. Singh, a Mexican woman and an Indian man who meet and fall in love. The moral of the story? Indian food and Mexican cuisine are a match made in comfort-food heaven, their union giving rise to a family of dishes spilling over with flavour, colour and a serious helping of joy. Pretentious dining, this is not – just bring an open mind and prepare to be swept off your feet.

#28 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Maz stands at the forefront of culinary innovation, showcasing the rich biodiversity of Peru intertwined with the reverence Japanese culture has towards nature.

#29 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Going up in the world: 102 House was originally opened in 2006 by chef-owner Xu Jingye as a small private kitchen in Foshan, Guangdong – but in 2021, after years of building a cult following through word-of-mouth recommendations, the restaurant upped sticks to a location worthy of its stellar reputation: the fifth floor of the House of Roosevelt Building on Shanghai's most famous waterfront promenade, the Bund.

#30 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Accessed via vertiginous mountain roads high up in the Himalayan foothills, Naar is the ultimate example of destination dining: eating here is an immersive experience brought to life by soul-stirring views, endemic ingredients and expert storytelling.

#31 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Ringside seats: At Florilège, chef Hiroyasu Kawate serves his creative tasting menus of contemporary French-accented cuisine in a spacious, theatric

#32 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Chef Antimo Maria Merone was born in Naples and moved to Hong Kong in 2012 to work at the now-shuttered Italian fine dining outpost, L’Altro.

#33 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. At Myoujyaku, the culinary philosophy behind the 14-course, French-leaning omakase menu revolves around three guiding principles: harmony, flavour and purity.

#34 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Opened in December 2016 by chef Michihiro Haruta and sommelier Kazutaka Ozawa, Crony was born from their shared vision of combining culinary artistry with sustainable practices.

#35 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Opulence abounds: With its glass-floored catwalk, dazzling crystal chandeliers, panoramic harbour views and smooth service from a fleet of immaculately groomed

#36 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Global acclaim: Since 2013, chef and co-owner Thitid ‘Ton’ Tassanakajohn has been on a mission, advocating Thai cuisine to the world through his dishes at Le Du, his various other restaurants and via chef collaborations.

#37 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Local legend: After two decades as one of Tokyo's finest dining destinations, chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's eponymous restaurant in Tokyo's upmarket Aoyama district needs little introduction.

#38 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What’s in a name? Les Amis, the French translation of 'friends', is the sophisticated original restaurant of the Les Amis Group. In the 1990s, there was a

#39 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. A portal to another world: A hidden oasis contained within a warehouse at a former bus depot, Au Jardin is French for 'in the garden' – and, once you've transcended the corrugated metal panels of its utilitarian exterior, you'll immediately notice why.

#40 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Labyrinth takes inspiration from many Singaporean classic dishes, but turns them into the most modernised and elegant versions of themselves.

#41 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Mosu may only have been around since 2015, but it’s been through a fair few transformations – and picked up a slew of glittering awards – since then. Founded in San Francisco, California by Korean-American chef Sung Anh, it relocated to Seoul in 2017, and a separate Hong Kong branch opened in 2022.

#42 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Rising star: Opened in late 2021, August was the winner of the American Express One To Watch Award 2023 and made its debut on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2024.

#43 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Meals rooted in mindfulness: At Bium, a shrine-like space reimagining ancient Korean temple cuisine through a fine-dining lens, food is thoughtful, intentional and grounded in simplicity – an antidote to the bells and whistles of modern, overly processed, overly hyped dining.

#44 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. The science of sustainability: The next-generation incarnation of the original Locavore – once one of Bali’s most celebrated fine-dining destinations – Locavore NXT may have only opened in late 2023, but it’s made quite an impression on Asia’s discerning dining community.

#45 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Heritage flavours, contemporary execution: If you speak Korean, Nae:um's mission is clear from the get-go. The name, which translates as 'a fragrance that evokes memories', reflects the philosophy behind this fine dining restaurant, helmed by South Korean chef Louis Han.

#46 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. What’s the story? Within a few months of opening in late 2019, Mono quickly switched its identity from a contemporary French restaurant to a champion

#47 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. A Thai staple, reimagined: Housed in a magnificent colonial residence dating back to the reign of King Rama VI, Wana Yook takes tradition seriously – but that certainly doesn't mean it's afraid of innovation.

#48 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. An international taste of the sea: Occupying a riparian location in Rockbund – one of Shanghai's most fashionable neighbourhoods, poised at the confluence of the Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River – La Bourriche 133 may only have opened in 2023, but it's already made a name for itself among seafood-loving circles.

#49 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. The chef: Dae-chun Kim is well known to followers of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, with his first Seoul restaurant, TocToc, winning the One To Watch Aw

#50 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. Street food roots: The son of a zi char hawker stall owner, Singaporean chef Jimmy Lim Tyan Yaw remained extremely proud of his country's heritage and cuisine long after he moved to Taiwan to follow his passion for cooking.