One could say that what happened recently at the 2022 Oscars really stole the limelight from many noteworthy events that took place in the same period. For fine dining fanatics, the announcement, on March 29, of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022, was probably juicier than an Oscar controversy.
Featuring celebrated restaurants from 11 countries and territories across Asia, this year’s announcement really had fine dining lovers on the edge of their seats with sheer excitement.
This year, Den, from Tokyo, crowns the first prestigious spot with its innovative and mega-satisfying Japanese fare, followed by Sorn from Bangkok Thailand, a hub for impeccable Southern Thai dishes that come with a boatload of flavours.
With four Bangkok restaurants summiting the top-ten list (Sorn, Le Du, Sühring and Nusara), it goes without saying that this is yet another influential year for Thai F&B.
Our absolute faves, including The Chairman from Hong Kong and Odette from Singapore, are still high up on the list (Bravo!), ranking at #5 and #8. For a place well loved by street food devotees and fine dining aficionados alike, you can not skip the name “Jay Fai, ” the queen of Thai street food, with iconic dishes like the Crab Omelette, Seafood Drunken Noodle and Dry Tom Yum that got her ranked as #46 on the list.
Curious to see a full list of the winners? Without further ado, here are all the restaurants featured on this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. Now you can start planning your culinary itinerary around Asia!
No.1 Den (Tokyo, Japan)
No.2 Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.3 Florilège (Tokyo, Japan)
No.4 Le Du (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.5 The Chairman (Hong Kong)
No.6 La Cime (Osaka, Japan)
No.7 Sühring (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.8 Odette (Singapore)
No.9 Neighborhood (Hong Kong)
No.10 Nusara (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.11 Sazenka (Tokyo, Japan)
No.12 Fu He Hui (Shanghai, China)
No.13 Ode (Tokyo, Japan)
No.14 Villa Aida (Wakayama, Japan)
No.15 Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
No.16 Mingles (Seoul, South Korea)
No.17 Sézanne (Tokyo Japan)
No.18 Joo Ok (Seoul, South Korea)
No.19 Ensue (Shenzhen, China)
No.20 Meta (Singapore)
No.21 Masque (Mumbai, India)
No.22 Indian Accent (New Delhi, India)
No.23 Les Amis (Singapore)
No.24 Caprice (Hong Kong)
No.25 Blue by Alain Ducasse (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.26 7th Door (Seoul, South Korea)
No.27 Mosu (Seoul, South Korea)
No.28 Da Vittorio (Shanghai, China)
No.29 Sushi Masato (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.30 Onjium (Seoul, Shouth Korea)
No.31 Samrub Samrub Thai (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.32 Mono (Hong Kong)
No.33 Gaa (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.34 Wing (Hong Kong)
No.35 Ministry of Crab (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
No.36 La Maison de la Nature Goh (Kukuoka, Japan)
No.37 Zén (Singapore)
No.38 Logy (Taipei, Taiwan)
No.39 Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai, China)
No.40 Labyrinth (Singapore)
No.41 Burnt Ends (Singapore)
No.42 Été (Tokyo, Japan)
No.43 Cenci (Kyoto, Japan)
No.44 Cloudstreet (Singapore)
No.45 JL Studio (Taiching, Taiwan)
No.46 Raan Jay Fai (Bangkok, Thailand)
No.47 Wing Lei Palace (Macau, China)
No.48 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong)
No.49 Megu (New Delhi, India)
No.50 Dewakan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
To see the official list and the details of each restaurant, click: https://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50