It's official: these are Asia's 50 best restaurants of 2025

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: 

1. Gaggan, Bangkok (Best Restaurant in Thailand)
2. The Chairman, Hong Kong (Best Restaurant in Hong Kong)
3. Wing, Hong Kong 
4. Sézanne, Tokyo (Best Restaurant in Japan)
5. Mingles, Seoul (Best Restaurant in South Korea)
6. Nusara, Bangkok
7. Odette, Singapore (Best Restaurant in Singapore)
8. La Cime, Osaka
9. Chef Tam’s Seasons, Macau (Best Restaurant in Macau, Highest Climber Award)
10. Onjium, Seoul
11. Sühring, Bangkok
12. Narisawa, Tokyo
13. Potong, Bangkok
14. Meet the Bund, Shanghai (Best Restaurant in Mainland China)
15. Fu He Hui, Shanghai
16. Sorn, Bangkok
17. Florilège, Tokyo
18. Caprice, Hong Kong
19. Masque, Mumbai (Best Restaurant in India)
20. Le Du, Bangkok
21. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
22. Den, Tokyo
23. 7th Door, Seoul
24. Mono, Hong Kong
25. Eatanic Garden, Seoul (Highest New Entry Award)
26. Logy, Taipei (Best Restaurant in Taiwan)
27. Ling Long, Shanghai
28. Les Amis, Singapore 
29. 102 House, Shanghai
30. Crony, Tokyo
31. Gaggan at Louis Vuitton, Bangkok
32. Estro, Hong Kong
33. Sushi Saito, Tokyo 
34. Sazenka, Tokyo
35. JL Studio, Taichung
36. Goh, Fukuoka
37. Labyrinth, Singapore 
38. Burnt Ends, Singapore 
39. Meta, Singapore 
40. Seroja, Singapore
41. Ando, Hong Kong
42. Toyo Eatery, Manila (Best Restaurant in the Philippines)
43. Maz, Tokyo
44. Baan Tepa, Bangkok
45. Myoujyaku, Tokyo
46. Indian Accent, New Delhi
47. Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok
48. Euphoria, Singapore
49. August, Jakarta (Best Restaurant in Indonesia)
50. Lamdre, Beijing

For more hot tables, check out our list of the best restaurants in Asia 

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