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The best restaurants in Asia right now

The hottest tables in the coolest cities across Asia

Morgan Olsen
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You don’t need to be a foodie to know that many of the most exciting and diverse cuisines come from Asia. The region has given us countless curries, noodles, dumplings, breads, pickles, soups, sweets and so much more, along with specific dishes like pad thai, nasi lemak, Peking duck and roti canai that are famous the world over. It’s no surprise therefore that Asia is where you’ll also find some of the best restaurants in the world. If fine-dining’s your thing there’s plenty to sink your teeth into here, but many of the region’s best eating experiences come from small and unassuming hole-in-the-wall places, which is where you’ll often find the most authentic and delicious eats. Check out the best restaurants in Asia.  

Best restaurants in Asia

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Attempting to put together a list of the 50 best restaurants in Bangkok is an unenviable task. No matter how hard you try, you’re going to be leaving out not just good restaurants, but mind-bendingly good restaurants. Indeed, the process of assembling the following list involved not only signal-boosting some of our favourite culinary craftspeople, but also a painful triage of a host of excellent venues. That’s just how dense with excellence this city is when it comes to quality dining. 

What makes eating out here so brilliant is the sheer diversity – both cultural and economic – of the Big Mango’s food scene and our top 50 aims to reflect that. Were we to focus purely on the set-menu avant-garde and quiet-luxury omakase counters, it would be a disservice to a readership that doesn’t just want food to look at, photograph and read about, but wants to eat. Therefore, we include some of the city’s most dazzling palaces of haute cuisine alongside humble streetside vendors. We’re serious eaters more than withering critics, and Bangkok is a city full of serious eats. Hence, we want to share our favourites and leave it to you, the reader, to be the withering critic. Dive in and enjoy the ride!

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For great restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, we’re spoiled for choice. After all, eating is practically a national pastime. From high-end fine dining restaurants to great neighbourhood joints, everywhere on our list serves up amazing food that you’ll enjoy. After much debate and delectation, we have compiled this updated and definitive list of Kuala Lumpur’s current greatest dining spots. Dig in!

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