Sezanne in Tokyo seized the top spot at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, which also featured 20 entries from Southeast Asia. Announced at a ceremony in Seoul on 26 March, celebrity chef Gaggan Anand’s self-named restaurant was the best-performing Southeast Asian establishment at No.3, followed by Nusara (No.6) and Suhring (No.7).
Singapore’s Odette came in at No.10, followed by Bangkok’s Sorn and Le Du at No. 11 and No.12 respectively. The other Singaporean entries are Burnt Ends (No.15), Euphoria (No.20), Born (No.25), Meta (No.28), Labyrinth (No.30), Les Amis (No.38), Lolla (No.43), and newcomer Seroja (No.31).
Rounding off the Southeast Asian list are Bangkok entrants Potong (No.17), Samrub Samrub Thai (No. 29), and Baan Tepa (No.42), with Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines each scoring one entrant: Jakarta’s August (No.46), Ho Chi Minh’s Anan Saigon (No.48), Manila’s Toyo Eatery (No.24).
After Sezanne, fellow Tokyo restaurant Florilege placed second.
Hong Kong also scored highly at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 with six places, including The Chairman (No.4) and Wing (No.5).
Tokyo was next with five spots, represented by restaurants including Den (No.8) and Narisawa (No.14). Shanghai and Seoul tied with four entries each.
The other cities on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 list were Chennai, New Delhi, Fukuoka, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Taipei, and Taichung.
Other awards
Besides the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 awards, other prizes were given out this evening. Bangkok establishment Haoma picked up the Sustainable Restaurant Award and Sung Anh of Seoul’s Mosu was recognised with the Inedit Damm Chef’s Choice Award.
Kevin Lu of Iogy in Taipei was presented with the Best Sommelier Award and Mineko Kato of Tokyo’s Faro received Asia’s Best Pastry Chef Award. Bangkok restaurant Nusara (No.6) won the Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award and Wing from Hong Kong picked up the Highest Climber Award for jumping from No.37 last year to fifth place in 2024.
In the lead-up to Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, Chef Pichaya ‘Pam’ Soontornyanakij of Bangkok’s Potong was presented the Asia’s Best Female Chef Award for this year. Danny Yip of Hong Kong restaurant The Chairman received the Icon Award-Asia 2024 for showcasing fine Asian cuisine, and Lamdre of Beijing took the American Express One to Watch Award, which highlights a restaurant’s potential to break into the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants ranking in future years.
The Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 51-100 list was also released earlier this month, with eight Singapore restaurants making it to the extended list.
What is Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants?
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants is a regional spinoff of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, an annual list that aims to be a global guide to the best dining experiences around the globe. The first Asia edition took place in Singapore in 2013. The winners have traditionally been announced at a live ceremony in a host city every year, with the 2020 to 2022 editions taking place virtually due to the pandemic. The 2024 edition was the first time the ceremony has taken place in Seoul.
The full list of winners on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024
1. Sezanne (Tokyo) – best restaurant in Japan
2. Florilege (Tokyo)
3. Gaggan Anand (Bangkok) – best restaurant in Thailand
4. The Chairman (Hong Kong) – best restaurant in Hong Kong
5. Wing (Hong Kong) – highest climber
6. Nusara (Bangkok)
7. Suhring (Bangkok)
8. Den (Tokyo)
9. La Cime (Osaka)
10. Odette (Singapore) – best restaurant in Singapore
11. Sorn (Bangkok)
12. Le Du (Bangkok)
13. Mingles (Seoul) – best restaurant in Korea
14. Narisawa (Tokyo)
15. Burnt Ends (Singapore)
16. Neighborhood (Hong Kong)
17. Potong (Bangkok)
18. 7th Door (Seoul)
19. Fu He Hui (Shanghai) – best restaurant in Mainland China
20. Euphoria (Singapore)
21. Onjium (Seoul)
22. Iogy (Taipei)** – best restaurant in Taiwan
23. Masque (Mumbai) – best restaurant in India
24. Toyo Eatery (Manila) – best restaurant in the Philippines
25. Born (Singapore)
26. Indian Accent (New Delhi)
27. Mono (Hong Kong)
28. Meta (Singapore)
29. Samrub Samrub Thai (Bangkok)
30. Labyrinth (Singapore)
31. Seroja (Singapore)* – highest new entry
32. Caprice (Hong Kong)
33. JL Studio (Taichung)**
34. Mume (Taipei)
35. Villa Aida (Wakayama)
36. Ling Long (Shanghai)*
37. Ando (Hong Kong)*
38. Les Amis (Singapore)
39. Sazenka (Tokyo)
40. 102 House (Shanghai)
41. Mosu (Seoul)
42. Baan Tepa (Bangkok)
43. Lolla (Singapore)*
44. Avartana (Chennai)
45. Goh (Fukuoka)*
46. August (Jakarta)* – best restaurant in Indonesia
47. Cenci (Kyoto)
48. Anan Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) – best restaurant in Vietnam
49. Chef Tam’s Seasons (Macau) – best restaurant in Macau
50. Meet the Bund (Shanghai)
* * New entries
** Reentry
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Singapore
(Main image: SÉZANNE /Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants; Featured image: Seroja / Facebook)
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