Bangkok’s Gaggan Takes Top Spot for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for Second Year Running

The results are out for the highly anticipated Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. For the second consecutive year, Gaggan has ousted all competition and come out tops for the award. The fourth edition of the awards ceremony – sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna – was held at the W Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 29 February.

Tokyo’s Narisawa also retained its ranking from last year, staying at second place. Singapore’s Restaurant André rose two spots from last year to take the third place.

Helmed by Chef Anand Gaggan, winning restaurant Gaggan has making waves in the Thai capital with its ‘progressive Indian cuisine’ since 2010. It took the coveted title from another Bangkok-based restaurant Nahm back in 2014.

This year, Singapore has 10 restaurants that made it to the esteemed list. Japan, too, has the same number, out of which seven are in Tokyo. Hong Kong has nine on the list.

The 2016 list also sees 10 new entries and representation by 13 nations in all. The awards are based on votes cast by over 300 chefs, restaurateurs and experts in six different countries across Asia.

Here is the full list:

Asia’s Top 10 Restaurants

1. Gaggan (Bangkok) 
68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Bangkok; +66 2 652 1700

2. Narisawa (Tokyo)
 Minami Ayoyama 2-6-15, Minato-ku, Tokyo; +81 3 5785 0799

3. Restaurant Andre (Singapore) 
41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore; +65 6534 8880

4. Amber (Hong Kong) 
7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2132 0066

5. Nihonryori Ryugin (Tokyo) 
Ground Floor, 7-17-24 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo; +81 3 3423 8006

6. Waku Ghin (Singapore)
 Level 2-01, Atrium 2, The Shoppes, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore; +65 6688 8507

7. 7. Ultraviolet (Shanghai) 
c/o Bund 18, 6/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Shanghai; +86 21 6323 9898

8. Nahm (Bangkok) 
Metropolitan Hotel, 27 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek Sathorn, Bangkok; +66 2 625 3333

9. Indian Accent (New Delhi) At The Manor, 77 Friends Colony, New Delhi 110065, India; +91 11 43235151

10. Lung King Heen (Hong Kong) Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance St, Central, Hong Kong; +852 3196 8888

The Other 40 Winning Restaurants

11. Hajime, Osaka, Japan
12. Les Amis, Singapore
13. Otto e Mezzo, Hong Kong
14. Burnt Ends, Singapore
15. Mingles, Seoul
16. L’Effervescence, Tokyo
17. Corner House, Singapore *new entry*
18. Fu He hui, Shanghai
19. Issaya Siamese Club, Bangkok, Thailand
20. Quintessence, Tokyo
21. Shinji by Kanesaka, Singapore
22. Jungsik, Seoul
23. Eat Me, Bangkok, Thailand
24. Takazawa, Tokyo
25. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka
26. Sushi Saito, Tokyo
27. The Chairman, Hong Kong
28. Mr and Mrs Bund, Shanghai
29. Jaan, Singapore
30. Le Mout, Taichung, Taiwan
31. La Maison de la Nature Goh, Fukuoka, Japan
32. Tippling Club, Singapore
33. Tengu RyuGin, Hong Kong
34. Fook Lam Moon, Hong Kong
35. Robuchon au Dome, Macau, China
36. Iggy’s, Singapore
37. Den, Tokyo
38. Wild Rocket, Singapore
39. Gallery Vask, Manila, Philippines
40. L’atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong
41. Bo Innovation, Hong Kong
42. Kikunoi, Kyoto, Japan
43. Cuisine Wat Damnak, Sien Reap, Cambodia
44. Wasabi by Morimoto, Mumbai, India
45. Bukhara, New Delhi
46. Raw, Taipei
47. Nihonbashi, Colombo, Sri Lanka
48. Ta vie, Hong Kong
49. Locavore, Bali, Indonesia
50. La Yeon, Seoul, Korea

For more details on the winners and other awards, visit the official Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants website.