Gaggan, Bangkok claims the top spot in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for a second consecutive year.
Now in its fourth year, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, revealed the 2016 list at an awards ceremony at the W Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand earlier this week.
Gaggan retains the award for The Best Restaurant in Asia and The Best Restaurant in Thailand awards respectively, both sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.
After debuting on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2014 at No.17, Gaggan rose to No.10 last year on the global list and No.1 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Chef Gaggan Anand opened his eponymous Bangkok restaurant in 2010 drawing inspiration from the street food of his home town of Kolkata. His approach is inventive, adventurous and highly individual, yet respectful of India’s culinary legacy.
The 2016 list features 10 new entries, including three from Japan and 13 from China while Singapore and Japan each have 10. With 13 nations represented, the 2016 list includes restaurants from more countries than ever before, showcasing a rich variety of dining experiences across Asia.
Tokyo's Quintessence earned the Highest
Climber Award after climbing 29 places from numer 49 last year to number 20 this year. The Highest New Entry Award went to Mingles in Seoul making its debut on the chart at number 15.
Other notable awards on the list include French-born chef Paul Pairet who won the Chef Choice Award which is voted by fellow chefs on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list and Cheryl Koh went away with the award for Asia's Best Pastry Chef sponsored by Cacao Barry.
Earlier in the year Chef Margarita Forés from the Philippines was named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016. The recipient of The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Chef David Thompson of Nahm in Bangkok and Long Chim in Singapore.
Here's the full list of this year's winners:
No.1 GAGGAN Bangkok, Thailand
No.2 NARISAWA Tokyo, Japan
No.3 RESTAURANT ANDRÉ Singapore
No.4 AMBER Hong Kong, China
No.5 NIHONRYORI RYUGIN Tokyo, Japan
No.6 WAKU GHIN Singapore
No.7 ULTRAVIOLET BY PAUL PAIRET Shanghai, China
No.8 NAHM Bangkok, Thailand
No.9 INDIAN ACCENT New Delhi, India
No.10 LUNG KING HEEN Hong Kong, China
No.11 HAJIME Osaka, Japan
No.12 LES AMIS Singapore
No.13 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA Hong Kong, China
No.14 BURNT ENDS Singapore
No.15 MINGLES Seoul, South Korea
No.16 L'EFFERVESCENCE Tokyo, Japan
No.17 CORNER HOUSE Singapore
No.18 FU HE HUI Shanghai, China
No.19 ISSAYA SIAMESE CLUB Bangkok, Thailand
No.20 QUINTESSENCE Tokyo, Japan
No.21 SHINJI BY KANESAKA Singapore
No.22 JUNGSIK Seoul, South Korea
No.23 EAT ME Bangkok, Thailand
No.24 TAKAZAWA Tokyo, Japan
No.25 MINISTRY OF CRAB Colombo, Sri Lanka
No.26 SUSHI SAITO Tokyo, Japan
No.27 THE CHAIRMAN Hong Kong, China
No.28 MR AND MRS BUND Shanghai, China
No.29 JAAN Singapore
No.30 LE MOÛT Taichung, Taiwan
No.31= LA MAISON DE LA NATURE GOH Fukuoka, Japan
No.32= TIPPLING CLUB Singapore
No.33 TENKU RYUGIN Hong Kong, China
No.34 FOOK LAM MOON Hong Kong, China
No.35 ROBUCHON AU DÔME Macau, China
No.36 IGGY'S Singapore
No.37 DEN Tokyo, Japan
No.38 WILD ROCKET Singapore
No.39 GALLERY VASK Manila, Philippines
No.40 L'ATELIER DE JOËL ROBUCHON Hong Kong, China
No.41 BO INNOVATION Hong Kong, China
No.42 KIKUNOI Kyoto, Japan
No.43 CUISINE WAT DAMNAK Siem Reap, Cambodia
No.44 WASABI BY MORIMOTO Mumbai, India
No.45 BUKHARA New Delhi, India
No.46 RAW Taipei, Taiwan
No.47 NIHONBASHI Colombo, Sri Lanka
No.48 TA VIE Hong Kong, China
No.49 LOCAVORE Bali, Indonesia
No.50 LA YEON Seoul, South Korea
