The restaurants ranked 1-50 at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 Awards Ceremony in Hong Kong
March 31st, 2026
THE CHAIRMAN IN HONG KONG IS NAMED NO.1 IN THE LIST OF ASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2026
Eight new restaurants join this year’s 1-50 list, spanning 17 cities and highlighting the best in culinary achievement.
Highlights:
- Hong Kong’s The Chairman reclaims the title of The Best Restaurant in Asia, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, for the first time since 2021
- The 2026 list spans 17 cities across the region, with eight new entries and four re-entries
- Restaurants in Bangkok lead the ranking with nine entries, followed by Tokyo with seven restaurants
- Hong Kong, Seoul and Singapore are represented with six restaurants each
- Hangzhou’s Ru Yuan (No.10) takes the Highest New Entry Award
- Lamdre (No.17) in Beijing soars 33 spots to take the Highest Climber Award, sponsored by Lee Kum Kee
- Asia’s Best Female Chef 2026 is Cho Eun-hee from Seoul’s Onjium (No.14)
- Ardika Dwitama from Jakarta’s August (No.42) wins Asia’s Best Pastry Chef Award, sponsored by Valrhona
- Restaurateur Zhang Yong is honoured with the SevenRooms Icon Award
- Thitid ‘Ton’ Tassanakajohn, from Nusara (No.5) and Le Du (No.36) in Bangkok, is recognised with the prestigious Inedit Damm Chefs’ Choice Award, voted by industry peers
- Lesley Liu from Odette (No.19) in Singapore is the winner of the Asia’s Best Sommelier Award, sponsored by Vik
- Baan Tepa (No.53) in Bangkok wins the Sustainable Restaurant Award
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 – The List 1-50
(images credit 50 Best)
