Thailand Dominates Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants For 2025, Claims Throne In The Process

• “Progressive Indian” diner Gaggan has taken home the top honour for the fifth time at the 2025 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
• Thailand made the strongest showing with 11 Bangkok entries including Gaggan; Hong Kong (eight), Japan (nine), South Korea (six), Singapore (six), and Mainland China (four) followed.
• The prestigious list was deliberated upon by 350 regional voters consisting of chefs, restaurateurs, food writers, and more who personally experienced the goods over the past 18 months.

Asia’s hottest dining establishments have been named for another year at the annual 50 Best Restaurants ceremony.

Announced at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Thailand’s Gaggan has climbed two places from the 2024 rankings to reclaim the culinary throne in 2025. This marks the fifth occasion it’s won the top honour.

The “vibrant yet intimate” fine diner is spearheaded by the eponymous musician turned chef-proprietor, Gaggan Anand, who has made a name for himself championing “progressive Indian cuisine with a fine-dining twist.”

His menus frequently incorporate French, Thai, and Japanese influences; as well as a passion for molecular gastronomy, which the Kolkata-born Anand developed at Spain’s El Bulli alongside Ferran Adrià.

“When we started the restaurant, it was not about me but about Asia. When I was young, I’d never have imagined that [Asia] would be a gastronomic hub, yet look where we are,” said Mr Anand.

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The Top 5 are rounded out by Hong Kong’s 50 Best fixture The Chairman (the city’s first-ever #1 establishment crowned back in 2021), another Hong Kong entrant in Wing, Tokyo’s Sézanne, followed by Seoul’s Mingles.

As for the newbies, there were a few other notable list debutantes in this edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Beijing’s Lamdre, for one, made the cut at #50 with its innovative plant-based offering that speaks to growing region-wide demand for sustainable dining; Jakarta’s August entered at #49, a reflection of Indonesia’s ever-rising culinary profile; while Seoul’s Eatanic Garden received the Highest New Entry Award at #25.

Check out the full results below.

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (2025)

1. Gaggan, Bangkok (Best Restaurant in Thailand)
2. The Chairman, Hong Kong (Best Restaurant in Hong Kong)
3. Wing, Hong Kong 
4. Sézanne, Tokyo (Best Restaurant in Japan)
5. Mingles, Seoul (Best Restaurant in South Korea)
6. Nusara, Bangkok
7. Odette, Singapore (Best Restaurant in Singapore)
8. La Cime, Osaka 
9. Chef Tam’s Seasons, Macau (Best Restaurant in Macau + Highest Climber Award)
10. Onjium, Seoul
11. Sühring, Bangkok
12. Narisawa, Tokyo
13. Potong, Bangkok
14. Meet The Bund, Shanghai (Best Restaurant in Mainland China)
15. Fu He Hui, Shanghai
16. Sorn, Bangkok
17. Florilège, Tokyo
18. Caprice, Hong Kong
19. Masque, Mumbai (Best Restaurant in India)
20. Le Du, Bangkok
21. Neighbourhood, Hong Kong
22. Den, Tokyo
23. 7th Door, Seoul
24. Mono, Hong Kong
25. Eatanic Garden, Seoul (Highest New Entry Award)
26. Logy, Taipei (Best Restaurant in Taiwan)
27. Ling Long, Shanghai
28. Les Amis, Singapore 
29. 102 House, Shanghai
30. Crony, Tokyo
31. Gagaan at Louis Vuitton, Bangkok
32. Estro, Hong Kong
33. Sushi Saito, Tokyo 
34. Sazenka, Tokyo
35. JL Studio, Taichung
36. Goh, Fukuoka
37. Labyrinth, Singapore 
38. Burnt Ends, Singapore 
39. Meta, Singapore 
40. Seroja, Singapore
41. Ando, Hong Kong
42. Toyo Eatery, Manila (Best Restaurant in the Philippines)
43. Maz, Tokyo
44. Baan Tepa, Bangkok
45. Myoujyaku, Tokyo
46. Indian Accent, New Delhi
47. Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok
48. Euphoria, Singapore
49. August, Jakarta (Best Restaurant in Indonesia)
50. Lamdre, Beijing

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