The results are in: this year’s number one restaurant in Asia is Den in Japan, revealed last night at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.
The awards, now in its 10th year, drew chefs, restaurateurs and industry names from all over the region to three simultaneous event venues in Bangkok, Macau and Tokyo. The 50 best list for 2022 features a record 16 new entries, with Japan’s Villa Aida claiming the title of Highest New Entry Award winner.
Malaysia’s Dewakan makes its return to the list at 50th place, after a two-year absence from the top 50. After making its debut in 2019 at #46, it was knocked out of the list in 2020 and in 2021 placed as #66 in the extended 51-100 list. As previously announced, Eat and Cook received this year’s prestigious American Express One To Watch Award.
Japan’s restaurant scene had much to celebrate last night, not only leading the group with 11 entries this year, but also winning several individual award categories such as Highest Climber Award, given to Ode in Tokyo, and Asia’s Best Female Chef Award, given to Été in Tokyo’s chef-owner Natsuko Shoji.
Here’s the full list of winners of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022:
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11. Sazenka, Tokyo, Japan
12. Fu He Hui, Shanghai, China
13. Ode, Tokyo, Japan
14. Villa Aida, Wakayama, Japan
15. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
16. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea
17. Sézanne, Tokyo, Japan
18. Joo Ok, Seoul, South Korea
19. Ensue, Shenzhen, China
20. Meta, Singapore
21. Masque, Mumbai, India
22. Indian Accent, New Delhi, India
23. Les Amis, Singapore
24. Caprice, Hong Kong
25. Blue by Alain Ducasse, Bangkok, Thailand
26. 7th Door, Seoul, South Korea
27. Mosu, Seoul, South Korea
28. Da Vittorio, Shanghai, China
29. Sushi Masato, Bangkok, Thailand
30. Onjium, Seoul, South Korea
31. Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok, Thailand
32. Mono, Hong Kong
33. Gaa, Bangkok, Thailand
34. Wing, Hong Kong
35. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka
36. La Maison de la Nature Goh, Fukuoka, Japan
37. Zén, Singapore
38. Logy, Taipei, Taiwan
39. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China
40. Labyrinth, Singapore
41. Burnt Ends, Singapore
42. Été, Tokyo, Japan
43. Cenci, Kyoto, Japan
44. Cloudstreet, Singapore
45. JL Studio, Taichung, Taiwan
46. Raan Jay Fai, Bangkok, Thailand
47. Wing Lei Palace, Macau, China
48. 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong
49. Megu, New Delhi, India
50. Dewakan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Source: World’s 50 Best Restaurants