This year’s list has been announced. 50 of Asia’s best restaurants. There a fairly early entry from Japan. Japan still has a lot of delicious places to eat. Thought there are still some hard-to-find places that in the eyes of people over ‘uncrowned champions’ but it maybe hard for genuine ‘Washoku’ (Japanese cuisine) to chart on this list. Its the sort of place I appreciate and wish to attend anonymously.

And within these ‘Top 6’, Gaggan has topped the charts for two years in a row. The second position of Narisawa also remains unchanged. A strong line-up indeed.

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants

ASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2016 – THE FULL LIST

1. GAGGANBangkok, Thailand | Best Restaurant in Thailand by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna and Best Restaurant in Asia

2. NARISAWA​ ​– Tokyo, Japan | Best Restaurant in Japan by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

3. RESTAURANT ANDRÉ– Singapore | Best Restaurant in Singapore by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

4. AMBER| Best Restaurant in China by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

5. NIHONRYORI RYUGIN- Tokyo, Japan

6. WAKU GHIN- Singapore

7. ULTRAVIOLET BY PAUL PAIRET- Shanghai, China

8. NAHM- Bangkok, Thailand

9. INDIAN ACCENT- New Delhi, India | Best Restaurant in India by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

10. LUNG KING HEEN- Hong Kong, China

11. HAJIME- Osaka, Japan

12. LES AMIS- Singapore

13. 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA- Hong Kong, China

14. BURNT ENDS- Singapore

15. MINGLES- Seoul, Korea | Best Restaurants in Korea

16. L 'EFFERVESCENCE- Tokyo, Japan

17. CORNER HOUSE- Singapore

18. FU HE HUI- Shanghai, China

19. ISSAYA SIAMESE CLUB- Bangkok, Thailand

20. QUINTESSENCE- Tokyo, Japan | Highest Climber

21 SHINJI BY KANESAKA- Singapore

22. JUNGSIK- Seoul, Korea

23. EAT ME- Bangkok, Thailand

24. (TAKAZAWA)- Tokyo, Japan

25. MINISTRY OF CRAB- Colombo, Sri Lanka | Best Restaurant in Sri Lanka

26. SUSHI SAITO- Tokyo, Japan

27. THE CHAIRMAN- Hong Kong, China

28. MR AND MRS BUND- Shanghai, China

29. JAAN- Singapore

30. LE MO wT- Taichung, Taiwan | Best Restaurant in Taiwan

31. TIPPLING CLUB- Singapore andLa Maison De La Nature Goh- Fukuoka, Japan

33. TENKU RYUGIN- Hong Kong, China

34. FOOK LAM MOON- Hong Kong, China

35. ROBUCHON AU DÔME- Macau, China

36. IGGY'S- Singapore

37. DEN- Tokyo, Japan

38. WILD ROCKET- Singapore

39. GALLERY VASK- Manila, Philippines | Best Restaurant in the Philippines

40. L'ATELIER DE JO'S ROBUCHON- Hong Kong, China

41. BO INNOVATION- Hong Kong, China

42. KONNICHIWA- Tokyo, Japan

43. CUISINE WAT DAMNAK- Siem Reap, Cambodia

44. WASABI BY MORIMOTO- Mumbai, India

45. BUKHARA- New Delhi, India

46. RA W- Taipei, Taiwan

47. NIHONBASHI -Colombo, Sri Lanka

48. TA VIE- Hong Kong, China

49. LOCAVORE- Bali, Indonesia

50. LA YEON- Seoul, South Korea