The result’s are in: nine Hong Kong restaurants made the cut in this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. That’s two more than last year, with newcomers Neighborhood and BELON snagging spots nos. 32 and 40 respectively. Macau’s Jade Dragon also returned this year.
Other honors for Hong Kong include The Chairman‘s win for the Highest Climber (tied with Osaka’s La Cime) and Nicolas Lambert of Caprice, who took home the award for Asia’s Best Pastry Chef.
Topping the list for the fourth year in a row was Indian restaurant Gaggan, from Bangkok, while Bee Santongun of Paste Bangkok was named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2018.
This year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony will take place in Bilbao, Spain, in June.
Hong Kong and Macau restaurants that made the list:
7. Amber
13. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana
16. Ta Vie
22. The Chairman
24. Lung King Heen
32. Neighborhood
35. Jade Dragon, Macau
40. BELON
41. Ronin
46. Caprice