Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 sheds a light on the most ground-breaking eateries in the foodie continent. This year, the event took place at three live venues in Bangkok, Macau and Tokyo, and via live broadcast to the world. Given how tough the past few years have been during Covid, the results were a breath of fresh air among the chaos. The anticipated annual awards were revealed on March 29th, 2022, so who made it on the list?

There were 16 new entries and restaurants across 11 countries and territories, including Malaysia’s first-ever appearance in the ranking. In first place was Tokyo’s Den restaurant, a creative Japanese venture by Zaiyu Hasegawa. Congrats to the fantastic chef and his team!

For Hong Kong, we nabbed six spots in this year’s list, albeit down from 11 restaurants last year. The Chairman was number one for 2021, and it’s still on the list at number five for 2022. So it was the highest-ranking Hong Kong restaurant again. Other fan favorites include Neighbourhood, a contemporary European hideaway at number nine and Four Seasons’ Caprice at 24th.

Latin American fine dining joint Mono came in at 32nd. Wing, a new entry since it opened last year by Chef Vicky Cheng of VEA, made this year’s rank at 34th. And finally, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana was 48th place.

Other highlights from the ceremony include Asia’s Best Female Chef Award which went to Chef Natsuko Shoji behind French restaurant Été in Tokyo. Meanwhile, South Korean monk Jeong Kwan got the One To Watch award. For sustainability, Taipei’s Mume won Sustainable Restaurant of the Year 2022.

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022:

1. Den, Tokyo, Japan
2. Sorn, Bangkok, Thailand
3. Florilége, Tokyo, Japan
4. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand
5. The Chairman, Hong Kong
6. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
7. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
8. Odette, Singapore
9. Neighbourhood, Hong Kong
10. Nusara Bangkok, Thailand
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 (New entry)
32. Mono, Hong Kong
33. Gaa, Bangkok, Thailand
34. Wing, Hong Kong
35. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Best Restaurant in 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 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong
49. Megu, New Delhi, India
50. Dewakan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (The Best Restaurant in Malaysia)