Tokyo’s Sézanne is the newly crowned winner of the “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024” list.
The two-Michelin-starred neoclassical French restaurant, located on the 7th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo in Marunouchi, rose from No. 2 on the 2023 list to secure the top spot.
Japan had nine restaurants on this year’s list, as did the small city-state of Singapore.
Only China – which is more than 13,000 times the size of Singapore – had more, with 11 restaurants making the list: six in Hong Kong, four in Shanghai and one in Macau.
Odette, which has been on the top 10 list since 2017, is still the highest-ranked restaurant in Singapore (No. 10), followed by contemporary Australian barbecue restaurant Burnt Ends (No. 15).
Singapore—one of the smallest nations in size in Asia—is also home to Euphoria (No. 20), Born (No. 25), Meta (No. 28), Labyrinth (No. 30), newcomer Seroja (No. 31). ), French hottie Les Amis (No. 38) and another new addition, Lolla (No. 43).
Eight restaurants from Bangkok made the list, six of which ranked in the top 20: Gaggan Anand (No. 3), Nusara (No. 6), Sühring (No. 7), Sorn (No. 11), Le Du ( No. 12) and Potong (No. 17).
The restaurants on the top 50 list are spread across 19 Asian cities.
The complete list
The full list of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024” are:
1. Sézanne, Tokyo
2. Florilège, Tokyo
3. Gaggan Anand, Bangkok
4. The President, Hong Kong
5. Wing, Hong Kong – Supreme Climber Award (32 places from 2023)
6. Nusara, Bangkok – Art of Hospitality Award
7. Sühring, Bangkok
8. Den, Tokyo
9. La Cime, Osaka, Japan
10. Odette, Singapore
11. Sorn, Bangkok
12. Le Du, Bangkok
13. Mings, Seoul
14. Narisawa, Tokyo
15. Burnt Ends, Singapore
16. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
17. Potong, Bangkok – Asia’s Best Female Chef (for Pichaya “Pam” Soontornyanakij)
18. 7th Gate, Seoul
19. Fu He Hui, Shanghai
20. Euphoria, Singapore
21. Onjium, Seoul
22. Logy, Taipei
23. Masque, Mumbai
24. Toyo Eatery, Manila
25. Born, Singapore
26. Indian Accent, New Delhi
27. Mono, Hong Kong
28. Meta, Singapore
29. Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok
30. Labyrinth, Singapore
31. Seroja, Singapore – Supreme New Entry Award
32. Caprice, Hong Kong
33. JL Studio, Taichung, Taiwan
34. Mume, Taipei
35. Villa Aida, Wakayama, Japan
36. Ling Long, Shanghai
37. Ando, Hong Kong
38. Les Amis, Singapore
39. Sazenka, Tokyo
40. 102 House, Shanghai
41. Mosu, Seoul – Chefs’ Choice Award (for Sung Anh)
42. Baan Tepa, Bangkok
43. Lolla, Singapore
44. Avartana, Chennai, India
45. Goh, Fukuoka, Japan
46. August, Jakarta, Indonesia
47. Cenci, Kyoto, Japan
48. Anan Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
49. Chef Tam’s Seasons, Macau
50. Meet the Bund, Shanghai
Bangkok’s Haoma secured the “Sustainable Restaurant Award”. A new entry on the expanded list, the restaurant was ranked No. 90 Rank 51-100. It also won the award for its “farm-to-table, zero-waste cooking.” [and for] produces its own ingredients using hydroponics and sources locally from organic farms,” according to the 50 Best organization.
The list is based on the subjective reviews of more than 300 industry insiders from Asia, according to the 50 Best organization. Voters can nominate up to 10 restaurants, including seven from their own country.
The judges are divided into six regions — the Indian subcontinent. Southeast Asia (south); Southeast Asia (north); Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau; mainland China and Korea; and Japan — in an effort to “represent the Asian restaurant scene as fairly as possible,” according to the organization voting methodology.
The 50 Best organization also produces an annual ranking for “Asia’s 50 Best Bars”, which was topped by Hong Kong Coa in 2023.