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The Gaggan restaurant by chef Gaggan Anand has been picked as the best restaurant in Asia at a star studded ceremony in Bangkok for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.
Visibly shocked and with tears in his eyes, the Indian chef, known for his creative, modern take on Indian flavours, was welcomed on stage to massive applause. It’s the second year in a row he's won the award of Best Restaurant in Asia and Best Restaurant in Thailand. Asked to deliver a speech the chef struggled to get his words out, commenting about other gurus he has looked up to as a young chef, many of them who he has joined on the list, he mustered just a few words: “Winning at home is the sweetest”.
In second position was Narisawa in Tokyo retaining the same spot from 2015 and Restaurant André in Singapore was in third.
Other notable mentions:
The Lifetime Achievement award went to David Thompson from the Nahm restaurant in Bangkok which placed 8th on the 2016 list.
The Chef’s Choice Award went to Paul Pairet while the best Pastry Chef award went to Cheryl Koh.
In total there were 13 countries represented on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2016 with 10 new entries in total. Indonesia was featured on the list for the first time with Locavore at number 49.
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2016 - The Full List
1. GAGGAN - Bangkok, Thailand | Best Restaurant in Thailand by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna and Best Restaurant in Asia (read the FDL exclusive interview to Gaggan Anand)
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 - Hong Kong, China | 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 MOÛT - Taichung, Taiwan | Best Restaurant in Taiwan
31. TIPPLING CLUB - Singapore and La 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 JOËL 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
