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Gaggan in Bangkok is the winner of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2018 sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna for an incredible fourth year in a row: a speechless chef Gaggan Anand received the award to the applause of his peers at a packed Wynn Palace Cotai in Macao – "We have become a family" he announced.
But there was very much a feeling of a changing of the guard this year, with Den and Florilege, both in Tokyo, taking second and third spots respectively, with Bangkok's Sühring and Singapore's Odette also breaking the top five for the first time. The estatic team from Mume in Taipei celebrated jumping an incredible 25 places, the highest climber and one of three Taiwan-based restaurants on the list this year, while The Chefs’ Choice award went to Yoshihiro Narisawa.
A number of awards were already known ahead of this year's ceremony. Bongkoch "Bee" Satongun is Asia's Best Female Chef 2018. André Chiang received the Lifetime Achievement award 2018 and Toyo Eatery in Manila is the Miele One To Watch Award. The #50BestTalksMacao warmed up the stage the day before the ceremony ready to receive this year's winners.
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2018 - The Full List
1. GAGGAN - Bangkok, Thailand | Best Restaurant in Thailand and Best Restaurant in Asia
2. DEN - Tokyo, Japan | Best Restaurant in Japan
3. FLORILEGE - Tokyo, Japan
4. SUHRING – Bangkok, Thailand
5. ODETTE - Singapore | Best Restaurant in Singapore
6. NARISAWA - Tokyo, Japan
7. AMBER - Hong Kong, China | Best Restaurant in China (read our interview with Richard Ekkebus)
8. ULTRAVIOLET BY PAUL PAIRET - Shanghai, China | The Art of Hospitality Award
9. NIHONRYORI RYUGIN - Tokyo, Japan
10. NAHM - Bangkok, Thailand
11. MINGLES - Seoul, Korea | Best Restaurant in Korea
12. BURNT ENDS - Singapore
13. 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA - Hong Kong, China (read our interview with Umberto Bombana)
14. LE DU – Bangkok, Thailand
15. RAW - Taipei, Taiwan | Best Restaurant in Taiwan
16. TA VIE - Hong Kong, China
17. LA CIME - Osaka, Japan | HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
18. MUME – Taipei, Taiwan | HIGHEST CLIMBER
19. INDIAN ACCENT - New Delhi, India | Best Restaurant in India
20. L'EFFERVESCENCE - Tokyo, Japan | SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT AWARD
21. LOCAVORE - Bali, Indonesia | Best Restaurant in Indonesia
22. THE CHAIRMAN - Hong Kong, China | HIGHEST CLIMBER
23. WAKU GHIN - Singapore
24. LUNG KING HEEN - Hong Kong, China
25. MINISTRY OF CRAB - Colombo, Sri Lanka | Best Restaurant in Sri Lanka
26. JUNGSIK - Seoul, Korea
27. SUSHI SAITO - Tokyo, Japan
28.IL RISTORANTE LUCA FANTIN - Tokyo, Japan
29. LES AMIS - Singapore
30. FU HE HUI - Shanghai, China
31.PASTE - Bangkok, Thailand
32. NEIGHBORHOOD - Hong Kong, China
33. EAT ME - Bangkok, Thailand
34. HAJIME - Osaka, Japan
35. JADE DRAGON – Macau, China
36. CORNER HOUSE - Singapore
37. BO.LAN - Bangkok, Thailand
38. QUINTESSENCE - Tokyo, Japan
39. ISSAYA SIAMESE CLUB - Bangkok, Thailand
40. Belon - Hong Kong
41. RONIN - Hong Kong, China
42. TOC TOC - Seoul, Korea
43. THE DINING ROOM AT THE HOUSE OF SATHORN – Bangkok, Thailand
44. JAAN* - Singapore
45. NIHONBASHI - Colombo, Sri Lanka
46. CAPRICE – Hong Kong, China
47. SHOUN RYUGIN - Taipei, Taiwan
48. LA MAISON DE LA NATURE GOH - Fukuoka, Japan
49. WASABI BY MORIMOTO - Mumbai, India
50. WHITEGRASS - Singapore
