Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 List Just Dropped

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 list is out, dropping two weeks ahead of the awards ceremony in Hong Kong on 25 March. Fifty restaurants, 27 cities, 12 first-timers — and Seoul so far out in front it’s not really a competition this year.

With the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 awards ceremony locked in for 25 March in Hong Kong, the organizers have dropped the extended Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 list — and it’s a broader, more geographically ambitious roster than last year.

This year’s extended list spans 27 cities, up four from 2025, with ten cities returning or appearing for the first time. Four of those are brand new to the rankings: Busan, Chengdu, Kanazawa, and Nishikawa. Twelve restaurants make their debut on the list altogether.

Seoul Sets The Pace In Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 List

Seoul leads all cities with seven restaurants on the extended list — Solbam (No.55), Born and Bred (No.56), Alla Prima (No.57), Soigné (No.74), Jungsik (No.87), and Kwonsooksoo (No.98), plus newcomer San (No.54), this year’s One To Watch Award winner. No other city comes close.

Bangkok and Singapore each place five and four restaurants respectively, while Hong Kong claims four: Ta Vie (No.68), Vea (No.70), Andō (No.88), and Amber (No.90).

Japan Reaches Out 

Tokyo contributes three restaurants — Den (No.51), new entry Sushi Shunji (No.63), and the ever-present Sushi Saito (No.72) — but the bigger Japan story is the spread beyond the capital. Kanazawa lands two new entries: Kataori (No.82), flagged as a kaiseki restaurant of the future, and Respiración (No.92), a collaboration between three chef friends drawing on the El Bulli playbook. Nishikawa debuts with Dewaya (No.93), a historic ryokan dating to 1929 whose chef Haruki Sato centres his cooking on mountain vegetables. Kyoto’s Cenci (No.76) and Wakayama’s Villa Aida (No.81) round out a Japan presence that stretches across eight cities and prefectures.

The Highest Climber And The Highest New Entry In Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 List

Beijing’s all-private-rooms restaurant Chef 1996 enters Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 list at No.52, the highest-ranked new entry on the 51-100. Kuala Lumpur’s Dewakan (No.62) records the biggest jump, climbing 22 places under chef Darren Teoh’s ongoing focus on indigenous Malaysian ingredients. Singapore’s Thevar (No.58) also moves significantly, up 12 places from No.70 last year.

Beyond Beijing’s Chef 1996, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 list marks Chengdu’s first-ever appearance through Co- (No.69) — a five-table operation serving multi-course tasting menus built from the chef’s travels — and Shenzhen’s Fumée (No.65), where chef Reina Chen works a Chinese-French hybrid she calls “glocal” cuisine.

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 51-100 List Presents Southeast Asia’s Highlights

Vietnam gets a nod with Peter Cuong-Franklin’s Anan Saigon back in the list after a year out (No.86). Bangkok re-enters through Haoma (No.96) and also places Baan Tepa (No.53), Samrub Samrub Thai (No.67), Côte by Mauro Colagreco (No.91), and Gaa (No.95). Penang’s Gēn lands at No.89. Manila holds two spots — Toyo Eatery (No.71) and newcomer Celera (No.100).

India places three restaurants: Papa’s in Mumbai (No.66), a 12-seater counter where chef Hussain Shahzad runs a contemporary Indian tasting menu; The Table, also Mumbai (No.73); and Inja in New Delhi (No.75).

South Korea’s Busan makes its debut with Fiotto (No.99) — a husband-and-wife Italian restaurant running on organic produce from their own farm.

51 Den, Tokyo

52 Chef 1996, Beijing

53 Baan Tepa, Bangkok

54 San, Seoul

55 Solbam, Seoul

56 Born and Bred, Seoul

57 Alla Prima, Seoul

58 Thevar, Singapore

59 Burnt Ends, Singapore

60 Goh, Fukuoka

61 Mume, Taipei

62 Dewakan, Kuala Lumpur

63 Sushi Shunji, Tokyo

64 Silks House, Taipei

65 Fumée, Shenzhen

66 Papa’s, Mumbai

67 Samrub Samrub Thai, Bangkok

68 Ta Vie, Hong Kong

69 Co-, Chengdu

70 Vea, Hong Kong

71 Toyo Eatery, Manila

72 Sushi Saito, Tokyo

73 The Table, Mumbai

74 Soigné, Seoul

75 Inja, New Delhi

76 Cenci, Kyoto

77 Meta, Singapore

78 Peach Blossoms, Singapore

79 Ensue, Shenzhen

80 Jade Dragon, Macau

81 Villa Aida, Wakayama

82 Kataori, Kanazawa

83 Farmlore, Bengaluru

84 Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road), Beijing

85 Jin Sha, Hangzhou

86 Anan Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City

87 Jungsik, Seoul

88 Andō, Hong Kong

89 Gēn, Penang

90 Amber, Hong Kong

91 Côte by Mauro Colagreco, Bangkok

92 Respiración, Kanazawa

93 Dewaya, Nishikawa

94 Ministry of Crab, Colombo

95 Gaa, Bangkok

96 Haoma, Bangkok

97 L’évo, Nanto

98 Kwonsooksoo, Seoul

99 Fiotto, Busan

100 Celera, Makati City

The full top 50 drops on 25 March at the awards ceremony in Hong Kong, streamed live on the 50 Best YouTube channel from 20:00 HKT or keep following The Dot Magazine for live event updates.