OAD's 2023 Recommended Restaurants in Asia: 128 Picks — Page 2

Kitcho is a Michelin-starred sushi counter in Taipei's Da'an District, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia. Chef Kyo Hsu's three-vinegar Niigata rice and rotating sake import list set it apart from the city's other top counters. Booking is hard; plan at least three to four weeks ahead, pre-order cooked dishes at reservation time or you will miss a significant part of what the kitchen offers.

Sushi Ryu is Taipei's Michelin-starred omakase counter run by chef Yonglong Yang, who sources fish from Japan three times weekly and seasons rice with three vinegars. Ranked in OAD's Top 300 Asia list (2024), it's a serious choice at the $$$$ tier; but only if you're committed to the omakase format. Book weeks ahead; this one fills fast.

Ya Ge holds a Michelin star and consistent Opinionated About Dining Asia top-500 placement for a reason: the Hong Kong head chef's team executes classical Cantonese cooking with genuine precision. Book well in advance; tables fill fast, especially for weekend dim sum and the seasonal hairy crab menu. At $$$$ pricing, it is one of Taipei's most credible cases for serious Cantonese dining.

Erawan Tea Room holds a consecutive OAD Top Restaurants in Asia ranking (#398 in 2024, #431 in 2025) under chef Achara To-ussami, making it one of Bangkok's more dependable choices for a composed Thai dining experience in a hotel setting. Easy to book, well-placed near BTS Chit Lom, suited to special occasions or unhurried afternoon visits. Not the hardest table in Bangkok, but one that delivers consistent recognition.

Cai Yi Xuan is one of Beijing's strongest cases for Cantonese fine dining at the ¥¥¥ tier; Michelin-starred (2024), Black Pearl 1 Diamond (2025), and priced below most of its credentialed competition in the city. The composed, quiet dining room makes it the right call for a business dinner or serious celebration. Book at least two to three weeks ahead; this does not hold tables.

Na Jia Xiao Guan is Beijing's clearest answer for Manchu cuisine, backed by three consecutive years on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia list. It delivers a level of regional specificity and critical credibility that few other restaurants in the city can match for this cuisine category, at what appears to be a more accessible price point than its ¥¥¥¥-tier peers.

Villa Le Bec - Bistro 321 holds a Michelin Plate, Black Pearl 1 Diamond, an improving Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking (up to #266 in 2025); enough credentials to make it a reliable choice for a date or business dinner in Changning. At ¥¥¥ pricing with easy booking, it delivers award-verified French cooking without the lead time or cost of Shanghai's starred competition.

Sha Tin 18 is an OAD-recognised Cantonese restaurant in Sha Tin that punches above its out-of-Central location. Chef Ho Chun Hung runs a consistent kitchen that ranked #268 in OAD's Asia list in 2024. Booking is easy, making it a practical alternative to harder-to-secure Cantonese peers in Hong Kong.

Lost Heaven is Shanghai's clearest answer for Yunnan cuisine, positioned at a Bund-adjacent address and ranked in OAD's Top 500 restaurants in Asia for three consecutive years. It earns a repeat visit: use lunch to work through the herb-forward, aromatic menu, return for dinner when the occasion justifies it. Easy to book, a more regionally specific choice than most restaurants at this address.

Jiang by Chef Fei is Guangzhou's clearest answer for refined Cantonese dining at the top of the market: two Michelin stars (2024), a Black Pearl Diamond (2025), and a La Liste score of 78.5 points. Book at least six weeks out, prioritise the dim sum lunch on a first visit, expect polished service that the Mandarin Oriental setting makes structurally reliable. At ¥¥¥, the price is justified by the award density.

TokyoLima brings Nikkei cooking; Japanese technique applied to Peruvian flavour logic; to a ground-floor address on Lyndhurst Terrace in Central. Ranked #411 in OAD's Top Restaurants in Asia 2024, it is a practical choice for a special occasion dinner or group meal that wants specificity over safe crowd-pleasers. Booking is easy; evening service runs until midnight daily.

Hugo's Hong Kong is a Modern European restaurant in K11 Art Mall, Tsim Sha Tsui, ranked #338 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia 2024. Chef Eric Taluy runs a reliable kitchen that works best across multiple visits; lunch to test the fundamentals, dinner for the full experience. Easy to book and well-positioned between casual bistro and full fine dining.

An OAD-ranked Singaporean kitchen in Wan Chai that earns a return visit, Old Bazaar Kitchen is the most credible place in Hong Kong to eat this cuisine without flying to Singapore. Easy to book, chef-driven, well-suited to a late dinner or celebration. Ranked #310 in OAD Top Restaurants in Asia 2024.

Terra sits on Stainz's main square with a Michelin Plate (2025) and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition through 2023 and 2024, placing it among Austria's more closely watched seasonal tables outside the capital. Chef Seita Nakahara brings a cross-cultural training arc to Styria's produce-rich southwest, making Terra a considered stop for anyone travelling the region's wine and food circuit.

Obscura holds a Michelin star, a Black Pearl Diamond, an OAD Top 400 Asia ranking, it earns them by reframing Chinese culinary memory through Western technique and genuine seasonal rotation. The prix-fixe menu is conceptually demanding and rewards repeat visits as the kitchen's travel-sourced ingredients shift across seasons. Book well ahead: this is one of Shanghai's harder tables to secure.

Indigo in Andheri West holds Opinionated About Dining Top Asia recognition in both 2023 and 2024, making it a credible pick for Indian dining in Mumbai's western suburbs. Booking is straightforward, which gives it an edge over harder-to-reserve alternatives like Masque for last-minute plans.

Cuivre is a French contemporary restaurant in Shanghai's Xuhui District with back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a climbing Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking. At ¥¥ pricing it delivers critically vetted French cooking in a warm, copper-toned room that works well for date nights and low-key celebrations. Booking is easy, which makes it a practical choice when occasion dinners come together on shorter notice.

Wu Kong is one of Hong Kong's most consistently recognised Shanghainese restaurants, ranked on the Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia list three years running. Easy to book, open daily noon to 11 pm, well-suited to group dining, it is the go-to address in Tsim Sha Tsui for traditional Shanghainese cooking away from the city's Cantonese mainstream.

Eat Me has been a serious international kitchen in Bangkok's Si Lom since 1998, holding a Michelin Plate and a Star Wine List White Star at ฿฿฿ pricing. Chef Tim Butler builds the menu around Thai-sourced ingredients with global technique, the ground floor cocktail bar is worth arriving early for. Easy to book, open until 1 am daily, strong value against Bangkok's ฿฿฿฿ competition.

Al Mahara is the booking for milestone dinners in Dubai where setting and wine program are as important as the food. The Michelin Plate kitchen, dual Star Wine List top rankings, a 8,000-bottle cellar inside the Burj Al Arab aquarium dining room justify the $$$$ price; but only as a full-evening dine-in occasion. It does not translate to takeout or casual visits.

Pak Loh Chiu Chow is a three-time OAD Asia-ranked Chiuchow specialist inside Elements mall, Tsim Sha Tsui; easy to book, easy to reach via Kowloon Station, a stronger choice than its mall address implies. Best approached at lunch for solo diners and pairs, or at dinner for groups who want to order family-style across the full Chiuchow repertoire.

Sushi Gin is a credentialed sushi counter on the sixth floor of Cubus in Causeway Bay, with back-to-back Opinionated About Dining recognition and. Easier to book than Hong Kong's top-tier counters, it suits food-focused visitors who want serious sushi without the months-out wait. Sunday dinner runs until midnight, which is rare for the category.

Nusantara By Locavore is the clearest case for Indonesian fine dining in Ubud, ranked #130 in Asia by Opinionated About Dining in 2025. The kitchen applies real technical discipline to Indonesian culinary traditions, making it the right call for a special occasion dinner. Booking is easy, but secure your date in advance; the ranking jump will increase demand.

Ryota Kappou Modern is a Michelin-starred kappo restaurant in Central Hong Kong running set menus until 11 PM, six nights a week. Chef Ryota Kanesawa's seasonal format is strict; no à la carte; but the $$$ pricing and OAD Top 400 Asia ranking make it one of the better-value serious Japanese options in the city. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum.

Peking Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui holds three consecutive Opinionated About Dining Asia rankings (Recommended 2023, #419 in 2024, #456 in 2025), making it a consistent, occasion-ready Chinese restaurant rather than a destination one. It's the right call when you need a reliable Chinese dining room in Kowloon without the booking difficulty of higher-demand alternatives. Book a week out for weekends; weekdays are straightforward.