The 2025 OAD Top Restaurants in Asia: Complete Ranking — Page 5

Nan Bei is Bangkok's clearest answer for serious regional Chinese dining, with a Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025 and an OAD Asia ranking to back it up. The weekend dim sum on the 19th floor of the Rosewood is the standout format, the Peking duck roasted over lychee wood is the dish to anchor any visit. At ฿฿฿, it sits below the tasting-menu circuit and is easy to book with a few days' notice.

La Serre Bistro & Boulangerie at City Walk 2 is Dubai's most credibly ranked French bistro below the fine dining tier, with Opinionated About Dining Asia recognition three years running and. Chef Anne-Laure Morisset Dutel runs a kitchen that delivers French bistro fundamentals in an accessible, licensed neighbourhood setting. Easy to book, worth returning to for group dining.

Chatterbox at the Hilton on Orchard Road is Singapore's most recognisable hotel-format Singaporean dining room, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia two years running. It delivers reliable, service-forward chicken rice and local classics in a composed setting. The right choice for business meals or visiting guests; for more chef-driven Singaporean cooking, consider Rempapa or Mustard Seed instead.

A 1930s former British Consulate turned Shanghainese restaurant, YongFoo Elite is the right booking if you want classic recipes; braised pork belly with pu'er tea, seasonal hairy crab; in a heritage setting that most Shanghai restaurants cannot match. Ranked on OAD Top Restaurants in Asia three years running and holding 75 La Liste points in 2025, it earns a return visit, especially in autumn hairy crab season.

STAY by Yannick Alléno is a restaurant at One&Only The Palm in Dubai.

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.

Ranked #58 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025, Ministry of Crab is Colombo's most internationally recognised restaurant and the definitive address for Sri Lanka's mud crab. Chef Dharshan Munidasa's no-freezer kitchen means quality tracks the season and the catch. Book two to three weeks minimum; this is not a walk-in venue. For more on eating in the city, see our full Colombo restaurants guide.

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.

Madam Goose is Shanghai's most recognised specialist roast goose address, holding OAD Top Restaurants in Asia rankings for three consecutive years through 2025. Booking is easy and the format is focused: come specifically for the roast, not a wide menu. For explorers who want a credentialed, single-discipline Chinese dining stop in Huangpu, it earns its place on the itinerary.

A Vietnamese-French kitchen in Wan Chai with three consecutive years of Opinionated About Dining recognition; ranked #431 in Asia in 2024. Lower booking pressure than Hong Kong's Michelin circuit, with a focused cuisine identity that rewards food-focused visitors. Easy to book, strong on technical consistency, a practical counterpoint to the city's more ceremonial tasting-menu rooms.

Bayfare Social at Rosewood Hong Kong is the city's most credible Spanish restaurant, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia for two consecutive years. Easy to book, waterfront-positioned in Tsim Sha Tsui, operating under Chef Jorge Vera Gutiérrez, it fills a genuine gap in Hong Kong's dining options. Book it when you want serious Spanish cooking without the reservation friction of the city's tightest fine-dining tables.

Ziya at The Oberoi, Nariman Point is Mumbai's La Liste-ranked hotel fine dining option for modern Indian cooking, with La Liste scores of 76-77 points and. It earns its place for celebration dinners and business meals where setting matters. For independent, neighbourhood-rooted ambition, Masque is the stronger alternative.

Book Kaum when Indonesian food is the point of the meal, not just a safe local option. It suits curious diners, shared-table groups, visitors who want a Jakarta restaurant with regional focus and recognized standing, while cocktail-first drinkers should use the bar guide instead.

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.

Sarong Bali is Canggu's most credentialled Asian Fusion restaurant, ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia two years running and holding. Book dinner over lunch for the full villa atmosphere. Easy to secure a table compared to Ubud's tasting-menu circuit, making it the practical choice for a special occasion in Canggu.

Azur by Mauro Colagreco is Beijing's most accessible French fine dining tasting menu, with Opinionated About Dining recognition placing it in Asia's top 500. Based inside the Hotel in Haidian District, it delivers a composed European-format dinner with easy booking and strong service infrastructure. The right choice when you want French tasting menu pacing in Beijing; not the choice for the city's most distinctive regional cooking.

Peshawri is a stronger choice for a focused North Indian meal in Kolkata than for casual grazing or delivery-first dining. Book it for a polished lunch or dinner where the room matters; cross-shop 6 Ballygunge Place or Rannaghor by Sienna if Bengali cooking is the main brief.

T+T holds a Michelin star and an OAD top-500 Asia ranking while charging $$$; a tier below most of its Taipei peers. Chef Johnny Tsai's small-plates tasting menu rotates every three to four months, drawing on Asian ingredients including miso, ginseng, Shaoxing wine in a relaxed, bistronomy-style room on Dunhua North Road. Book well in advance; lunch slots are your best chance at shorter notice.

Balwoo is Seoul's most credentialed vegetarian restaurant, serving Korean Buddhist temple food in the historic Jongno District. Ranked in OAD's Top Restaurants in Asia three years running (2023–2025), it is a clear recommendation for a special occasion lunch or dinner; particularly for diners who want a meal rooted in Korean culinary heritage rather than the city's more familiar tasting-menu formats.