Must-see restaurants in Asia

  • Arzu

    Bishkek

    One of central Bishkek's most convivial upper-market eateries has delicious national cuisines, but the service is notoriously slow. Unusually tasty…

  • Gūsū Cài Guǎn

    Suzhou

    This small restaurant has a lovely setting overlooking the canal that runs alongside Pingjiang Lu, right next to a picturesque stone bridge and a…

  • Bakudanya

    Hiroshima

    Try the famous Hiroshima tsukemen at this simple street-corner eatery. Tsukemen is a ramen-like dish in which noodles and soup come separately. These…

  • Murata

    Fukuoka

    Down the street from Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan, this lovely eatery makes homemade organic soba (buckwheat noodles) from the Shinshū area of central…

  • Dhaba

    Nashik

    This wildly popular restaurant known as Panchavati around town (but actually called Dhaba) will take your tastebuds on a roller coaster of flavour via its…

  • Shōkadō

    Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)

    On the 2nd floor, with huge windows overlooking the bay, this light-filled, minimalist cafe specialises in castella, a moist, sponge-like cake originally…

  • Tsurumaru

    Western Honshū

    The smell of fish grilling over coals permeates this restaurant, which specialises in the cuisine of the Oki Islands. The menu features meals such as eri…

  • BBQ Un In

    Danang

    Vietnamese flavours and American barbecue combine at this fun new place along the fast-expanding restaurant strip on the Han River's eastern bank…

  • Surf & Turf by Soul Kitchen

    Phuket Town

    Filled with hand-drawn murals, this relaxed, stylish Thai-German-owned restaurant scores with its elegant twists on European-Thai fusion food, such as…

  • Nusantara

    Ubud

    Can't score a table at acclaimed Locovore? You might have more luck here at the same team's stylish Indonesian restaurant. Nusantara means 'archipelago',…

  • Eki Marché

    Osaka

    This excellent collection of wallet-friendly eateries and takeaway counters is on the southwestern side of JR Osaka Station, close to Daimaru and Hotel…

  • Hainan Jeefan Shokudō

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    This cosy, white-walled ‘hawker-style Asian canteen’ is a small slice of Singapore. Hainan-style chicken rice, Singapore’s national dish, is the…

  • Le Bistro Français

    Ulaanbaatar

    The soft lighting, cream-coloured walls and French art give this bistro a peaceful, romantic ambience. Try the lamb goulash or beef fillet, washed down…

  • Swad Restaurant

    Aurangabad

    Though prices are similar, always-packed Swad is the simpler, more local and slightly greasier counterpart to some of our other favourite spots in town…

  • Saera

    Sapporo

    This Sapporo institution serves sandwiches of the genteel sort (crusts-off, lightly stuffed), with dozens of fillings. Two to try: the king-crab sandwich…

  • Coffee Temple

    Varkala

    At the southern end of the North Cliff trail, this leafy terrace cafe-restaurant remains a firm favourite for your morning coffee fix. Freshly ground…

  • Victorinos

    Manila

    With its chequered tiled floors and antique furniture, there's more than a hint of elegance at well-heeled Victorinos, yet its prices remain very…

  • Zen Cafe

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This peaceful spot in a tree-fringed garden is popular with students from Gujarat University and other colleges nearby. It’s right next to the Amdavad ni…

  • Apartment 1B

    Manila

    A dependable expat fave hidden in the Makati residential district Salcedo Village, Apartment 1B is known for delicious stick-to-your-ribs continental…

  • Ohitotsuzen Tanbo

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    The speciality here is the least glamorous part of the meal – the rice, which comes from an organic farm the restaurant manages in Niigata Prefecture. It…

  • Kyani & Co

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Over 110 years young, Kyaani is one of just a few Parsi cafes left in Mumbai. With its rattling, sky-high ceiling fans, black bentwood chairs and chipped…

  • Kebaya

    George Town

    This is your chance to sample Peranakan-influenced cuisine in a setting that the Baba-Nonya elite of yesteryear would have approved of. The stately dining…

  • Bundo Kanduang

    West Timor

    If you’ve been waiting to find a fresh spot to try Padang food, originally hailing from West Sumatra, this is it. Point-and-choose from dishes stacked in…

  • Saraswati Sweet & Restaurant

    Uttarakhand

    This busy place with upstairs tables quickly dishes up veg and nonveg momos (Tibetan dumplings; half/full plate ₹20/40) and other Tibetan food, along with…

  • Mucha-an

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Mucha-an is in an old wooden ryokan transported from across town to the gardens at Chinzan-sō. The soba (buckwheat noodles) are made in-house: go for…

  • Ho Hsin Fish Soup

    Tainan

    This modern milkfish joint sells the usual suspects – fish broth, panfried milkfish and braised pork rice, plus innovations like soy milk- or miso-based…

  • Yanmo

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    Freshly caught seafood from the nearby Izu Peninsula is the speciality at this upscale, yet unpretentious, restaurant. The dinner courses, which include…

  • Tasty Tibet

    Himachal Pradesh

    Above a clothes shop on the motorbike path that links the town and New Bus Stand, this delightful place is cheaper than most dhabas yet has almost the…

  • Rāmen Stadium

    Fukuoka

    An entire floor of ramen outlets, with eight vendors imported from the length and breadth of Japan, including five from Fukuoka, such as Jinanbō (二男坊),…

  • Grandma's Kitchen

    Chengdu

    Carefully presented, tasty western dishes such as chili con carne or Hungarian goulash as well as crisp, refreshing salads are served to a largely local…

  • That Place

    Gujarat & Diu

    A leader in Vadodara’s exciting dining scene, That Place is a bright and cool global culinary tour, with offerings from Persian lamb to African chicken…

  • Chaikhana Jalal-Abad

    Bishkek

    The faceted facade evokes an archetypal Central Asian teahouse with carved wooden columns, tapchan (bedlike platform) and octagonal lattice-work pavilions…

  • Jaisal Italy

    Jaisalmer

    Just inside First Fort Gate, Jaisal Italy has decent vegetarian Italian and Indian dishes, including bruschetta, antipasti, pasta, pizza, salad and…

  • Ho Pin Myanmar Traditional Cuisine

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Recommended by Bagan residents in the know who regularly travel to Pakokku on shopping runs, the Ho Pin prides itself on 'flair and care'. The kitchen is…

  • Earl's Secret

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    You get a taste of everything at this elegant heritage-hotel restaurant up above Ooty. Half glassed-in conservatory, half tables scattered across Raj-era…

  • Rumah Makan Cha Cha

    Flores

    Named after the owner's daughter, Ruteng's best restaurant is all wooden with framed Flores attractions on the walls and gingham table covers. The Indo…

  • On's Thai-Issan

    Kanchanaburi

    Not your typical Thai-style vegan ('jay') restaurant, here On and her daughter make their Thai (and a few Isan) dishes not only healthy, but fully…

  • Com Pho Co

    Hanoi

    This large, bustling restaurant attracts a mixed crowd for its long menu of simple, good Vietnamese dishes such as ga nuong xa (lemongrass chicken) and…

  • Uguisu Ryori

    Tainan

    Possibly the world's most elegant place to suck on a popsicle. This beautiful Japanese house with koi pond and pruned bushes was built in 1925 as an…

  • GVO

    Hokkaidō

    Guitars, motorcycles, CDs and 1960s folk all grace this cafe that's all about the sea urchin. If you've been craving sea urchin curry, sea urchin pasta,…

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