Hat Khao Lak
With tables spilling to the lawn edge at the southern end of Khao Lak's highway strip, this place is hard to miss. And you shouldn’t, because there’s a…
Hat Khao Lak
With tables spilling to the lawn edge at the southern end of Khao Lak's highway strip, this place is hard to miss. And you shouldn’t, because there’s a…
Kathmandu
Located inside the Hotel de l’Annapurna on Durbar Marg, this has some of the best north Indian and tandoori food in the city. Indian miniatures hang on…
Kathmandu
Revolution is a decent option if you need a break in northern Thamel. It's a pretty cool place, with courtyard, indoor or traditional seating, all…
Danau Toba
The Buddhist shrines scattered about set the mood at this waterfront cafe that specialises in vegan cuisine. Expect the likes of potato rendang, tofu…
South-Central Vietnam
This large, open and garrulous hai san (seafood) corner restaurant serves delicious fish, crab, prawn, mussels, sea snails and all manner of food from the…
Gujarat & Diu
This discreet restaurant serves a superb sweet Gujarati thali that has garnered a loyal local fan base. Foreign diners are so rare that a small team of…
Bhutan
There are plenty of small bars and local restaurants along Jakar's main street, though the brightest and cleanest is Sunny Restaurant, with Bhutanese and…
Northern Laos
This relaxing hilltop spot just off the stairs to Wat Jom Khao Manilat offers simple Lao food cooked to perfection using market-fresh ingredients, plus…
Kansai
This tiny counter restaurant is inside the Funaya-no-sato michi-no-eki (road station) and looks utterly unremarkable, but locals swear that its kaisen-don…
Bangkok
Down a quiet residential alleyway, this tiny yoga-themed health cafe does a wonderful range of inventive vegetarian Indian cuisine. Favourites are the…
Varkala
Trattorias sounds Italian and does indeed rustle up decent pastas, pizzas and European breakfasts, but the menu is equally pan-Asian and Indian (with…
Ko Lipe
Clinging to the cliff side at the far southern end of Hat Sunrise, this attractive, semi-open-air bar-restaurant turns out Thai curries, stir-fries and…
Ubud Region
This ultra-simple warung (food stand) serves only one dish – nasi campur – and it's one of the better versions available in the Ubud area. The restaurant…
Ubud
The name references the sound that charcoal embers make as they heat up, paying tribute to the technique that chef Mandif Warokka uses when grilling the…
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is famous for its pork-stuffed fishballs and Yonghe has been fine-tuning its delicious recipe since 1934, with six in a bowl of plain soup. Go for…
Ko Samui
With a team of busy, efficient staff working out of a modern, stylish open kitchen and with a cracking menu, this awesome burger joint is a visual and…
Banglamphu
Featuring floral murals and portraits of royals on its bare concrete walls, this stylish restaurant serves some of the best Thai food in this part of town…
Mae Sot
Dave, the eponymous Canadian owner and long-term Mae Sot resident, dishes up some of the finest fa·ràng (foreigner) food in town: the Mexican entries on…
Hong Kong
Yardbird is a hipster's ode to the chicken. Every part of the cluck-cluck, from thigh to gizzard, is seasoned, impaled with a stick then grilled, yakitori…
Candidasa
Surfing the vegan, raw, organic and gluten-free culinary wave that has deluged Bali in recent years, this simple place has an exclusively vegetarian menu…
George Town
The flagship dining venue at China House, elegant BTB offers up a short, upscale menu of self-proclaimed 'Western with spice' dishes, including a good…
Delhi
Fantastic home-style Punjabi food just as Punjabis would have it. A limited-item menu, prepared fresh daily, is dominated by slow-cooked mutton, chicken,…
Can Tho
Set over two floors near the market, this stylish restaurant kicks off with affordable breakfasts, fresh coffee and juices, before moving on to sandwiches…
Ho Chi Minh City
This versatile spot features many riverside options: enjoy a leisurely lunch at the outside tables, sit at the bar for a few beers or graduate to…
Myanmar (Burma)
A popular tourist retreat near Inwa jetty, Small River has tables dotted throughout a tree-shaded garden backing on to a modest colonial-era wooden house …
Ko Lipe
It's no frills at this large space with plastic chairs and minimal decoration, but that doesn't stop the loads of Asian travellers who make tracks here…
Northwestern Cambodia
This coffee shop is straight out of Phnom Penh with air-conditioning, wi-fi and a sophisticated steaming and spluttering coffee machine. Fresh French…
Mcleod Ganj
Upstairs at the start of TIPA Rd, the adobe-and-hardwood interior is made all the more attractive with globe lanterns and flower baskets hanging over the…
Ho Chi Minh City
Deck is housed in an architecturally impressive pavilion set between an elegant garden and the river. You could happily linger here all afternoon,…
Pokhara
Carnivores flock to this old-fashioned steakhouse for 5cm-thick hunks of freshly grilled beef flown in from West Bengal. Take your pick from an impressive…
Gili Trawangan
The bamboo flows only a little less fluidly than the beer at this high-concept beachside lounge and restaurant. During the day, spending 100,000Rp on food…
Male
The Seagull boasts an impressively designed space complete with a charming downstairs garden and a first-floor terrace with a tree growing through it. The…
Nagano Region
Fujiki-an has been making fresh soba in the north of Nagano Prefecture since 1827, but you wouldn't know it by the clean, contemporary lines of this…
Ko Pha-Ngan
With lots of busy staff offering outstanding service, a big and bright interconnected two-room interior, scrummy baked goodies, tip-top coffee and hip…
Sumba
Run by expat Frenchman Louis, this thatched open-air cafe near the airport plays funky-fresh R&B tunes and serves surprisingly good wood-fired pizza, plus…
Kuala Lumpur
One of a number of Troika fine-dining establishments, Strato serves Italian dishes that aim for homely authenticity (though we don't recall mama ever…
Mumbai (Bombay)
If you're spooked about Indian street food, try one of the city's most beloved street staples, pav bhaji, at this Mumbai institution. The curried-veg…
Temples of Angkor
The shady gardens at this sprawling restaurant set by the Roluos River are a good place to cool off during the heat of the day. The extensive menu…
Ko Tao
This place is all about the thalis (meal platter). The veg option at 250B is super filling and great value for money, but if you're extremely hungry and a…
Kuta & Legian
Once you get used to the local serving staff in full German dirndl, you might almost think you're in a sweatier version of Munich. The menu is authentic…
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