Must-see restaurants in Asia

  • PhuKhaoLak Restaurant

    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…

  • Ghar-e-Kebab

    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…

  • Revolution Cafe

    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…

  • Borobudur House

    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…

  • Hasa Restaurant

    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…

  • Grand Chetna

    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…

  • Sunny Restaurant

    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…

  • Terrasse Restaurant

    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…

  • Aburaya

    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…

  • Suananda

    Bangkok

    Down a quiet residential alleyway, this tiny yoga-themed health cafe does a wonderful range of inventive vegetarian Indian cuisine. Favourites are the…

  • Trattorias

    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…

  • On the Rocks

    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…

  • Warung Teges

    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…

  • Liap Liap

    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…

  • Yonghe Fishballs

    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…

  • Stacked

    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…

  • Nopparat

    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…

  • Krua Canadian

    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…

  • Yardbird

    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…

  • Refresh Family Restaurant

    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…

  • BTB

    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…

  • Curry Singh Kitchen

    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,…

  • Lighthouse Cafe-Restaurant

    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…

  • Boat House

    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…

  • Small River Restaurant

    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 …

  • Rak Lay

    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…

  • Ly Hout Coffee

    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…

  • Clay Oven

    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…

  • Deck

    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,…

  • Everest Steak House

    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…

  • Pearl Beach Lounge

    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…

  • Seagull Café House

    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…

  • Fujiki-an

    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…

  • Nira's

    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…

  • Warung Gula Garam

    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…

  • Strato

    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…

  • Sardar

    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…

  • Stoeng Trorcheak Restaurant

    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…

  • Shalimar Indian Restaurant

    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…

  • Mama's German Restaurant

    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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