Kuala Lumpur
This glass-encased street-side restaurant is a great place for people-watching, manakeesh (a Lebanese-style pizza freshly made from scratch and oven baked…
Must-see restaurants in Southeast Asia
Kota Kinabalu
Large variety of imported and local fruits and other fruit products. Fresh fruit juices, peeled fruit portions, yogurt smoothies and fruity milkshakes are…
Manila
This bright and shiny clean restaurant is the original branch of what has become one of Manila’s more popular Chinese chains; it’s known for dim sum but…
Kanchanaburi Province
You'll find earthy gaang hèt (mushroom curry) and tangy đôm yam (spicy sour soup) on the predictable but satisfying menu at this reliable restaurant in…
Mui Ne
No-nonsense Vietnamese seafood place: step past the bubbling tanks and there's a huge covered terrace that stretches down to the ocean. Crab or squid,…
Ho Chi Minh City
Hung with eye-catching oils, this relaxing spot is one of the better budget cafes in the area. Look forward to big breakfasts, Western favourites like…
Penang
This multilevel food-and-beverage centre atop Penang Hill serves all the local favourites, including nasi goreng ayam (fried chicken rice) and char kway…
Kota Kinabalu
Your ringgit will go a long way at this popular and varied basement food court in the Centre Point mall. There are Malay, Chinese and Indian options, as…
Cat Tien National Park
This breezy, thatched riverside restaurant is part of the Cat Tien National Park HQ. It serves up breakfasts, OK noodle and rice standards and more…
Siem Reap
One of the cheapest deals in Siem Reap, Moloppor Cafe serves up Japanese, Asian and Italian dishes at almost giveaway prices for what is a real restaurant…
Kep
The patties here, prepared by a skilled French burger maestro, are terrific and come in beef, chicken and veggie varieties. Better yet, it doubles as a…
An Bang Beach
This beachfront place offers snacks, Gallic-style salads and other French-accented main dishes. Seafood is very good, and when you've finished dining,…
Chiang Mai
The atmosphere is just OK, but this place serves some of Chiang Mai's best Indian food – lots of complex flavours and not too much oil and grease. Hit it…
Chinatown
Every evening, Nay Lék Ûan serves up bowls of gŏo·ay jáp nám săi, an intensely peppery broth containing noodles and pork offal. No English-language menu,…
Ipoh
This busy, casual eatery dishes up a quality version of hakka mee – wheat noodles sprinkled with ground pork and served alongside a salty broth that bobs…
Dalat
Run by Loc, a friendly English speaker, this place has a sophisticated ambience, yet accessible prices. The traditional clay-pot dishes and hotpots are…
Angkor Wat
Opposite the one and only Angkor Wat, popular Khmer Angkor Restaurant has a greatest-hits menu of Khmer classics and Asian favourites and does a brisk…
Nusa Dua
This huge outlet of the local chain of supermarkets is about 1km west of the main gate. Besides groceries, it has most other goods you might need and at…
Mui Ne
Excellent, authentic Indian restaurant with a wide selection of curries and nan, including plenty of choice for vegetarians. The thalis (165,000d) are so…
Luang Prabang
A variety of well-filled French-bread sandwiches are available at makeshift baguette stalls facing the tourist office. Lao pâté is a delight. Fresh fruit…
Kuching
Reached by tambang (ferries; RM1) from the Waterfront Promenade, Kampung Boyan's two tent-roofed hawker centres offer cheap, tasty Malay dishes and…
Danau Toba
Rumba is still holding on as the best of the pizza restaurants in Tuk Tuk, with the option of the pick-your-own-ingredients pizza (start at the margherita…
Ubud Region
Jaw-dropping rice terrace views are enjoyed alongside a menu of Indonesian and Western dishes in this bale (open-sided pavilion) in Ceking's Kampung Hotel…
El Nido
A Filipino greasy spoon where backpackers (often nursing a hangover) and locals chow down on soups and rice and meat dishes. Streetside fan seating and an…
Manila
Well located next to Manila Cathedral, this is a great place to escape the heat with a cold caffeinated beverage. A few pasta dishes, sandwiches and…
Panay
A comfortable and cool escape from the noise and sounds of the city. Cappuccinos here are extremely milky lattes sprinkled with cinnamon, but the frappes,…
Ko Lanta
This palm-roofed, semi-open-air, family-run restaurant on the west coast's main road does the Thai classics well. Go for the Penang or massaman curries,…
Labuan Bajo
Although not atmospheric enough to linger, if you're after a quick and filling Western meal, come here for burgers made with Australian beef on house…
Phitsanulok
Located just south of the train station, this market features mostly takeaway items, including kôw nĕe·o hòr (tiny banana-leaf parcels of sticky rice with…
Flores
Walk through the open kitchen and peruse the day’s live catch in blue tanks – including crab and lobster – on your way to the second-storey dining room…
Eastern Cambodia
It's Ban Lung, not Brick Lane, but the extensive range of Indian flavours on offer here is a welcome relief from the over familiar Ratanakiri menu of…
Vientiane
This ice-cool Italian haunt pipes classical music across its tangerine interior hung with Lao tapestries, and serves a range of soups, pasta, risotto,…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Not too far from the beach, this open-air place does a good Italian pizza – maybe the best in town – for a very reasonable price. Sometimes the pool table…
Krabi Town
Among bouquets of flowers and weighty tropical-fruit stands are simmering curries and piles of steaming noodles with fried squid, sautéed beef, fried fish…
Around Manila
This Tagaytay institution is fast food with a difference, renowned for its cheap and tasty vegie mushroom burgers (as well chicken and rice dishes). It’s…
Manila
The original location of the now-widespread Filipino restobar chain is a Quezon City institution. Look no further for an introduction to Filipino bar food…
Sumbawa
The smiling ladies here bring the finest and spiciest Padang dishes to life. The shabby interior belies the quality and flavour of the food. Mere steps…
Banda Islands
Opening on to the courtyard of the owner's house, this reliable rumah makan (eating house) offers ice cream and some Western dishes, alongside well…
Sanur
For groceries and personal items, there's this large supermarket, which has all manner of local and imported food items, plus a range of souvenirs on its…
Sarawak
Houses Limbang’s wet market, with an upstairs hawker centre where you can try the town's speciality, Limbang rojak (a mixed-vegetable dish with a thick,…
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