David Thompson recognised with lifetime achievement award

Asia’s 50 best restaurants for 2016 were revealed in a ceremony in Bangkok last night, with two Australian-run restaurants listed in the top 10. Australia’s David Thompson, who recently opened Long Chim in Perth, accepted a lifetime achievement award.

Thompson’s Bangkok restaurant, Nahm, which claimed the top spot in 2014, clocked in at number eight this year. Tetsuya Wakuda’s restaurant, Waku Ghin, located inside the Marina Bay Sands casino next door to Thompson’s Singapore branch of Long Chim, placed at number six. In the top spot this year is El Bulli-trained chef Gaggan Anand for his eponymous modern-Indian restaurant in Bangkok.

This year’s top 50 hail from 13 locations in Asia (Australia is not included in this region) including Japan, Singapore, China, India, Sri Lanka and Korea.

Asia’s Top 50 Restaurants 2016:

1. Gaggan – Bangkok, Thailand | Best Restaurant in Thailand by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna and Best Restaurant in Asia

1. Narisawa – Tokyo, Japan | Best Restaurant in Japan by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

1. Restaurant André – Singapore | Best Restaurant in Singapore by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

1. Amber – Hong Kong, China | Best Restaurant in China by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

1. Nihonryori Ryugin – Tokyo, Japan

1. Waku Ghin – Singapore

1. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet – Shanghai, China

1. Nahm – Bangkok, Thailand

1. Indian Accent – New Delhi, India | Best Restaurant in India by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna

1. Lung King Heen – Hong Kong, China

1. Hajime – Osaka, Japan

1. Les Amis – Singapore

1. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana – Hong Kong, China

1. Burnt Ends – Singapore

1. Mingles – Seoul, Korea | Best Restaurants in Korea

1. L’Effervescence – Tokyo, Japan

1. Corner House – Singapore

1. Fu He Hui – Shanghai, China

1. Issaya Siamese Club – Bangkok, Thailand

1. Quintessence – Tokyo, Japan | Highest Climber

1. Shinji by Kanesaka – Singapore

1. Jungsik – Seoul, Korea

1. Eat Me – Bangkok, Thailand

1. Takazawa – Tokyo, Japan

1. Ministry of Crab – Colombo, Sri Lanka | Best Restaurant in Sri Lanka

1. Sushi Saito – Tokyo, Japan

1. The Chairman – Hong Kong, China

1. Mr and Mrs Bund – Shanghai, China

1. Jaan – Singapore

1. Le Moût – Taichung, Taiwan | Best Restaurant in Taiwan

1. Tippling Club – Singapore and La Maison de la Nature Goh – Fukuoka, Japan

1. Tenku Ryugin – Hong Kong, China

1. Fook Lam Moon – Hong Kong, China

1. Robuchon au Dôme – Macau, China

1. Iggy’s – Singapore

1. Den – Tokyo, Japan

1. Wild Rocket – Singapore

1. Gallery Vask – Manila, Philippines | Best Restaurant in the Philippines

1. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Hong Kong, China

1. Bo Innovation – Hong Kong, China

1. Konnichiwa – Tokyo, Japan

1. Cuisine Wat Damnak – Siem Reap, Cambodia

1. Wasabi by Morimoto – Mumbai, India

1. Bukhara – New Delhi, India

1. Ra W – Taipei, Taiwan

1. Nihonbashi – Colombo, Sri Lanka

1. Ta Vie – Hong Kong, China

1. Locavore – Bali, Indonesia

1. La Yeon – Seoul, South Korea