Restaurant
1. Gaggan
Chef Gaggan Anand's theatrical tasting-menu restaurant, serving progressive Indian cuisine with an emoji menu, ranked third on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
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2. Narisawa
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's acclaimed Aoyama restaurant, serving a seasonal tasting menu built around Japanese ingredients, forests and the farming landscape.
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3. Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Bib Gourmand hawker stall at Maxwell Food Centre, serving Hainanese chicken rice with poached chicken, fragrant rice and house-made chilli since 1987.
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4. Trèsind Studio
A three-Michelin-star Indian tasting-menu restaurant on Palm Jumeirah, reimagining regional Indian cooking with produce sourced from UAE farms.
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5. Al Ustad Special Kabab
A family-run Iranian kebab canteen in Bur Dubai, open since 1978 and known for yoghurt-marinated chicken, saffron rice and walls of celebrity photographs.
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6. Den
Zaiyu Hasegawa's playful modern kaiseki restaurant in Jingumae, known for warm hospitality and a seasonal tasting menu with a sense of humour.
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7. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
Family-run hawker stall on Crawford Lane, dating back to the 1930s, whose vinegar-laced bak chor mee earned one of the first Michelin stars for street food.
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8. Sorn
A fine-dining restaurant in a converted house off Sukhumvit 26, devoted to Southern Thai recipes, regional ingredients and traditional cooking methods.
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9. Kyubey Ginza
A long-established Ginza sushi house serving Edomae-style nigiri at the counter, part of a family business that has been running for around 90 years.
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10. Lau Pa Sat
A historic cast-iron market hall in the financial district, turned food centre, where Boon Tat Street becomes an open-air satay strip every evening.
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11. Raan Jay Fai
A celebrated shophouse kitchen where the goggle-wearing chef Jay Fai cooks crab omelettes and drunken noodles over charcoal, awarded a Michelin star in 2018.
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12. Ravi Restaurant
A no-frills Pakistani canteen in Satwa serving since 1978, loved for its nihari, mutton karahi and fresh naan at very low prices.
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13. Al Mallah
A Satwa shawarma and juice stop open since 1979, famous for chicken shawarma with garlic sauce, falafel and fresh fruit juices late into the night.
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14. Thipsamai Pad Thai
A long-running old-town shophouse dedicated to pad thai, best known for its noodles wrapped in a thin egg omelette with fresh river prawns.
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15. Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama Honten
The original branch of Maisen, a Tokyo tonkatsu specialist founded in 1965, frying breaded pork cutlets famously tender enough to cut with chopsticks.
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16. Zam Zam
Indian-Muslim restaurant opposite Sultan Mosque, founded in 1908 and known for stuffed murtabak and nasi biryani with its family-recipe gravy.
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17. Bu Qtair
A casual seafood spot in Umm Suqeim that began as a fishermen's shack, serving spiced fried fish and prawns with rice or roti at low prices.
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18. Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu
A sprawling, open-late izakaya in Nishi-Azabu with handmade soba, charcoal skewers and tempura, made internationally famous by a scene in Kill Bill.
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19. Komala Vilas
Vegetarian Indian restaurant in Little India, opened in 1947, known for South Indian meals served on banana leaves alongside North Indian dishes.
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20. Potong
Chef Pam's Michelin-starred tasting-menu restaurant in a century-old Chinatown shophouse, blending Thai and Chinese flavours with fermentation and ageing.
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