Best Restaurants in Asia (2026) | Lifestyle Metro

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Modern Australian barbecue$$$$Dempsey Hill

Chef Dave Pynt's wood-fired barbecue restaurant in Dempsey, cooking almost everything in a four-tonne, two-oven brick kiln.

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Creative Thai$$$Ploenchit

Chef Bee Satongun's refined Thai restaurant in Gaysorn Village, reviving recipes from royal households, aristocratic families and heritage cookbooks.

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Udon noodles$Yoyogi

A small udon shop near Shinjuku Station's south side where noodles are cut and boiled to order, balancing firm bite with soft stretch.

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Contemporary Japanese$$$$DIFC

A long-running contemporary Japanese restaurant and lounge in DIFC's Gate Village, serving robata grills, sushi and sharing plates to a lively crowd.

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Thai tasting menu$$$$Tha Tien

An intimate ten-seat tasting-menu restaurant near Wat Pho, where chef Ton reworks his grandmother's family recipes into a colourful Thai feast.

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Contemporary French fine dining$$$$Civic District

Chef Julien Royer's three-Michelin-star French restaurant inside National Gallery Singapore, serving light, Asian-influenced contemporary cuisine.

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Italian seafood$$$$Madinat Jumeirah

A seafood restaurant at the end of a wooden pier off Jumeirah Al Qasr, with sea views towards Burj Al Arab and a Michelin Guide listing.

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Tempura$$$$Ginza

The Ginza main restaurant of Ten-ichi, a tempura house founded in 1930, where chefs fry seafood and vegetables piece by piece in front of diners.