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Best Restaurants in Asia (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

298 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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121. Bayt Sharq

Traditional Qatari$Al Sharq / Corniche

Bayt Sharq serves classic Qatari dishes such as majboos and mutabbel in a restored century-old house just off the Corniche, with garden and veranda seating.

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123. Bu Qtair

Fried fish and seafood curry$Umm Suqeim

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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124. Cha Ca Thang Long

Cha ca (turmeric fish)$Old Quarter

A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in a century-old townhouse, specialising in cha ca, turmeric-marinated catfish finished at the table with dill and spring onions.

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125. Da Hu Chun

Shengjian (pan-fried pork buns)$The Bund, Huangpu

A shengjian shop dating from 1932, a Michelin Bib Gourmand near the Bund known for its clear-style pan-fried pork buns with a crisp base.

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128. Handi

Mughlai and Rajasthani$$MI Road

MI Road restaurant opened in 1984 and loved by locals for Jaisalmeri laal maas, tandoori platters and Mughlai curries at fair prices.

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130. Honacha

Traditional Newari eatery$Patan

A family-run Newari eatery in a narrow alley behind the Krishna Mandir in Patan, known for its baras cooked on an iron griddle and spicy chhoila.

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131. Honke Owariya

Soba noodles$$Karasuma Oike

A family business founded as a confectioner in 1465 that has served soba since the early eighteenth century, in a wooden townhouse south of the Imperial Palace.

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132. Komala Vilas

South Indian vegetarian$Little India

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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134. Metiz

Contemporary Filipino$$$Makati

Chef Stephan Duhesme's Michelin-listed restaurant in Karrivin Plaza, reinterpreting Filipino recipes with local produce and house fermentation.

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136. Nuga Gama

Sri Lankan village cooking$$$Kollupitiya

Cinnamon Grand's village-style restaurant, where local cooks known as ammes prepare traditional Sri Lankan island dishes in a village-style setting in the city centre.

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137. O Pedro

Goan$$$Bandra Kurla Complex

A colourful Goan restaurant and bar in the Bandra Kurla Complex from The Bombay Canteen team, known for poee sandwiches, ceviche and rum and kokum cocktails.

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139. Potong

Thai-Chinese tasting menu$$$$Chinatown

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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140. Rozna

Traditional Omani$$Central Muscat

A popular Omani restaurant built to look like a traditional fort, serving qabuli, ursiya and shuwa from breakfast until late every day.

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