Best Restaurants in Asia (2026) | Lifestyle Metro

A family-run Myeongdong restaurant open since 1966, serving a four-item menu built around kalguksu noodle soup, dumplings and its famously garlicky kimchi.

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165. Newa Lahana

Newari community restaurant$Kirtipur

A community-run Newari restaurant in Kirtipur where local women in traditional dress serve more than 50 Newari dishes on terraces looking towards Chandragiri.

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166. Omen Ginkakuji

Udon noodles$$Sakyo

The original branch of Omen, a Kyoto udon restaurant near Ginkaku-ji known for thick noodles dipped in a rich broth with seasonal vegetables and sesame.

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167. Shin Yeh Taiwanese Signature

Taiwanese classics$$Dazhi (Zhongshan)

The Michelin-starred flagship of the Shin Yeh group serves the long-running brand's signature Taiwanese dishes, from shrimp toast to perilla oyster fritters.

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168. Sita Ram Diwan Chand

Chole bhature$Paharganj

A family-run Paharganj institution serving chole bhature, spicy chickpeas with puffed fried bread, since two brothers began selling from a bicycle in 1970.

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169. Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (New Bridge Road)

Teochew bak kut teh$Clarke Quay

Bib Gourmand flagship of the bak kut teh brand that began as a pushcart in 1969, serving peppery Teochew-style pork rib soup by the river.

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170. Spice Court

Rajasthani and North Indian$$$Civil Lines

Civil Lines restaurant at Achrol House known for smoked dhungar laal maas, Rajasthani vegetarian dishes and evening puppet shows.

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171. Suay Cherngtalay

Contemporary Thai$$$Choeng Thale

Chef Tammasak's contemporary Thai restaurant near Bang Tao, with a tiled interior, a garden with live music and dishes such as lemongrass lamb chops.

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172. Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Sennichimae Honten

Takoyaki$Sennichimae (Chuo-ku)

A popular Sennichimae takoyaki shop whose octopus balls are crisp outside and soft inside, served with its special sauce or kettle-cooked salt.

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173. The Sugar Palm

Home-style Cambodian$$Wat Bo

Chef Kethana's long-running restaurant and bar on Street 27, cooking home-style Cambodian dishes learned from her mother and grandmother.

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174. Yardbird

Yakitori$$$Sheung Wan

A Michelin-starred yakitori restaurant in Sheung Wan grilling local three-yellow chicken over binchotan charcoal, with rare cuts and a long Japanese whisky list.

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175. 3Fils Abu Dhabi

Contemporary Japanese$$Al Bateen

The Abu Dhabi branch of Dubai's 3Fils, at the Al Bateen marina, a casual contemporary Japanese restaurant named Michelin Opening of the Year with a Bib Gourmand.

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176. Al Fanar Seafood Market (Al Seef)

Emirati seafood$$Al Seef

The creekside Al Seef branch of an Emirati restaurant group, specialising in local seafood trays, machboos and traditional desserts such as luqaimat.

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177. Aliyaa

Sri Lankan$$Bukit Damansara

Aliyaa in Bukit Damansara is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving Sri Lankan dishes such as whole crab, Negombo prawns and banana-leaf kuliyal.

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178. Andhra Bhavan Canteen

Andhra cuisine$Ashoka Road

The popular canteen of Andhra Pradesh Bhavan near India Gate, serving inexpensive Andhra breakfasts, meals, biryani and fries to long queues of regulars.

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179. Argan

Moroccan$Souq Waqif

Argan, in the Al Jasra Boutique Hotel on the edge of Souq Waqif, is a good-value Moroccan restaurant known for its tagines and couscous, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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180. Bao Yuan Dumpling Restaurant

Dumplings and Sichuan dishes$Maizidian, Chaoyang

A long-running budget dumpling house in Chaoyang with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, known for colourful wrappers made with fruit and vegetable juices and dozens of fillings.

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