From local joints serving delectable cuisine to Michelin-starred restaurants, SVR BlackBookAsia presents the very best restaurants from around the Asia Pacific region.
1. For the Traditionalist
L’Osier, 3 Michelin Stars, Tokyo
L’Osier sees wining and dining as an essential ingredient in joie de vivre — the art of living. The multi-award-winning restaurant including 3 Michelin stars is helmed by Chef Olivier Chaignon, who has created world class dishes to whet the appetite and spark conversation while staying true to French classics and traditions.
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2. For the Special Occasion
Zeniya, 2 Michelin Stars and Relais & Chateaux, Kanazawa
There are very few establishments regarded as highly as Zeniya, and far fewer chefs regarded as highly as Chef Shinichiro Takagi. Dining at Zeniya to many, is the definitive pinnacle of the Japanese cuisine, an insurmountable peak of indulgence and euphoria. Zeniya specialises in Kaiseki cuisine (haute cuisine) and each patron’s experience is tailored to create a unique interaction between chef, sous chef and guest that is completely unique. It’s no wonder that the world-renown restaurant has earned two coveted Michelin stars and designated as a Relais & Châteaux property, putting Kanazawa on the culinary map.
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3. For the Sophisticated
Suhring, 2 Michelin Stars, 6th in Asia’s 50 Best, 40th in World’s 50 Best and Relais & Chateaux, Bangkok
Feel at home with the one of the most-liked restaurant in Bangkok, the award winning Suhring, serving one of a kind gastronomic degustation best describe as refined German cuisine. Led by the famous twin chefs Thomas and Mathias, this valuable gem is hidden in the suburb of Bangkok surrounded by lush gardens.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/suhring-6th-asias-50-best-bangkok/
4. For the Hopeless Romantic
Les Amis, 3 Michelin Stars & 13th in Asia’s 50 Best, Singapore
Opened in 1994, Les Amis (Translates to “The Friends” from French) is the flagship store of the Les Amis Group. Brought to Singapore by a group of four friends who wanted to bring the fine dining aspects of French cuisine, Les Amis is now consistently deemed one of the best French restaurants in the region not only because of the immaculate food and beverage served but also the world class staff that makes dining a holistic experience at Le Amis.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/june-pick-les-amis-3-michelin-stars-13th-asias-50-best-singapore/
5. For the Most Discerning Gourmets
Robuchon au Dôme, 3 Michelin Stars, Macau
Robuchon au Dôme been making quite the buzz among the most discerning of gourmets from around the world since its opening, adding to the hurrah of Macau’s ever vibrant dining scene. Everything about this place embodies French fine dining in it’s highest form, from its extravagant salon interiors to the painstakingly detailed dishes, as well as the incredibly impressive bread, cheese and dessert trolleys. This 3 Michelin Starred restaurant also boast the most extensive, award winning wine list in Asia with over 17,000 labels including many rare, highly sought after varieties.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/robuchon-au-dome-3-michelin-stars-macau/
6. For the Lovers of Innovation
VEA, 1 Michelin Star & 16th in Asia’s 50 Best, Hong Kong
Delicious, decadent and full of depth are just come words that can be used to describe VEA which is located on Wellington Street within the renown Central district of Hong Kong island. Boasting a diverse yet minimalistic menu that rivals many other Michelin restaurants around the globe.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/vea-1-michelin-star-16th-asias-50-best-hong-kong/
7. For the Fashionistas
Nobu, Tokyo
With over 30 restaurants in 5 regions across the world, Nobu Tokyo is the Japanese branch of the Nobu Restaurant Group led by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and co-owned by revered Hollywood actor Robert De Niro. The restaurant focuses on utilising the best of both locally and internationally sourced ingredients and produce with seafood being brought in daily from the markets of Tokyo as well as premium imported products flown in on a regular basis.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/nobu-tokyo/
8. For the Instagram Addict
Alain Ducasse at Morpheus, 2 Michelin Stars, Macau
Experiencing an exquisite meal steered by a Michelin-starred chef at one of the most instagrammble hotel in the heart of Macau, The Morpheus at City of Dreams or better known as COD. All made possible by French-born Monégasque chef Alain Ducasse who, with several award winning restaurants under his belt, brings world class dining to the dazzling Cotai Strip.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/alain-ducasse-morpheus-2-michelin-stars-macau/
9. For the Korean Food Junkie
DOSA By 백승욱, 1 Michelin Star, Seoul
DOSA By 백승욱 is a stylish restaurant that offers a vibrant ambiance, incredible food and an impressive selection of premium spirits, wines, champagne, cocktails and non alcoholic drinks. Designed to resemble a sophisticated underground, experience-focused fine dining escape featuring an elongated open kitchen and warm attentive service. Entering the intimate entrance, go one flight of steps down which opens to a chic environment oozing dark leather and shades of black wood.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/dosa-1-michelin-star-seoul/
10. For the Seafood Enthusiast
Jade Dragon, 3 Michelin Stars, Macau
In Macau, wining and dining has become a serious subculture in its own right. From stylish socialites to power couples and multi-generational families, friends and even business associates, everyone’s seeking the perfect gastronomy experience for that important occasion or corporate meal. And it seems that many of the above have been heading to just one place, the one of a kind, Jade Dragon.
Read more at: https://savourblackbookasia.com/jade-dragon-3-michelin-stars-27th-asias-50-best-macau/