The Chairman takes top honors at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 awards ceremony. The win marks the first Hong Kong restaurant to claim the No.1 spot. It earned the coveted titles of The Best Restaurant in Asia, sponsored by San Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, and The Best Restaurant in China. 

The 2021 list boasts 11 first-time entries, including a new restaurant in Vietnam, a country last represented on the list in 2013. Hong Kong claims 11 restaurants on the list, followed by Japan with nine and Singapore with eight.

The Chairman is renowned for its ingredient-driven Cantonese cuisine and single-minded commitment to authentic flavors. A regular entry on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list since the inaugural list in 2013, The Chairman first appeared on The World’s 50 Best Restaurant list in 2019, landing at No.41.

Aside from The Chairman, Hong Kong is also represented by newcomer Mono (No.44) as well as re-entries Caprice (No.28) and Ta Vie(No.38). 

Under the leadership and creative artistry of executive chef Vicky Cheng, Hong Kong’s Vea (No.16) is this year’s recipient of the Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award. The remaining Hong Kong restaurants include Neighborhood (No.17), Belon (No.25), 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana (No.33), Amber (No.37), Lung King Heen (No.47) and Seventh Son (No.48). 

Mainland China is represented by Fu He Hui (No.22), which maintains its seven-year run on the list, while Macau’s Wing Lei Palacealso returns with the No.50 spot on the ranking.

Plan your next vacation that includes a visit to one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021.

TripCast360 Restaurant Hot Spots

As frequent listeners of the TripCast360 podcast and readers of our blog posts, our guest Jamie Edwards loves to use the San Pellegrino best restaurants list to plan her Foodie Travels. Listen to Book the Restaurant Before the Plane Ticket to discover Jamie’s favorite global restaurant hot spots.

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