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      27 Mar 2018

      Odette is now Singapore’s best restaurant. Here’s what went down at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018

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      This year’s edition of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony saw a major shake-up of its top ranks that saw Singapore’s Odette climbing four spots to take fifth place and being declared the best restaurant in Singapore.

      Progressive Indian restaurant Gaggan — rather predictably — bagged top honours for its fourth consecutive year. Ranked as the seventh best restaurant in the world, the Bangkok-based establishment is famed for its progressive Indian cuisine and quirky 25-course menu featuring emojis in place of words.

      “Dreams do come true. They become so big and so true, it’s incredible,” said its chef-owner Gaggan Anand. “For the first time, I was least stressed about what my number would be…[Us chefs] have become a family, and that’s the best thing that has happened over the last six years [of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants]. We have young chefs taking over the old ones, so it’s time for us to leave and you guys to take over.”

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      The interior of Odette, which has been crowned Singapore’s best restaurant.

      Julien Royer’s Odette was the only Singapore restaurant to crack the top 10 this year. The two-Michelin-starred French establishment was last year’s Highest New Entry winner when it appeared on the list at ninth place. Another Singapore eatery that made waves was Whitegrass, which debuted at this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 50th place.

      “It’s amazing to be recognised for all our hard work,” said Whitegrass’ chef-owner Sam Aisbett. “I still don’t think Whitegrass has hit its peak, so to be acknowledged so early on is incredible.”

      The five other Singapore restaurants on the list included Burnt Ends (12), Waku Ghin (23), Les Amis (29), Corner House (36) and Jaan (44). Tippling Club and Shinji by Kanesaka, which ranked among Asia’s Best 50 Restaurants in 2017, were absent from this year’s edition.

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      Chef-owner Sam Aisbett of Whitegrass, which debuted on this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 50th place.

      The rest of the restaurants that emerged in this year’s top ranks, were pretty unexpected. Coming in second was Den, a modern kaiseki establishment in Tokyo that ranked 11 last year, and third place went to Florilège, a French-inspired restaurant also in Tokyo. The latter was only in 14th place last year, making its latest achievement all the more impressive. Sühring in Bangkok also soared nine spots to take fourth place.

      Such developments naturally saw former high-rankers tumbling down several spots. Nahm, for instance, placed 10th, and 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana was 13th. Amber in Hong Kong also fell four ranks to seventh place.

      It wasn’t all doom and gloom, though: Taiwan’s Mume (18) and Hong Kong’s The Chairman (22) tied for the Highest Climber title with an improvement of 25 spots up, while La Cime in Osaka was the Highest New Entry with its debut at number 17.

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      Chef Andre Chiang was presented with The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award for Asia.

      Renowned chef André Chiang, who closed his eponymous restaurant on 14 February and is now based in Taiwan, had much to celebrate at the ceremony held at Macau’s Wynn Palace resort. His Taipei eatery Raw rose from 24 to 15th place this year, and he was also presented with The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award for Asia, which honoured his culinary legacy.

      “Cooking is for a lifetime, and this achievement is a responsibility,” said a visibly emotional Chiang. I want to thank three mentors: Taiwan, which taught me to be humble. France, which sharpened my creativity, talents and senses. And Singapore, for allowing me to be different and unique.”

      He had some advice for young chefs, too: “Be humble, creative, and believe that you’re different and unique.”

      Other noteworthy award recipients included Nicholas Lambert of Caprice in Hong Kong (Asia’s Best Pastry Chef), Yoshihiro Narisawa (Chefs’ Choice award), Philippine restaurant Toyo Eatery (Miele One To Watch), and Bee Satongun of Paste in Bangkok (Asia’s Best Female Chef).

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      The biggest winner of this year was undoubtedly Japan, with 11 restaurants on the list. Hong Kong and Thailand tied with nine restaurants each, while Singapore had seven.

      Here are all of this year’s winners (Singapore restaurants are noted in bold):

      1. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand (Best in Thailand)
      2. Den, Tokyo, Japan (Best in Japan)
      3. Florilège, Tokyo, Japan
      4. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
      5. Odette, Singapore (Best in Singapore)
      6. Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
      7. Amber, Hong Kong, China (Best in China)
      8. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China
      9. Nihonryori Ryugin, Tokyo, Japan
      10. Nahm, Bangkok, Thailand
      11. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea (Best in South Korea)
      12. Burnt Ends, Singapore
      13. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong, China
      14. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand
      15. Raw, Taipei, Taiwan (Best in Taiwan)
      16. Ta Vie, Hong Kong, China
      17. La Cime, Osaka, Japan (New)
      18. Mume, Taipei, Taiwan
      19. Indian Accent, New Delhi, India (Best in India)
      20. L’Effervescence, Tokyo, Japan
      21. Locavore, Bali, Indonesia (Best in Indonesia)
      22. The Chairman, Hong Kong, China
      23. Waku Ghin, Singapore
      24. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong, China
      25. Ministry of Crab, Colombo, Sri Lanka
      26. Jungsik, Seoul, South Korea
      27. Sushi Saito, Tokyo, Japan
      28. Il Ristorante – Luka Fantin, Tokyo, Japan (New)
      29. Les Amis, Singapore
      30. Fu He Hui, Shanghai, China
      31. Paste, Bangkok, Thailand (New)
      32. Neighbourhood, Hong Kong, China (New)
      33. Eat Me, Bangkok, Thailand
      34. Hajime, Osaka, Japan
      35. Jade Dragon, Macau, China
      36. Corner House, Singapore
      37. Bo.Lan, Bangkok, Thailand
      38. Quintessence, Tokyo, Japan
      39. Issaya Siamese Club, Bangkok, Thailand
      40. Belon, Hong Kong, China (New)
      41. Ronin, Hong Kong, China
      42. TocToc, Seoul, Korea (New)
      43. The Dining Room at the House of Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand
      44. Jaan, Singapore 
      45. Nihonbashi, Colombo, Sri Lanka
      46. Caprice, Hong Kong, China
      47. Shoun Ryugin, Taiwan (New)
      48. La Maison de la Nature Goh, Fukuoka, Japan
      49. Wasabi by Morimoto, Mumbai, India
      50. Whitegrass, Singapore (New)

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      (Main and featured photos: Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.)

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      Sara Yap is the Digital Content Manager at Burda International Asia, and a contributing writer to Lifestyle Asia’s dining and jewellery beats. When she’s not on the lookout for exciting new restaurants or bejewelled trinkets, she’s probably buried in a riveting read, or reminiscing the good ol’ days with her favourite playlist of ’90s boyband hits.
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