Featured image: CLASSIC HK NO. 54 One of three Hong Kong restaurants to make it to the list is seafood-centric restaurant Yong Fu, which serves Jiangnan cuisine

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, has announced the list of venues voted between positions 51-100 ahead of its live awards ceremony on March 28 at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, hosted in collaboration with destination partner Singapore Tourism Board. Created from the votes of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, an influential gender-balanced group of over 300 leaders made up of food writers and critics, chefs, restaurateurs, and regional culinary experts, this year’s 51-100 list welcomes 17 new entries.

Among the 17 new entries this year, three are from Hong Kong. Seafood-centric restaurant Yong Fu serves Jiangnan cuisine at No.54, followed by Ando and Estro at No.61 and No.62 respectively.

Toyama has a restaurant feature in the ranking for the first time with L’évo at No.60, a destination that champions local produce to present avant-garde regional cuisine. This is followed by three new restaurants from Tokyo—Esquisse (No.67), The Pizza Bar on 38th (No.80), and Hommage (No.91).

Singapore’s debutants on the 51-100 ranking are Nae:um (No.83), serving modern Korean cuisine, and Julien Royer’s French neo-brasserie Claudine (No.85)—both of which are only just over a year old—followed by the well-established Cantonese restaurant Summer Pavilion at No.86.

Beijing’s Ling Long enters the list at No.77 and Shanghai’s Meet the Bund is a new entry at No.89. Bangkok’s new entrants are Côte by Mauro Colagreco (No.71) and Wana Yook (No.72).

Seoul marks its presence on the list with three spots. These include Joo Ok, leading at No.51, and new entrant Eatanic Garden at Josun Palace at No.68. Jakarta is represented by August, which is the recipient of the American Express One to Watch Award 2023, and enters the list at No.95.

“This is the third year that we are unveiling the 51-100 list as a precursor to the grand countdown. It is really exciting to see the ever-expanding showcase of culinary excellence in Asia,” says William Drew, director of content at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. “With 17 new entries and spanning 17 cities, we hope the extended list provides added inspiration for gourmets around the world as they embark on their gastro-itineraries once more.”