Restaurant ANDRE won the #2 spot in the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony that took place on February 21, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. It climbed up from 3rd place in 2016, and was also named The Best Restaurant in Singapore, a title it's held since the awards began in 2013.
Singapore saw nine restaurants placed on the annual awards created from the votes of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Academy.
Odette by Julien Royer jumped right in to #9 and won Highest New Entry Award. All other restaurants saw their rankings slip though.
Here is the full listing, with Singapore entries highlighted in red text.
#50: Takazawa (Tokyo)
#49: Nihonbashi (Colombo)
#48: Fu He Hui (Shanghai)
#47: The Chairman (Hong Kong)
#46: Wasabi by Morimoto (Mumbai)
#45: Ronin (Hong Kong)
#44: Shinji By Kanesaka (Singapore)
#43: Mume (Taipei)
#42: Jaan (Singapore)
#41: L'atelier de Joël Robuchon (Hong Kong)
#40: L'atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok, Thailand)
#39: The Tasting Room By Galliot (Macau)
#38: La Yeon (Seoul)
#37: Le Du (Bangkok)
#36: The House on Sathorn (Bangkok)
#35: Gallery Vask (Manila), also Best Restaurant in the Philippines
#34: Hajime (Osaka)
#33: Ta Vie (Hong Kong)
#32: Jade Dragon (Macau)
#31: Eat Me (Bangkok)
#30: Indian Accent (New Delhi), also Best Restaurant in India
#29: Ministry of Crab (Colombo) also Best Restaurant in Sri Lanka
#28: Le Mout (Taichung)
#27: Tippling Club (Singapore)
#26: Sushi Saito (Tokyo)
#25: Jungsik (Seoul)
#24: Raw (Taipei) also Best Restaurant in Taiwan
#23: Corner House (Singapore)
#22: Locavore (Bali), also winner of the Highest Climber Award and Best Restaurant in Indonesia
#21: Issaya Siamese Club (Bangkok)
#20: Waku Ghin (Singapore)
#19: Bo.lan (Bangkok)
#18: Quintessence (Tokyo)
#17: Lung King Heen (Hong Kong)
#16: Les Amis (Singapore)
#15: Mingles (Seoul), also Best Restaurant in Korea
#14: Florilege (Tokyo)
#13: Suhring (Bangkok)
#12: L'Effervescence (Tokyo)
#11: Den (Tokyo), also winner of The Art Of Hospitality Award
#10: Burnt Ends (Singapore)
#9: Odette (Singapore), also winner of the Highest New Entry Award
#8: Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai)
#7: Nihonryori RyuGin (Tokyo)
#6: Narisawa (Tokyo), also Best Restaurant in Japan
#5: Nahm (Bangkok)
#4: 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong)
#3: Amber (Hong Kong), also Best Restaurant in China
#2: Restaurant André (Singapore), also Best Restaurant in Singapore
#1: Gaggan (Bangkok), also Best Restaurant in Thailand
It's more or less musical chairs with the same names each year with a few new entries. People often debate whether these are over-rated, and if some other deserving names ought to have a place in this list. Well, no matter, you know the best vote is with your wallet.
Photo courtesy of Restaurant ANDRE
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