Top Ten Asian Cuisine Venues
by Spence Cooper on 10/01/09 at 6:57 pm
For a really good meal, head to hong kong
When most of us think of culinary art, or haute cuisine, we think of France, Britain, or Spain. But Asia serves up some of the finest cuisine in the world. Asian cuisine styles are generally divided into regions that have roots in the various cultures. The major regions are East Asia with its ancestries in Imperial China; Southeast Asia including the Khmer Empire, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines; South Asian region, including Burma, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan; and Central and Middle Eastern Asia.
Here are ten of some of Asia’s best restaurants.
Note: not all the restaurants listed are exclusively Asian cuisine.
1. Yung Kee
32-40 Wellington Street
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2522 1624
Yung Kee acquires fame for its gourmet specialty-Roast Goose, which is well-known among people in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and also attracts many tourists from foreign countries. Yung Kee’s Roast Goose is nicknamed “Flying Roast Goose”. Yung Kee’s founder, Mr. Kam Shui Fai, is also called “Roast Goose Fai”.
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2. Mozaic
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud, Gianyar
Bali, Indonesia 80571
Phone +62 361 975768
Chef Salans’ menu consists of à la minute creations in accordance with market availability. Mozaic is a true gustatory adventure, a dining experience as yet unrivaled in Bali.
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3. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Reservations: + (81) 03-5424-1347
Tokyo, Japan
Not Asian I know. But if you’re in Tokyo, a must visit. Taste here is modern French high cuisine elaborated by Joël Robuchon, to discover the best products of the moment in a gastronomical journey through 18 outstanding dishes, from appetizers to dessert.
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4. Laris
6th Floor, Three on the Bund (on the Bund / “waitan”)
17 Guangdong Road by Zhongshan East Road
Shanghai, China
+86 (21) 6321 9922
The signature restaurant of star Australian chef David Laris, this is one of the few Bund restaurants with the owner/chef in residence. The new menu features produce from the country’s increasing organic market. Price: 200 to 400 yuan.
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5. Bukhara
Maurya Sheraton Hotel
New Delhi, India
The restaurants is famed for its kebabs and its signature dishes include the Sikandari Raan (Marinated Whole Leg of Spring Lamb) and Murgh Malai Kebab (Creamy Chicken Kebab). Voted Best Asian restaurant and 37th best in the world by Restaurant Magazine, UK in 2007. It has often found a place amongst the magazine’s top 50 ratings since 2002 and is considered to be one of the best Indian cuisine restaurants in the world. Bill Clinton dined here, and Putin dines at the Bukhara three times a day when in New Delhi.
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6. Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck
010/5169-0328
22 Dongsishitiao
Beijing, China 100007
Not to be missed. Best Peking duck in the world.
7. Aubergine
[63] 02 856 9888
5th Avenue cor. 32nd Street
Fort Bonifacio 1634 Taguig
Philippines
Aubergine is considered the best restaurant in Metro Manila. Known for their Duck Foie Gras and smoked Duck breast sampler, Carpaccio of Australian Beef tenderloin with parmesan fondue and truffle oil and Tempura fried sashimi.
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8. Baan Rim Pa
+66(0)76-340-789
223 Prabaramee Road
Phuket, Thailand
Featuring Thai dishes formerly found only in the Grand Palace of Thailand, Baan Rim Pa is the standard for Thai cuisine fine dining on Phuket Island and throughout Thailand.
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9. Fook Lam Moon
+852-2866-0663
53-59 Kimberley Rd
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Hong Kong, China
Signature dish is Braised Most Superior Shark fin soup with Brown Sauce. Their other classic dishes are Braised Abalone with Goose Web, deep fried crispy chicken, roast suckling pig, baked stuffed crab meat and onion in shell and a variety of double-boiled soups.
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10. Ku De Ta
62-361/736-969
9 Lasmana Road
Seminyak, Indonesia
Eclectic mix of local Indonesian food infused with French and Italian elements, elegantly presented and prepared by New Zealander, Chef Philip Davenport.
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