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Cathay Members’ Choice Awards 2025: Asia’s best fine dining restaurant
Welcome to the Cathay Members’ Choice Awards. Our annual awards celebrate the very best in travel, dining and lifestyle – as voted for by you, our global community of members.
After receiving tens of thousands of votes, we’re thrilled to share which dining hotspot you voted to be Asia’s best fine dining restaurant. Discover the winner setting the gold standard for haute cuisine in the region, as well as the four nominees that made it to the shortlist.
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Winner: Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand
Perennial award-winner Gaggan Anand is a master of surprise. At his intimate 14-seat restaurant , the Kolkata-born chef serves up course after course of wildly inventive Indian cuisine – all delivered with the charisma of a rock star. Between the theatrical flair and global acclaim, his eponymous restaurant has become a must-visit destination for culinary adventurers worldwide. This excitingly competitive category saw the finalists separated by only a few dozen votes each.
“A feast for all senses, Gaggan combines music, light and innovative flavours into a culinary performance.” - Andy Cheng
Shortlisted nominees
Anan Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Set in a tube house in a bustling wet market, Michelin-starred Anan epitomises Ho Chi Minh City’s ever-evolving dining scene. Here, banker-turned-chef Peter Cuong Franklin reimagines street food traditions from north to south – think Wagyu bone marrow pho and yellowfin banh xeo tacos. It’s a thrillingly modern turn for time-honoured Vietnamese flavours.
Fu He Hui, Shanghai, China
In a serene, Zen-like setting that feels far removed from bustling Shanghai, two-Michelin-starred Fu He Hui takes plant-based Chinese cuisine to new heights. Using produce sourced from farming communities across the country and recipes dating to the Ming and Qing eras, chef Tony Lu crafts seasonal menus that highlight the beauty of restraint.
Mingles, Seoul, South Korea
Located in the upscale Gangnam District, Mingles is a three-Michelin-starred gem that has redefined modern Korean cuisine. With a deep reverence for ancient traditions, chef-owner Mingoo Kang approaches heirloom dishes from his homeland from a new perspective, often using under-appreciated ingredients and painstaking techniques that make his tasting menus sing.
Credit: Choi Joon Ho
Odette, Singapore
French chef-owner Julien Royer’s flagship serves as both a tribute to his grandmother, Odette , and a benchmark for French fine dining. Housed in Singapore’s National Gallery, this three-Michelin-starred address showcases Royer’s devotion to seasonality – a lesson from his grand-mère – alongside honest flavours, restrained aesthetics and meticulous detail.
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