Ever since The World’s 50 Best Restaurants was first published by William Reed Business Media back in 2002, a growing number of Asia-based restaurants started to surface on the annual list, catalyzing the start of the splinter category, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, which ran for the first time in 2013. To come up with a list of the region’s best restaurants, Asia is broken down into six regions, and from each region, 53 experts in the Asian restaurant scene—chefs, restaurateurs, food journalists, and highly-regarded foodies—are allotted seven votes to voice their opinions on which restaurants deserve recognition. To ensure fairness, panelists are given a set of voting rules, and sponsors, which include San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, have no votes or influence over the results.

In the third annual line-up of Asia’s best culinary establishments, Bangkok-based Indian restaurant Gaggan takes the top spot, the second year in a row a restaurant from Thailand’s capital ranked in at number one (last year’s spot went to Nahm). Although Thailand holds the top spot, China, Singapore, and Japan prove to be more influential culinary destinations in terms of numbers, boasting 16, 10, and eight restaurants on the list respectively. Indonesian restaurants are noticeably absent. Bali-based Sarong brought the country onto the radar last year but has since dropped off the rankings. Included below is the full list:

Asia’s 50 best Restaurants:

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