Hot on the heels of their Asia’s 50 Best and Michelin accolades, Hong Kong’s fine-dining Cantonese restaurants WING and The Chairman have secured impressive positions on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 list.
Announced at an awards ceremony held yesterday at Wynn Las Vegas, WING by chef Vicky Cheng makes its grand debut on the list at number 20, clinching the Highest New Entry Award. This mirror’s the restaurant’s recognition on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 list as the winner of the Highest Climber Award.
Just a few spots below, Danny Yip’s The Chairman comes in at number 26 this year on The World’s 50 Best, ascending from number 50 in 2023 and also taking home the Highest Climber Award.
In terms of the Lion City, Singapore’s Odette lands at 24, whilst our Southeast Asian neighbour Thailand is mighty in Bangkok, with Gaggan sitting just inside the top 10 at number 9, Sühring at 23, Sorn taking 38, and Le Du not far behind at 40.
Japan is another powerful Asian nation on the list. Asia’s number 1 restaurant, SÉZANNE in Tokyo, ranks at a very respectable number 15 when compared to its worldly peers. Also from Toyko are Florilège (21) and Den (32). Mingles (44) in Seoul is the lone South Korean entry this year.
Spain dominates the top portion of the global list this year. The number 1 spot has been awarded to Disfrutar in Barcelona, followed by another Spanish restaurant, Asador Extebarri in Bizkaia. Making up the rest of the top five, France’s Table by Bruno Verjus in Paris stands at number 3, Spain’s DiverXO in Madrid takes the number 4 spot, and Peru’s Maido in Lima clinches number 5.
Here’s the complete list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024:
1. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
2. Asador Etxebarri, Bizkaia, Spain
3. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris, France
4. DiverXO, Madrid, Spain
5. Maido, Lima, Peru
6. Atomix, New York, USA
7. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
8. ALCHEMIST, Copenhagen, Denmark
9. Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand
10. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11. Septime, Paris, France
12. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy
13. Trèsind Studio, Dubai, UAE
14. Quique Dacosta, Dénia, Spain
15. SÉZANNE, Tokyo, Japan
16. Kjolle, Lima, Peru
17. KOL, London, UK
18. Plénitude, Paris, France
19. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy
20. WING, Hong Kong
21. Florilège, Tokyo, Japan
22. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
23. Sühring, Bangkok, Thailand
24. Odette, Singapore
25. El Chato, Bogotá, Colombia
26. The Chairman, Hong Kong
27. A Casa do Porco, São Paolo, Brazil
28. ELKANO, Gipuzkoa, Spain
29. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
30. Restaurant TIM RAUE, Berlin, Germany
31. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
32. Den, Tokyo, Japan
33. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
34. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
35. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden
36. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
37. Oteque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
38. Sorn, Bangkok, Thailand
39. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
40. Le Du, Bangkok, Thailand
41. Mayta, Lima, Peru
42. Ikoyi, London, UK
43. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
44. Mingles, Seoul, South Korea
45. Arpège, Paris, France
46. SingleThread Farms, Healdsburg, USA
47. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
48. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
49. La Colombe, Cape Town, South Africa
50. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
