The World's 100 Best Restaurants Announced: 11 from Asia Selected, Andre Chiang’s Singapore Restaurant Makes the List

Top 3 restaurants in the 2017 Elite Traveler World’s 100 Best Restaurants list. (Photo / Elite Traveler)

The 2017 list of the World’s 100 Best Restaurants by American travel magazine Elite Traveler has been released, with Spain’s farm-to-table restaurant Azurmendi taking the top spot, knocking out Chicago’s Alinea — which had held the No. 1 position for three consecutive years. Among the global top 100, 11 restaurants from Asia made the cut, including Singapore’s Restaurant André led by Chef André Chiang. The only Asian restaurant to break into the global top 10 is Macau’s Robuchon au Dôme.

The 2017 list of the world's top 100 restaurants features the most entries from the United States, with a total of 24 restaurants. Chicago’s molecular gastronomy restaurant Alinea and New York’s Franco-American restaurant Eleven Madison Park secured the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively; France has 18 restaurants on the list, Spain and Italy have 8 and 7 respectively, mainland China and Japan each have 5, and Singapore also has 1 entry.

Ranked #1, Spain’s farm-to-table restaurant Azurmendi emphasizes sustainable dining and has been recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally friendly restaurants. Established in 2005 by acclaimed Spanish chef Eneko Atxa, it earned Michelin one-star, two-star, and three-star ratings in consecutive years after its opening, and has been repeatedly listed among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Among the top 100 restaurants, 21 are from Asia, including Robuchon au Dôme at Galaxy Macau.

The Singapore Michelin Guide awarded two stars to the restaurant of Taiwan-born world-renowned chef André Chiang. The photo shows a corner inside "Restaurant ANDRE," with book-lined walls creating a visual focal point in the dining environment. Photo by CNA reporter Huang Ziqiang, Singapore, July 31, 2016.

Other selected Asian restaurants include Amber at The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Caprice at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Made in China (Chang’an No.1) at Grand Hyatt Beijing, Tang Court at The Langham Hong Kong, as well as Nihonryori RyuGin in Tokyo, Mizai in Kyoto, Narisawa in Tokyo, Kitcho in Kyoto, and Kohaku in Tokyo.