Asia’s Restaurant Awards have record six entrants; Iggy’s Singapore at top

A record six new entrants today join the Miele Guide list of the top 20 restaurants in Asia, led again by Iggy’s, a modern European establishment in Singapore.

Restaurant Andre, Singapore (2nd), is the highest addition to the list. The others are Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai (7th); Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul (8th); 8-1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong (13th); Dakshin, Chennai, India (16th); and Sarong, Bali (18th).

“The 2011/2012 Top 20 list hints at a growing emergence of restaurants that marry sophisticated Western culinary techniques with Asian flavors,” the organizers said in an e-mailed release. “Our region’s top, promising chefs have utilized local ingredients in their elegant creations, such as black chicken egg and duck’s tongue at Restaurant Andre.

Miele’s Top 20 Asian Restaurants
1.  Iggy’s, Singapore (1)
2.  Restaurant Andre, Singapore (-)
3.  L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong, China (2)
4.  Robuchon a Galera, Macau, China (3)
5.  Caprice, Hong Kong, China (10)
6.  Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (8)
7.  Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai, China (-)
8.  Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul, Seoul, Korea (-)
9.  Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, China (19)
10. Tippling Club, Singapore (15)
11. Antonio’s, Cavite, Philippines (5)
12. Mozaic, Bali, Indonesia (6)
13. 8-1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong, China (-)
14. Gunther’s Modern French Cuisine, Singapore (13)
15. Dum Pukht, Mumbai, India (17)
16. Dakshin, Chennai, India (-)
17. Yung Kee, Hong Kong, China (12)
18. Sarong, Bali, Indonesia (-)
19. Les Amis, Singapore (11)
20. Bukhara, New Delhi, India (20)

(Richard Vines is the chief food critic for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. Opinions expressed are his own.)