The Chairman in Hong Kong Reclaims Asia’s Best Restaurant Title

Hong Kong has reclaimed what many in the city would say is its rightful place at the apex of Asia’s culinary world, with the two highest prizes at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The ceremony at the Kerry Hotel on Wednesday night was also a resounding victory for Chinese cuisine, with The Chairman taking top honors and Wing coming in second, and Bangkok’s Gaggan — a multiple winner, including in 2025 — third.

The two restaurants share an address at The Wellington building in Central and represent two distinct visions of Chinese food: The Chairman rooted in preserving heritage Cantonese dishes and Wing reimagining China’s eight major culinary traditions through a French lens.