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Homegrown fine dining concept from Metro Manila, Toyo Eatery, has made it to Asia’s top 50 restaurants for 2021, landing in 49th place.
This is the 3rd time Chef Jordy Navarra’s award-winning culinary venture made it to the list – they placed 44th in 2020 and 43rd in 2019.
Toyo Eatery opened in 2016 along Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City. The restaurant name means both the Filipino word for soy sauce (“a simple condiment created through a complex production”) and the Filipino idiom “May toyo sa ulo,” which refers to having “soy sauce in the brain” or being a little crazy, according to The World’s 50 Best website.
Chef Jordy’s Filipino-inspired menu features playful dishes “steeped in the country’s identity,” cohesively combining “familiar local flavors” with “modern presentations.”
Landing in first place this year is Cantonese restaurant The Chairman from Hong Kong. It is owned by restaurateur Danny Yip and Kwok Kyung Tung. Other notable awardees include Angela Lai for Asia’s Best Pastry Chef, Shanghai’s DeAille Tam for Asia’s Best Female Chef, and Bangkok’s Jay Fai for Best Icon Award.
The prestigious annual list, which began in 2013, is created by the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, an influential group of more than 300 leaders in the restaurant industry.
The Asia’s Best winning list for 2021 was announced via livestream on the 50 Best Restaurants TV YouTube channel on Thursday, March 25.
Here is the complete list of winners:
50. Wing Lei Palace from Macau, China
49. Toyo Eatery from Manila, Philippines (The Best Restaurant in the Philippines)
48. Seventh Son from Hong Kong, China
47. Lung King Heen from Hong Kong, China
46. GAA from Bangkok, Thailand
45. Shoun Ryugin from Taipei, Taiwan
44. Mono from Hong Kong, China
43. Hangsikgonggan from Seoul, South Korea
42. Jaan by Kirk Westaway from Singapore
41. Euphoria from Singapore
40. Labyrinthe from Singapore
39. Anan Saigon from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (The Best Restaurant in Vietnam)
38. Ta Vie from Hong Kong, China
37. Amber from Hong Kong, China
36. Born and Bred from Seoul, South Korea
35. Obscura from Shanghai, China
34. 7th Door from Seoul, South Korea
33. Otto E Mezzo Bombana from Hong Kong, China
32. Masque from Mumbai, India
31. Cloudstreet from Singapore
30. La Maison De La Nature Goh from Fukuoka, Japan
29. Ministry of Crab from Colombo, Sri Lanka (Best Restaurant in Sri Lanka)
28. Caprice from Hong Kong, China
27. Ode from Tokyo, Japan
26. JL Studio from Taichung, Taiwan
25. Belon from Hong Kong, China
24. Logy from Taipei, Taiwan
23. Zen from Singapore
22. Fu He Hui from Shanghai, China
21. Raw from Taipei, Taiwan
20. Nusara from Bangkok, Thailand
19. L’Effervescence from Tokyo, Japan
18. Indian Accent from New Delhi, India
17. Neighborhood from Hong Kong, China
16. Vea from Hong Kong, China
15. Mume from Taipei, Taiwan
14. Burnt Ends from Singapore
13. Les Amis from Singapore
12. Sazenka from Tokyo, Japan
11. Sorn from Bangkok, Thailand
10. Mingles from Seoul, South Korea
9. Narisawa from Tokyo, Japan
8. La Cime from Osaka, Japan
7. Florilège from Tokyo, Japan
6. Sühring from Bangkok, Thailand
5. Gaggan Anand from Bangkok, Thailand
4. Le Du from Bangkok, Thailand
3. Den from Tokyo, Japan
2. Odette from Singapore
1. The Chairman from Hong Kong, China
– Rappler.com
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