I’d only tried 13 of them - but what struck me was how “over-priced” they all seemed to be, compared to similar places in their respective cities. The Hong Kong entrants are all worth a re-visit, especially The Chairman.
Great! Some I’ll obviously try them out this summer! Especially those in Mongkok and Kowloon City.
On your HK list, I’ve tried: 23. Ser Wong Fun - we ate snake soup, was ok, not a big fan eating snake in a hot summer day. 24. Luk Yu Tea House - talked in various post, meals were ok, but didn’t get the wow like some food critics did, probably we were not their regular clients. 33. Zhejiang Heen 浙江軒 - recommended, see my visit here 36. Kam’s Roast Goose 甘牌燒鵝 - visited many times, including take away, loved it. More about it on HO here.
We twice enjoyed Yan toh Heen when it was Lai Ching Heen and the hotel was Regent instead of Intercontinental. The cooking equaled the view, especially the steamed pink garoupa on the second visit – the flesh just barely separated from the bone. Luk yu’s reputation is deserved, though we would not put it on anyone’s bucket list.
Indian Accent is a really fine restaurant, too. My enduring memory of it on my only visit to the restaurant back on 2013 was their vodka-filled pani puri/golgappas. But then, Indian cities are full of other restaurants better and finer than Indian Accent. I think, at the end of the day, it’s all to do with “connections” in this list.
Over here in Malaysia, many Malaysians are also surprised at Dewakan making the list, but not DC by Darren Chin or Enfin by James Won.
It’s not the inclusion of Indian Accent I was commenting on, rather the inclusion of one token indian restaurant - better to not cover the country than pretend to.
It’s very expat-centric. The same goes for China - not counting HK & Macau, only two restaurants from China were listed: Ultraviolet, an avant-garde fine dining restaurant by a French chef, and Fu He Hui, from the Fu chain that’s popular with expats.