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The Asia Index · 15 Cities · 5 Categories
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Today's Spotlight · #15Travel · Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur’s Sky-High Sanctuary
Perched atop Menara Merdeka Maybank, the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur offers a refined escape within the city's most prominent historic site. From its elevated position, the hotel provides a tranquil vantage point over the u
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RankVenueCategory · CityScore
- 01Wing✦ StoryVicky Cheng reinterprets Chinese culinary traditions through meticulous sourcing and precise technique, presenting elaborate seasonal menus in an intimate dining room above Central’s bustling streets.Dining · Hong KongDining · Hong Kong94.2▲1
- 02Zest✦ StoryKorean ingredients and a resourceful approach to flavour define this intimate Cheongdam bar, where precise cocktails arrive in a restrained room built around the counter.Bars · SeoulBars · Seoul94.0▼1
- 03Capella Taipei✦ StoryAndré Fu’s residential interiors bring quiet precision to this Songshan retreat, where generous rooms, considered dining and an outdoor pool soften the surrounding city’s pace.Travel · TaipeiTravel · Taipei94.0▲5
- 04Sorn✦ StorySouthern Thai ingredients anchor an intricate tasting menu at Sorn, where regional recipes, carefully calibrated heat and painstaking preparation unfold inside a restored Bangkok house.Dining · BangkokDining · Bangkok93.8–
- 05Rosewood Hong KongAbove Victoria Harbour, Rosewood combines richly layered interiors with serious dining and expansive wellness spaces; its residential atmosphere gives the monumental waterfront tower an unexpectedly intimate character.Travel · Hong KongTravel · Hong Kong93.6NEW
- 06Capella Bangkok✦ StoryRiver-facing suites and private pool villas establish an unusually secluded Bangkok address, with attentive hosting and Côte’s French Riviera cooking framing life along the Chao Phraya.Travel · BangkokTravel · Bangkok93.2NEW
- 07Mingles✦ StoryKang Min-goo builds contemporary Korean tasting menus around fermentation, seasonal produce and restrained presentation, balancing familiar flavours with unexpected textures in a quietly composed Cheongdam dining room.Dining · SeoulDining · Seoul93.0▼1
- 08Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing✦ StoryRestored courtyard houses anchor this intimate hutong retreat, where private outdoor spaces, crafted interiors and discreet service offer a textured encounter with Beijing’s historic residential fabric.Travel · BeijingTravel · Beijing92.8▲3
- 09Sézanne✦ StoryDaniel Calvert’s French cooking pairs exacting technique with exceptional Japanese ingredients, served in an understated Marunouchi dining room where polished service complements unusually detailed seasonal compositions.Dining · TokyoDining · Tokyo92.6▼6
- 10Janu Tokyo✦ StoryAt Azabudai Hills, Janu pairs restrained, tactile rooms with an extensive wellness programme and animated dining spaces, favouring social energy without surrendering privacy or design discipline.Travel · TokyoTravel · Tokyo92.4▼5
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