World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 51-100 list: Hong Kong, Singapore each with 2 new entries; 7 Asian cities make up 14 positions

Hong Kong’s Neighborhood and Wing, and Singapore’s Zen and Meta, all debut on the World’s 50 Best long list

Mainland China’s sole representative is Fu He Hui in Shanghai, Tokyo has Sazenka and Sézanne, while Thailand takes four spots, with a cult favourite added

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Crispy skin chicken at Wing in Hong Kong, one of the city’s two new entries on the 2022 World’s Best Restaurants 51-100 long list. Photo: Wing

Published: 7:15pm, 6 Jul 2022Updated: 10:52am, 8 Jul 2022

Ahead of the unveiling of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 list, set for a live ceremony on July 18 in London, England, the awards organisation has released its annual list of restaurants ranked 51-100.

As usual, the list, which is run by UK-based media group William Reed, was compiled by an anonymous panel of 1,080 “independent authorities in the world of gastronomy”, including industry experts, chefs, journalists and gastronomes, who vote for what they believe to be the world’s best restaurants. The 2022 edition marks the list’s 20-year anniversary.

Seven Asian cities are represented in the new 51-100 rankings, making up 14 positions on the list. Fu He Hui in Shanghai is mainland China’s sole representative, while Hong Kong has two entries, both new: Neighborhood in Central, which ranked 76th, and Wing in Sheung Wan, which narrowly clocked in at 100.

Best known for its eclectic modern European menu with a skew towards local seafood, Neighborhood is currently ranked 9th on the Asia edition of the list, which was released in March, with chef-owner David Lai also receiving the Chef’s Choice Award 2022 for Asia. This year is the first time the restaurant has been featured on the World’s 50 Best long list.

David Lai at his restaurant Neighborhood in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chef-owner Vicky Cheng at Wing in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Wing, a high-end Chinese restaurant opened in April 2021 by chef Vicky Cheng – who is also behind modern French and Chinese venue VEA, one floor above – debuted on the Asia’s 50 Best list ranked 34th.