The Miele Guide

Thank you for checking out this website. Thank you also for helping us determine what are Asia’s best restaurants. Of course, if you haven’t voted yet, I urge you to consider doing so. Not just because you stand a chance to win some amazing prizes (which you will), but because my colleagues and I believe that what we are doing—and what you will be doing by placing your votes—is really, really important.

We have worked very hard to try and create a credible, transparent system through which to showcase establishments that deliver excellence and exceptional dining by Asian standards. It is our hope that The Miele Guide will not only accurately reflect the opinions of some of Asia’s most respected food writers and restaurant critics—the 84 people throughout Asia who helped us to create the shortlist you will see when you vote—but more importantly, capture public opinion. It is vital that The Miele Guide reflects the tastes of the dining public in Asia.

The rationale behind The Miele Guide is quite simple actually. We are putting this guide together because our region still does not have a comprehensive Asian standard across which our restaurants can be judged and through which our very best restaurants can get the recognition that they richly deserve. Sadly, while we have many restaurants that many of my peers and I believe are as good as any of those in the West, the avenues through which these restaurants can be publicised are still very limited. The reality is that even our very best restaurants are often ignored by the rest of the world.

What we are hoping to do, through The Miele Guide, is raise the profile of Asia’s top restaurants and to make them as well known as their counterparts overseas. In simple terms, we’re endeavouring to draw attention to the culinary richness of Asia as a region. At present, there is no credible Asia-wide restaurant guide which Asian food lovers consider a benchmark reflective of our region’s taste, culture and collective culinary standards.

Our hope and goal is that The Miele Guide can set that standard. But to do so, we need your input. We need your participation. And we need your votes.