Asia food guides
Ramen in Tokyo, street food in Bangkok, pho in Hanoi and hawker centres in Singapore: what to eat and where across Asia.
Asia is where a menu is most likely to stop a traveller cold: Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Khmer all use their own scripts, and many of the best places have no English menu at all. These Asia food guides explain what to eat in each country, the menu words that unlock every dish, how tipping and service charges work (including the "++" on menus in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia), and where to eat city by city, from Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul to Bangkok, Hanoi, Singapore, Delhi and Kathmandu.
Begin with the most visited food destinations below, or browse every Asian country guide and the cities each one covers.
Most popular in Asia
Japan food guide
Sushi, ramen and okonomiyaki, the menu words that matter, paying in yen, and where to eat in eight Japanese cities.
Thailand food guide
Pad kra pao, khao soi and som tam, the Thai menu words that matter, paying in baht, and where to eat in eight Thai destinations.
Vietnam food guide
Pho, bun cha and banh mi, the Vietnamese menu words that matter, paying in dong, and where to eat in seven Vietnamese cities.
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Bangladesh food guide
Kacchi biryani, hilsa in mustard and roadside fuchka, the Bengali menu words that matter, paying in taka, and six cities.
Bhutan food guide
Ema datshi, red rice and buckwheat dumplings, the food words that matter, tipping, and where to eat in six Bhutanese valleys.
Brunei food guide
Ambuyat, nasi katok and night market satay, the Malay menu words that matter, paying in dollars, and where to eat in Brunei.
Cambodia food guide
Khmer dishes to order, the menu words that matter, dollars and riel, and where to eat in six Cambodian cities and towns.
China food guide
The dishes to order, the Chinese menu words that matter, paying by app or cash, and where to eat in eight Chinese cities.
Hong Kong food guide
Dim sum, roast meats, cha chaan teng menus, the 10 percent service charge, and where to eat in seven Hong Kong districts.
India food guide
The dishes to order, the menu words that matter, tipping and GST, and where to eat in eight Indian cities and regions.
Indonesia food guide
Nasi goreng, rendang and satay, Indonesian menu words, tax and service, and where to eat in eight Indonesian destinations.
Japan food guide
Sushi, ramen and okonomiyaki, the menu words that matter, paying in yen, and where to eat in eight Japanese cities.
Kazakhstan food guide
Beshbarmak, horse meat and kumys, the Kazakh and Russian menu words that matter, tipping, and where to eat in six cities.
Kyrgyzstan food guide
Beshbarmak, plov and Karakol's cold noodles, the Kyrgyz and Russian menu words that matter, paying in som, and where to eat.
Laos food guide
Laap, sticky rice and jeow, the Lao menu words that matter, paying in kip, and where to eat in six Lao towns and regions.
Macau food guide
Macanese and Portuguese dishes, Cantonese snacks, patacas and service charges, and where to eat in five parts of Macau.
Malaysia food guide
Nasi lemak, laksa and char kway teow, hawker and kopitiam menus, service charges, and where to eat in eight Malaysian cities.
Maldives food guide
Mas huni, garudhiya and short eats, Dhivehi menu words, alcohol and tax rules, and where to eat on five Maldives islands.
Mongolia food guide
Buuz, khuushuur and milk tea, the Mongolian menu words that matter, ger etiquette, and where to eat across six destinations.
Myanmar food guide
Mohinga, tea leaf salad and Shan noodles, the Burmese menu words that matter, paying in kyat, and where to eat in six places.
Nepal food guide
Dal bhat, momos and Newari feasts, the Nepali menu words that matter, service charges, and where to eat from Kathmandu to the trails.
Pakistan food guide
Karahi, nihari and chapli kebab, the Urdu menu words that matter, paying in rupees, and where to eat in six Pakistani cities.
Philippines food guide
Adobo, sinigang, lechon and sisig, the Filipino menu words that matter, paying in pesos, and where to eat in eight Philippine destinations.
Singapore food guide
Chicken rice, chilli crab and laksa, how hawker centres work, what "++" means, and where to eat in seven Singapore neighbourhoods.
South Korea food guide
Korean barbecue, bibimbap and kimchi stew, the menu words that matter, paying in won, and where to eat in eight Korean cities.
Sri Lanka food guide
Rice and curry, hoppers and kottu, Sinhala and Tamil menu words, tipping, and where to eat in six Sri Lankan towns.
Taiwan food guide
Night market food, beef noodles and bubble tea, the menu words that matter, and where to eat in seven Taiwanese cities and towns.
Tajikistan food guide
Qurutob, plov and Pamiri milk tea, the Tajik and Russian menu words that matter, paying in somoni, and where to eat.
Thailand food guide
Pad kra pao, khao soi and som tam, the Thai menu words that matter, paying in baht, and where to eat in eight Thai destinations.
Timor-Leste food guide
Grilled fish, batar da'an and mountain coffee, the Tetum menu words that matter, paying in dollars, and where to eat in five places.
Turkmenistan food guide
Palow, gutap and desert-baked ishlekli, the Turkmen and Russian menu words that matter, paying in manat, and where to eat.
Uzbekistan food guide
Plov, samsa and tandir bread, the Uzbek and Russian menu words that matter, tipping, and where to eat in six places.
Vietnam food guide
Pho, bun cha and banh mi, the Vietnamese menu words that matter, paying in dong, and where to eat in seven Vietnamese cities.
Where to eat in Asia, city by city
Every city and island with its own section in our Asia food guides.
- Bangladesh food guide
- Dhaka Chittagong Sylhet Cox's Bazar Khulna Rajshahi
- Bhutan food guide
- Thimphu Paro Haa Punakha Phobjikha Bumthang
- Brunei food guide
- Bandar Seri Begawan Gadong Kampong Ayer Tutong Kuala Belait
- Cambodia food guide
- Phnom Penh Siem Reap Battambang Kampot Kep Sihanoukville
- China food guide
- Beijing Shanghai Chengdu Chongqing Xi'an Guangzhou Hangzhou Changsha
- Hong Kong food guide
- Central and Sheung Wan Wan Chai and Causeway Bay Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan Mong Kok Sham Shui Po Sai Kung Lamma and Cheung Chau
- India food guide
- Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Chennai Hyderabad Lucknow Jaipur Goa
- Indonesia food guide
- Bali Jakarta Yogyakarta Bandung Surabaya Padang Makassar Lombok
- Japan food guide
- Tokyo Osaka Kyoto Sapporo Fukuoka Hiroshima Kanazawa Okinawa
- Kazakhstan food guide
- Almaty Astana Karaganda Shymkent Turkistan Aktau
- Kyrgyzstan food guide
- Bishkek Osh Karakol Cholpon-Ata Naryn Song-Kul
- Laos food guide
- Luang Prabang Vientiane Vang Vieng Pakse Si Phan Don Luang Namtha
- Macau food guide
- Macau's historic centre Northern Macau Taipa Village Cotai Coloane
- Malaysia food guide
- Kuala Lumpur Penang Melaka Ipoh Kota Kinabalu Kuching Langkawi Johor Bahru
- Maldives food guide
- Malé Hulhumalé Maafushi Thoddoo The resort islands
- Mongolia food guide
- Ulaanbaatar Terelj Kharkhorin The Gobi Desert Lake Khövsgöl Ölgii
- Myanmar food guide
- Yangon Mandalay Bagan Inle Lake Mawlamyine Ngapali
- Nepal food guide
- Kathmandu Patan Bhaktapur Bandipur Pokhara Chitwan The Everest and Annapurna treks
- Pakistan food guide
- Lahore Karachi Islamabad Peshawar Hunza Multan
- Philippines food guide
- Manila Cebu Pampanga Iloilo Bacolod Davao Palawan Vigan
- Singapore food guide
- Marina Bay Chinatown Little India Kampong Glam Tiong Bahru Katong and Joo Chiat The East Coast
- South Korea food guide
- Seoul Busan Jeonju Jeju Gyeongju Daegu Gwangju Sokcho
- Sri Lanka food guide
- Colombo Kandy Galle Ella Jaffna Negombo
- Taiwan food guide
- Taipei Tainan Taichung Kaohsiung Chiayi Hualien Jiufen
- Tajikistan food guide
- Dushanbe Khujand Istaravshan Panjakent Khorog The Fann Mountains
- Thailand food guide
- Bangkok Chiang Mai Phuket Chiang Rai Ayutthaya Krabi Koh Samui Hua Hin
- Timor-Leste food guide
- Dili Atauro Island Baucau Maubisse Com
- Turkmenistan food guide
- Ashgabat Mary Turkmenbashi Dashoguz Darvaza
- Uzbekistan food guide
- Tashkent Samarkand Bukhara Khiva Nukus The Fergana Valley
- Vietnam food guide
- Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hoi An Hue Da Nang Da Lat Can Tho
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