Tag - Epicure Vietnam

Bacatá Excites with Creative Colombian Cuisine

Chef Fernando Arévalo breaks away from the rigours of fine dining and emerges with a more casual and personal concept, Bacatá. Here, he highlights his unique style of Colombian cuisine by utilizing modern techniques and a variety of ingredients, resulting in dishes that allow diners a peek into his rich culinary culture.

A Culinary Story Told In Colors

At The Monkey Gallery DINING, the tasting menu Magical Ticket – Palette /ˈpælət/ celebrates Vietnam’s culinary soul through a sensory journey of color, memory, and flavor. Reinvented each year with a new theme, the menu invites guests to explore ever-changing landscapes — from mist-covered forests to coastal depths — in an experience as evocative as it is unforgettable.

Naar
A Himalayan Culinary Odyssey

High in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh, Naar has emerged as one of India’s most compelling new destination restaurants, set against sweeping views of valleys framed by the Western Himalayas. Located within Amaya, an intimate boutique retreat near the village of Darwa, the restaurant is enveloped by pine forests, wild grasses, and crisp mountain air, a serene natural canvas that informs every aspect of its philosophy.

Fire, Sky, And Silver Service <br> Jakarta’s Most Exciting New Tables

Fire, Sky, And Silver Service
Jakarta’s Most Exciting New Tables

Jakarta’s dining landscape has entered a dazzling new chapter, marked by the near-simultaneous arrival of two international culinary heavyweights: Íñigo Urrechu with his flame-forward Basque grill house, Erre & Urrechu Jakarta, and multi-award-winning British chef Kirk Westaway with the refined The Crown at Fairmont Jakarta. Different in spirit yet united in ambition, these venues encapsulate the capital’s growing appetite for global excellence served with unmistakable flair.

Sushi Amamoto <br> A Quiet Discipline Arrives in Mayfair

Sushi Amamoto
A Quiet Discipline Arrives in Mayfair

In a city defined by access, Sushi Amamoto introduces something rarer: restraint. Long revered in Taipei where reservations can take up to a year, the cult omakase counter has now arrived in London’s Mayfair, bringing with it a philosophy shaped not by excess, but by precision.

SingleThread’s Kyoto Debut <br> Where Memory Becomes Flavor

SingleThread’s Kyoto Debut
Where Memory Becomes Flavor

A decade after redefining farm-driven fine dining in California, SingleThread steps onto the global stage with its first international outpost, SoNoMa by SingleThread, unveiled within the serene new enclave of Capella Kyoto. Intimate, precise, and deeply personal, the opening signals not expansion for its own sake, but a continuation of a philosophy shaped by land, season, and story.

Hong Kong’s Modern Cantonese Revival

In Hong Kong, fine dining has long been defined by refinement, but within Cantonese cuisine, its true expression lies not in spectacle, but in restraint. Today, a new generation of chefs is reshaping that philosophy, guiding it into a contemporary era where tradition is neither preserved nor disrupted, but thoughtfully reinterpreted.

Dieci Boutique Restaurant <br> The Rhythm Of The Balkans

Dieci Boutique Restaurant
The Rhythm Of The Balkans

In the tranquil village of Devino, Dieci Boutique Restaurant unfolds as a destination not merely for dining, but for reflection through taste. Guided by Chefs Anna and Gianfranco Chiarini, the experience is shaped around an 11-course tasting menu that speaks softly yet deliberately, drawing from 100% Bulgarian and regional Balkan ingredients while refined through Italian technique.