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Tatler Best Asia Pacific 2026 unveiled its annual Best 100 Hotels, Best 100 Restaurants and Best 100 Bars lists, alongside its prestigious Best-in-Class awards, at a ceremony in Shanghai on 22 October. Now in its third edition, Tatler Best recognises 300 exceptional hospitality establishments across Asia Pacific.
This year's awards also mark the introduction of six new distinctions, including Tatler Best's first-ever cruise awards and new hotel categories celebrating excellence in wellness and family travel, reflecting the evolving landscape of luxury hospitality across the region.
The full 2026 Tatler Best lists and Best-in-Class winners are available at https://media.tatlerasia.com/list/best-asia-pacific.
The 2026 Best-in-Class awards recognise outstanding achievements across hotels, restaurants, bars and cruises in the region.
This year's winners include:
The winners are recognised alongside the annual Best 100 lists, which cover established hospitality names as well as newer openings across Asia Pacific.
Tatler Best has expanded its Best-in-Class awards with six new categories, reflecting the growing range of travel and hospitality experiences across the region.
For the first time, Tatler Best recognises cruise experiences across four categories:
Two new hotel categories have also been introduced:
These additions expand the scope of Tatler Best beyond hotels, restaurants and bars, recognising the growing importance of cruise experiences, wellness and multi-generational travel within the hospitality sector.
Taking place from 20 to 24 October 2026, Tatler Best Asia Pacific brings together hospitality professionals, award winners and industry leaders for a programme of awards, discussions and dining experiences in Shanghai.
The awards ceremony on 22 October is the centrepiece of the programme, alongside Tatler Best Talks, a series of private panel discussions featuring hospitality leaders and industry experts exploring developments across travel and hospitality in Asia Pacific.
The Tatler Best Takeover Series, running from 20 to 24 October, features 28 exclusive dining and cocktail collaborations with award-winning chefs and mixologists from across the region. Open to the public, the series offers a programme of collaborative dining experiences and guest shifts at venues across Shanghai.
This year, Tatler Best partnered with Instagram to introduce the Tatler Best x Instagram Creators Spotlight 2026, recognising digital storytellers across Asia Pacific whose work reflects Tatler Best's spirit of discovery.
The inaugural cohort brings together visual artists, cultural tastemakers and travel curators from across the region, showcasing hospitality experiences through their individual creative perspectives.
The annual Best 100 Hotels, Best 100 Restaurants and Best 100 Bars lists are the result of a jury vote involving more than 900 jurors from around the world. Jury members are handpicked from the Tatler community and their selection is based upon their passion for travel, gastronomy and adventure.
Added to this discerning and sophisticated body of jurors are Tatler's own editors and trusted reviewers. The voting process is overseen by two jury Co-chairs, Sean Fitzpatrick (Tatler Asia's Chief Experience Officer) and Andy Cheng (Tatler Asia's Head of Dining).
Together with the Best-in-Class awards, the lists provide a guide to hotels, restaurants, bars and travel experiences across Asia Pacific.
Tatler Best Asia Pacific 2026 is supported by Official Venue Partner Yan Garden, Shanghai and Strategic Wine Partner Wynn Resorts Macau. As Strategic Wine Partner, Wynn Resorts Macau is showcasing China's premier terroirs through the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards—the world's largest competition dedicated to Chinese wine—presenting trophy-winning selections and curated tastings across the awards ceremony, welcome reception and Tatler Best Takeover Series.
“Hospitality across Asia Pacific continues to evolve, shaped by changing traveller expectations and new forms of luxury experiences. As hospitality evolves, so too does Tatler Best. From introducing the cruise awards to recognising more wellness offerings, this year's edition reflects our commitment to recognising excellence across the region,” says Sean Fitzpatrick, Chief Experience Officer, Tatler Asia and jury co-chair of Tatler Best.
Explore the full list of this year’s winners at media.tatlerasia.com/list/best.
View event highlights and winner group photos here.