Zanotti Il Ristorante Italiano, Bangkok Is Thailand's Best Restaurant, According to The Miele Guide 2011/2012

BANGKOK, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Zanotti Il Ristorante Italiano takes the top place for the third time in The Miele Guide 2011/2012 Thailand's Top 5 restaurants list. Chef-owner Gianmaria Zanotti's first and now flagship Italian restaurant showcases the hearty and wholesome Piedmontese cuisine of his hometown, Turino.

Blue Elephant Cooking School and Restaurant, housed in a traditional century-old estate home, ranks second, serving both classic and modern Thai food with the option available for guests to attend cooking classes to recreate these dishes. Claiming third position is Flare, located in Hilton Pattaya, which offers fine dining in a sophisticated setting.

Nahm, David Thompson's restaurant located on the ground floor of the Metropolitan Bangkok, takes fourth place with its deftly executed Thai classics. Bo.Lan at fifth place celebrates the best regional Thai dishes, with chef-owners Duangporn Songvisava and Dylan Jones dedicated to upholding traditional principles of Thai cooking.

Published by Ate Media, The Miele Guide profiles Asia's Top 20 restaurants, picks the Top 5 restaurants in each country and includes the best 500 restaurants in Asia. Considered Asia's first authoritative and independent guide to the region's finest dining establishments, results are derived from popular vote, the opinions of the region's most respected restaurant critics and food writers and the votes of The Miele Guide's invited jury.

Asia's Top 20 restaurants 2011/2012

-- Iggy's, Singapore

-- Restaurant Andre, Singapore

-- L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong, China

-- Robuchon a Galera, Macau China

-- Caprice, Hong Kong, China

-- Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

-- Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai, China

-- Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul, Seoul, Korea

-- Bo Innovation, Hong Kong, China

-- Tippling Club, Singapore

-- Antonio's, Cavite, Philippines

-- Mozaic, Bali, Indonesia

-- 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong, China

-- Gunther's Modern French Cuisine, Singapore

-- Dum Pukht, Mumbai, India

-- Dakshin, Chennai, India

-- Yung Kee, Hong Kong, China

-- Sarong, Bali, Indonesia

-- Les Amis, Singapore

-- Bukhara, New Delhi, India

The Miele Guide is available from www.mieleguide.com and retails at US$15.

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