Dewakan Makes Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List

Kuala Lumpur’s Dewakan was recently placed 46th on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List at the S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna 2019 Awards. Chef Darren Teoh who helms the restaurant, which opened in 2015, is acknowledged for his use of local produce such as goat, organic vegetables, ginger flower and ulam raja. It offers an inventive and creative re-imagination of modern Malaysian cuisine. The restaurant is located within KDU University College, Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Asia’s top ten restaurants are – Odette (Singapore), Gaggan (Bangkok), Den (Tokyo), Suhring (Bangkok), Florilege (Tokyo), Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai), Mume (Taipei), Narisawa (Tokyo), Nihonryori RyuGin (Tokyo) and Burnt Ends (Singapore). www.dewakan.my

David Bowden

David Bowden is a freelance photojournalist specialising in travel, food and the environment. He has been based in Asia for many years and travels the globe seeking out the finest restaurants, vineyards and travel destinations. He is the author of several books including travel books on Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia plus a coffee table book on great railway journeys in Australia and New Zealand.