Bar Leone in Hong Kong retains its title as the World’s Best Bar for a second consecutive year, with 13 bars from across Asia also featuring in The 50 Best Bars 2026, including four from Hong Kong and three from Bangkok.

At SU MA Jakarta, Executive Chef Brendon Chen and Co-Executive Chef Ryan Kim bring their different culinary backgrounds together through contemporary East Asian cuisine, Indonesian ingredients and a shared approach to curiosity and balance.

COPA at 25hours Hotel Jakarta The Oddbird is featuring Tajima Australian Grainfed Wagyu in a month-long Fire & Wagyu menu, with wood and charcoal-grilled cuts alongside tacos, anticuchos, tartare, and house-made longaniza.

Melbourne restaurant Yiaga, led by chef-owner Hugh Allen, has been named the winner of the Visa One to Watch Award 2026 for its locally focused cooking, Australian craftsmanship, and plans to build a wider platform for culinary learning and collaboration.

Chef Mauro Santarelli’s background in Argentina, agronomy, cattle farming, and kitchens across Europe and Indonesia shapes his approach to fire, meat, and local ingredients at Chupacabras in Bali.

Bacha Coffee’s Costa Rica: Pura Vida, Pura Tierra follows seven generations of coffee farming at Volcán Azul, exploring how terroir, cultivation, processing, and roasting shape the character of four Costa Rican coffees.

The 50 Best Bars has released its 2026 extended ranking, highlighting how far cocktail culture has spread. Ahead of the…

SugarSand at Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach will host Chef Martin of TAKK alongside Chef de Cuisine Ega for a one-night four-hand dinner on September 24, featuring a 13-course menu that brings together SugarSand’s Borderless Cuisine with Martin’s Scandinavian and French influences.

Bel Étage at The St. Regis Jakarta has refreshed its Weekend Brunch with expanded Indonesian, Italian, Western, and Chinese selections, new interactive stations, tableside service, and additional seafood and dessert offerings.

Ivan Gutierrez and Chef Vincenzo Gatti bring complementary expertise in F&B operations and culinary leadership to Hyatt Regency Bali and Andaz Bali, shaping the dining experience across the two Sanur resorts.

Beach Bar at Alila Seminyak is marking Negroni Week from September 21 to 27 with five Campari-based cocktails, including the Classic Negroni, Chocolate Negroni, Ameroni, Classic Americano, and Campari Spritz.

Costa is marking its first Negroni Week in September 2026 with a trio of drinks that balance tradition and invention….