Progressive Indian restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok has been crowned Best Restaurant in Asia for the second year running.

Narisawa in Tokyo, Japan retained its second spot, while Restaurant Andre in Bukit Pasoh Road climbed to third spot, up from fifth last year. It is the highest-ranked Singapore restaurant on the list.

Making their debut on the list were two Singapore restaurants. Corner House in the Singapore Botanic Gardens came in at No. 17 , while Wild Rocket in Upper Wilkie Road was at No. 38 position.

Seven other Singapore restaurants were also on this year's list. They are Waku Ghin at No. 6, up from nine last year; Les Amis at 12, up from 13 last year; Burnt Ends at 14, up from 30 last year; Shinji by Kanesaka at 21, up from 32 last year; Jaan at 29, down from 11 last year; Tippling Club at 31, up from 36 last year; and Iggy’s at 36, down from 18 last year.

Home-grown pastry chef Cheryl Koh of the Les Amis Group was also named Asia’s Best Pastry Chef.

The results were announced at a gala award ceremony at Bangkok's W Hotel earlier tonight. The awards, which celebrates the best restaurants in the region, is in its fourth edition. They were given out in Singapore in the first three years.

Australian chef David Thompson, who heads Thai restaurants Nahm in Bangkok and Long Chim in Marina Bay Sands, received The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony.

Other accolades that have been handed out last month include Asia’s Best Female Chef which went to Chef Margarita Forés, who runs Cibo, a chain of Italian restaurants in The Philippines, and French-Japanese restaurant Florilège in Tokyo, which received The One To Watch Award, which recognises up-and-coming restaurants.

The list is determined by The Diners Club Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, which comprises more than 300 professionals in the restaurant industry across Asia, such as food writers and critics, chefs and restauranteurs.

The Asian list is an offshoot of the World's 50 Best Restaurants, which is also published by William Reed Media Group. The World's list is expected to be announced in New York City in June.

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Here's the full list of this year's winners:

No. 1 - GAGGAN Bangkok, Thailand

No. 2 - NARISAWA Tokyo, Japan

No. 3 - RESTAURANT ANDRÉ Singapore

No. 4 - AMBER Hong Kong, China

No. 5 - NIHONRYORI RYUGIN Tokyo, Japan

No. 6 - WAKU GHIN Singapore

No. 7 - ULTRAVIOLET BY PAUL PAIRET Shanghai, China

No. 8 - NAHM Bangkok, Thailand

No. 9 - INDIAN ACCENT New Delhi, India

No. 10 - LUNG KING HEEN Hong Kong, China

No. 11 - HAJIME Osaka, Japan

No. 12 - LES AMIS Singapore

No. 13 - 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA Hong Kong, China

No. 14 - BURNT ENDS Singapore

No. 15 - MINGLES Seoul, South Korea

No. 16 - L'EFFERVESCENCE Tokyo, Japan

No. 17 - CORNER HOUSE Singapore

No. 18 - FU HE HUI Shanghai, China

No. 19 - ISSAYA SIAMESE CLUB Bangkok, Thailand

No. 20 - QUINTESSENCE Tokyo, Japan

No. 21 - SHINJI BY KANESAKA Singapore

No. 22 - JUNGSIK Seoul, South Korea

No. 23 - EAT ME Bangkok, Thailand

No. 24 - TAKAZAWA Tokyo, Japan

No. 25 - MINISTRY OF CRAB Colombo, Sri Lanka

No. 26 - SUSHI SAITO Tokyo, Japan

No. 27 - THE CHAIRMAN Hong Kong, China

No. 28 - MR AND MRS BUND Shanghai, China

No. 29 - JAAN Singapore

No. 30 - LE MOÛT Taichung, Taiwan

No. 31 - LA MAISON DE LA NATURE GOH Fukuoka, Japan

No. 32 - TIPPLING CLUB Singapore

No. 33 - TENKU RYUGIN Hong Kong, China

No. 34 - FOOK LAM MOON Hong Kong, China

No. 35 - ROBUCHON AU DÔME Macau, China

No. 36 - IGGY'S Singapore

No. 37 - DEN Tokyo, Japan

No. 38 - WILD ROCKET Singapore

No. 39 - GALLERY VASK Manila, Philippines

No. 40 - L'ATELIER DE JOËL ROBUCHON Hong Kong, China

No. 41 - BO INNOVATION Hong Kong, China

No. 42 - KIKUNOI Kyoto, Japan

No. 43 - CUISINE WAT DAMNAK Siem Reap, Cambodia

No. 44 - WASABI BY MORIMOTO Mumbai, India

No. 45 - BUKHARA New Delhi, India

No. 46 - RAW Taipei, Taiwan

No. 47 - NIHONBASHI Colombo, Sri Lanka

No. 48 - TA VIE Hong Kong, China

No. 49 - LOCAVORE Bali, Indonesia

No. 50 - LA YEON Seoul, South Korea