- Trip.Gourmet’s 2027 Fine Dining List recognises 744 restaurants across 105 cities and 40 countries and regions
- Three Vietnamese restaurants – GIA, KOKI and Anan Saigon – are recognised as Platinum honourees
- Vietnam ranks as the fourth most-searched APAC destination for food on Trip.com, “Hanoi food” among the fastest-growing destination-food search term globally
HO CHI MINH CITY, 8 September, 2026 - Trip.Gourmet, Trip.com Group’s dedicated food and dining brand, today marked its tenth anniversary with the global launch of the 2027 Fine Dining List at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The milestone event brought together restaurant partners, culinary experts and media from around the world to celebrate a decade of connecting travellers with the flavours that define the world's great destinations.
The 2027 Fine Dining List now spans six continents, 105 cities and 40 countries and regions, recognising 744 restaurants across three tiers: Black Diamond, the highest distinction (60), Diamond (160) and Platinum (524). This year’s list also adds 34 new destinations across Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia, South America and Africa.
Since its debut ten years ago, the list has grown from a single-market ranking into a global culinary index spanning 66 countries and regions and 462 destinations, helping travellers discover restaurants worth building a trip around. Beyond the global fine dining list, Trip.Gourmet currently recommends 347 restaurants in Vietnam, including 39 fine dining restaurants, giving global food travellers a wider view of the country’s local cuisine, destination dining and quality dining experiences.
“Today's travellers are no longer just enjoying food at their destination – increasingly, a single meal is shaping where they choose to go, and when,” said Ms. Sunny Sun, Vice President, Trip.com Group and CEO of Trip.Gourmet. “As cross-border travel becomes more frequent, our goal for the next chapter of Trip.Gourmet is simple: help every traveller discover a restaurant worth the trip, understand why it matters, and book it with confidence.”
Vietnam’s Fine Dining Continues to Go Global
This year's list reflects the breadth of global fine dining, with 744 restaurants recognised across 105 cities and 40 countries and regions. China leads the list overall with 283 restaurants (20 Black Diamond, 43 Diamond, 220 Platinum), followed by Japan with 109 restaurants (6 Black Diamond, 33 Diamond, 70 Platinum) and the United States with 44 restaurants (5 Black Diamond, 11 Diamond, 28 Platinum).
France leads Europe and ranks second globally for Black Diamond honours, with 10 Black Diamond, 12 Diamond and 21 Platinum restaurants across the country. The United Kingdom (29 restaurants, 4 Black Diamond), Singapore (27 restaurants, 3 Black Diamond) and Thailand (25 restaurants, 2 Black Diamond) round out the list of top-performing destinations, underscoring the growing prominence of Southeast Asian dining alongside long-established European and North American culinary capitals.
As host city for this year's global launch, Singapore is recognised with 27 restaurants on the 2027 Fine Dining List, spanning all three tiers: 3 Black Diamond, 8 Diamond and 16 Platinum.
The 2027 list also recognised three Vietnamese restaurants as Platinum restaurants: GIA in Hanoi, KOKI in Hanoi, and Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, reinforcing Vietnam’s visibility on the global fine dining stage.
The full 2027 global restaurant rankings can be viewed on the Trip.com app.
New for 2027: From List to Journey
Alongside the list, Trip.Gourmet announced two new features designed to turn culinary discovery into bookable travel experiences:
- Global Table Booking: Over 43,600 restaurants worldwide - nearly 40,000 of them overseas - are now part of Trip.Gourmet's booking network, with many directly bookable.
- WOW Privileges: An exclusive benefits programme for Trip.com Group's Black Diamond members, unlocking scarce next-month seats at hard-to-book restaurants on the 1st of every month. The programme currently partners with in-demand restaurants, offering more than 320 scarce seats over the course of the year, with benefits such as priority seating, chef's greetings and limited-edition menus.
When Dinner Decides the Destination: Vietnam’s Food-led Travel Opportunity
The launch comes as global interest in food-led travel continues to accelerate. According to Group data, food-related searches increased by 45% over the past eight months of 2026, with the number of distinct food-related search terms up 46% over the same period. Travellers who engaged with food-related content also showed markedly stronger engagement than the overall user base, about 41% of food-related search interactions leading users to continue exploring, compared with 28% across all search categories.
Within these searches, interest in restaurants specifically grew by 68%, buffet searches rose 66%, and café, coffee and tea searches increased 67% - pointing to travellers seeking a broader range of dining occasions during their trips. Interest in seafood rose 218%, while searches for local specialities climbed by over 700%.
Increasingly, travellers are also combining destination and dining intent (food/restaurant) directly in their searches. Trip.com Group data shows that "Hanoi food" ranks among the fastest-growing destination-food search terms globally, alongside terms such as "Macau buffet", "Beijing restaurant" and "Shanghai restaurant". Other frequently searched Vietnam-related terms include “Ho Chi Minh City food”, “Da Nang food”, and “Saigon food”.
The trend is also gathering pace across new international markets. Since expanding into Europe in May 2026, food-related search has grown quickly across several European markets, led by Italy and Spain, with Germany and France — Europe’s largest market by search volume — all posting strong triple-digit growth.
In Asia-Pacific, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong recorded the fastest-growing food-related search volumes over the same period, while Vietnam ranked as the fourth most-searched APAC destination for food on the platform.
Trip.Gourmet and Trip.com will continue to support Vietnam's local tourism and hospitality businesses in reaching international travellers and meeting the growing demand for culinary travel, as food increasingly shapes destination discovery and travel planning.
