The best flower crab I’ve ever had is in Hong Kong.
The Chairman
Hong Kong
The order
Steamed flower crab, aged Shaoxing, flat rice noodles
Eaten
2013 → 2023
Where
The Chairman, Hong Kong
The room
No.19 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, and No.1 on Asia's 50 Best (2021, 2026)
One dish, one winner — the single best version I’ve ever eaten, anywhere. Eaten in person, many times over, photographed at the table. Every claim like this one lives on The Best I’ve Ever Had.