Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Langkawi from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Langkawi
The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi has an exceptional wine program and sommelier-led service. The Planters at The Danna has a wine list, and both restaurants have extensive wine lists.
A fine dining room in Datai Bay with tasting menu and à la carte formats. It has an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list, sommelier-led service, and awards that include a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Food Awards, Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and Star Wine List recognition.
A European-inspired Asian fusion restaurant in Pantai Kok with à la carte and buffet service. Its wine list and extensive wine list sit alongside La Liste recognition in 2025, with chefs presenting dishes at the table in a colonial setting.
A rainforest hotel in Datai Bay with private villas, rooms, suites and multiple dining outlets. The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi offers tasting menu and à la carte formats, with an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service.
The Danna Langkawi is in Pantai Kok, where The Planters at The Danna serves European-inspired Asian fusion cooking. The hotels here also include Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia in Tanjung Rhu and The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi in Pantai Kok.
A secluded resort in Tanjung Rhu with a mile-long private beach, limestone cliffs and tropical gardens in a UNESCO Global Geopark. It holds Michelin 2 Keys and La Liste Top Hotels recognition in 2026.
A colonial-inspired resort in Pantai Kok with a private beach and a three-tiered infinity pool. The Planters at The Danna is in the same neighbourhood, serving European-inspired Asian fusion cooking with an extensive wine list.
A resort in Pantai Kok between rainforest and the Andaman Sea. The Planters at The Danna, also in Pantai Kok, serves European-inspired Asian fusion cooking with à la carte and buffet formats, an extensive wine list.
Datai Bay and Pantai Kok matter most for serious wine lists in Langkawi. The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi in Datai Bay has the island’s strongest wine program in our guide, and The Planters at The Danna in Pantai Kok also carries an extensive list.
Langkawi has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi holds a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Food Awards, and The Planters at The Danna has La Liste recognition.
Datai Bay is the clearest place for tasting-menu dining in Langkawi. The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi offers a tasting menu and à la carte service, and it is the only venue in our guide with an exceptional wine program.
The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi in Datai Bay holds Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2026. The restaurant has an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Langkawi.
Langkawi, Malaysia
The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi holds a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Food Awards, placing it among Malaysia's most formally recognised resort dining rooms. Set within one of Langkawi's most secluded properties on Teluk Datai bay, the restaurant positions itself at the serious end of island dining, where rainforest surroundings and considered service frame the meal as much as the kitchen does.
Langkawi, Malaysia
At Telaga Harbour Park, The Planters at The Danna places Malaysian fusion cooking inside one of Langkawi's more considered hotel dining rooms, drawing on the island's agricultural and coastal heritage to frame a menu that positions itself squarely between local tradition and contemporary technique. A 2025 La Liste recognition with 75.5 points places it within a small peer group of Malaysian restaurants earning sustained international attention.
Langkawi
Selected entries from the current guide for Langkawi.
Langkawi, Malaysia
Set along the mangrove-fringed shores of Tanjung Rhu in northern Langkawi, Four Seasons Resort Langkawi earned a 90.5-point rating from La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 and the 2025 World Travel Awards title of Malaysia's Leading Villa Resort. The property sits in the island's quieter northern arc, positioning it within a small cohort of design-led resorts where architecture, landscape, and low-density layout are the primary arguments.
Langkawi, Malaysia
Named Tatler Asia-Pacific Hotel of the Year 2026 and ranked in the World's 50 Best Hotels (2025, #85), The Datai occupies a rainforest above Datai Bay on Langkawi's northwest tip. The property sits within a 10-million-year-old forest at the base of Gunung Machinchang, with 121 rooms, villas, and suites across treetop and beachside settings. A resident naturalist team, multiple dining outlets, and a Leading Hotels of the World membership place it in a narrow tier of serious destination resorts in Southeast Asia.
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The Danna Langkawi occupies a prime position along Pantai Kok, where the Andaman Sea meets a backdrop of ancient rainforest. Its colonial-meets-Mediterranean architecture carries through from the main house to private beach villas appointed with Salvatore Ferragamo amenities. For Langkawi's premium resort tier, this is one of the island's more characterful alternatives to the branded international chains.
Langkawi, Malaysia
Among Langkawi's premium resort tier, The Ritz-Carlton positions itself at the boundary where protected rainforest meets the Andaman Sea, scoring 93 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The address at Teluk Nibung, Pantai Kok puts guests within reach of the island's most ecologically significant coastline, placing it in direct comparison with The Datai and Four Seasons for nature-integrated luxury.
Langkawi, Malaysia
A MICHELIN Selected property on Langkawi's Pantai Cenang strip, Temple Tree Resort is built from salvaged heritage structures transported and reassembled on site, a design approach that places it in a category apart from the island's large-footprint luxury resorts. The property draws guests who prioritise architectural character and a sense of place over branded amenities.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Langkawi.
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