The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Barbary Coast
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Rank 1. Odette
Modern French
A paper installation by artist Dawn Ng hangs from the ceiling of this three-Michelin-star modern French restaurant inside the National Gallery, which means dinner arrives with a side of actual museum energy. Chef Julien Royer grew up on a farm and cooks like it still matters, sourcing from small producers across Asia and Europe. The menu sits on a French spine with Asian inflections folded quietly through it. It holds a spot on The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- 50 Best #25 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best #19 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 4. Cloudstreet
Sri Lankan Australian
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Rank 5. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 6. Born
Modern Chinese
A former rickshaw depot at a Chinatown crossroads, the triangular building alone stops traffic before you step inside. Born is a fine dining restaurant where glass ceilings and a suspended paper sculpture set the tone for chef Zor Tan's multi-course menu: Modern Chinese cooking shaped by French technique, with each course tied to a principle like Memory or Legacy. It holds a Michelin star and a spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.
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Rank 7. Zén
Neo-Nordic New American
Björn Frantzén's Singapore shophouse holds three Michelin stars and a tasting menu that moves you floor by floor, aperitif and amuse-bouche downstairs, the full neo-Nordic progression upstairs. The kitchen leans on seafood and Japanese ideas without quite belonging to either, and the non-alcoholic pairings are eccentric in a way that somehow makes you trust them more. Worth knowing the restaurant is temporarily closed before you plan around it.
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A cereal box arrives at the table and turns out to be dessert, which tells you most of what you need to know about Labyrinth. This Michelin-starred fine dining room takes hawker-stall nostalgia, bak kut teh and all, and rebuilds it into a theatrical set menu where the props are part of the point. The room runs dark and spare, warmed by wood and Singaporean art. It holds a spot on both Asia's and the World's 50 Best lists.
- 50 Best #97 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- 50 Best #40 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 9. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 10. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 11. Waku Ghin
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 12. CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steakhouse
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Rank 14. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 15. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 16. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 17. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
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Rank 18. Hamamoto
Sushi
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Rank 19. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 20. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 21. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 23. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 24. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 26. Nae:Um
Contemporary Korean
Each seasonal tasting menu at this fine dining restaurant arrives framed as an "episode," with past chapters organized around Jeju Island, a sunset walk along the Han River, and a backyard barbecue. Chef Louis Han reinterprets Korean nostalgic cooking through Western technique, so cold buckwheat noodles become haute cuisine and a buttery sauce quietly channels a spicy fish stew. It landed on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, and the intimate shophouse room, all cream and warm light, keeps the focus on the plates.
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Rank 32. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 33. Seroja
Malaysian
The name comes from the Malay word for lotus flower and the street where the chef grew up, which sets the tone for what follows. Seroja is a 24-seat fine dining restaurant built around a multi-course menu of Malay Archipelago cooking, with counter seats that put the kitchen on full display. Mangrove wood-charred scallops with laksa leaf sauce are the signature. It holds a Michelin star and sits on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.
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Rank 34. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 35. Butcher's Block
Wood-fired Steakhouse
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Rank 36. Marguerite
Contemporary New American
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Rank 37. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Malaysian
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Rank 39. Ammākase
Indian
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Rank 40. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 41. Brasserie Astoria
Swedish French
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Rank 42. Rough Guys Coffee
Coffee
- Asian Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Singapore
- Asian Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Singapore
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Rank 49. L'antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Neapolitan Pizza
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Rank 50. Luke's Oyster Bar & Chop House
Steakhouse
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Rank 52. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 56. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 58. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 59. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 60. The Blue Ginger
Malaysian
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Rank 62. Mott 32 Singapore
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 63. VUE
Contemporary New American
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Rank 65. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 67. Solo Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 68. Sushi Hare すし晴
Sushi
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Rank 72. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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A Neapolitan-style pizza bar in the Jiak Chuan Road dining strip, where the dough is long-fermented, the crust rises high, and the aperitivo list is taken as seriously as the pies. Negronis and Americanos anchor the drinks, and the room, dark-toned and minimal, fills quickly with people who know to book ahead. It ranks on the 50 Top Pizza World list, with a 2025 One to Watch special award to go with it.
- 50 Top Pizza 2025 · One to Watch · 50 Top Pizza World Special Awards
- 50 Top Pizza #95 · 50 Top Pizza World
- 50 Top Pizza #15 · 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific
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Rank 75. 54 Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 77. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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Rank 81. Sospiri
Southern Italian
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Rank 82. 168 CMY Satay
Malaysian
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Rank 85. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Malaysian
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Rank 86. Maxi Coffee Bar
Coffee
Tucked through the back entrance off Club Street, this compact specialty coffee bar keeps things minimal in design and serious about the cup. Pour-overs are the move, served alongside freshly baked pastries to the laptop crowd and the pre-dinner-out crowd in equal measure. The Club Street location means the neighborhood turns lively by evening, making it a useful gear-shift between the workday and whatever comes next.
- Asian Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Singapore
- Asian Coffee Map Singapore Coffee Guide for Travelers
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Rank 87. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 88. Sushi Katori
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 90. Olivia
Catalan
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Rank 94. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
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Rank 95. Esquina
Spanish
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Rank 96. Fat Prince
Middle Eastern
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Rank 97. Les Amis
French
White-gloved service and a dedicated cheese cart signal exactly what kind of evening you're in for at this French fine dining institution tucked into Shaw Centre. Chef Sébastien Lepinoy, who spent nearly two decades with Joël Robuchon before landing here, runs a kitchen that holds three Michelin stars, a Forbes Five Star, and a spot on Asia's 50 Best list. The room is formal but never stiff, the kind of place where the truffle server knows more about truffles than you ever will.
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- 50 Best #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 98. FOC Restaurant
Catalonian Spanish
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Rank 99. Ushidoki Wagyu Kaiseki
Japanese
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