The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Fancy
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Rank 1. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 2. 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 3. 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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Rank 4. 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 5. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 6. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 7. Cloudstreet
Sri Lankan Australian
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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 10. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 11. CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steakhouse
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Rank 12. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 13. Waku Ghin
Contemporary Japanese
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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. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 18. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 19. Hamamoto
Sushi
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Rank 21. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 22. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 23. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 24. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
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Rank 28. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 32. 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 33. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 34. 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 35. Butcher's Block
Wood-fired Steakhouse
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Rank 36. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Malaysian
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Rank 38. Rough Guys Coffee
Coffee
- Asian Coffee Map Where to Drink Coffee in Singapore
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Rank 39. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 41. Marguerite
Contemporary New American
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Rank 46. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 48. L'antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Neapolitan Pizza
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Rank 51. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 52. Ammākase
Indian
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Rank 53. Brasserie Astoria
Swedish French
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Rank 55. Luke's Oyster Bar & Chop House
Steakhouse
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Rank 56. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 59. The Blue Ginger
Malaysian
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Rank 63. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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Rank 65. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 66. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 69. Mott 32 Singapore
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 72. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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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 77. Solo Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 78. 168 CMY Satay
Malaysian
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Rank 79. Sushi Hare すし晴
Sushi
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Rank 80. 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.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- 50 Best #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 82. 54 Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 83. VUE
Contemporary New American
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Rank 85. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Malaysian
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Rank 88. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 89. 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
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Rank 90. Sushi Katori
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 91. Sospiri
Southern Italian
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Rank 92. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Singaporean Noodles
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Rank 93. Olivia
Catalan
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Rank 94. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
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Rank 95. FOC Restaurant
Catalonian Spanish
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Rank 96. Esquina
Spanish
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Rank 100. Bistro Gaston
French