The Top 100 Places to Eat Near IRU DEN
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Rank 1. Buona Terra
Contemporary Italian
Contemporary Italian fine dining tucked inside a colonial house on Scotts Road, and it earned a spot on 50 Top Italy's global list, which is a pretty good endorsement when you're not even in Italy. The room feels polished without trying too hard, and the seafood dishes are quietly confident in that way only good Italian cooking manages. Dress like you mean it, expect a leisurely evening, and trust whoever's recommending the wine.
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Rank 2. Les Amis
French
Fine dining French in Singapore that's been around forever and still earns its place on Asia's 50 Best list. The kitchen has deep Joël Robuchon roots, and it shows in the kind of classical technique that never feels dusty. White-gloved service, serious cheese and truffle trolleys, and a room full of people who dressed for the occasion. It's a special-occasion place in the best sense, not stuffy, just genuinely polished.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- 50 Best 2026 · #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Iggy's
European Contemporary
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Rank 4. IRU DEN
Taiwanese contemporary
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Rank 5. Ginza Sushi Ichi Singapore
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 6. Omakase @ Stevens
Omakase Japanese
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Rank 7. Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 8. INDOCAFÉ
Peranakan
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Rank 9. Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro
Sichuan Chinese
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Rank 10. Summer Palace
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 11. Gordon Grill
French
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Rank 12. Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge
Street Food
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Rank 13. Heng Carrot Cake & Oyster Omelette
Street Food
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Rank 15. Kwee Heng 贵兴
Street Food
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Rank 16. Alliance Seafood
Seafood
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Rank 17. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 18. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 19. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 20. Hup Kee Fried Oyster Omelette
Street Food
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Rank 21. R&B Express
Street Food
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Rank 23. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Singaporean Noodles
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Rank 24. Ichigo Ichie 一期一江
Japanese
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Rank 25. Tambuah Mas
Indonesian
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Rank 26. Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant
Hong Kong Chinese
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Rank 28. Shang Palace
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 29. Jiang-Nan Chun
Chinese
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Rank 30. Osteria Mozza
Italian
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Rank 31. Yan Ting
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 32. Burnt Ends
Barbecue
A wood-fired barbecue spot on the World's 50 Best list, and it earns it. The whole room is built around a four-tonne wood-burning oven, and counter seats face the open kitchen so you can watch the fire do its thing up close. The menu shifts constantly, which keeps the regulars coming back and the tourists slightly confused. Wear something you don't mind smelling like smoke on the way home, because that's a compliment here.
- World's 101 Best #9 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- 50 Best 2025 · #93 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 33. Odette
Modern French
Odette sits inside the National Gallery and honestly feels like part of the collection, with a ceiling installation that earns its own second glance. It's a fine dining room where the chef's modern French cooking quietly pulls in Asian ingredients without making a big deal of it. The room draws the kind of crowd that planned this dinner weeks ago and dressed accordingly. It holds a spot on Asia's 50 Best list, and the food makes that feel earned rather than inherited.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- 50 Best 2025 · #25 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best 2026 · Asia's Best Sommelier Award 2026, sponsored by VIK · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants · Lesley Liu
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Rank 34. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 35. Xiangyee Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese Chinese
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Rank 36. Shatōburian
Steakhouse
A sleek Wagyu steakhouse tucked inside Palais Renaissance, Shatōburian is the kind of place where the beef does all the talking and the room is quiet enough to let it. A5 Japanese Wagyu cooked on tableside grills, pairings chosen to flatter rather than compete, and a crowd that knows exactly what they came for. Think pressed shirts, hushed tones, and people who've done their research.
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Rank 37. Delhi Lahori
Street Food
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Rank 38. Seroja
Malaysian
Fine dining rooted in the Malay Archipelago, Seroja is a tiny 24-seater that landed on Asia's 50 Best almost immediately after opening, which tells you everything you need to know. The chef cooks the cuisine of his own culture with serious technique, and the tasting menu feels personal rather than performative. Counter seats put you right up against the kitchen action, which is where you want to be. The crowd dresses up a little and pays attention to what's on the plate.
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Rank 39. Labyrinth
Innovative
If you want to understand what Singaporean food can become in the right hands, this is the place. Labyrinth is a set-menu fine dining spot that takes the hawker classics you grew up eating and rebuilds them into something quietly mind-bending, with interactive presentation that's theatrical without being annoying. It's earned a spot on Asia's 50 Best, and the room draws food-serious regulars who know not to expect the same meal twice.
- 50 Best 2025 · #97 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- 50 Best 2026 · #40 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 40. Torno Subito
Regional Italian
Massimo Bottura's regional Italian restaurant sits in Dempsey Hill, which has quietly become the neighborhood that food people talk about. The room goes full retro Italian holiday, all bold colors and good energy, and the crowd dresses like they have somewhere else to be later. You can order à la carte or do the six-course tasting menu. The pizza is genuinely well made, and a proper espresso at the end is rarer than it should be in Singapore.
- 50 Top Italy 2026 · #6 · The Best Italian Restaurants In The World
- 50 Top Italy 2026 · Made in Italy
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 41. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 42. Loca Niru
Japanese
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Rank 43. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 44. Muthu's Curry
Indian
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Rank 45. Zén
European Contemporary
Björn Frantzén's three-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant occupies a beautifully restored shophouse, and it earns every star. You start with drinks and snacks downstairs, then head up for eight neo-Nordic courses that quietly absorb Japanese technique along the way. The crowd is dressed up, unhurried, and the kind of people who booked weeks out. The non-alcoholic pairing sounds like a dare but somehow lands every time.
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Rank 46. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 47. Kotuwa
Sri Lankan
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Rank 49. Candlenut
Peranakan
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Rank 50. Lagnaa
Indian
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Rank 52. Born
Modern Chinese
Born is a fine-dining destination doing something genuinely interesting: a multi-course tasting menu that maps Chinese and Asian flavours onto classical French technique, built around a loose philosophy of life's journey. The building helps, an old colonial-era rickshaw depot in Chinatown with soaring glass ceilings and a suspended paper sculpture that makes the room feel like a gallery. It's on Asia's 50 Best list, so dress up and bring someone you want to impress.
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Rank 53. Pangium
Peranakan
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Rank 55. CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steakhouse
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Rank 56. Mustard
Indian
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Rank 57. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
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Rank 60. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 61. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 62. Cloudstreet
Innovative
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Rank 63. Heng Gi Goose and Duck Rice
Street Food
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Rank 66. Bismillah Biryani
Indian
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Rank 67. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 68. Nouri
Innovative
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Rank 69. Araya
Innovative
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Rank 70. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 71. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 72. Hamamoto
Sushi
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Rank 73. San Shu Gong Private Dining 三叔公私房菜
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 74. Somma Restaurant
Puglian Italian
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Rank 75. Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap
Chinese
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Rank 76. Butcher's Block
Wood-fired Steakhouse
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Rank 77. Kang's Wanton Noodle
Noodles
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Rank 78. Boon Tong Kee
Chinese
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Rank 79. Marguerite
Contemporary New American
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Rank 80. True Blue Cuisine
Peranakan
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Rank 83. Nae:Um
Contemporary Korean
Fine dining that earns its quiet confidence, Nae:um serves a seasonal tasting menu that reframes Korean nostalgia through a contemporary lens. The intimate shopfront room draws couples and serious food people who sit very still so they don't miss anything. Each course is built around a narrative theme, Korean culture translated into something you eat rather than read about. It's on Asia's 50 Best list, and you'll understand why by the third course.
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Rank 84. Hong Wen Mutton Soup (Beauty World)
Street Food
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Rank 85. Spago Singapore
California New American
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Rank 88. Bahrakath Mutton Soup
Street Food
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Rank 89. Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari
Malaysian Noodles
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Rank 92. Claudine
French
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Rank 93. Pondok Makan Indonesia
Street Food
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Rank 95. Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup
Street Food
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A Tuscan steakhouse on Mohamed Sultan Road that's been around long enough to feel settled and sure of itself. The kitchen cooks over wood fire, keeps things beautifully simple, and sources serious beef from Italy and Australia. The room has that old-world trattoria warmth without feeling like a theme park, and the Italian-heavy wine list earns its keep. The crowd comes dressed for a proper night out, and nobody seems in a hurry to leave.
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Rank 98. Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 99. Singapore Famous Rojak
Street Food
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Rank 100. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai