The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Kotuwa
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Rank 1. 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 2. Bismillah Biryani
Indian
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Rank 3. 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 5. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 6. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
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Rank 7. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 9. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 10. Lagnaa
Indian
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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 14. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 16. Butcher's Block
Wood-fired Steakhouse
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Rank 17. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 18. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 19. Muthu's Curry
Indian
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Rank 20. Fu He Delights 福和
Cantonese
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Rank 23. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 30. Soon Huat
Noodles
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Rank 31. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 32. Mustard
Indian
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Rank 33. 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 34. Kitchenman Nasi Lemak
Malaysian
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Rank 38. Apartment Coffee
Coffee
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Rank 39. Symmetry
Coffee
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Rank 40. Rumifolks
Coffee
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Rank 42. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 43. Buona Terra
Contemporary Italian
A colonial house on Scotts Road holds one of Singapore's sharper arguments for contemporary Italian cooking, and it holds a Michelin star and a spot on the 50 Top Italy world list to back that up. The dining room reads elegant without trying too hard, and the menu leans on seafood dishes where restraint is the whole point. Dry pasta shows up in several forms, which in this context feels almost defiant.
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Rank 45. Gunther's
Contemporary French
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Rank 46. Garibaldi
Italian
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Rank 47. Koka Wanton Noodle
Noodles
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Rank 48. San Yuan 汕源潮州粿条面
Noodles
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Rank 49. Podi & Poriyal
Vegetarian Indian
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Rank 50. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 54. Yì By Jereme Leung
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 55. Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
Cantonese
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Rank 56. Waku Ghin
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 58. Ishizawa
Sushi
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Rank 59. YongFu 甬府 新加坡
Ningbo
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Rank 60. Sushi Masaaki
Sushi
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Rank 61. Cheerful Goat Cafe
Coffee
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Rank 62. CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steakhouse
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Rank 66. Loca Niru
Japanese
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Rank 67. Asylum Coffeehouse
Coffee
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Rank 69. Kwee Heng 贵兴
Chinese
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Rank 70. Alliance Seafood
Seafood
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Rank 72. Marguerite
Contemporary New American
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Rank 73. Ginza Sushi Ichi Singapore
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 76. Iggy's
Contemporary French
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Rank 79. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Singaporean Noodles
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Rank 80. 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 82. 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 84. Cloudstreet
Sri Lankan Australian
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Rank 85. Cherry Garden by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 87. 2050 Coffee
Coffee
Sustainability is the pitch at this specialty coffee shop on Beach Road, where the beans are sourced with intention and the pour-overs are treated as a project worth slowing down for. The space is modern and airy enough that laptops outnumber newspapers, which suits the mid-morning crowd just fine. Cold brew sits alongside the filter options for those who want their coffee commitment without the ceremony.
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Rank 88. Kurasu Singapore
Coffee
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Rank 90. KerYi Coffee
Coffee
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Rank 94. Burnt Ends
Barbecue
A four-tonne, dual-cavity wood-fired oven dominates the open kitchen, and the menu shifts almost daily around whatever the fire suits best. This is a counter-dining barbecue restaurant in Dempsey Hill, where Dave Pynt's open-flame technique draws a direct line from his time at Asador Etxebarri. It holds a Michelin star and a spot on the World's 50 Best list. Counter seats face the grill, keeping the heat and the theatre close.
- World's 101 Best #9 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- 50 Best #93 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 95. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 96. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 98. Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee
Noodles
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Rank 99. Hup Kee Fried Oyster Omelette
Taiwanese
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Rank 100. Omakase @ Stevens
Omakase Japanese