Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Skinny's Lounge

  1. 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.


  2. Rank 2. Willow

    Contemporary Japanese



  3. Rank 4. Saint Pierre

    Modern French


  4. 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.


  5. Rank 6. Meta

    Modern Korean



  6. Rank 8. JAAN By Kirk Westaway

    Contemporary British


  7. Rank 9. 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.


  8. Rank 10. Waku Ghin

    Contemporary Japanese



  9. Rank 12. Cloudstreet

    Sri Lankan Australian


  10. Rank 13. 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.




  11. Rank 16. Whitegrass Restaurant

    Contemporary French



  12. Rank 18. NAEUM Restaurant

    Contemporary Korean




  13. Rank 21. Lerouy

    Contemporary French


  14. Rank 22. JAG

    Contemporary French



  15. Rank 24. 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.






  16. Rank 29. 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.


  17. Rank 30. Butcher's Block

    Wood-fired Steakhouse








  18. Rank 37. Marguerite

    Contemporary New American



  19. Rank 39. Brasserie Astoria

    Swedish French




  20. Rank 42. Jungle

    Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
















  21. Rank 57. Mott 32 Singapore

    Contemporary Chinese


  22. Rank 58. Whole Earth

    Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian







  23. Rank 64. VUE

    Contemporary New American


  24. Rank 65. Hayop

    Filipino



  25. 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.














  26. Rank 80. ANTO

    Neapolitan Pizza

    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.





  27. Rank 84. Yì By Jereme Leung

    Contemporary Chinese



  28. Rank 86. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee

    Singaporean Noodles



  29. Rank 88. Sospiri

    Southern Italian








  30. Rank 95. Gunther's

    Contemporary French



  31. Rank 97. Fiz

    Malaysian


  32. Rank 98. Sushi Katori

    Edomae Sushi


  33. Rank 99. Olivia

    Catalan



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