The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Zén
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Rank 1. 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 2. 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 3. Araya
Innovative
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Rank 4. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 5. Hamamoto
Sushi
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Rank 6. Cloudstreet
Innovative
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Rank 7. 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 8. Nouri
Innovative
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Rank 9. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 10. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 11. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 12. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 13. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 14. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 15. 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 16. Bistro Gaston
French
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Rank 18. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 20. The Blue Ginger
Peranakan
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Rank 21. NÓMADA
Spanish Contemporary
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Rank 22. FOC Restaurant
Catalonian Spanish
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Rank 23. Cumi Bali
Indonesian
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Rank 24. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 25. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
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Rank 26. Esquina
Spanish
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Rank 27. Olivia
Catalan Spanish
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Rank 28. CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steakhouse
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Rank 30. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 31. 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 32. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 33. Dill
Scandinavian
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Rank 34. 168 CMY Satay
Street Food
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Rank 35. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 36. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 37. Sushi Katori
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 38. Buko Nero
Italian
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Rank 39. Hoo Kee Bak Chang (和記）
Street Food
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Rank 40. Ann Chin Popiah
Street Food
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Rank 41. Han Kee Fish Soup
Street Food
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Rank 43. J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff
Street Food
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Rank 45. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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Rank 46. Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Street Food
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Rank 47. Revolver
Barbecue
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Rank 48. Latido
Colombian
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Rank 49. Fleur De Sel Le
Modern French
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Rank 50. Ki Su Shoujin Omakase
Japanese-French Vegetarian
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Rank 51. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Street Food
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Rank 52. Heng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee
Street Food
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Rank 56. Ushidoki Wagyu Kaiseki
Japanese
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Rank 58. Nikuya Tanaka
Japanese Steakhouse
A Tokyo meat specialist that's landed in Singapore with its reputation intact. Nikuya Tanaka is a counter-style Japanese steakhouse where the binchotan does the talking and the chef does the rest. Wet-aged Japanese beef, served in sequence, in a room so calm and considered you'll instinctively lower your voice. The crowd leans toward people who take beef seriously and don't need to be loud about it. Dress accordingly.
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Rank 59. Ingleside
European Contemporary
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Rank 60. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 61. Fat Prince
Middle Eastern
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Rank 62. Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 64. Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup
Street Food
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Rank 66. Bar-Roque Grill
Alsatian French
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Rank 67. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 68. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 70. Dong Dong Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 71. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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Rank 74. Lek Kee Authentic Teochew Braised Duck
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 75. 54 Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 76. Solo Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 77. L'antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Neapolitan Pizza
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Rank 78. Kotuwa
Sri Lankan
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Rank 79. Luke's Oyster Bar & Chop House
Steakhouse
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Rank 80. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 81. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 82. Sushi Hare すし晴
Sushi
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Rank 83. Ah Heng Duck Rice
Street Food
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Rank 84. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Street Food
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Rank 85. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 87. QIN Restaurant & Bar
Asian Contemporary
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Rank 89. Magpie
Contemporary
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Rank 90. 卤面 Lor Mee 178
Noodles
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Rank 91. Jian Bo Shui Kueh
Chinese
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Rank 92. Tow Kwar Pop Tiong Bahru Market 豆亁薄
Street Food
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Rank 93. Tiong Bahru Lien Fa Shui Jing Pau
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 94. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 95. Sospiri
Southern Italian
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Rank 96. 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.
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- 50 Best 2026 · #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 97. Ammākase
Indian
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Rank 99. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
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