The Top 100 Restaurants Near Kotuwa
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Rank 1. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 2. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 3. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 4. Kotuwa
Sri Lankan
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Rank 5. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 6. 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 7. 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 8. San Shu Gong Private Dining 三叔公私房菜
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 9. 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 10. Somma Restaurant
Puglian Italian
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Rank 11. 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 12. Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro
Sichuan Chinese
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Rank 13. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 14. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 15. Cloudstreet
Innovative
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Rank 16. Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 17. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 18. Iggy's
European Contemporary
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Rank 19. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 20. 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 21. Araya
Innovative
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Rank 22. Nouri
Innovative
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Rank 23. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 24. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 25. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 26. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Singaporean Noodles
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Rank 27. 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 30. 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 32. Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup
Street Food
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Rank 37. Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 38. Heng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee
Street Food
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Rank 39. True Blue Cuisine
Peranakan
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Rank 40. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 41. Xiangyee Hunan Cuisine
Hunanese Chinese
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Rank 42. Summer Palace
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 44. 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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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 46. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 47. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 48. Loca Niru
Japanese
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Rank 49. Kang's Wanton Noodle
Noodles
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Rank 51. Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap
Chinese
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Rank 52. Lek Kee Authentic Teochew Braised Duck
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 54. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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Rank 55. Dong Dong Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 56. Osteria Mozza
Italian
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Rank 57. Magpie
Contemporary
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Rank 58. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 59. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Street Food
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Rank 60. Tiong Bahru Lien Fa Shui Jing Pau
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 61. Jian Bo Shui Kueh
Chinese
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Rank 62. Tow Kwar Pop Tiong Bahru Market 豆亁薄
Street Food
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Rank 63. 卤面 Lor Mee 178
Noodles
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Rank 64. Ah Heng Duck Rice
Street Food
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Rank 66. Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Street Food
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Rank 67. Tambuah Mas
Indonesian
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Rank 68. 168 CMY Satay
Street Food
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Rank 69. Han Kee Fish Soup
Street Food
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Rank 71. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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Rank 73. J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff
Street Food
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Rank 74. Ann Chin Popiah
Street Food
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Rank 75. Cumi Bali
Indonesian
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Rank 76. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 77. Olivia
Catalan Spanish
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Rank 78. Hoo Kee Bak Chang (和記）
Street Food
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Rank 79. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 80. Rempapa
South East Asian
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Rank 81. FOC Restaurant
Catalonian Spanish
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Rank 82. The Blue Ginger
Peranakan
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Rank 83. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 84. National Kitchen by Violet Oon
Singaporean
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Rank 85. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
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Rank 87. Bistro Gaston
French
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Rank 88. Esquina
Spanish
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Rank 89. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 90. Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 91. Brasserie Astoria
Swedish French
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Rank 92. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Street Food
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Rank 94. QIN Restaurant & Bar
Asian Contemporary
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Rank 95. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 96. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 97. NÓMADA
Spanish Contemporary
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Rank 98. Omakase @ Stevens
Omakase Japanese
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Rank 99. Dill
Scandinavian
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Rank 100. Solo Ristorante
Italian