The Top 100 Restaurants Near Smoke and Mirrors
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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.
- 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 2. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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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 4. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 5. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 6. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 7. Waku Ghin
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 8. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 9. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 10. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 11. 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 13. Cloudstreet
Sri Lankan Australian
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Rank 14. 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 15. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 16. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 18. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 19. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 20. 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 23. Marguerite
Contemporary New American
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Rank 26. 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.
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Rank 27. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 29. Brasserie Astoria
Swedish French
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Rank 30. Ma Cuisine
French
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Rank 37. Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
Cantonese
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Rank 38. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 40. Mott 32 Singapore
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 41. Yì By Jereme Leung
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 42. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 48. Ammākase
Indian
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Rank 49. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 50. Cherry Garden by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 54. Gunther's
Contemporary French
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Rank 55. Garibaldi
Italian
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Rank 56. YongFu 甬府 新加坡
Ningbo
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Rank 57. VUE
Contemporary New American
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Rank 58. 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.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- 50 Best #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 59. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Malaysian
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Rank 62. Bismillah Biryani
Indian
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Rank 63. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 65. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 66. Maison Boulud
French
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Rank 68. Sospiri
Southern Italian
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Rank 70. Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Singaporean Noodles
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Rank 72. Jin Ting Wan
Chinese
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Rank 74. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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Rank 76. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 78. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 79. Solo Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 80. The Blue Ginger
Malaysian
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Rank 82. Loca Niru
Japanese
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Rank 83. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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Rank 86. Lagnaa
Indian
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Rank 89. 168 CMY Satay
Malaysian
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Rank 91. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Malaysian
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Rank 92. Majestic
Modern Cantonese
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Rank 94. Somma Restaurant
Puglian Italian
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Rank 96. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 97. Olivia
Catalan
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