Monday, August 31, 2026

The Top 100 Restaurants Near The Populus

  1. Rank 1. 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.




  2. Rank 4. 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.


  3. Rank 5. Cloudstreet

    Sri Lankan Australian


  4. Rank 6. 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.



  5. Rank 8. NAEUM Restaurant

    Contemporary Korean



  6. Rank 10. Willow

    Contemporary Japanese



  7. Rank 12. Meta

    Modern Korean



  8. Rank 14. JAG

    Contemporary French


  9. Rank 15. 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.



  10. Rank 17. NÓMADA

    Contemporary Spanish


  11. Rank 18. Whole Earth

    Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian


  12. Rank 19. Saint Pierre

    Modern French




  13. Rank 22. Esquina

    Spanish


  14. Rank 23. FOC Restaurant

    Catalonian Spanish



  15. Rank 25. Olivia

    Catalan



  16. Rank 27. Lerouy

    Contemporary French



  17. Rank 29. Waku Ghin

    Contemporary Japanese


  18. Rank 30. Jungle

    Modern Thai Cocktail Bar



  19. Rank 32. Fleur De Sel Le

    Modern French


  20. Rank 33. Ki Su Shoujin Omakase

    Japanese-French Vegetarian





  21. Rank 37. Fiz

    Malaysian





  22. Rank 41. Bar-Roque Grill

    Alsatian French



  23. Rank 43. Fat Prince

    Middle Eastern



  24. 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.
















  25. Rank 60. JAAN By Kirk Westaway

    Contemporary British











  26. Rank 70. Hayop

    Filipino












  27. Rank 81. Sospiri

    Southern Italian


  28. Rank 82. Whitegrass Restaurant

    Contemporary French




  29. Rank 85. Majestic

    Modern Cantonese



  30. 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.



  31. Rank 89. VUE

    Contemporary New American




  32. Rank 92. Mott 32 Singapore

    Contemporary Chinese


  33. Rank 93. Somma Restaurant

    Puglian Italian


  34. Rank 94. Brasserie Astoria

    Swedish French




  35. Rank 97. 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.


  36. Rank 98. Marguerite

    Contemporary New American



  37. Rank 100. Iggy's

    Contemporary French


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