The Top 100 Restaurants 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. Cloudstreet
Innovative
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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. Nouri
Innovative
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Rank 8. NAEUM Restaurant
Contemporary Korean
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Rank 9. KOK Sen Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 10. Thevar
Indian
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Rank 11. Meta
Modern Korean
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Rank 12. Willow
Contemporary Japanese
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Rank 13. JAG
Contemporary French
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Rank 14. 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 15. Bistro Gaston
French
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Rank 16. Saint Pierre
Modern French
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Rank 18. The Blue Ginger
Peranakan
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Rank 19. NÓMADA
Spanish Contemporary
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Rank 20. FOC Restaurant
Catalonian Spanish
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Rank 21. Cumi Bali
Indonesian
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Rank 22. Lerouy
Contemporary French
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Rank 23. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
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Rank 24. Esquina
Spanish
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Rank 25. Olivia
Catalan Spanish
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Rank 27. Whole Earth
Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian
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Rank 28. 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 29. Jungle
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 30. Dill
Scandinavian
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Rank 31. 168 CMY Satay
Street Food
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Rank 32. Fiz
Malaysian
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Rank 33. A Noodle Story
Noodles
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Rank 34. Buko Nero
Italian
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Rank 35. Hoo Kee Bak Chang (和記）
Street Food
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Rank 36. Ann Chin Popiah
Street Food
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Rank 37. Han Kee Fish Soup
Street Food
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Rank 39. J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff
Street Food
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Rank 40. Fatty Ox HK Kitchen
Noodles
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Rank 41. Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Street Food
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Rank 42. Revolver
Barbecue
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Rank 43. Latido
Colombian
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Rank 44. Fleur De Sel Le
Modern French
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Rank 45. Ki Su Shoujin Omakase
Japanese-French Vegetarian
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Rank 46. Rojak · Popiah & Cockle
Street Food
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Rank 47. Heng Kee Curry Chicken Bee Hoon Mee
Street Food
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Rank 51. Ushidoki Wagyu Kaiseki
Japanese
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Rank 53. Ingleside
European Contemporary
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Rank 54. JAAN By Kirk Westaway
Contemporary British
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Rank 55. Fat Prince
Middle Eastern
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Rank 56. Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 58. Koh Brother Pig's Organ Soup
Street Food
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Rank 60. Bar-Roque Grill
Alsatian French
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Rank 61. Un-Yang-Kor-Dai Singapore
Isan Thai
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Rank 62. Les Ducs
French
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Rank 64. Dong Dong Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chinese
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Rank 65. Yong Xiang Xing Dou Fu
Chinese
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Rank 68. Lek Kee Authentic Teochew Braised Duck
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 69. Solo Ristorante
Italian
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Rank 70. Kotuwa
Sri Lankan
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Rank 71. Hayop
Filipino
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Rank 72. Whitegrass Restaurant
Contemporary French
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Rank 73. Ah Heng Duck Rice
Street Food
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Rank 74. Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
Street Food
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Rank 75. Lei Garden Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 76. QIN Restaurant & Bar
Asian Contemporary
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Rank 78. Magpie
Contemporary
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Rank 79. 卤面 Lor Mee 178
Noodles
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Rank 80. Tow Kwar Pop Tiong Bahru Market 豆亁薄
Street Food
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Rank 81. Jian Bo Shui Kueh
Chinese
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Rank 82. Tiong Bahru Lien Fa Shui Jing Pau
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 83. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
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Rank 84. Sospiri
Southern Italian
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Rank 85. 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.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- 50 Best 2026 · #38 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 86. Ammākase
Indian
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Rank 89. Majestic
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 90. VUE
Contemporary New American
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Rank 91. Somma Restaurant
Puglian Italian
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Rank 92. San Shu Gong Private Dining 三叔公私房菜
Teochew Chinese
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Rank 93. Brasserie Astoria
Swedish French
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Rank 94. Mott 32 Singapore
Contemporary Chinese
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Rank 95. Summer Pavilion
Chinese
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Rank 96. Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro
Sichuan Chinese
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Rank 97. True Blue Cuisine
Peranakan
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Rank 98. 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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Rank 99. Rempapa
South East Asian
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Rank 100. National Kitchen by Violet Oon
Singaporean