The Best Korean Food in Singapore
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The best Korean food in Singapore, according to the experts: Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Meta comes out on top.
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Nae:Um and Cote Korean Steakhouse hold the next two places. The 50 shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Meta
Modern Korean
Black awnings and concrete floors set the mood at Meta, a fine dining restaurant on Mohamed Sultan Road where Sun Kim's cooking is the real architecture. His menus blend French technique with Korean ingredients and Japanese influence, shaped by time in Sydney under Tetsuya Wakuda. Six and eight-course menus follow, composed and precise. Meta holds two Michelin stars and a spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50: #77 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: #45 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Cote Korean Steakhouse
Korean Barbecue
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 4. Na Oh
Contemporary Korean
Contemporary Korean dining inside a Hyundai robotics factory is a sentence that requires no embellishment. Na Oh sits on the third floor of Singapore's HMGICS smart innovation hub, shaped by the culinary vision of Corey Lee of San Francisco's Benu. The name translates loosely as "moving from the inside out," which is either a philosophy or a very good description of what a good meal does to you.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery