What to eat in Singapore? From hawker centres and cafes to eateries and restaurants, Singapore’s food scene has always been dynamic and creative. Hallmarked by the famous Michelin Star award - a global benchmark for prestigious food - a few restaurants and eateries tend to stand out from others.
In this blog, we wish to feature and congratulate those establishments that not only make daily strides in delivering outstanding cooking but also having an unwavering passion to enhance their customer’s dining experience to the finest detail with their crockery, interior design pieces, and even custom-made pieces essential for the restaurant's operational system. These Singapore restaurants have an existing Michelin Star ranging from one to three and they offer a unique dining experience unmatched by others.
Kraton Home, your everyday online retail store to buy all wooden things, has worked with the restaurants above in elevating diners' experience. In addition, KH has also expanded to their custom work designs which falls under their ‘Studio’ concept where they work closely with some of the big names in the F&B industry to further create bespoke pieces …
Stay tuned as Kraton Studio officially launches next year to the public.
Odette
For a classy, French dining experience worthy of three Michelin Stars, head over to Odette in National Gallery Singapore. This is where every ingredient has its place and purpose, and is treated with the utmost care to highlight its purest flavours. Run by Chef Julien Royer, the young Frenchman sources the highest quality products from specialist artisans across the world – from Europe to Asia and Australia. Beyond creating his signature pigeon dish with seasonal garnishes, he also serves unique combinations of the freshest French dishes with occasional Japanese touches.
Top honours: Three-Michelin Star / Ranked No. 2 in Asia’s Top 50
Cloudstreet
Singapore is definitely a food-lover's country. It’s known for its Chinese-inspired noodles, Malay curry, crisp-chewy roti prata and, of course, Sri Lankan cuisine. Cloudstreet, inspired by Sri Lanka-born and Australia-trained chef-owner Rishi Naleendra and his wife Manuela Toniolo, is a paradise full of tantalising treats and flavours. Their signature dish of Western Australian marron served in a thick pool of Sri Lankan yellow curry flecked with millets and topped with celery and fennel is exemplary of the restaurant’s culinary philosophy. If you’re lucky enough, you might get served by its famous sommelier who will then bring you a drink menu that boasts some 400 labels of mostly old-world bottles.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star / Ranked No. 31 in Asia’s Top 50
Burnt Ends
Expertly weaving modern Australian flavours into their dishes, their menu is skilfully creative and written daily: from rosemary-imbued lamb to garlic brown butter-laced king crab; these are all prepared in an open concept kitchen with a custom four-tonne, dual cavity oven and four elevation grills. But, wait a minute, what’s even more impressive is the kitchen is mostly dominated by chef-owner Dave Pynt, who also won the Chefs' Choice Award in 2017. Overall, Burnt Ends is a wonderful experience if you believe there is magic that comes from cooking with wood.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star / Ranked No. 14 in Asia’s Top 50
Labyrinth
Opened in 2014, Labyrinth’s one-of-a-kind menu is a treat for the senses. Using 90% locally sourced ingredients, delicious flavours and age-old recipes, chef-owner LG Han combines his love for Singapore’s local fare, to create an intriguing neo-Singaporean cuisine. Through the contemporary dishes he creates, he takes guests on a journey across Singapore’s hawker flavours and a taste of the city’s terroir. He completely captures his love for his roots with his cooking and it’s a delight both to see and to eat!
Top honours: One-Michelin Star / Ranked No. 40 in Asia’s Top 50
JAG
Set in a beautiful location, JAG (an acronym for Jeremy Anant Gastronomy) is perhaps most known for its discreet setting on Duxton Hill. Guests who visit JAG will be served herby cocktails and well-selected wines at the lounge area on the upper floor. The outstanding cocktails and wines will then be matched with an all Alps-inspired culinary adventure in the dining room on the ground floor. In his cooking, Chef Jeremy Gillon uses dried herbs from the Savoie region of the French Alps, making the whole culinary experience worthy of its Michelin Star. And if any of these experiences should make it onto your food bucket list, you won’t go wrong with JAG.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star
Basque Kitchen by Aitor
Located in the historical Fullerton Waterboat House, Basque Kitchen by Aitor is most certainly food with a river view. The Michelin-starred restaurant serves Spain’s indigenous produce from the sea, soil (watch out for the white asparagus) and land (eggs galore) with much aplomb, becoming Singapore’s first Basque-centric restaurant that celebrates the country’s indigenous culture and produce. Here, Chef-patron Aitor wows his guests with his performance in the open kitchen. Great food aside, diners may take more pleasure at Pintxos Bar on their way in or out.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star
Meta
Instead of simply being stagnant, Meta has turned food into a journey - starting by reinventing Australian food with Asian – largely Korean – to present guests with a
new twist. Their thought-provoking menu takes you on a sensory adventure as seen in signatures like raw oysters with ginger lemon gochujang, and Jeju abalone. Paired
with these are Chef Sun Kim’s philosophies of only using the best seasonal produce and ingredients from around the globe, as well as his evolutionary approach to the
Singaporean’s menu.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star
Corner House
Celebratory occasions and gastronomic explorations are strong in this next restaurant. Corner House tells a story of unique strands of history, science, memory, art, passion and gastronomy in a singular setting. Its executive chef David Thien, has journeyed through some of the most hallowed fine dining and Michelin-starred kitchens around Europe and Asia before settling for a natural combination of French and Asian cuisines. Corner House is definitely one to visit if you commend the chef’s global culinary experiences.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star
Buona Terra
Buona Terra serves contemporary Italian cuisine shaped by the personal vision of
Chef Denis Lucchi. Signatures like carbonara with cured egg yolk bottarga, capesanta
e maiale (scallop and pork belly), and sigaro esotico (a cigar wafer with exotic fruits)
are all brilliantly reinvented to showcase his inspiration. Their linguine with giant carabineros is no exception. The outstanding food will be matched with the perfect
wine pairing of many interesting Italian vintages, making this one of the best
Michelin-starred restaurants to visit in Singapore.
Top honours: One-Michelin Star