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10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Singapore

A guide to fine dining in Singapore: ten established restaurants, from three-Michelin-starred French rooms to modern Indian and Nordic tasting menus.

By: Amir Wahab
Edited by: Amir Wahab
Published: 25 Sep 2026
Reading time: 4 min read

A waiter serving a plated dish to a couple at an elegant Singapore fine-dining restaurant with a skyline view

Fine dining in Singapore spans three-Michelin-starred French landmarks, neo-Nordic tasting rooms and modern Indian, Japanese and New Singaporean kitchens. This guide gathers ten established restaurants known for degustation menus and careful service, each checked against its own website and current Michelin recognition. Treat it as a shortlist ordered loosely by distinction rather than a strict ranking, and book well ahead.

1. Odette

Set inside the National Gallery Singapore, Odette is the modern French flagship of chef Julien Royer, named after his grandmother and built around ingredient-led, seasonally driven cooking. The kitchen works through multi-course degustation menus that marry French technique with produce sourced from artisanal growers. It holds three Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

City Hall
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2. Les Amis

Les Amis is Singapore's grande dame of French haute cuisine, open on Scotts Road since 1994 and led in the kitchen by chef Sebastien Lepinoy. Diners choose from prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus of classical French cooking, backed by one of Asia's deepest wine cellars. The restaurant holds three Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Orchard
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3. Zén

Occupying a restored Bukit Pasoh shophouse, Zén is the Singapore restaurant of Sweden's Frantzén group and unfolds as a single journey across several floors. Its set neo-Nordic tasting menu leans on seafood and Japanese influence, moving guests from an opening course to the main dining room and a dessert finale. It holds three Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Bukit Pasoh
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4. Saint Pierre

Perched at One Fullerton with views over Marina Bay, Saint Pierre is chef-owner Emmanuel Stroobant's modern French restaurant, open in Singapore since 2000. Its degustation menus apply classical French technique to largely Japanese produce, finished with subtle Asian accents in an intimate room. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Marina Bay
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5. Jaan by Kirk Westaway

On the 70th floor of Swissôtel The Stamford, Jaan by Kirk Westaway pursues what the chef calls a 'reinventing British' philosophy high above the city skyline. Its tasting menus reinterpret the produce and dishes of the British Isles through refined, contemporary technique. It holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

City Hall
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6. Meta

Now on Mohamed Sultan Road, Meta is helmed by Korean-born chef Sun Kim, who blends French training and Japanese technique with ingredients drawn from across Asia. The kitchen serves seasonal tasting menus that shift with the produce, in a pared-back contemporary dining room. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Mohamed Sultan Road
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7. Cloudstreet

In a shophouse on Amoy Street, Cloudstreet is chef Rishi Naleendra's contemporary restaurant, where European technique is filtered through his Sri Lankan heritage. Ingredient-driven tasting menus change with the seasons, ranging from delicate seafood courses to bolder, spice-led dishes. It holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

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8. Thevar

Thevar, on Mohamed Sultan Road, is chef Mano Thevar's modern Indian restaurant, drawing on his Malaysian-Indian roots alongside European and Japanese technique. Its tasting menu reworks familiar spices and traditions into refined, contemporary plates in an intimate shophouse setting. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Mohamed Sultan Road
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9. Restaurant Labyrinth

At Esplanade Mall beside Marina Bay, Restaurant Labyrinth is chef LG Han's 'New Singaporean' project, reimagining hawker and heritage dishes with local produce and modern methods. Its tasting menus turn familiar flavours such as chilli crab and rojak into inventive fine-dining courses. It holds one Michelin star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

Marina Centre
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10. Waku Ghin

Inside The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Waku Ghin is the Singapore restaurant of chef Tetsuya Wakuda, built around an intimate, counter-focused degustation. The menu applies precise Japanese craft to premium seasonal seafood and meats, with parts of the meal prepared in front of guests. It holds one Michelin star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore.

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How to choose

Decide on the format before you book. Many of Singapore's top rooms serve set degustation menus only and expect two to three hours at the table, so choose between a long tasting menu and a shorter option, and note that lunch is often a more compact, better-value version of dinner.
Reserve well ahead and read the fine print. The most sought-after restaurants release seats weeks in advance, frequently take a deposit or full prepayment, and may run a single seating, so confirm timing, cancellation terms and any minimum spend when you book.
Flag allergies and dietary needs at the time of reservation, not on arrival. Set-menu kitchens plan every course in advance, and early notice lets them adapt the menu properly or tell you honestly where they cannot.
Rely on the restaurant's own website over third-party 'best of' lists. Chefs move, concepts are reworked and menus rotate with the seasons, so check the current chef, cuisine and a sample menu at the source before deciding.
Budget for the whole experience. Wine or non-alcoholic pairings, extra drinks and service charges can add significantly to the headline menu price, and some rooms enforce a smart dress code, so confirm what is included and what to wear before you go.

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Published 25 Sep 2026. No changes recorded since.

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Amir Wahab

Founder and Editor

Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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