Since the launch of the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2021 in September of last year, our inspectors have been out and about in search for new addresses worthy of a place in the MICHELIN Guide selection.
While the MICHELIN Guide distinctions — Stars, Bib Gourmands, and Green Stars — will be revealed during the annual launch ceremony, our MICHELIN Guide inspectors have decided to share some fresh new restaurants that have caught their eyes (and tastebuds), making them new additions to the next MICHELIN Guide Singapore selection.
Every third Wednesday of the month, the new restaurants that will be part of the upcoming MICHELIN Guide Singapore will be featured in both the MICHELIN Guide Singapore website and the MICHELIN Guide mobile application.
How to spot the new restaurants? They will be highlighted with a "New" symbol. Some of these newly recommended establishments will go on to earn distinctions at the MICHELIN Star Revelation ceremony, so check them out and add them to your list of places to dine at!
Here are eight of the MICHELIN inspectors' favourite new additions for June 2022 in Singapore!
Burnt Ends
7 Dempsey Road, #01-04, Singapore 249671Years ago, the Aussie owner-chef David Pynt opened a pop-up in London called Burnt Enz to great acclaim. Then, his refined barbecue food, cooked in a wood-fire brick kiln, was taken up a notch with Burnt Ends in Singapore. In 2021, it moved to its location in Dempsey, twice as big as its previous space. The small but interesting snack menu is worth exploring. Meats and fish are well complemented by the Australian wines on offer. Book ahead to secure a table.
Cumi Bali
50 Tras Street, Singapore 078989Relocated to Tras Street in 2021, this friendly restaurant serves authentic Indonesian cooking in a room enhanced by artefacts and bamboo-styled furnishings. The signature whole grilled squid Cumi Bali — succulent and springy in texture — gives the restaurant its name. It is particularly delicious in their prized homemade sauce made with a myriad of natural spices. Nasi Kunyit is a rice dish jazzed up by 11 spices such as turmeric, cinnamon, and pandan leaves.
Fu He Turtle Soup
166 Jalan Besar, #02-40 Berseh Food Centre, Singapore 208877Situated in Berseh Food Centre, this stall provides an array of Cantonese soups to choose from. The eponymous soft-shelled turtle soup emits rich herbal aromas, served with plain steamed rice or taro rice.
Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee
19 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh, Block 19, Singapore 310019As its name suggests, this stall specialises in Hokkien fried noodles in a garlicky broth made with prawn heads. Besides the typical toppings of prawns and squid, you may order others, like egg or abalone, at an additional cost.
Kelantan Kway Chap · Pig Organ Soup
166 Jalan Besar, #02-39 Berseh Food Centre, Singapore 208877This shop in Berseh Food Centre offers pork cuts and offal like belly, trotter, intestines, and skin that are cooked in a soy-based marinade with spices. The depth and rich flavours of the meat are the perfect accompaniment to the kway chap ribbon noodles.
One Prawn & Co
458 MacPherson Road, Singapore 368176The constant queue under the red awning is a sign that this shop serves good hae mee. The signature prawn noodles come in a set — a bowl of noodles alongside rich prawn soup in a claypot. There are four noodles to choose from, but the classic order is yellow noodles with thin bee hoon. The soup is loaded with flavours, especially from the tomalley of countless prawn heads. Also try their ngoh hiang — the crispy prawn cracker is too good to miss.
Rêve
39 Kreta Ayer Road, #01-01, Singapore 089002The minimalist room with dramatic lighting and backlit wooden wall art exudes subtle Japanese chic. All seats at the black marble counter promise good views of the kitchen theatre. The set menu brings out the best in the Japanese ingredients, with classic French techniques and contemporary plating. The fish course is a highlight that never disappoints; house-made soba in duck consommé is not to be missed.
Sushi Masaaki
26 Beach Road, South Beach, B1-17, Singapore 189768This omakase sushi-ya with only 12 seats boasts a counter crafted from a 250-year-old hinoki tree. In stark contrast, the lively lounge for tea and dessert is clad in wallpaper with dancing cranes on a pink background. The freshest fish is creatively combined with other ingredients to great effect, while the well thought-out, sometimes unorthodox, seasoning on the sushi makes the experience unique. Friendly chefs are happy to interact with diners.
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