Our local food scene has been abuzz about the second edition of the 2017 MICHELIN guide Singapore: Will more hawkers get a star this year? Which new restaurants will rise up the ranks or be awarded a coveted star for the first time?
Michelin has now unveiled the results of this year’s starred selection.
In the one-star category are 11 new restaurants, with the guide celebrating a diversity of cuisines represented.
Australian cuisine gets an affirmative nod this year as Cheek by Jowl and Whitegrass join Osia Steak and Seafood Grill on the list of contemporary Australian restaurants to be awarded a Michelin star. Singapore restaurant stalwarts Saint Pierre, Iggy’s and Garibaldi — all fine-dining outfits that have been around since 2000 — also take pride of place in the one-star category this year. Both Garibaldi and new entrant Braci, owned by veteran restaurateur Beppe De Vito of the ilLido Group, are also the first two Italian establishments to be awarded a star by the Singapore edition of the MICHELIN guide.
Barramundi with leeks, bonito butter and caramelised onion from new one-starred Australian restaurant Cheek by Jowl
Meanwhile, local chefs Han Li Guang and Ang Kang Song join fellow Singaporeans Malcolm Lee and Jason Tan in this year’s guide too, as Labyrinth and Chef Kang’s both receive a Michelin star.
Also new in the one-star category this year are Korean-Japanese restaurant Meta, Imperial Treasure Teochew Cuisine and Summer Palace.
"These new starred restaurants are like the city, which is a true crossroads of trade and commerce: rich and diverse cooking styles, since over 30 different types of
cuisine have been awarded one or more stars, ranging from Peranakan and Australian cuisine to Teochew, French and Italian cuisine,” says Michael Ellis, International Director of the Michelin guides.
The two-star category also sees a new entrant this year, as Waku Ghin by chef Tetsuya Wakuda rises up the ranks. The fine-dining modern Japanese restaurant located in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands is an intimate 25-seater that serves a constantly-evolving omakase menu. Joel Robuchon Restaurant remains the sole recipient of three Michelin stars in the Singapore guide.
The private dining area at Waku Ghin, a new restaurant in the two Michelin stars category
“With a total of 38 starred restaurants, including 12 new stars, this second selection
confirms the dynamism and the quality of Singapore’s culinary scene. Its vitality is driven by the chefs who, as real entrepreneurs, continue to invest in and develop new establishments, but also by Singaporeans and tourists who are always looking for new culinary experiences,” says Ellis.
See the full selection here:
Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.
卓越的烹调,值得专程造访。
Our highest award is given for the superlative cooking of chefs at the peak of their profession. The ingredients are exemplary, the cooking is elevated to an art form and their dishes are often destined to become classics.
获得最高级别的餐馆,其厨师的烹调技巧卓绝,选材用料堪称典范,并将烹饪提升至艺术层次,菜式大多会成为经典。
Restaurant 餐馆
Type of Cuisine 类别
Joël Robuchon
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Excellent cooking, worth a detour.
烹调出色,不容错过!
The personality and talent of the chef and their team is evident in the refined, expertly crafted dishes.
主厨的个人风格与烹饪天赋及其团队的优秀手艺完全反映在精巧味美的菜式上。
Restaurant 餐馆
Type of Cuisine 类别
André
Innovative 创新菜
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Les Amis
French 法国菜
Odette
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Shisen Hanten 四川飯店
Chinese 中国菜
Shoukouwa 小康和
Sushi 寿司
Waku Ghin
Japanese contemporary 时尚日本菜
High quality cooking, worth a stop!
优质烹调,不妨一试!
Within their category, these establishments use quality ingredients and serve carefully prepared dishes with distinct flavours.
此名单上的餐馆,在同类型餐馆中,其食材较具素质,烹调细致用心、味道出色。
Restaurant 餐馆
Type of Cuisine 类别
Alma
European contemporary 时尚欧陆菜
Béni
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Braci
Italian contemporary 时尚意大利菜
Candlenut
Peranakan 娘惹菜
Cheek by Jowl
Australian contemporary 时尚澳洲菜
Chef Kang's 江师傅
Cantonese 粤菜
Corner House
Innovative 创新菜
Crystal Jade Golden Palace 翡翠金閣
Chinese 中国菜
Cut
Steakhouse 扒房
Garibaldi
Italian 意大利菜
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle 大華豬肉粿條麵
Street Food 街头小吃
Iggy's
European contemporary 时尚欧陆菜
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine 御寶閣
Teochew 潮州菜
Jaan
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Labyrinth
Innovative 创新菜
Lei Garden 利苑
Cantonese 粤菜
Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle 了凡香港油鸡饭.面
Street Food 街头小吃
Meta
Innovative 创新菜
Osia 澳西亚
Australian contemporary 时尚澳洲菜
Putien (Kitchener Road) 莆田 (吉真那路)
Fujian 福建菜
Rhubarb
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Saint Pierre
French contemporary 时尚法国菜
Shinji (Bras Basah Road)
Sushi 寿司
Shinji (Tanglin Road)
Sushi 寿司
Summer Palace 夏宫
Cantonese 粤菜
Summer Pavilion 夏苑
Cantonese 粤菜
Sushi Ichi 鮨一
Sushi 寿司
The Kitchen at Bacchanalia
Innovative 创新菜
The Song of India
Indian 印度菜
Whitegrass
Australian contemporary 时尚澳洲菜
Written by
Meryl Koh
Meryl Koh is former Digital Associate Editor with the Michelin Guide Singapore. The former magazine writer has reported on food as well as the luxury sector, and is equally fascinated talking to hawkers or CEOs. Her hunger for heart-felt connections and breaking stories is fuelled by a good cup of kopi-C, occasionally spiked with a shot of whisky.
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