Michelin Guide Singapore 2021: Zén is Singapore’s Third Michelin Starred Restaurant
PUBLISHED September 1st, 2021 04:15 pm
We might have missed out on the Michelin Guide Singapore 2020 last year (thanks to COVID-19), but the international fine dining guide returned today with the 2021 star revelation. Celebrating its fifth anniversary in Singapore this year, the Michelin Guide added three new spots – Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee at Kiliney Road, Sri Lankan restaurant Kotuwa, and nasi lemak eatery The Coconut Club – to the Bib Gourmand List last month.
There are 49 restaurants in our Lion City that received and retained their stars today, up from 44 in 2019.
Three Michelin Stars
Unsurprisingly, both Les Amis (helmed by Chef Sebastien Lepinoy) and Julien Royer’s Odette kept their positions on Singapore’s dining pedestal by keeping their three stars apiece. Zén, the sister restaurant of three-Michelin starred Frantzén in Stockholm dealing in Nordic kaiseki on Bukit Pasoh Road, joins their ranks this year by earning another star.
Two Michelin Stars
The number of two-starred restaurants in Singapore remains at five, with JAAN by Kirk Westaway climbing the Michelin ladder this year. Dedicated to showcasing the finest in modern British dining, Chef Kirk finds company in other lauded veterans like Chef Emmanuel Stroobant and Chef Tetsuya Wakuda who have also retained their stars.
- JAAN by Kirk Westaway, Swissôtel The Stamford (NEW)
- Saint Pierre, One Fullerton
- Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro, Mandarin Orchard Singapore
- Shoukouwa, One Fullerton
- Waku Ghin by Tetsuya Wakuda, Marina Bay Sands
One Michelin Star
The one-Michelin starred list might always the longest, it’s usually the most exciting because it’s the start of a difficult journey for new restaurants that achieve the accolade. Chef Rishi Naleendra sees a net win this year even with the closure of his one-starred Cheek Bistro. Not only has Cloudstreet earned a star this year, his protege Mark Tai is the recipient of the guide’s Young Chef Award.
Other noteworthy additions amongst the 12 new one-starred restaurants include restauranteur Beppe De Vito’s second entry on the list, Art at National Gallery Singapore, Chef Andrew Walsh’s flagship Cure, and mod Indian grill restaurant Thevar. Dining spots that dropped out this year are soy sauce chicken hawker Hawker Chan, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore’s Jiang Nan Chun, The Song of India (closed for renovations), and the now-defunct Vianney Massot.
- 28 Wilkie, Wilkie Road (NEW)
- Alma by Juan Amador, Goodwood Park Hotel
- Art, National Gallery Singapore (NEW)
- Basque Kitchen by Aitor, Fullerton Waterboat House (NEW)
- Béni, Mandarin Gallery
- Braci, Boat Quay
- Buona Terra, Scotts Road
- Burnt Ends, Teck Lim Road
- Candlenut, Dempsey
- Chef Kang’s, Mackenzie Road
- Cloudstreet, Amoy Street (NEW)
- Corner House, Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Cure, Keong Saik Road (NEW)
- CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Marina Bay Sands
- Esora, Mohammed Sultan Road (NEW)
- Garibaldi, Purvis Street
- Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, Crawford Lane
- Iggy’s, Hilton Singapore
- Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine, ION Orchard
- JAG, Duxton Road
- Labyrinth, Espalande
- Lei Garden, CHIJMES
- Lerouy, Amoy Street (NEW)
- Ma Cuisine, Craig Road
- Meta, Keong Saik Road
- Nouri, Amoy Street
- Oshino, Raffles Shopping Arcade (NEW)
- Putien, Kitchener Road
- Rhubarb, Duxton Hill
- Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel Singapore (NEW)
- Shinji by Kanesaka, Carlton Hotel
- Shinji by Kanesaka, The St. Regis Singapore
- Sommer, The Sail (NEW)
- Summer Palace, Regent Singapore
- Summer Pavilion, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia
- Sushi Ichi, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
- Sushi Kimura, Palais Renaissance
- Table 65, Hotel Michael
- Terra, Tras Street
- Thevar, Keong Saik Road (NEW)
- Whitegrass, CHIJMES (NEW)
For the full list of the 69 Bib Gourmand restaurants in Singapore this year, see MICHELIN Guide’s website.
Top Image: Zén
