The 12 Best Restaurants in Singapore (2026)

Updated October 2026 · 12 picks

The best restaurants in Singapore in 2026 are Odette, Zén and Les Amis (all three Michelin stars), Burnt Ends at Dempsey and Thevar for modern Indian. For local flavour, go to Candlenut for Peranakan food, Labyrinth for new Singaporean cooking, and Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, Song Fa Bak Kut Teh and Muthu's Curry for cheap, classic eats.

Singapore's top tables book out weeks ahead — reserve tasting-menu restaurants as soon as your dates are set, and look at lunch, which is often shorter and cheaper. Restaurant prices usually carry '++', meaning 10% service charge and 9% GST are added to the bill; tipping beyond that is not expected. Hawker stalls and casual spots take no bookings.

The list at a glance

Odette Civic District (National Gallery Singapore)
Zén Tanjong Pagar (Bukit Pasoh Road), Chinatown
Les Amis Orchard Road (Shaw Centre)
Burnt Ends Dempsey Hill
Thevar Robertson Quay (Mohamed Sultan Road), Clarke Quay & the River
Labyrinth Esplanade, Marina Bay
Candlenut Dempsey Hill (COMO Dempsey)
The Coconut Club Beach Road (Kampong Glam)
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle Lavender (Crawford Lane)
Song Fa Bak Kut Teh Clarke Quay (New Bridge Road)
Muthu's Curry Little India (Race Course Road)
Swee Choon Tim Sum Jalan Besar

1. Odette — Civic District (National Gallery Singapore)

Three Michelin stars and the city's most celebrated modern French cooking.

$$$$ Splurge

Odette is chef Julien Royer's restaurant on the ground floor of National Gallery Singapore, and it has held three Michelin stars for seven consecutive editions, including 2026. The cooking is modern French built on superb Asian produce, served in a light, pale-pink dining room.

Lunch and dinner are tasting menus; lunch is the more affordable way in. It suits a major celebration and serious food travellers.

Good to know: Book as early as you can; it's closed on Sundays, and lunch runs Tuesday to Saturday.

#01-04 National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957

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2. Zén — Tanjong Pagar (Bukit Pasoh Road), Chinatown

A three-star Nordic tasting menu spread across a restored shophouse.

$$$$ Splurge

Zén is the Singapore outpost of Sweden's Frantzén group and has held three Michelin stars since 2021. Dinner moves through the three floors of a Bukit Pasoh shophouse, from snacks in the dining room to dessert in the lounge upstairs.

It is a long, theatrical, expensive meal of Nordic technique applied to Japanese and local produce. It suits once-in-a-trip dinners for committed food lovers.

Good to know: Reservations open well in advance and go quickly — set a reminder.

41 Bukit Pasoh Rd, Singapore 089855

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3. Les Amis — Orchard Road (Shaw Centre)

Classic, precise French fine dining with three Michelin stars and a vast cellar.

$$$$ Splurge

Les Amis has been one of Singapore's leading French restaurants for decades and has held three Michelin stars for seven consecutive editions. It is formal in the best sense: polished service, a serious wine list and refined French cooking.

Choose between the lunch and dinner tasting menus. It suits wine lovers and anyone who prefers classic French to experimental cooking.

Good to know: It's in Shaw Centre at the top of Orchard Road, a short walk from Orchard MRT.

#01-16 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228208

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4. Burnt Ends — Dempsey Hill

Wood-fired Australian barbecue — No. 89 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list.

$$$$ Splurge

Dave Pynt's Burnt Ends cooks almost everything in custom wood-fired ovens and grills, and since moving to a bigger space in Dempsey it has kept its Michelin star and climbed into The World's 50 Best Restaurants extended list. The best seats are at the counter facing the fire.

Signatures have included smoked quail eggs, beef marmalade and the pulled-pork 'Burnt Ends Sanger'; add a steak for the table. The cocktail bar next door is good for a drink first.

Good to know: Closed Sundays and Mondays; lunch is Thursday to Saturday only.

#01-02, 7 Dempsey Rd, Singapore 249671

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5. Thevar — Robertson Quay (Mohamed Sultan Road), Clarke Quay & the River

Two-Michelin-star modern Indian cooking with real fire and spice.

$$$$ Splurge

Chef Mano Thevar's restaurant reinterprets Indian and South-East Asian flavours as a tasting menu, and holds two Michelin stars in 2026. It now occupies a space on Mohamed Sultan Road near Robertson Quay.

The tasting menu is the only option at dinner — bold, spiced and fun. It suits anyone who wants fine dining that tastes distinctly of the region.

Good to know: Book several weeks ahead; Fort Canning and Great World MRT stations are both a short walk away.

16 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore 238965

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6. Labyrinth — Esplanade, Marina Bay

Michelin-starred new Singaporean cooking that reinvents local classics.

$$$$ Splurge

Chef LG Han's Labyrinth turns hawker classics and local produce into a tasting menu — chilli crab, chicken rice and kaya toast all reappear in new forms. It holds one Michelin star and sits on The World's 50 Best Restaurants extended list for 2026.

It is the place to understand what Singaporean flavours mean to a modern chef, and it is a short walk from Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres.

Good to know: Go once you've eaten at a hawker centre — the references land better.

#02-23 Esplanade Mall, 8 Raffles Ave, Singapore 039802

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7. Candlenut — Dempsey Hill (COMO Dempsey)

The world's first Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant.

$$$ Upmarket

Malcolm Lee's Candlenut serves refined Peranakan (Straits Chinese) cooking and was the first Peranakan restaurant to earn a Michelin star. It sits in the COMO Dempsey complex amid the greenery of Dempsey Hill.

The 'ah-ma-kase' set menu is the easiest way to taste across the cuisine — expect buah keluak, curries, sambals and kueh. It suits families, groups and anyone curious about Singapore's heritage cooking.

Good to know: Pair it with a walk in the Botanic Gardens, a short taxi ride away.

17A Dempsey Rd, Singapore 249676

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8. The Coconut Club — Beach Road (Kampong Glam)

The nasi lemak that made Singapore take the dish seriously.

$$ Mid-range

The Coconut Club elevated nasi lemak with carefully sourced coconut milk, fried chicken and house sambal, and its Beach Road restaurant is on Michelin's 2026 Bib Gourmand list. It's casual, bright and busy.

Order the nasi lemak with fried chicken, then the cendol for dessert. It suits lunch near Kampong Glam and Bugis.

Good to know: Book for weekend lunch; it's a short walk from Bugis and Nicoll Highway MRT.

269 Beach Rd, Singapore 199546

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9. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle — Lavender (Crawford Lane)

A hawker stall with a Michelin star — the best bak chor mee in Singapore.

$ Budget

Tai Hwa makes bak chor mee (minced pork noodles) with a vinegary, chilli-spiked sauce, pork liver, minced pork and crisp lard, and it holds one Michelin star in 2026 — one of very few hawker stalls in the world to do so.

Every bowl is made to order, which is why the queue is long. Order the dry version with chilli and expect to wait 30 minutes or more.

Good to know: Come on a weekday morning; it's a short walk from Lavender MRT.

#01-12 Blk 466 Crawford Lane, Singapore 190466

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10. Song Fa Bak Kut Teh — Clarke Quay (New Bridge Road)

Peppery Teochew bak kut teh at a Bib Gourmand shop by Clarke Quay.

$ Budget

Song Fa serves Teochew-style bak kut teh — pork ribs simmered in a clear, garlicky, peppery broth that staff refill for free. Its New Bridge Road shop is on Michelin's 2026 Bib Gourmand list.

Order the premium loin ribs, rice, braised peanuts and a pot of Chinese tea, and dip the you tiao (fried dough) in the soup. It suits a quick, cheap lunch near Clarke Quay.

Good to know: Expect a queue at lunch; Clarke Quay MRT is across the road.

#01-01, 11 New Bridge Rd, Singapore 059383

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11. Muthu's Curry — Little India (Race Course Road)

Fish head curry, the dish Singapore claims as its own, at a Bib Gourmand favourite.

$$ Mid-range

Muthu's Curry on Race Course Road is the best-known place for fish head curry — a red snapper head simmered in a tangy, spicy South Indian-style curry with okra and aubergine — and it is on Michelin's 2026 Bib Gourmand list.

Order the fish head curry to share, with rice, masala chicken and papadum. It is air-conditioned and takes groups, so it suits families visiting Little India.

Good to know: A small fish head feeds two to three; go for a medium for four.

#01-01, 138 Race Course Rd, Singapore 218591

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12. Swee Choon Tim Sum — Jalan Besar

Dim sum until the small hours, from a shophouse institution dating to 1962.

$ Budget

Swee Choon has been serving dim sum on Jalan Besar since 1962 and spreads across a row of shophouses. It is cheap, fast and open late into the night, which makes it Singapore's favourite after-midnight meal.

Order the xiao long bao, salted egg yolk lava buns, chee cheong fun and the mee sua kueh (fried vermicelli cakes). It suits groups and night owls.

Good to know: Check its opening hours before going, as they change; it is at its liveliest after 10pm.

183/185/187/189/191/193 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208882

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Frequently asked questions

Which restaurants in Singapore have three Michelin stars?

Three: Les Amis, Odette and Zén, all of which kept their three stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore. There are 45 starred restaurants in all, including two-star newcomers 1887 by André and Seroja.

What is the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in Singapore?

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, a hawker stall in Lavender, holds one Michelin star in 2026 and serves bak chor mee for well under S$15. Expect a long queue.

Do I need to book restaurants in Singapore?

For fine dining, yes — often weeks ahead for Odette, Zén, Burnt Ends and Thevar. Mid-range restaurants like Candlenut and The Coconut Club are worth booking for dinner. Hawker stalls, Song Fa and Swee Choon don't take bookings.

Is there a dress code at Singapore's top restaurants?

Smart casual is the norm. Shorts, flip-flops and sleeveless tops for men are best avoided at fine-dining restaurants; hawker centres and casual spots have no dress code.

Where should I eat local food in Singapore?

Start with hawker centres — see our guides to the best hawker centres, best chicken rice and best chilli crab in Singapore.

1. Odette — Civic District (National Gallery Singapore)

2. Zén — Tanjong Pagar (Bukit Pasoh Road), Chinatown

3. Les Amis — Orchard Road (Shaw Centre)

4. Burnt Ends — Dempsey Hill

5. Thevar — Robertson Quay (Mohamed Sultan Road), Clarke Quay & the River

6. Labyrinth — Esplanade, Marina Bay

7. Candlenut — Dempsey Hill (COMO Dempsey)

8. The Coconut Club — Beach Road (Kampong Glam)

9. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle — Lavender (Crawford Lane)

10. Song Fa Bak Kut Teh — Clarke Quay (New Bridge Road)

11. Muthu's Curry — Little India (Race Course Road)

12. Swee Choon Tim Sum — Jalan Besar

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