Singapore rejoins the three Michelin star club as Odette, Les Amis elevated to fine dining’s top rank
- French haute cuisine establishments get top marks from France-based dining guide to give Lion City its first restaurants with the highest Michelin ranking
- ‘With this historic first … Singapore enters a new dimension in the eyes of food lovers,’ says Michelin Guide’s international director
Two Singapore restaurants have been awarded the maximum three Michelin stars for the first time ever.
Both are run by French-born chefs, with Sebastian Lepinoy of Les Amis adding to the two stars he picked when Michelin launched its first Singapore guide in 2016.
He said his grandmother showed him “how the most remarkable dishes can come from the purest ingredients and taught me the importance of adding that ‘little something’ to create dishes that excite the palate and fill the heart”.
Only 133 restaurants in the world have three Michelin stars, with Japan heading the ranking with 31, followed by France with 27.
Hong Kong and Macau come in fifth with 10 top-rated restaurants between them.
Singapore previously had one restaurant with three Michelin stars, French chef Joël Robuchon’s self-titled restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa, until it closed in 2018.
“With this historic first … Singapore enters a new dimension in the eyes of food lovers,” he added.
Five restaurants now have two stars in the city state – Saint Pierre, Shisen Hanten, Shoukouwa, Waku Ghin and the Nordic-Asian establishment Zen – while 37 more got one star.
Editor’s note: A sentence has been added, and headlines amended, to reflect the fact that Singapore previously had a three-Michelin-star restaurant.