MICHELIN Star Restaurants in Singapore: Prices, Booking and Opening Days
Forty-five restaurants hold MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 Singapore selection. This guide sets out what each one charges, when reservations are released, which kitchens close on Sundays and Mondays, and the age and dress rules, all taken from the restaurants’ own published information.
| 45 starred restaurants | Three hold three stars, nine hold two, thirty-three hold one. The full selection runs to 307 places |
|---|---|
| Most expensive dinner | S$620 per person before tax. The card is charged about S$743 once service and GST are added |
| Cheapest star | A pork noodle stall in a hawker centre. MICHELIN prices it at a single dollar sign |
| The ++ symbol | Service charge of 10% and GST of 9%, applied in that order. Printed prices are multiplied by 1.199 |
| Closing days | Sunday and Monday closures are common, and several kitchens serve lunch only on Friday and Saturday |
| Booking release | One restaurant opens the whole of next month at 10am on the 1st. Another takes bookings 60 days out |
1. What the stars mean, and the three other symbols
2. What changed in the 2026 selection
3. The three-star trio
4. The nine restaurants with two stars
5. The thirty-three restaurants with one star
6. Why the printed price is not the amount you pay
7. Lunch against dinner at the same address
8. Several kitchens serve lunch on Friday and Saturday only
9. Sunday and Monday closures
10. When reservations are released
11. Card holds and deposits
12. Cancellations, no-shows and arriving late
13. Minimum ages for children
14. Dress codes
15. Diets these kitchens cannot accommodate
16. Corkage and drinks pairings
17. How long a meal takes
18. Eating alone
19. Where the stars are concentrated
20. Several stars share one address
21. The six least expensive starred meals
22. The hawker stall with a star
23. Bib Gourmand and Selected, the other 252
24. Budgeting a starred meal
25. A checklist before you book
1. What the stars mean, and the three other symbols
MICHELIN awards stars for the food alone. The room, the service and the price band are recorded separately.
In the guide’s own wording, one star marks high-quality cooking worth a stop, two stars mark excellent cooking worth a detour, and three stars mark exceptional cuisine worth a special journey. That wording explains how a noodle stall with plastic stools and a hotel dining room on the 55th floor can both wear one star.
The 2026 selection in numbers
| Symbol | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Three stars | 3 | Les Amis, Odette, Zén |
| Two stars | 9 | One debut and one promotion this year |
| One star | 33 | Five first-time recipients and one promotion |
| Bib Gourmand | 97 | Ten new entries, mostly hawker stalls |
| Selected | 165 | Inspected and listed without a star or Bib |
| Green Star | 2 | Fiz and Seroja, awarded alongside other recognition |
The symbols that are not stars
A Bib Gourmand marks food the inspectors rated highly for the money. In Singapore most of those entries are hawker stalls and small shophouse kitchens. Selected means an inspector visited and put the place in the book without awarding either distinction. The Green Star covers sourcing, fermentation and waste reduction, and is given independently, so a restaurant can hold it with or without stars.
307 places in a city of under six million
Adding the 45 starred restaurants to 97 Bib Gourmand entries and 165 Selected addresses gives 307 establishments in a city state smaller than most metropolitan areas that receive their own guide. The Bib Gourmand end of that list, with stall numbers and dishes, is covered in our Singapore Bib Gourmand hawker guide.
2. What changed in the 2026 selection
Eight restaurants were newly awarded or promoted. One of them opened with two stars straight away.
1887 by André entered the guide at two stars less than a year after opening inside Raffles Hotel, and also took the Opening of the Year award. Seroja moved up from one star to two. Yong Fu moved from the Selected list to one star. Five kitchens received a first star.
The eight new entries and promotions
| Restaurant | Change | Cuisine | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 by André | Debut at two stars | Contemporary French | Raffles Hotel, lobby level |
| Seroja | One star to two | Malay Archipelago | Duo Galleria, Bugis |
| Yong Fu | Selected to one star | Ningbo | Suntec City Tower 5 |
| Cherry Garden by Chef Fei | First star | Cantonese | Mandarin Oriental, level 5 |
| Jin Ting Wan | First star | Cantonese | Marina Bay SandsMap Tower 1, level 55 |
| Loca Niru | First star | Japanese technique, tasting menu | House of Tan Yeok Nee, Penang Road |
| Sushi Kimura + | First star | Sushi | Conrad Orchard |
| Tenshima | First star | Tempura | Millenia WalkMap |
Twelve restaurants with a ten-year run
Twelve kitchens have held at least one star in every Singapore edition since 2016: Candlenut, CUT, Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork NoodleMap, Jaan by Kirk Westaway, Lei Garden, Les Amis, Odette, Shisen Hanten, Shoukouwa, Summer Pavilion, Sushi Ichi and Waku Ghin. One entry on that list is a hawker stall.
The four special awards
The Service Award went to Maryjoy Lim of Jag, the Sommelier Award to Joe Yang of Jin Ting Wan, the Young Chef Award to Shusuke Kubota of Loca Niru, and the Opening of the Year Award to 1887 by André. Restaurants named in these awards tend to fill their books faster in the weeks after the ceremony.
3. The three-star trio
Les Amis, Odette and Zén hold three stars. All three sit in MICHELIN’s top price band of four dollar signs.
They are unalike in almost every other respect. Les Amis serves classical French cooking from a ground-floor unit in a shopping centre on Scotts Road. Odette works in contemporary French style inside a national art museum. Zén runs a Nordic-rooted set menu across three floors of a shophouse with 23 seats, and releases a whole month of tables at once.
Addresses and published prices
| Restaurant | Address | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Amis | Shaw CentreMap #01-16, 1 Scotts Road | Seven days, seated from noon | Seven days, seated from 7pm |
| Odette | National GalleryMap #01-04, 1 St. Andrew’s Road | S$328 or S$428 | S$498 |
| Zén | 41 Bukit Pasoh RoadMap | S$450 | S$620 |
Les Amis withholds its prices
Odette and Zén print their course prices on their own sites. Les Amis lists menu names without figures and states that dishes and prices change with what the market supplies. Parties of six and above go through email. Of the three-star trio, two can be budgeted before you sit down.
Odette shares a building with the art
Odette is unit 04 on the first floor of the National Gallery, entered through the Supreme Court wing foyer. A late lunch there pairs naturally with a morning in the galleries. The museum itself is covered in National Gallery Singapore.
4. The nine restaurants with two stars
Nine kitchens hold two stars, and two of them are new to that rank this year.
The cooking styles spread widely. Two work in contemporary French, two are sushi counters, one serves modern British food from the 70th floor of a hotel, one draws on Indian cooking, and one works with the produce and spice of the Malay Archipelago.
The nine, with price bands
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Where | MICHELIN price band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 by André | Contemporary French | Raffles Hotel | $$$$ |
| Cloudstreet | Tasting menu | 84 Amoy StreetMap | $$$$ |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | Contemporary British | Swissôtel The StamfordMap, level 70 | $$$ |
| Meta | Tasting menu | 9 Mohamed Sultan RoadMap | $$$ |
| Saint Pierre | Contemporary French | One FullertonMap #02-02B | $$$$ |
| Seroja | Malay Archipelago | Duo Galleria, 7 Fraser Street | $$$ |
| Shoukouwa | Sushi | One Fullerton #02-02A | $$$$ |
| Sushi Sakuta | Sushi | Millenia Walk #01-06/08 | $$$$ |
| Thevar | Tasting menu rooted in Indian cooking | 16 Mohamed Sultan Road | $$$$ |
A 70th floor and a shophouse ground floor
Jaan occupies level 70 of Swissôtel The Stamford with 35 seats. Meta works from a shophouse at street level. Both hold two stars and both sit in the same three-dollar-sign price band. The view is priced into the room, not into the rank.
Seroja cooks without pork or alcohol
Seroja states that its food menu contains no pork and no alcohol and that its meat comes from halal sources. It does not claim certification for the restaurant itself, so travellers who need certification should ask directly before booking. Certified options across the city are listed in our halal Singapore guide.
5. The thirty-three restaurants with one star
One star covers the widest range in the guide. The list runs from a hawker centre stall to a dining room on the 55th floor.
Cantonese kitchens make up the largest single group, followed by sushi counters. Peranakan cooking appears twice, and there is one contemporary Korean kitchen. Prices run across three of MICHELIN’s four bands.
The one-star restaurants priced at two dollar signs or less
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Where | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle | Pork noodles | Blk 466 Crawford Lane #01-12 | $ |
| Candlenut | Peranakan | 17A Dempsey RoadMap | $$ |
| Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine | Teochew | ION OrchardMap #03-05 | $$ |
| Lei Garden | Cantonese | CHIJMESMap #01-24 | $$ |
| Shisen Hanten | Sichuan and Cantonese | Hilton Orchard, level 35 | $$ |
| Summer Pavilion | Cantonese | Ritz-Carlton Millenia, level 3 | $$ |
Where the same cuisine appears more than once
Five one-star kitchens cook Cantonese food: Cherry Garden, Jin Ting Wan, Lei Garden, Summer Palace and Summer Pavilion. Two work in Peranakan style, Candlenut and Pangium. MICHELIN records Candlenut as the first Peranakan restaurant anywhere to receive a star.
Two of them are inside public gardens
Marguerite sits inside the Flower DomeMap at Gardens by the Bay and Pangium is at the Gallop entrance to the Botanic GardensMap. Both are reached through a park, so the gate hours matter as much as the restaurant hours. See Gardens by the Bay and the Singapore Botanic Gardens for access details.
6. Why the printed price is not the amount you pay
The ++ after a price means service charge of 10% and GST of 9% have yet to be added. Together they multiply the figure by 1.199.
The two are applied in sequence rather than added together. Service charge goes on the menu price first, then GST is calculated on that larger subtotal, which is why the total lands slightly above a flat 19%. Singapore’s standard GST rate is 9%.
Printed price against the amount charged
| Menu price | Charged | Added |
|---|---|---|
| S$208 | about S$249 | S$41 |
| S$248 | about S$297 | S$49 |
| S$298 | about S$357 | S$59 |
| S$398 | about S$477 | S$79 |
| S$498 | about S$597 | S$99 |
| S$620 | about S$743 | S$123 |
The gap doubles for two people
Two dinners at S$398 come to S$796 on the menu and about S$954 on the card. Drinks are taxed the same way, so a pairing at S$168 per person adds a further S$403 for two. Multiplying the menu figure by 1.2 gives a working estimate for the whole table.
Prices marked with an asterisk
Waku Ghin lists its chef’s table menu at S$550 with an asterisk. That notation generally signals a pre-tax figure, so treat it the same way as a ++ price. Broader spending guidance for a trip is in Singapore on a budget.
7. Lunch against dinner at the same address
The same kitchen charges S$70 to S$170 less per person at lunch. The course count drops and the produce changes.
Several restaurants keep a shorter menu that exists only at lunchtime. Thevar runs a five-course executive menu at midday, and Meta serves a six-course dinner on request from Monday to Thursday. In the evening those shorter formats disappear and one tasting menu remains.
Published lunch and dinner prices
| Restaurant | Stars | Lunch | Dinner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zén | 3 | S$450 | S$620 | S$170 |
| Odette | 3 | S$328 | S$498 | S$170 |
| Cloudstreet | 2 | S$248 | S$398 | S$150 |
| Meta | 2 | S$248 | S$328 | S$80 |
| Seroja | 2 | S$218 | S$288 | S$70 |
| Thevar | 2 | S$228 | S$298 | S$70 |
| Labyrinth | 1 | S$208 | S$298 | S$90 |
The lowest published entry point
Saint Pierre no longer prints its course prices, and sells five waterfront window tables at S$488 per person instead. Les Amis lists only the names of its menus. Where a figure is published, Seroja at S$218 for lunch is the lowest at two stars, or about S$261 charged.
Lunch also takes less of the day
Seroja asks guests to allow three hours for dinner and two for lunch. Labyrinth quotes two hours at midday against three in the evening. If the meal has to fit inside a sightseeing day, the midday service leaves the evening free.
8. Several kitchens serve lunch on Friday and Saturday only
Cloudstreet, Meta, Seroja and Thevar open for lunch on Friday and Saturday alone. On other weekdays they serve dinner only.
Midweek lunch is possible at a different set of addresses. Zén, Saint Pierre and Jaan serve Tuesday to Saturday, Shoukouwa Wednesday to Saturday, and Burnt Ends Thursday to Saturday. Les Amis and Candlenut serve lunch every day.
Which days lunch is served
| Restaurant | Lunch days | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Les Amis | Daily | Seated from noon, last seating 1.15pm |
| Candlenut | Daily | Noon to 3pm |
| Zén | Tuesday to Saturday | Days only on the official site |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | Tuesday to Saturday | From 11.45am, last reservation 12.45pm |
| Saint Pierre | Tuesday to Saturday | 11.30am to 3pm, last seating 1.30pm |
| Shoukouwa | Wednesday to Saturday | 12.30pm to 3pm |
| Burnt Ends | Thursday to Saturday | Noon to 2.30pm |
| Cloudstreet | Friday and Saturday | From noon |
| Meta | Friday and Saturday | Days published, times on booking |
| Seroja | Friday and Saturday | Noon to 2.30pm |
| Thevar | Friday and Saturday | Days published, times on booking |
Last seating comes well before closing
Saint Pierre serves lunch until 3pm but seats its last table at 1.30pm. Jaan closes lunch at 2.30pm with a final reservation at 12.45pm. The gap is the length of the menu: a full lunch runs two to two and a half hours, so the kitchen stops seating early enough to finish.
Midweek lunches are easier to get
Weekend lunch fills first, and the four restaurants that only serve it on Friday and Saturday feel that most. Moving the booking to a Tuesday or Wednesday often finds space at the same address. For fitting a long lunch into a short trip, see the three-day Singapore itinerary.
9. Sunday and Monday closures
More than half of the restaurants checked close on Sunday and Monday. Weekend evenings are the narrowest part of the week for visitors.
Jaan, Saint Pierre, Shoukouwa, Cloudstreet, Seroja, Burnt Ends and Zén all take both days. Meta and Thevar close on Sunday only. Les Amis, Candlenut, CUT and Waku Ghin serve every day of the week.
Closing days at a glance
| Closed | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Sunday and Monday | Zén, Jaan, Saint Pierre, Shoukouwa, Cloudstreet, Seroja, Burnt Ends |
| Sunday only | Meta, Thevar |
| Open seven days | Les Amis, Candlenut, CUT, Waku Ghin |
Planning a Sunday dinner
A Sunday evening narrows the field to Les Amis at three stars and Candlenut, CUT and Waku Ghin at one. Candlenut is out at Dempsey Road and needs a taxi. CUT and Waku Ghin are both inside Marina Bay Sands, which makes them easy to combine with an evening on the bay.
Public holidays and blackout dates
Shoukouwa publishes a list of additional closing dates for the year on its own site. Saint Pierre notes that blackout dates apply and that it aims to announce them in advance. Newly starred restaurants sometimes close for a few days of refurbishment as well, so an empty booking calendar may mean a closure rather than a full house.
10. When reservations are released
Zén opens the whole of the following month at 10am on the 1st. Seroja takes bookings 60 days ahead.
At those two, opening the booking page on a random day shows nothing. Tables appear at a fixed moment and go quickly. Zén runs a newsletter whose stated purpose is to tell subscribers when the tables are released.
How each restaurant takes bookings
| Restaurant | Release | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Zén | 10am on the 1st, for the whole of next month | Own site; parties of 5 to 8 by phone or email |
| Seroja | 60 days ahead, waiting list when full | Own site |
| Saint Pierre | One month ahead | Tablecheck; more than three guests by email |
| Shoukouwa | Rolling | Tablecheck; six or more by phone or email |
| Thevar | Rolling | SevenRooms |
| Les Amis | Rolling | Own site; six or more through the concierge |
Not every starred restaurant books through MICHELIN
Some MICHELIN listings carry a reserve button and some display a line saying the establishment manages its own bookings. Zén, Hamamoto and Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle fall in the second group. For those, go to the restaurant’s own channel or, in the case of the noodle stall, join the queue.
Larger parties cannot book online
Les Amis and Shoukouwa move to a manual process at six guests, Zén at five, Saint Pierre above three. Dining rooms of 20 to 35 seats have to rearrange to seat a larger group, which is why those bookings are handled by email or phone. Families travelling together should start with that conversation rather than the online form.
11. Card holds and deposits
A S$200 per person authorisation is the common arrangement. Some restaurants take a deposit instead and do not refund it.
The purpose is stated plainly on most sites: seats are few, produce is ordered against confirmed numbers, and an empty chair on the night is food already bought.
What is taken at the time of booking
| Restaurant | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Meta | S$200 per diner | Authorisation hold on the card |
| Seroja | S$200 per diner | Authorisation for both lunch and dinner |
| Odette | Amount not published | Deposit, non-refundable, deducted from the final bill |
| Shoukouwa | Amount not published | Card guarantee required on every booking |
| Les Amis | Full menu price for six or more | Charged when the booking is confirmed |
A hold and a deposit behave differently
An authorisation reserves headroom on the card without moving money, and drops off after the meal. A deposit leaves the account immediately and is credited against the bill. Odette states that its deposit is not refunded under any circumstance, so it is worth fixing the date before booking there.
Foreign cards are charged twice over
Everything is billed in Singapore dollars. A card issued abroad will attract a foreign transaction fee on the deposit and again on the final bill, and the two may be converted at different rates. Payment and money questions for the trip are covered in Singapore on a budget.
12. Cancellations, no-shows and arriving late
Seventy-two hours is the usual deadline. Inside it, expect to pay about S$200 per person.
Moving the date can count as a cancellation. Shoukouwa states that changing a reservation after the deadline is treated as a late cancellation and charged accordingly.
Published cancellation terms
| Restaurant | Deadline | Charge inside the deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 by André | 72 hours | S$200 per person, no-shows the same |
| Meta | 72 hours | Full menu price; deposit forfeited for absent diners |
| Seroja | 72 hours | Against the S$200 per person authorisation |
| Odette | 72 hours | Deposit not refunded; transfer or reschedule allowed |
| Les Amis, five or fewer | 48 hours | S$250 per person |
| Les Amis, six or more | Two weeks | 50% refund inside two weeks, none inside 48 hours |
| Shoukouwa | Three days | S$350 per person lunch, S$500 dinner |
Passing the table on instead of cancelling
Odette and Meta both allow a booking to be transferred to another person or moved to a different date. When plans change, handing the reservation to someone else in the group or shifting it within the same trip avoids the charge. Both require notice by email at least 72 hours ahead.
Late arrivals lose the table
Meta holds a table for 15 minutes. Shoukouwa reserves the right to cancel the meal and charge in full for guests more than 30 minutes late, since each course is prepared to a timed sequence. Evening traffic through the city centre is heavy, so allow half an hour more than the map suggests.
13. Minimum ages for children
The floor ranges from seven to twelve depending on the restaurant. A few set no limit at all.
Meals run two and a half to three and a half hours in a quiet room, which is the reason the limits exist. They are rarely shown during the online booking process, so they need checking beforehand.
Published age rules
| Restaurant | Rule |
|---|---|
| Meta | Seven and above, provided the child can eat the full tasting menu |
| Seroja | Seven and above |
| Odette | Nine and above |
| Les Amis | Ten and above |
| Waku Ghin | Under-tens not admitted; no children’s menu |
| 1887 by André | Twelve and above |
| Saint Pierre | No age limit; under-nines must take the four-course children’s menu |
Children’s menus are rare
Saint Pierre is the clearest case, with a dedicated four-course menu below nine and a requirement that everyone aged nine and over orders a full menu. Waku Ghin has no children’s menu and suggests sharing à la carte dishes. Where no children’s option exists, a child who cannot finish a tasting menu is still charged the adult price.
Lunch works better with children
Candlenut carries MICHELIN’s family-friendly tag, serves lunch daily and sits in the open setting of Dempsey Road. That combination is easier with young children than an evening tasting menu. The rest of a family itinerary is in Singapore with kids.
14. Dress codes
Smart casual is the standard, with long trousers and closed shoes expected of men.
Two restaurants state that guests who ignore the code may be turned away. In a city where daytime clothing is shorts and sandals, an evening booking means planning a stop at the hotel.
What the restaurants publish
| Restaurant | Wording |
|---|---|
| Les Amis | No shorts, no flip-flops; long trousers and covered shoes for men |
| Odette | Smart casual; trousers and appropriate footwear for men |
| Waku Ghin | No slippers, singlets, swimwear, gym attire or hotel robes; entry may be declined |
| Thevar | Collared shirt, tailored trousers or dark denim, closed-toe shoes |
| 1887 by André | Tailored trousers and closed-toe shoes for men |
| Meta | Smart casual, no flip-flops |
Children are held to the same standard
Waku Ghin states that the dress code applies to children as well. For a family booking that means packing accordingly. The restaurant sits inside Marina Bay Sands, so it is easy to arrive straight from the pool, and that is the arrival the rule is written against.
No jackets required
None of the restaurants checked ask for a jacket or tie. A collared shirt, long trousers and closed shoes will pass everywhere on this list. Dining rooms are air-conditioned hard, so a light layer is worth carrying even in August.
15. Diets these kitchens cannot accommodate
Vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free requests are declined in writing at several restaurants. Requests must be made at the time of booking.
Tasting menus are built around produce ordered against confirmed covers, which is why restrictions are settled in advance and cannot be raised once service has started.
Stated limits
| Restaurant | Cannot accommodate |
|---|---|
| Zén | Vegan, dairy-protein-free, coeliac |
| Odette | Dairy allergies and intolerances |
| Les Amis | Dairy allergies; dishes contain dairy, egg and gluten |
| Seroja | Vegan, gluten-free |
| Meta | Non-seafood, vegan, gluten-free |
| Thevar | Dairy, nuts, gluten-free, vegan, allium-free, mushroom-free |
| Labyrinth | Zero spice, vegan, vegetarian, coeliac; shellfish can be removed |
| Shoukouwa | Vegetarian, gluten-free; raw fish is central to the menu |
One full vegetarian menu at the top end
Odette runs a vegetarian tasting menu at S$298 for lunch and S$398 for dinner, S$30 to S$100 below the standard menus. For a table that includes a vegetarian diner, that is the clearest starting point among the three-star rooms.
Halal status has to be confirmed directly
Seroja publishes that it uses no pork or alcohol and sources meat from halal suppliers, without claiming certification for the restaurant. Travellers who require certification should ask before booking. Certified restaurants across the city are listed in our halal Singapore guide.
16. Corkage and drinks pairings
Bringing a bottle costs S$150 to S$200 per 750ml. A few restaurants waive it on specific days.
Alcohol duty is high in Singapore and restaurant wine lists reflect that, so most kitchens allow guests to bring their own and charge a fee per bottle instead.
Corkage terms
| Restaurant | Fee | Waivers |
|---|---|---|
| Odette | S$200 per bottle for the first two, S$300 thereafter | None published |
| Saint Pierre | Wine S$150, spirits S$450, Wednesday to Saturday | Free on Tuesdays; one bottle waived when you buy wine at S$150 or above |
| Seroja | S$150 per bottle for the first two, S$200 thereafter | One-for-one |
| Shoukouwa | S$150 per bottle | Free at lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; one-for-one |
| Meta | S$200 per bottle | One-for-one |
The one-for-one arrangement
Several restaurants waive the fee on one bottle when you buy one from their list. Saint Pierre attaches a price condition, waiving corkage only against a purchase of S$150 or more. For anyone carrying a specific bottle for an occasion, that condition is worth reading before the night.
Pairings, with and without alcohol
Pairings run from S$108 to S$568 per person. Seroja lists S$158 at lunch and S$198 at dinner, with non-alcoholic pairings at S$108 and S$148. Cloudstreet prices its non-alcoholic pairing at S$168 against S$268 for the standard wine flight. Every one of these figures carries service charge and GST on top.
17. How long a meal takes
Allow two and a half to three and a half hours. The restaurants publish these figures themselves.
Menus run to eight or ten courses and some dining rooms seat twice in an evening, so start times are fixed and a late arrival shortens the meal rather than delaying it.
Published durations
| Restaurant | Time to allow |
|---|---|
| Zén | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Cloudstreet | 3 hours |
| Seroja | 3 hours at dinner, 2 hours at lunch |
| Labyrinth | 3 hours at dinner, 2 hours at lunch |
| Meta | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Thevar | 2 hours 30 minutes |
A dinner booking fills the evening
A 7pm start that runs three hours ends at 10pm. Adding a light show or a rooftop bar afterwards is possible only at the late end of the night. Moving the meal to lunch keeps the evening open, which matters if the trip is short. Options after dark are in the Singapore nightlife guide.
Restaurants that seat twice
Shoukouwa runs dinner in two sittings, 6pm to 8pm and 8.15pm to 10.30pm. Waku Ghin seats its chef’s table at 5pm and 7.30pm. The first sitting has a hard finish, and the second ends late. Choose according to what else is planned that day rather than by price.
18. Eating alone
MICHELIN tags ten of the 45 as good for solo dining. Those are the rooms built around a counter.
Sushi and tempura counters seat single diners as a matter of course, and restaurants with a chef’s table do the same. A single seat is also easier for a restaurant to fill than a pair. One restaurant can carry several of these tags, so the counts below do not add up to 45.
How the 45 are tagged
| Tag | Count | What it indicates |
|---|---|---|
| Date night | 14 | Rooms suited to two people at a table |
| Solo dining | 10 | Counter seating or a chef’s table |
| Groups | 8 | Larger tables or dishes served to share |
| Family friendly | 6 | Children accommodated |
| Worth queueing for | 1 | The hawker stall |
A single seat can appear when a pair will not
Searching for one guest sometimes returns availability on a date that shows nothing for two. Counters hold odd seats that are hard to sell otherwise. Hamamoto on Tras Street carries the solo dining tag and works entirely from a counter.
The rules still apply per person
Deposits and cancellation charges are set per diner, so a solo booking still carries a S$200 hold and the same penalty for a missed reservation. Other parts of a trip taken alone are covered in solo travel in Singapore.
19. Where the stars are concentrated
Sixteen of the 45 are around Marina Bay and City Hall. Ten more are along Orchard Road.
Grouping the addresses by district puts 26 of the 45 inside two areas of the city centre. Where you stay changes how far you travel for dinner more than which restaurant you choose.
Distribution by district
| District | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Bay, City Hall, Beach Road | 16 | Odette, 1887 by André, Jaan, Saint Pierre, Shoukouwa, CUT, Waku Ghin |
| Orchard, Scotts, Stevens | 10 | Les Amis, Buona Terra, Iggy’s, Shisen Hanten, Sushi Ichi |
| Tanjong Pagar, Chinatown, Neil Road, Amoy Street | 9 | Zén, Cloudstreet, Nouri, Born, Nae:um, Hamamoto |
| Mohamed Sultan, Robertson QuayMap | 4 | Meta, Thevar, Lerouy, Jag |
| Dempsey, Botanic Gardens | 3 | Candlenut, Burnt Ends, Pangium |
| Elsewhere | 3 | Seroja, Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, Marguerite |
Matching the district to the hotel
A room at Marina Bay puts sixteen starred restaurants within a walk or a couple of MRT stops. Orchard puts ten within the same range. Our district guides cover where to stay in Marina Bay and Orchard Road.
The addresses without a nearby station
Candlenut and Burnt Ends at Dempsey Road, and Pangium at the Gallop entrance to the Botanic Gardens, have no MRT station close by and take about ten minutes by taxi from Orchard. Marguerite is inside the Flower Dome, so entry runs through the Gardens by the Bay ticketing area and follows the conservatory hours.
20. Several stars share one address
Three starred restaurants stand on Mohamed Sultan Road. Meta at number 9, Thevar at 16, Lerouy at 7.
Meta and Thevar hold two stars each and Lerouy one. All three are within a short walk of each other, and Jag at Robertson Quay is a few minutes further along the river.
Clusters worth knowing
| Address | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Sultan Road | Meta (two stars), Thevar (two stars), Lerouy (one star) |
| One Fullerton, level 2 | Shoukouwa #02-02A and Saint Pierre #02-02B, both two stars |
| CHIJMES | Lei Garden #01-24, Whitegrass #01-26/27 |
| Millenia Walk | Sushi Sakuta #01-06/08, Tenshima #01-09 |
| Amoy Street | Cloudstreet at 84, Nouri at 72 |
| Marina Bay Sands | CUT, Waku Ghin, Jin Ting Wan |
| Conrad Orchard | Summer Palace, Sushi Kimura + |
Two doors on the same corridor
Units 02-02A and 02-02B at One Fullerton are Shoukouwa and Saint Pierre, next door to one another and both holding two stars. Put the unit number in the calendar entry along with the name.
Using clusters when a booking fails
If the first choice is full, another starred kitchen in the same building or street keeps the evening plan intact. Inside Marina Bay Sands the three options differ completely in style, running from a steakhouse to a Japanese counter to a Cantonese dining room on the 55th floor.
21. The six least expensive starred meals
Six starred addresses sit at two dollar signs or below. One of them is a stall in a hawker centre.
The other five serve Chinese or Peranakan food à la carte rather than as a fixed tasting menu, so the bill follows what the table orders.
The six
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Where | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle | Pork noodles | Crawford Lane | Queue, no bookings |
| Candlenut | Peranakan | Dempsey Road | Lunch and dinner daily |
| Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine | Teochew | ION Orchard, level 3 | Inside a shopping centre |
| Lei Garden | Cantonese | CHIJMES | Central, walkable from City Hall |
| Shisen Hanten | Sichuan and Cantonese | Hilton Orchard, level 35 | Hotel restaurant |
| Summer Pavilion | Cantonese | Ritz-Carlton Millenia, level 3 | Hotel restaurant |
Chinese kitchens are the accessible end
The Cantonese and Teochew one-star restaurants serve dim sum and à la carte dishes at lunch. Instead of one fixed price per person, the bill reflects what arrives on the table, and a larger group brings the per-person figure down because dishes are shared.
Easy to reach between other plans
Imperial Treasure is on level 3 of ION Orchard and Shisen Hanten on level 35 of the Hilton on the same road, both a lift ride from a shopping afternoon. The surrounding area is covered in our Orchard Road guide.
22. The hawker stall with a star
A noodle stall on Crawford Lane has held a star for ten consecutive editions. MICHELIN prices it at a single dollar sign.
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle occupies unit 01-12 in Block 466. It serves bak chor mee, minced pork noodles, and takes no reservations. The listing carries MICHELIN’s “worth queueing for” tag.
The same star, different conditions
| Item | Hawker stall | Tasting-menu restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Booking | None; you queue | Required, usually with a card hold |
| Dress code | None | Smart casual |
| Time at the table | Minutes, once served | Two and a half to three and a half hours |
| Service charge and GST | Stall prices are generally what you pay | Printed price multiplied by 1.199 |
The only stall in the ten-year group
Of the twelve restaurants that have held a star in every Singapore edition since 2016, this is the only hawker stall. The other eleven are hotel dining rooms and shophouse restaurants. It is also the only entry in the whole starred list at the single dollar sign price band.
Queueing and selling out
Hawker stalls close when the ingredients run out rather than at a fixed hour, and the queue at this one lengthened after the star. Arriving outside the lunch peak is the practical answer. Other hawker centres and what to order in them are covered in the Singapore hawker food guide, and the value end of the same MICHELIN list in the Bib Gourmand guide.
23. Bib Gourmand and Selected, the other 252
252 places in the same selection carry no star. Ninety-seven hold a Bib Gourmand and 165 are listed as Selected.
A Bib Gourmand marks good cooking at a moderate price, which in Singapore usually means a hawker stall or a small coffee shop kitchen. Selected covers everywhere the inspectors visited and listed without awarding either distinction.
How the three groups differ
| Distinction | Count | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 45 | Judged on the cooking; includes one hawker stall |
| Bib Gourmand | 97 | Good cooking for the money; ten new this year |
| Selected | 165 | Stalls and hotel restaurants side by side |
The Bib list has its own long-runners
Seventeen of the 97 Bib Gourmand entries have appeared in every edition since the guide arrived, a record comparable to the twelve starred restaurants with ten-year runs. Stall names and signature dishes are set out in our Bib Gourmand hawker guide.
Familiar names in the Selected list
The Selected group includes Maison Boulud, Osteria Mozza, Wakuda, Yan Ting, Shang Palace, Jiang-Nan Chun and National Kitchen. Several charge as much as a starred restaurant, so when a starred booking is impossible they are a reasonable substitute at a similar level of cooking.
24. Budgeting a starred meal
Expect S$250 to S$750 per person once tax and service are counted. Choosing lunch instead of dinner accounts for most of that range.
Multiply the menu price by 1.2 for the amount charged, then add any pairing at the same rate. The figures below use published prices from the restaurants themselves.
Worked examples, per person
| Choice | Menu price | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| One star, lunch tasting menu | S$208 | about S$249 |
| Two stars, Friday or Saturday lunch | S$218 | about S$261 |
| Two stars, dinner tasting menu | S$288 | about S$345 |
| Two stars, dinner with non-alcoholic pairing | S$288 plus S$148 | about S$523 |
| Three stars, lunch | S$328 | about S$393 |
| Three stars, dinner | S$620 | about S$743 |
The same numbers for two
Two dinners at two stars with non-alcoholic pairings come to about S$1,046. The same two people taking lunch at that restaurant pay about S$523. One address, half the bill. Occasion planning is covered in Singapore for couples.
Fitting one meal into a trip
For a single starred meal in a week, a weekday lunch is lighter on both money and time, and leaves the evening for something else. Eating at hawker centres for the other meals keeps the daily food budget close to normal. Seafood and chilli crab are covered separately in the chilli crab guide.
25. A checklist before you book
Check the day, the release date, the deposit and the age limit before comparing menus.
Fixed travel dates rule out a good part of the list straight away, because Sunday and Monday closures are common and lunch service is narrower still.
In order
| Step | What to check | Where it is published |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whether the kitchen opens that day | Opening hours on the restaurant’s own site |
| 2 | When bookings are released | Reservation page; some open monthly or 60 days out |
| 3 | Deposit and cancellation terms | Notes below the booking form |
| 4 | Minimum age for children | Restaurant policy page, rarely in the booking flow |
| 5 | Dietary limits | Policy page; declare when booking |
| 6 | Menu price and pairings | Menu page; multiply by 1.199 |
What the MICHELIN listing does not include
MICHELIN publishes the address, cuisine and price band but not opening days or cancellation terms, nor the extra dates Shoukouwa closes to follow the Toyosu market calendar in Tokyo. Open the restaurant’s own page before paying a deposit.
- Check on the restaurant’s own site that it opens on your dates.
- Find out when bookings are released: the 1st of the month, 60 days out or one month ahead.
- Read the deposit and cancellation terms. S$200 per person is common.
- Check the minimum age and the dietary limits, and state them with the booking.
- Multiply the menu price by 1.199 for the amount you will be charged.
When nothing is available
Seroja keeps a waiting list, and cancellations return to the booking systems throughout the week. Searching for one guest rather than two often finds a counter seat, and another starred kitchen in the same building keeps the rest of the evening as planned. The wider trip is covered in the Singapore travel guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Forty-five in the 2026 selection. Three at three stars, nine at two stars and thirty-three at one star.
The full selection is larger. Ninety-seven places carry a Bib Gourmand, 165 are listed as Selected, and two hold a Green Star for sustainability alongside their other recognition. That comes to 307 establishments. The Singapore edition began in 2016 and has been published every year except 2020, so this is the tenth.
From S$208 at lunch to S$620 at dinner, before service charge and GST.
Among restaurants that publish prices, set lunches run from S$208 to S$450 per person and set dinners from S$288 to S$620. Every one of those figures carries a ++ symbol, which means service charge of 10% and GST of 9% are still to come. Applied in sequence they multiply the printed price by 1.199, so a S$298 dinner reaches about S$357 on the card.
Many close on both Sunday and Monday. A few open every day of the week.
Jaan by Kirk Westaway, Saint Pierre, Shoukouwa, Cloudstreet, Seroja, Burnt Ends and Zén all take Sunday and Monday off. Meta and Thevar close on Sunday only. Les Amis, Candlenut, CUT and Waku Ghin serve seven days. If your only free evening is a Sunday, start from that shorter list rather than from the price list.
One restaurant releases a full month at a time, another opens 60 days ahead.
Zén publishes the whole of the following month at 10am local time on the 1st, and runs a newsletter that tells subscribers when tables go live. Seroja accepts bookings 60 days ahead and keeps a waiting list once a service fills. Most others take reservations on a rolling basis, but weekend evenings and Friday lunches go first. Parties of five or six and above usually cannot book online at all.
A hold of S$200 per diner is common, and one three-star takes a non-refundable deposit.
Meta and Seroja place a S$200 per person authorisation on the card. Odette takes a deposit that is not refunded and deducts it from the final bill. Shoukouwa requires a card guarantee on every booking. Les Amis charges the full menu price up front for parties of six or more. The hold is released after the meal; a deposit is money that has already left the account.
Cancelling inside 72 hours usually costs about S$200 per person. Shoukouwa charges S$500 per person for dinner.
1887 by André charges S$200 per person for cancellations, changes and no-shows inside 72 hours. Meta charges the full menu price for a change made with less than 72 hours to go, and forfeits the deposit for any diner who does not appear. Les Amis charges S$250 per person for parties of five or fewer cancelling within 48 hours. Shoukouwa applies S$350 for lunch and S$500 for dinner inside three days, and treats a date change after the deadline as a late cancellation.
Most starred rooms set a minimum age, ranging from seven to twelve.
Meta and Seroja admit children from seven, Odette from nine, Les Amis and Waku Ghin from ten, and 1887 by André from twelve. Waku Ghin does not admit under-tens at all and has no children’s menu. Saint Pierre sets no age limit but requires diners under nine to order its four-course children’s menu. Family-friendly plans for the rest of the trip are in Singapore with kids.
Smart casual almost everywhere, with long trousers and closed shoes expected of men.
Les Amis states that shorts and flip-flops are not permitted. Waku Ghin lists slippers, singlets, swimwear, gym clothing and hotel robes as grounds for refusing entry, and applies the same rule to children. Thevar asks for a collared shirt and tailored trousers or dark denim. None of the restaurants checked require a jacket or tie. Allow time to change if you are coming straight from a day out in the heat.
Several state in advance that they cannot. Requests have to be made when booking, not on the night.
Zén does not prepare vegan, dairy-protein-free or coeliac menus. Odette and Les Amis cannot work around a dairy allergy. Thevar rules out dairy, nuts, gluten-free, vegan, allium-free and mushroom-free requests. Labyrinth can remove shellfish and little else. Odette is the exception at the top end, with a full vegetarian menu at S$298 for lunch and S$398 for dinner.
A hawker stall holds one star and is priced at a single dollar sign.
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle on Crawford Lane has held a star in every Singapore edition since 2016, one of twelve restaurants with that record. There is no reservation system, so you queue. Among sit-down restaurants, five carry MICHELIN’s two-dollar-sign price band: Candlenut, Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine, Lei Garden, Shisen Hanten and Summer Pavilion.
Les Amis, Odette and Zén. All three kept three stars in the 2026 selection.
Les Amis serves French cuisine on the ground floor of Shaw Centre on Scotts Road. Odette occupies a corner of the National Gallery building. Zén takes over three floors of a shophouse on Bukit Pasoh Road with 23 seats, and releases a whole month of tables at 10am on the 1st.
Sixteen sit around Marina Bay and City Hall, and ten more along Orchard Road.
Nine are in Tanjong Pagar and Chinatown, four on or beside Mohamed Sultan Road, and three out at Dempsey and the Botanic Gardens. Some share a single address: Lei Garden and Whitegrass are both inside CHIJMES, Shoukouwa and Saint Pierre are neighbouring units on the same floor of One Fullerton, and Marina Bay Sands houses CUT, Waku Ghin and Jin Ting Wan.