Restaurants in Singapore
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Olde Cuban restaurant, Chinatown, Singapore

Singapore is promoted by the Singapore Tourism Board as "Asia's New Culinary 
Capital".[1] A handful of the world's top restaurants are located in the country. 
Notable eateries in Singapore include both high-end restaurants, food courts, 
street food joints and "hawker food". Also termed "the culinary capital 
of 
Southeast Asia", the city is considered the leading food capital. Its 
thriving 
economy (the IMF has ranked Singapore as among the top three 
economie
in the world[2]), with an  influx of expatriate workers who are 
ready to 
splurge their dollars, has ushered a flooding of gastronomic dishes.[2]

Contents

    1 High-end restaurants
    2 Street food
    3 References
    4 External links

High-end restaurants

The 2013 "Asia's 30 Best Restaurants" guide by William Reed Business 
Media included four Singaporean restaurants in the ranking.[3] Based on
 the number of restaurants in the top 100 of the 2012 list, compared to 
the size of the country, Singapore came out top in 2013 with six 
restaurants per 10 million population.[4] The Chinatown-based 
Restaurant Andre, named after the owner and head chef Andre Chiang, 
was honoured as the "Best Restaurant in Singapore" for 2013. Restaurant Andre serves French cuisine and does not have a fixed menu.[3]

World-renowned celebrity chefs, including Mario Batali, Guy Savoy 
and Tetsuya Wakuda, have set up high-end restaurants in Singapore 
and they are mostly located at either Marina Bay Sands or Resorts 
World Sentosa, the two integrated resorts of Singapore. Among 
others, Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton has established a 
restaurant called "Pollen" at Gardens by the Bay. Little-known 
chefs like Janice Wong (2 am) and Willin Low (Wild Rocket) have 
also garnered praise from contemporary food critics for their
 restaurants.[1] Due to the lack of a "red" Michelin Guide on the 
country, there are no Michelin Starred restaurants.[4] Another 
foreign chef who was introduced to Singapore is Julien Royer, 
from Michelin-starred institutions including Michael Bras and 
Greenhouse; he has earned the title Chef de Cuisine at Jaan.[2] 
Low, Chiang, and Iggy expert cooks from abroad have also been 
dubbed as "on par with the best of the best anywhere in the 
world.[2] Jean Charles Dubois, who was initially the Chef de 
Cuisine of the famous Raffles Grill is now owner-cum-chef of 
the Balzac Brasserie who dishes out French cuisine of steamed
European blue lip mussels cooked with garlic, shallot and white
wine.[2] In April 2013, a Michelin-starred restaurant, billed as 
one of the cheapest of their restaurants, opened in the city at 
Plaza Singapura.[5]

Street food

Street food in food stalls on Bugis Street along New Bugis Street, 
Singapore. Singapore has a burgeoning street food scene.[6] 
It was introduced to the country by immigrants from India, 
Malaysia and China. Cuisine from their native countries was 
sold by them on the streets to other immigrants seeking a 
familiar taste.[7] Street food is now often sold in hawker 
centres with communal seating areas which can include 
hundreds of food stalls. Typically, these areas have plastic 
seating and are covered by makeshift tin roofs,[8][6] but 
some are located in casinos or hotels such as the Marina 
Bay Sands resort.[7] Dishes served are varied and range 
from curries, rice and noodle-based dishes as well as those 
eaten less commonly by western tourists, such as chicken 
feet or pig's organ soup.[6] The food is not limited to just 
dishes from Singapore or neighboring Malaysia, and can 
include those of Chinese or Indian origin.[8]