10 One-Michelin-Starred Restaurants Drop Off S’pore Guide’s 2025 List As 9 Of Them Have Shut Down

This year, former one-star Sushi Sakuta joined the ranks of two-star recipients: Cloudstreet at Amoy Street, Jaan by Kirk Westaway in Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, Meta at Mohamed Sultan Road, One Fullerton’s Saint Pierre and Shokouwa as well as Thevar, which just relocated to a fancier space at Mohamed Sultan Road.

Young Japanese chef behind 2025’s only new one-star restaurant winner

Among the 32 one-star winners was progressive Japanese restaurant Omakase @ Stevens, whose head chef, Osaka native Kazuki Arimoto (above), was also named Young Chef of the Year. The 31-year-old, who started as sous chef at the restaurant in 2022 and took over the helm last year, joked that he was not that young and attributed his success to his team. His omakase menu served in a 16-seat space marries Japanese flavours with French flourishes.

But first, barbecued chicken wings, beer and maybe laksa

8days.sg asked him how he felt on his night’s double win: “I’m very happy, very surprised when I got two awards,” he says shyly. What will his celebratory meal be? “I will celebrate on Saturday night because I’m off on Sunday. Maybe I will go to Newton Food Centre and have barbecue chicken wings and craft beer,” he muses. The fresh-faced chef who honed his culinary skills over a decade in Tokyo tells us that when it comes to hawker food, he also loves laksa in Katong, black carrot cake, chee cheong fun and bak kut teh. 

Adores sushi & doesn’t mind the humbler stuff from Sushiro too, ok?

Where does the millennial chef eat when he misses home? “Of course, I like sushi. So sometimes I go to sushi restaurants,” he says. Not Sushiro, we probe? “I cannot say that, Sushiro is also nice quality,” he replies diplomatically.

10 restaurants dropped off 1-star list

The one-star list was noticeably shorter than last year’s 42 names. Largely because a whopping nine of them have shuttered: Art di Daniele Sperindio, Chef Kang’s, Matera, Oshino, Poise, Rhubarb, Shinji (Bras Basah Road), Sommer and Sushi Kimura. Technically, Rhubarb closed for renovations, underwent a rebrand and is now known as Encore by Rhubarb.

Terra Tokyo Italian lost its star, and has been moved to the Michelin Select list. Eateries on that list are recognised for their quality, but don’t qualify for a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand nod.  

European restaurants Les Amis at Shaw Centre, Odette at National Gallery Singapore and Zen at Bukit Pasoh Road continue to dominate the three-star category.

Les Amis’ executive chef Sebastien Lepinoy said that despite being awarded three stars for the past six years, they cannot rest on their laurels. “Around 40 per cent of our tourist guests come to our restaurant because of the guide. So every year we must push and improve our operations. We did a total renovation of our kitchen this year to keep it at top level.”

Modern Malay restaurant Fiz in Tanjong Pagar, and Seroja, which serves contemporary plates influenced by cuisine in the Malay Archipelago, were both awarded the Green Star again this year, highlighting their commitment to combining culinary finesse with outstanding eco-friendly practices.

Besides the Michelin-starred winners, there were 89 eateries listed under the Bib Gourmand category for providing exceptional value-for-money gourmet experiences. These include two that were moved from the Michelin Selected category: The chicken rice eatery Boon Tong Kee’s original Balestier Road branch and Ji Ji Noodle House in Hong Lim Market & Food Centre. Nine new establishments joined this list, including Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee at the Old Airport Road Food Centre.

The Michelin Selected category had a total of 157 outlets, including 26 new restaurants spanning a variety of cuisine such as fine Korean plates at Na Oh in Jurong West to Taiwanese contemporary restaurant Iru Den.

The Michelin Guide Singapore was launched in 2016 and each year, the city’s finest F&B establishments are assessed by mystery inspectors under five criteria: Quality of the ingredients used, mastery of flavour and cooking techniques, how the chef expresses his or her personality in the cuisine, harmony of flavours and consistency between visits.

Here’s the official Michelin Guide Singapore 2025 list:

Three stars

1. Les Amis

2. Odette

3. Zen

Two stars 

1. Cloudstreet

2. Jaan by Kirk Westaway

3. Meta

4. Saint Pierre

5. Shoukouwa

6. Sushi Sakuta (promoted)

7. Thevar

One star

1. Alma

2. Araya

3. Born

4. Buona Terra

5. Burnt Ends

6. Candlenut

7. Chaleur

8. Cut

9. Esora

10. Euphoria

11. Hamamoto

12. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

13. Iggy's

14. Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (Orchard)

15. Jag

16. Labyrinth

17. Lei Garden

18. Lerouy

19. Ma Cuisine

20. Marguerite

21. Nae:um

22. Nouri

23. Omakase @ Stevens (new)

24. Pangium

25. Seroja

26. Shisen Hanten

27. Summer Palace

28. Summer Pavilion

29. Sushi Ichi

30. Waku Ghin

31. Whitegrass

32. Willow

Green star 

1. Fiz

2. Seroja

Source: CNA/mm

Photos: Florence Fong, Michelin Guide Singapore

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