Best Western Restaurants in Singapore: 16 Best Spots (2026)
Singapore's Western dining scene spans three-Michelin-star French tables, Nordic-Japanese tasting rooms, upscale steakhouses and wood-fired barbecue joints, concentrated around Orchard, the City Hall–Marina Bay corridor, Dempsey, Robertson Quay and the CBD shophouse belt. Prices run from multi-hundred-dollar degustation menus down to casual pizza, oysters and smokehouse plates, with set lunches often the best-value way in. This guide gathers notable, currently-listed venues across price tiers and neighbourhoods; hours and prices change, so confirm directly before you go.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Odette Modern French · $$$$
Chef Julien Royer's three-Michelin-star modern French room inside the National Gallery, known for ingredient-led, elegant cooking.
- Cuisine: Modern French
- Price: $$$$ · Multi-course degustation menus; fine-dining pricing
- Must-try: Rosemary-smoked organic egg
- Where: 1 St Andrew's Road, #01-04, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore 178957
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Halal: No
Les Amis French haute cuisine · $$$$
Singapore's grande dame of classic French fine dining, holding three Michelin stars with a 3,000-plus-label wine cellar.
- Cuisine: French haute cuisine
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and degustation dinners; fine-dining pricing
- Must-try: Cold angel hair pasta with Oscietra caviar
- Where: 1 Scotts Road, #01-16 Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Halal: No
Zén Modern European / Nordic-Japanese · $$$$
The Frantzén Group's three-star, 23-seat tasting-menu experience across three floors of a restored Bukit Pasoh shophouse.
- Cuisine: Modern European / Nordic-Japanese
- Price: $$$$ · Lunch from S$450++, dinner from S$620++ per guest
- Where: 41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089855
- Area: Bukit Pasoh (Chinatown/Outram)
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park
- Hours: Tue–Sat, lunch and dinner
- Halal: No
Saint Pierre Modern French (Franco-Asian) · $$$$
Chef-owner Emmanuel Stroobant's two-Michelin-star Franco-Asian fine dining with floor-to-ceiling Marina Bay views.
- Cuisine: Modern French (Franco-Asian)
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and Élégance/Opulence tasting menus; fine-dining pricing
- Where: 1 Fullerton Road, #02-02B One Fullerton, Singapore 049213
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place
- Halal: No
Jaan by Kirk Westaway Modern British · $$$$
Chef Kirk Westaway's two-Michelin-star modern British tasting menus, 70 floors above the city at Swissôtel The Stamford.
- Cuisine: Modern British
- Price: $$$$ · 'Reinventing British' tasting menus; fine-dining pricing
- Where: Level 70, Swissôtel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 178882
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Halal: No
Burnt Ends Modern Australian barbecue · $$$$
Chef Dave Pynt's one-Michelin-star modern barbecue cooked over a custom wood-fired grill, now at Dempsey.
- Cuisine: Modern Australian barbecue
- Price: $$$$ · À la carte wood-fired grill; premium pricing
- Must-try: Burnt Ends 'Sanger' pulled-pork brioche, Smoked quail egg and caviar
- Where: 7 Dempsey Road, #01-02, Singapore 249671
- Area: Dempsey Hill
- Nearest MRT: Napier
- Hours: Lunch Thu–Sat 12–2:30pm; Dinner Tue–Sat 6–11pm; closed Sun–Mon
- Halal: No
CUT by Wolfgang Puck Steakhouse · $$$$
Wolfgang Puck's one-Michelin-star steakhouse at Marina Bay Sands, known for prime dry-aged and Wagyu cuts.
- Cuisine: Steakhouse
- Price: $$$$ · Premium dry-aged and Wagyu steaks à la carte; fine-dining pricing
- Must-try: Dry-aged USDA Prime and Wagyu steaks, Bone marrow flan
- Where: The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Galleria Level, 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B1-71, Singapore 018972
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Bayfront
- Halal: No
Iggy's Modern European · $$$$
Long-running one-Michelin-star modern European tasting-menu restaurant at Hilton Singapore Orchard.
- Cuisine: Modern European
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and degustation menus; fine-dining pricing
- Where: Level 3, Hilton Singapore Orchard, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore 238883
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Halal: No
JAG Contemporary French · $$$$
One-Michelin-star contemporary French cooking with a focus on herbs and seasonal produce, now on Robertson Quay.
- Cuisine: Contemporary French
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and tasting menus; fine-dining pricing
- Where: 41 Robertson Quay, #02-02, Singapore 238236
- Area: Robertson Quay
- Nearest MRT: Fort Canning
- Halal: No
Buona Terra Contemporary Italian · $$$$
Chef Denis Lucchi's one-Michelin-star contemporary Italian near Newton, with handmade pasta and a deep wine list.
- Cuisine: Contemporary Italian
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and à la carte/tasting; upscale Italian pricing
- Where: 29 Scotts Road, Singapore 228224
- Area: Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: Mon–Fri lunch 12–3pm and dinner 6:30–10:30pm; Sat dinner only; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Marguerite Modern European · $$$$
One-Michelin-star, produce-driven modern European dining set inside the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay.
- Cuisine: Modern European
- Price: $$$$ · Set-menu modern European; fine-dining pricing
- Where: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
- Area: Gardens by the Bay (Marina)
- Nearest MRT: Gardens by the Bay
- Halal: No
Whitegrass Modern French · $$$$
One-Michelin-star modern French fine dining housed in the historic CHIJMES complex.
- Cuisine: Modern French
- Price: $$$$ · Set lunch and tasting menus; fine-dining pricing
- Where: CHIJMES, 30 Victoria Street, #01-26/27, Singapore 187996
- Area: City Hall (CHIJMES)
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Halal: No
Luke's Oyster Bar & Chop House American (oyster bar & chophouse) · $$$
Boston-style oyster bar and chop house on Gemmill Lane, a CBD favourite for oysters, lobster roll and clam chowder.
- Cuisine: American (oyster bar & chophouse)
- Price: $$$ · À la carte oysters, seafood and chops
- Must-try: Fresh oysters, Lobster roll, Clam chowder
- Where: 22 Gemmill Lane, Singapore 069257
- Area: Telok Ayer / Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Hours: Daily 12pm–10:30pm
- Halal: No
Meatsmith Telok Ayer American barbecue · $$$
Texas-style barbecue smokehouse on Telok Ayer for low-and-slow smoked brisket, ribs and a Wagyu cheeseburger.
- Cuisine: American barbecue
- Price: $$$ · Beef brisket S$24/100g; Wagyu cheeseburger S$28
- Must-try: Hickory-smoked beef brisket, Wagyu cheeseburger
- Where: 167-169 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068620
- Area: Telok Ayer
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Halal: No
Publico Ristorante Italian · $$
Riverside Robertson Quay ristorante for wood-fired pizza and house-made pasta, with good-value weekday set lunches.
- Cuisine: Italian
- Price: $$ · Set lunch 2/3 courses S$32/38++; à la carte pizza & pasta
- Must-try: Wood-fired pizza, House-made pasta
- Where: 1 Nanson Road, Singapore 238909
- Area: Robertson Quay
- Nearest MRT: Havelock
- Hours: Sun–Thu 12–10pm; Fri–Sat 12–11pm
- Halal: No
Merci Marcel French bistro / café · $$
All-day French bistro-café with a leafy Tiong Bahru outlet, good for brunch, sharing plates and wine.
- Cuisine: French bistro / café
- Price: $$ · Casual French bistro; brunch, mains and sharing plates
- Where: 56 Eng Hoon Street, #01-68, Singapore 160056
- Area: Tiong Bahru
- Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odette | Modern French | $$$$ | City Hall | No |
| Les Amis | French haute cuisine | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Zén | Modern European / Nordic-Japanese | $$$$ | Bukit Pasoh (Chinatown/Outram) | No |
| Saint Pierre | Modern French (Franco-Asian) | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | Modern British | $$$$ | City Hall | No |
| Burnt Ends | Modern Australian barbecue | $$$$ | Dempsey Hill | No |
| CUT by Wolfgang Puck | Steakhouse | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Iggy's | Modern European | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| JAG | Contemporary French | $$$$ | Robertson Quay | No |
| Buona Terra | Contemporary Italian | $$$$ | Newton | No |
| Marguerite | Modern European | $$$$ | Gardens by the Bay (Marina) | No |
| Whitegrass | Modern French | $$$$ | City Hall (CHIJMES) | No |
| Luke's Oyster Bar & Chop House | American (oyster bar & chophouse) | $$$ | Telok Ayer / Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Meatsmith Telok Ayer | American barbecue | $$$ | Telok Ayer | No |
| Publico Ristorante | Italian | $$ | Robertson Quay | No |
| Merci Marcel | French bistro / café | $$ | Tiong Bahru | No |
Your questions answered
What counts as a "Western" restaurant in Singapore?
It's a broad umbrella covering French, Italian and modern European cooking, plus American-style steakhouses, seafood/oyster bars and barbecue smokehouses. This list spans all of them, from Michelin-starred tasting menus to casual pizza and BBQ.
How much should I budget for the best Western restaurants?
Fine-dining tasting menus are the priciest tier — for example, Zén runs from about S$450++ at lunch and S$620++ at dinner per person. More casual options are far gentler: Publico's weekday set lunch is around S$32–38++, and smokehouse or bistro plates run roughly S$25–50. Set lunches at the fine-dining rooms are usually the best-value entry point.
Are there halal-certified Western fine-dining options here?
The venues on this list generally serve pork and alcohol and are not halal-certified, so they are labelled "No". Muslim diners should check directly with any restaurant before booking; separate halal-certified Western options do exist in Singapore but were not confirmed for this specific list.
Which neighbourhoods have the most Western restaurants?
The heaviest clusters are Orchard, the City Hall–Marina Bay corridor, the CBD shophouse belt (Telok Ayer, Gemmill Lane, Tanjong Pagar), Dempsey Hill and Robertson Quay, with more casual spots in areas like Tiong Bahru.
Do I need to book, and should I expect queues?
Michelin-starred rooms like Odette, Les Amis, Zén and Saint Pierre often need reservations weeks ahead. Casual venues take walk-ins, but Dempsey and Robertson Quay get busy on weekends. Hours and menus change frequently, so confirm directly before you go.
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