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7 Restaurants From Singapore That Made The Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List In 2018

It was a night of too many culinary stars

Photo: Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna

Taking place for the first time at Wynn Palace in Macau, the six edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants saw the gathering of revered culinary figures from across the continent, of which they waited with bated breath for the new 50 winners of 2018.

The list is narrowed down based on a panel consisting more than 300 food critics, chefs and restaurateurs from six geographical regions. These industry players will then select 10 restaurants that they had dined at within the last 18 months, and list them in order of preference. Their votes are finally tabulated to determine the best 50 restaurants.

As it turns out, Gaggan Anand's Bangkok restaurant Gaggan clinched the first spot on the list - a standing the establishment has now remained unbeaten for the fourth time in a row. Coming in hot on the progressive Indian restaurant's heels are Tokyo restaurants, Den and Florilege that took second and third place respectively.

The Singapore pride shone during the awards ceremony with seven local restaurants making the cut. Out of the lot, two-Michelin-starred French restaurant Odette came in fifth place, while Whitegrass, known for its contemporary Australian menu, takes its spot on the list for the very first time.

Here's a closer look at these Singaporean winners:

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6. Jaan ( No. 44 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list)

Since the departure of Chef Julien Royer, the baton of Jaan was passed down to previously sous-chef Kirk Westaway – a deliberation that has paid off as noted by some culinary critics. While it may have moved down two spots from the previous 42nd placing, Jaan still shines in its own right with Chef Kirk at the helm. Here, French dishes are given little English touches that stem from Chef’s own British background as seen from the reinterpreted fish & chip dish and potato soup topped with truffle shavings.

 2 Stamford Road,  Swissotel The Stamford, Level 70, Singapore 178882

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