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Find out who was crowned the best in class this year
Since 1986, Tatler Singapore has been providing gourmands a snapshot of the island’s top restaurants through our annual Tatler Dining Guide. For our in-house editorial team and expert reviewers, it has been quite an epicurean adventure—from witnessing the rise of the local F&B scene, its struggle during the pandemic, to its post-Covid-19 recovery.
For the past year, our dining scene has slowly but surely bounced back from the pandemic. Our memorable meals were captured in this year’s edition of theTatler Dining Guide, a collection of 207 restaurants across the island.
There were a few establishments that stood out from the rest, which brings us to our annual Best of the Year awards: Best New Restaurant, Best Service, Best Interior Design and Top 20, as voted on by our anonymous reviewers and voting panel. For the first time in the Tatler Dining Guide’s 37-year history, we introduced the Restaurant of the Year accolade. And, the establishment which got the most votes in our Top 20 nominations, was automatically named Restaurant of the Year.
Read on below to find out which restaurants earned these well-deserved titles.
Best New Restaurant - The most exciting restaurant that has been in operation for less than a year—one that we would return to over and over again.
Best Service - A venue that consistently goes above and beyond to create a memorable dining experience.
Best Interior Design - A venue that makes the best visual impact and unforgettable first impression.
Restaurant of the Year - This new award recognises the highest ranking restaurant in the Tatler Dining 20 list, as voted on by our panel of industry leaders and tastemakers.
1. Born
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Awards
2025 Tatler Best 100 Restaurants Asia-Pacific
Best New Restaurant Winner: Restaurant Born
It has been a busy year for Malaysian-born chef Zor Tan, who opened Restaurant Born after working with celebrated chef Andre Chiang for over a decade. At his contemporary restaurant, he celebrates the circle of life, or his personal and professional milestones expressed through his nine guiding principles: birth, roots, memories, craft, relationship, vicissitudes, time, progress and legacy.
2. Nouri
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Chef Ivan Brehm, Nouri
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2025 Tatler Best 20 Restaurant Singapore
Best Service Winner: Nouri
Chef-owner Ivan Brehm’s ‘crossroads’ cooking—which means that food cultures are interconnected and that no dish is created in silo—is translated from the kitchen to the plate with the help of enthusiastic staff who communicate the message clearly to the guests. It’s definitely world-class dining, but not stiff nor awkward.
3. Summer Pavilion
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City Hall/ Bras Basah
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Chef Cheung Siu Kong, Summer Pavilion
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Awards
2026 Tatler Best 20 Restaurants Singapore
2025 Tatler Best 20 Restaurants Singapore
Must Try
- Barbecued Iberico pork with honey sauce
- Japanese wagyu beef with wild mushroom
- Double boiled fish bone soup
- Braised bean curd with bamboo pith
- Poached rice with canadian lobster
- Fried rice with crab meat
- Gong bao vegetarian chicken
- Chilled yam paste dessert, Cantonese style
- Fresh almond tea
Best Service Winner: Summer Pavilion
Executive Chinese chef Cheung Siu Kong and his team always ensure that guests have a memorable meal Summer Pavilion, with their authentic Cantonese fare and excellent service from professional yet friendly staff.
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Tanjong Pagar
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2025 Tatler Best 100 Restaurants Asia-Pacific
Best Interior Design Winner: Restaurant Born
Just like Zor Tan's menu, Restaurant Born's interior design is a ‘sensory journey’ that reflects the chef-owner’s passions, adventures and challenges. The design theme is ‘modern meets heritage’, thus the cavernous dining hall (located at a conserved building in Tanjong Pagar) is decked out in two-tiered colonnade, arches and an eye-catching sculpture made out of paper hanging from the ceiling.
5. Jaan by Kirk Westaway
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Awards
2025 Tatler Best 100 Restaurants Asia-Pacific
2024 Tatler Best Asia 100 Restaurants
Must Try
- Fish and chips
- Cheddar pancake
- Charred leek and potato soup
Restaurant of the Year Winner: Jaan by Kirk Westaway
Since taking the reigns at Jaan in 2015, executive chef Kirk Westaway has made the restaurant his own by serving up modern British cuisine. Classic dishes such as the British eggs and soldiers, as well as fish and chips are reimagined in many delicious ways, enticing loyal and new fans to keep coming back for more. To boot, the restaurant has debuted a spanking new look that pays homage to Westaway’s hometown of Devon, southwest England.
Dudi Aureus is the senior dining and travel editor at Tatler Singapore, covering the city’s most exciting restaurants, global travel trends, and the personalities shaping the culinary and lifestyle scenes. She also serves as co-jury chair for the Tatler Best awards in Singapore, celebrating the very best in hospitality. When she’s off duty, she can often be found at a favourite hole-in-the-wall Thai spot, savouring a perfectly balanced pad thai.
