Cover Ayam goreng berempah at the Coconut Club (Photo: Instagram / @thecoconutclubsg)
Ayam goreng berempah at the Coconut Club (Photo: Instagram / @thecoconutclubsg)
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This year’s selection sees 79 food establishments awarded with a Bib Gourmand, including 19 new laureates
The Michelin Guide announced today its selection of food establishments in Singapore graced with a Bib Gourmand, totalling 79 eateries—17 of which are new additions to the Guide, and two promoted eateries. With 2022’s selection at 67, this year’s increase marks Singapore’s continued status as a reputable food city.
With 21 restaurants, 53 hawker centre stalls, and five street food establishments, Michelin Guide international director Gwendal Poullennec said the selection made for a “diverse variety of casual eats that define Singapore’s street food and local hawker food scene”. “The inspection team has discovered a great number of hawker stalls with flavoursome dishes from different ethnic groups, each with their own secret recipes. Beyond taste, these gems are also an inheritance of culture, which serves as a strong positioning of Singapore’s cuisine to both locals and tourists.”
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Above Pork tenderloin soup at Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (Photo: Instagram / @songfabkt)
Pork tenderloin soup at Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (Photo: Instagram / @songfabkt)
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Stalwarts in the Bib Gourmand category include Song Fa Bak Kut Teh at New Bridge Road, famous for its peppery, clear Teochew bak kut teh, and Muthu’s Curry, an icon in Singapore’s food scene since 1969. Restaurants include Kotuwa by chef-owner Rishi Naleendra (Cloudstreet, two Michelin stars), his exciting third venture serving up the flavours of his Sri Lankan heritage.
Among the two restaurants awarded a Bib Gourmand include Kok Sen, a heritage business that’s been around for over 50 years serving up tze char kissed by by the wok. The other is The Coconut Club, a tropical oasis located in a traditional shophouse that impressed inspectors with its nasi lemak set and ayam goreng berempah, a spiced fried chicken with crispy rempah (spice) crumbs best served with rice and sambal.
Read more: Kotuwa: A New Sri Lankan Restaurant by Rishi Naleendra of Cloudstreet and Cheek Bistro Is Now Open
Above Pol menu at Kotuwa (Photo: Instagram / @kotuwa.sg)
Pol menu at Kotuwa (Photo: Instagram / @kotuwa.sg)
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Don’t forget the 17 other hawker centre stalls newly awarded a Bib Gourmand, including Adam Road Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle at Adam Food Centre, which serves up luscious bowls of prawn noodles bursting with umami using an inherited recipe from the owner’s father. Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice is another hawker centre stall previously recognised in the Michelin Guide, but its simple yet delectable chicken rice recipe inspired inspectors to promote it to a Bib Gourmand. Other stalls include Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari at Adam Food Centre, famous for its mee soto and mee rebus, and Bahrakath Mutton Soup.
The Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand award category is inspected by anonymous inspectors on the lookout for the best dining experiences with exceptional value for money. The Michelin Guide will be unveiling its full Singapore selection on June 27, so keep your eyes peeled to see which restaurants you need to look out for.
Here's the full list of Bib Gourmand laureates:
- A Noodle Story
- Adam Rd Noo Cheng Big Prawn Noodle
- Alliance Seafood
- Anglo Indian (Shenton Way)
- Ar Er Soup
- Bahrakath Mutton Soup
- Beach Road Fish Head Bee Hoon
- Bismillah Biryani (Little India)
- Chai Chuan Tou Yang Rou Tang
- Chen’s Mapo Tofu (Shenton Way)
- Cheok Kee
- Chey Sua Carrot Cake
- Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck
- Cumi Bali
- Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
- Du Du Shou Shi
- Eminent Frog Porridge & Seafood (Lor 19)
- Fei Fei Roasted • Noodle
- Fool
- Fu Ming Cooked Food
- Guan Kee Fried Kway Teow
- Hai Nan Xing Zhou Beef Noodle
- Hainan Zi
- Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle
- Heng
- Heng Heng Cooked Food
- Heng Kee
- Hjh Maimunah (Jalan Pisang)
- Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee
- Hong Kong Yummy Soup
- Hoo Kee Bak Chang
- Hui Wei Chilli Ban Mian
- Indocafe – The White House
- J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff
- Ji De Lai Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Jian Bo Tiong Bahru Shui Kueh
- Joo Siah Bak Koot Teh
- Kelantan Kway Chap · Pig Organ Soup
- Koh Brother Pig’s Organ Soup
- Kok Sen
- Kotuwa
- Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge
- Kwee Heng
- Lagnaa
- Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh
- Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow
- Lian He Ben Ji Claypot
- Lixin Teochew Fishball Noodles
- Muthu’s Curry
- Na Na Curry
- Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee
- New Lucky Claypot Rice
- No.18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow
- One Prawn & Co
- Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee
- Selamat Datang Warong Pak Sapari
- Shi Hui Yuan
- Sik Bao Sin (Desmond’s Creation)
- Sin Huat Eating House
- Sing Lung HK Cheong Fun
- Singapore Fried Hokkien Mee
- Soh Kee Cooked Food
- Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (New Bridge Road)
- Soon Huat
- Spinach Soup (Geylang Bahru Market)
- Tai Seng Fish Soup
- Tai Wah Pork Noodle
- The Blue Ginger (Tanjong Pagar)
- The Coconut Club
- Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
- To-Ricos Guo Shi
- True Blue Cuisine
- Un-Yang-Kor-Dai
- Whole Earth
- Yhingthai Palace
- Yong Chun Wan Ton Noodle
- Zai Shun Curry Fish Head
- Zhi Wei Xian Zion Road Big Prawn Noodle
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Ethan is a dining writer with Tatler Singapore. Trained in literary arts and filmmaking, their work has previously been published in Esquire Singapore, Men's Folio, and with the Asian Film Archive and the Singapore International and Film Festival, across a wide range of interests from gastronomy to fashion and arts criticism.
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Ethan writes about exciting news in the F&B industry, specialising in fine dining, exclusive spirits launches, and new restaurants. They are always looking for riveting voices to bring something fresh to an already-dynamic industry.
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