KEY2 Pick
Modern Barbecue • $$$
Burnt Ends
One-Michelin-star open-fire cooking from an Australian pit-master, counter seating around the custom brick oven on Teck Lim Road.
Best for: Casual Dinner / Date Night
Best restaurants in Singapore
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
KEY2 Pick
Hawker • $
Liao Fan Hawker Chan
The Michelin-starred soya sauce chicken rice stall that made hawker food famous worldwide, now inside Chinatown Complex.
Best for: Casual Lunch / Budget
KEY2 Pick
Contemporary European • $$$
Clog & Bill
Sunny, seasonal European small plates in a Joo Chiat shophouse, one of the East Coast's most-loved neighbourhood tables.
Best for: Date Night / Brunch
Seafood • $$$
Jumbo Seafood
A riverside seafood restaurant at Riverside Point famed for its chilli crab, a Singapore chain original.
Best for: Group Dinner
Seafood • $$$
Jumbo Seafood
The riverside original of Singapore's best-known chilli-crab chain, still the benchmark for visitors at Clarke Quay.
Best for: Group / Casual Dinner
Hawker Centre • $
Lau Pa Sat
A restored Victorian cast-iron market in the CBD that turns into an open-air satay street each evening.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Peranakan • $$$
National Kitchen by Violet Oon
Chef Violet Oon's flagship inside the National Gallery, serving refined Peranakan and Singaporean classics.
Best for: Group Dinner
Hawker Centre • $
Newton Food Centre
Open-air hawker centre near Orchard famous for chilli crab and satay under the night lights, a Singapore rite of passage.
Best for: Casual Dinner / Group
Teochew • $
Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
A long-queued New Bridge Road institution serving peppery pork rib soup since 1969.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Questions, answered
What are the best restaurants in Singapore?+
The KEY2 editors' top picks for restaurants in Singapore are Burnt Ends, Liao Fan Hawker Chan, Odette. Every listing in this guide is individually vetted, with hours, prices and booking links.
Where can I find good-value restaurants in Singapore?+
For $$-level restaurants in Singapore, consider Liao Fan Hawker Chan, Lau Pa Sat, Newton Food Centre, Song Fa Bak Kut Teh.
What are the best restaurants in Singapore for a special occasion?+
For a splurge, the KEY2 guide recommends Burnt Ends, Odette, Candlenut, Clog & Bill. Reserve ahead — the booking link is on each listing.
Do I need to book restaurants in Singapore in advance?+
The most popular restaurants in Singapore fill up days or weeks ahead. Every KEY2 listing includes a direct reservation or booking link where one is available.
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