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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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.
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