10 Fine Dining Restaurants For The Best Experience in Singapore [2022] 

Fine dining restaurants put an air of extravagance and premium dining experience. With quality and class being the main order of origin, fine dining exceptionally harnesses the culinary expertise into a majestic portrayal. They display experience and elegance into a compact form of service which is indeed a worthwhile experience. Whether it’s for an official meeting, special occasions, or even a leisurely gathering, fine dining restaurants work best.

Putting together some of the most loved and lavish fine dining restaurants here in Singapore, we have listed it all out for you.

1. Chef’s Table by Chef Stephen Zoisl

Highlights:

• Speciality Cuisines: French, European, Contemporary, Caucasian
• Gourmet menu and premium wine with exceptional service
• Daily changing menus

Chef Stephen Zoisl, a Michelin Star chef, brings to you one of the finest French restaurants currently present in Singapore. Chef’s Table is an award-winning fine dine restaurant for those with an exquisite palate for gourmet dining. Using only the freshest and the most premium ingredients, they serve you the most beautiful works of art that will undoubtedly satisfy your mind and your tastebuds. Chef’s Table specialises in French, European, Contemporary, and Caucasian cuisines of the finest quality. And if you are a vegan, don’t worry. They also provide Vegetarian and Vegan-friendly options. Their aim is to serve top-class dishes to everyone who loves and appreciates premium food.

The Chef’s Table menu offers three degustation menus; 4-course, 6-course, and 8-course per person served by their ever-friendly culinary team or by Chef Zoisl himself. With their exquisite menus that change daily, you can experience new servings each time you visit Chef’s Table. As you savour the incredible flavours of the menu, they also offer exceptional wine choices to complement and complete your fine dining experience.

2. Dolce Vita

Highlights:

• Specialty Cuisine: Italian, European, Tuscan
• Seasonal speciality menu
• Beautiful ambience and atmosphere

Providing a beautiful atmosphere and ambience, Dolce Vita serves you one of the most authentic Italian dishes in Singapore. Only the finest and the freshest seasonal ingredients are used to beautifully craft the Italian traditions on a plate. The poolside location elevates the already appealing atmosphere of the restaurant to a perfectly set ambience for a relaxing meal. Not only the dishes, but the service is also excellent.

For each and every dish they serve, they make sure to explain to you the ingredients used in the particular dish. The décor of the restaurant itself is breathtaking. From the stone-finish backdrop and black granite countertop bar to the floor-to-ceiling glass window leading on to the amazing view of the poolside, Dolce Vita never fails to awe people.

Among their first-class dishes on the menu, their homemade creamy spaghetti carbonara and tiramisu stand out as one of the best. The seasonal delicacy, Asparagus aficionados have always been one of the most demanded favourites. This light dish is first blanched and then a fresh marinate of oranges is layered for a zesty, refreshing touch. Step into Dolce Vita for a truly exceptional Italian experience.

3. Shang Palace

Highlights:

• Specialty Cuisines: Chinese, Dim Sum
• Best-in-class service
• Mother’s Day special menu

Established in the year 1971, Shang Palace shines as one of the greatest Chinese fine dining restaurants in Singapore. For over 5 decades, they have been serving dishes that not only satisfy your palate but also reflect the extraordinary Chinese culture on a plate. Shang Palace Singapore is run by the grandmaster Chef Mok Kit Keung and is considered the flagship restaurant among the 36 Shang Palace restaurants around the world.

Seafood being the chief ingredient of Chinese dishes, Shang Palace serves only the best-in-class seafood dishes, sure to satisfy your palate. Every year on the 8-9^th of May, a Mother’s Day Special menu is served at Shang Palace for you to express your love to your mother in the form of the best authentic Chinese food.

As for the best dish on the menu, there isn’t a particular one to choose from. From the Smoked Fish Fillet infused with the aromatic Five Spice, the Braised Egg Noodles with the exotic Eight Treasures to the Mung Bean Pastry, each dish they serve is a work of art. So, if you have a thing for authentic Chinese food, this award-winning restaurant is for you.

4. The Courtyard

Highlights:

• Specialty cuisines: Japanese, Indian and international
• Extravagant atrium lobby design
• Dedicated dishes, afternoon teas and evening wine lounge

Located in a place that complements the name of the restaurant, The Courtyard is perched in the Fullerton Hotel in a sunlit cavaedium. Serving their best Japanese, Indian and international cuisines whether it be a light meal, brunch, or late-night dinner, the location augments the very dishes being served perfectly. Their high-quality servicing and flavour defining dishes to go with according to your personal choices make it worthwhile to pay The Courtyard a visit. With a courtyard that roofs the sky, a complimentary afternoon tea while a harpist plays to set the tone is more than a dream come true.

Their loved dishes as said by the customers new and old are Sashimi, Maki platter, Chirashi Don and Miso soup from the section of Japanese cuisine, and curry buffet from Indian Cuisines Smoked Norwegian Salmon Burrito, Oriental Prawn Salad Mini Tartlet as international cuisines. While at the night, their wine lounge called Grand Cru by South Courtyard, serves some exotic and premium wine collection from all around the globe.

5. Alma by Juan Amador

Highlights:

• Specialty Cuisine: European, Fusion
• Wide selection of premium alcoholic drinks
• Unique menu

Alma, which means ‘soul’ in Spanish, truly stands out for its name as your experience in this exquisite fine dine restaurant is sure to uplift your soul. This Michelin-starred restaurant is helmed by one of Singapore’s finest chefs, Chef Haikal Johari. With his extraordinary skill and knowledge of European cuisine, he crafts the most amazing Modern European dishes with a unique touch of Asian flavours. The passion of the chef is clearly visible as you take a dive into the astoundingly aromatic flavours served in Alma. The extraordinary dishes in this award-winning restaurant will undoubtedly challenge and satisfy your palate.

Alma serves 3, 4, and 5-course of lunch dine-in menu and Decouverte (5 acts), Aventure (7 acts), and Prestige Voyage (9 acts) of dinner dine-in menu of exquisitely well-balanced dishes. The Chef creates these works of art from the finest ingredients that are flown in from all around the world. Alma also offers a large selection of premium wines and a wide range of Whiskies, Cognac, and Armagnacfor you to choose from to accompany your beautiful meal.

6. Akira Back

Highlights:

• Speciality Cuisines: Japanese with Korean-American accent
• One of the most renowned Michelin plate Restaurant
• Exclusive cuisines menu of the chef Akira Back

Owned and operated by the Michelin-starred chef Akira Back this top-class Japanese restaurant is name after himself. Akira Back is located in downtown Singapore City within JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach. Serving his dreamy creations, the plates are adorned with delicate flavoursome Japanese cuisines with the touch of a Korean accent.

With his renowned god-like Japanese cuisines, mastered and perfected with cross-culture culinary techniques, your love for the culture and his creations will surely reach the summit. Akira Back, crowned as a Michelin plate restaurant in Singapore, is one of his 16 restaurants around the world providing his exquisite menu to the diners.

Akira Back resonates with the fulfilment of your palate with the rich umami impression, serving both hot and cold dishes. Their loved dishes among many of the content and new overflowing diners are porterhouses, Akira Back Pizza, Akira Back Tacos, and Brother from Another Mother. All of these exotic and refreshing cuisines could add life to you and your family or friends dining here Akira back. To those lovers of the iconic sake of Japan, the combination of Sashimi with NanbuBijin really comes to the top.

7. Cure

Highlights:

• Specialty Cuisine: Irish, Modern European
• Top-class customer service
• Revolving menu

Brought to you by Chef Andrew Walsh, Cure is one of the few Irish cuisine restaurants that you can find in Singapore. Elevate your dining experience as you explore the Celtic heritage and tradition with the Nua Irish cuisines in this uniquely amazing restaurant. The chef showcases his exceptional culinary skills as he creates the most amazing Celtic-influenced dishes with the best seasonal ingredients in his arsenal. With Cure’s revolving menu, you can expect new and unique dishes that will surely blow your mind each different season. In addition, the service is top-notch, attending to the customers’ every need.

The atmosphere is perfectly refined for you to dine and drink the night away. You can expect dishes that bring out the flavours of the rustic isles of Scandinavia. From the fresh shellfishes and tender meat, and varieties of savoury cheese, Cure makes sure that you experience uniqueness to its fullest.

8. MONTI

Highlights:

• Speciality cuisines: Italian and European
• Spectacular view and award-winning design
• Serves some exotic and original dishes

Monti, since its establishment, has been increasing its popularity and gaining more customer attractions with its Italian and modern European cuisines along with the multi-award-winning architectural design. The flawless overall persona that emits from Monti fine dining reaches every corner of Singapore, resounding with the words of praise and love. The window overlooks the astounding Marina bay. During the day, the natural light flows in gently caressing and complementing the daylight view while the nightly city stars cascade over with sheer elegance. A perfect place for occasions, meetings, and social gatherings.

Monti offers some unique dishes that are carefully crafted with handpicked fresh ingredients to illuminate the palate of the customers. They serve extraordinary cuisines that bring to you vivid imagery of Italy. They provide lavish spaces for events and premium rooftop bars and patio without which the day might not be complete. Their loved piece of the menu follows house-made ravioli, butternut squash Tortellini, house-made spaghetti Aglio Olio-e-Gamberi and their iconic Mr Monti cocktail. Reach out to their care to experience more of their privileged special servings.

9. Colony

Highlights:

• Speciality Cuisines: Singapore, Western, Chinese, Malaysian, Indian
• Resonates with the British 18th-century vibes
• Exclusive Sunday Champagne brunch

Keeping the remnants of the British imprint, Colony adorns itself with the emblematic British travels during the 18^th century for trade and commerce. The embellished old ink is written cursives over the map and black and white images of which portray the event are many of which can be seen hanging here at Colony. The experience here at Colony reflects the story of those sea voyages.

They proffer decorous dishes native to Western, Singapore, Chinese, Malaysia, and India. The Colony offers some unique conservatory kitchen wherein you can get a glimpse of your dish at creations with incredible culinary showmanship. The seven-conservatory kitchen each comes as the ice bar, the grill & rotisserie, the steam basket, the wok, the tandoor the fruit stall, and the patisserie. 

The dish served and the ingredients chosen are of premium quality to deliver to you the best experience here in the colony. Their exotic handcrafted original cocktails and wines like Prosecco go perfectly and complements the overall culinary journey. Their exclusive Sunday champagne brunch at Colony is an absolute must-try.

10. Lawry’s The Prime Rib

Highlights:

• Speciality Cuisines: American, Western
• Best for steak and meat lovers
• Unique Silver Carts servings

Lawry’s The Prime Rib located in Mandarin Gallery serves one of the best Steak and Grills, American and western Cuisines in Singapore. While you are here you get to take a sight of the majestic “Silver Carts” designed uniquely to offer the best quality servings to the customers. The late founder himself designed it, keeping note of their belief in giving top priority to customer satisfaction.

These elegant Silver Carts serving their signature roasted USDA Prime Rib is certainly breath-taking. The USDA Prime Rib is aged for up to 21 days which clearly shows in the butter-like tenderness and increased flavour. To top it off, it is slowly roasted over the top of rock salt beds adding the juicy texture in a uniform manner. The Original Spinning Bowl Salad is one of the many dishes only served here at Lawry’s The Prime Rib, the incredible table-side showmanship makes it even more worthwhile. So, head down to Lawry’s to unravel more of their exclusive delights.

That brings us to the end of our top picks to fine dining restaurants. Fine dining restaurants provide an experience that shouldn’t be missed for the world, and we hope that you enjoy these restaurants as much as possible. Do pay them a visit for something that will give you the memory of a lifetime.

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