Singapore
Odette
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Named for the grandmother who taught him to cook, Julien Royer's modern-French landmark inside Singapore's National Gallery — three stars, and twice the best in Asia.
Chef Julien Royer grew up the son of fourth-generation farmers in Cantal, in central France, foraging and gardening and eating by the seasons — lessons he credits to his grandmother Odette, for whom the restaurant is named. He trained under Michel Bras before landing in Singapore, and in 2015 opened Odette in the National Gallery, a serene blush-and-oak room hung with a cascading art installation. The cooking is French to its bones but quietly shaped by his years in Asia, built on obsessive sourcing from small producers around the world; the rosemary-smoked organic egg and the mushroom tea have been signatures since day one. It took two Michelin stars in Singapore's first guide in 2016, a third in 2019, and topped Asia's 50 Best in both 2019 and 2020. Refined, personal, and quietly emotional. One of the great tables of the city.
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