Singapore is known for its rich hawker heritage, but that’s not the only form of cuisine we excel in. Our high-end restaurant scene stays winning too, with plenty of fancy fine-dining establishments receiving recognition in global culinary awards like La Liste and Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025.
Now here’s another gourmet-related achievement to celebrate. The first-ever overseas award ceremony for the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide was recently hosted at Marina Bay Sands on April 25, 2025, and Singapore has an impressive record high of 16 restaurants as part of the winning line-up. Out of these, five are new entrants on the list, namely: Cassia, Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant, Peach Blossoms, Seroja, and Waku Ghin – all of which scored a one-diamond award. Peach Blossoms also bags the 2025 Annual Dish Award for its Crispy Scales Fillet of Marble Goby in Spicy Pineapple Sauce, pictured below.
On top of that, two Singapore-based chefs are also named in Black Pearl’s 2025 Chef Awards, with the Master Chef Award going to Sebastien Lepinoy from Les Amis – whose restaurant scores the highest rating of three diamonds in this year’s Black Pearl ranking; while the Young Chef Award is bagged by Toraik Chua from three-Michelin-starred fusion restaurant Zén.
The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide is helmed by Chinese tech company Meituan, and it’s the first international food guide based on Chinese dining standards. See below for the full list of winners from Singapore for 2025.
Full list of Singapore winners in 2025’s Black Pearl Restaurant Guide
Three-diamond restaurants:
- Les Amis
- Odette
Two-diamond restaurants:
One-diamond restaurants:
- Burnt Ends
- Candlenut
- Cassia (new entrant)
- Cloudstreet
- Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant (new entrant)
- Peach Blossoms (PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay) (new entrant)
- Meta Restaurant
- Restaurant Born
- Seroja (new entrant)
- Summer Pavilion
- Teochew Restaurant Huat Kee
- Waku Ghin (new entrant)
- Zén
2025 Chef Awards
- Sebastien Lepinoy from Les Amis: Master Chef Award
- Toraik Chua from Zén: Young Chef Award
2025 Annual Dish Award
- Crispy Scales Fillet of Marble Goby in Spicy Pineapple Sauce from Peach Blossoms
Check out the full list of winners on the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2025.
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