The small island nation of Singapore, long regarded as a culinary hub, has lost its last restaurant with three Michelin Stars after celebrity chef Joel Robuchon closed his eponymous restaurant. Days later, the new edition of the Michelin Guide Singapore was released with no other restaurants receiving the honour.
In total, 44 stars were awarded to restaurants in Singapore in 2018, down three from the previous year. Five restaurants were awarded two stars and 34 received one.
“I have yet to find a country where the people are so fanatically passionate about food,” said Michael Ellis, international director of Michelin Guides. “People in Singapore will get into fist fights about who has the best fish head curry, and you don’t see that anywhere else in the world.”
