Lolla, Seroja debut on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list
The Straits Times|March 28, 2024
Two Singapore restaurants made their debut on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, announced on March 26 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tan Hsueh Yun
Lolla, Seroja debut on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list

Lolla, a restaurant in Ann Siang Hill headed by chef Johanne Siy, 42, came in at No. 43. She had been named Asia's Best Female Chef in 2023.

Fine-dining restaurant Seroja in Fraser Street, led by chef Kevin Wong, 29, was named the highest new entry at No. 31.

Singapore has seven other restaurants on the list: Les Amis (No. 38), Labyrinth (No. 30), Meta (No. 28), Born, which debuted in 2023 at No. 36 and climbed to No. 25 in 2024, Euphoria (No. 20), Burnt Ends (No. 15) and Odette, which, at No. 10, is the highest-ranking Singapore restaurant.

Two restaurants on the Top 50 list from 2023, Zen and Cloudstreet, are in the No. 51 to 100 list.

Still, with nine entries, Singapore is the city with the most number of restaurants on the list, followed by Bangkok with eight and Hong Kong with six.

Singaporean chef Jimmy Lim of JL Studio in Taichung, Taiwan, did the Republic proud. His three Michelin-starred fine-dining restaurant re-entered the list at No. 33. It was No. 45 in 2022, but did not make the list in 2023.

This story is from the March 28, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.

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