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Fine-dining restaurants in Singapore suffer cancellations due to Iran war

Restaurant operators who relocated from Singapore to Dubai found themselves caught off-guard as the city reeled from the initial attacks

Chef-owner Julien Royer of Odette.

Six Singapore restaurants on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list; Odette is No 19

Dropping off the list is Restaurant Euphoria, a gastro-botanica fine-dining restaurant in Tras Street, which shut in August 2025

A sign on the shutters of the restaurant said the store would be closed for renovations from Jan 19.

Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after two months

The restaurant is listed as an SG Heritage Business by the National Heritage Board

Former Noma employees told The New York Times that Redzepi punched members of the staff, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls.

Celebrity chef Rene Redzepi, co-founder of Copenhagen’s Noma, steps down

The decision came days after a report alleged he had engaged in workplace abuse from 2009 to 2017

From left: Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Makoto Saito and Koichi Matsuda of Jiin Omakase.
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Veteran F&B players revamp or open new restaurants to stay competitive 

The Les Amis and ilLido groups are among the established names launching fresh ventures

Josh Niland, the Australian chef behind the seafood-centric FYSH at The Singapore Edition hotel.
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Celebrity chefs ‘disappear’ from Singapore hotels after high-profile debuts

Aussie chef Josh Niland is the latest to leave, at the end of his contract with Singapore Edition hotel 

Yekaterina Oreshkina, owner of the BonCafe bakery chain, at a cafe she closed due to rising food prices, rent and taxes, while keeping her other outlets open, in Moscow.

In Russia, many restaurants and cafes close as consumption stalls amid major slowdown

Russians are cutting back on discretionary spending at the fastest rate since the start of the Ukraine war

Hot chefs talk about Chinese New Year.
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Chinese New Year: Top chefs who stay true to their heritage

Five influential Chinese chefs reflect on how their roots shape their cooking philosophy

Anh Sung-jae is arguably the most famous chef in South Korea, thanks to Culinary Class Wars.
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Anh Sung-jae on Culinary Class Wars, fame and staying real

The acclaimed chef-judge of the wildly popular cooking show looks back at his dizzying rise to the top