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Three Michelin-starred restaurants close; two of them to rebrand

Japanese restaurants Shinji and Oshino to reopen as new concepts while Restaurant Poise closes for good

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Jaime Ee

Published Fri, Apr 4, 2025 · 05:15 PM
    • Oshino will be rebranded as Ishizawa, after chef-owner Koichiro Oshino decided to leave after the restaurant lease expired.
    • Shinji by Kanesaka at Carlton Hotel will be rebranded as a more price-accessible restaurant.
    • Restaurant Poise will close down after a lower rental could not be negotiated.
    • Oshino will be rebranded as Ishizawa, after chef-owner Koichiro Oshino decided to leave after the restaurant lease expired. PHOTO: OSHINO
    • Shinji by Kanesaka at Carlton Hotel will be rebranded as a more price-accessible restaurant. PHOTO: SHINJI BY KANESAKA
    • Restaurant Poise will close down after a lower rental could not be negotiated. PHOTO: POISE

    [SINGAPORE] The attrition of Michelin-starred restaurants in Singapore continues, with two Japanese sushi bars and one modern European restaurant closing down for reasons ranging from lease expiry to chef movements.

    Shinji by Kanesaka at Carlton Hotel and Oshino in the Raffles Hotel Shopping Arcade have closed, and will reopen under different names and chefs in the middle of April. Each of them held one Michelin star, along with Restaurant Poise, which announced its immediate closure in an Instagram post on Mar 18.

    According to Joni Ong, managing director of Shinji by Kanesaka, Oshino’s head chef Koichiro Oshino had served notice and left the restaurant on Feb 25 when its lease expired. He had already been in Singapore for 15 years, first arriving as the head sushi chef at Shinji by Kanesaka when it opened in Raffles Hotel in 2010. 

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