JAAN by Kirk Westaway Singapore

Jaan by Kirk Westaway sits on the 70th level of 2 Stamford Road, a ten-minute walk from the ArtScience Museum. It holds two stars in the Michelin Guide and appears as number 52 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

The room runs smart, trading the heavy, traditional formality typical of French cooking for a clinical, modern focus on produce. Most restaurants at this elevation rely on the skyline for their main appeal, yet the kitchen here commands more attention than the horizon. While its neighbours at the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands lean into grand scale, this space remains intimate, providing a necessary antidote to the frantic pace of the waterfront. It is the sort of technical precision that justifies the 2024 La Liste ranking of 53.