11 new entries on 2024’s Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list; 81 in total
SINGAPORE – This year’s Bib Gourmand list has 81 eateries, 11 of which are new awardees.
The list was released on June 18 by the Michelin Guide, highlighting hawker establishments and casual eateries – picked by Michelin inspectors – that offer diners value for money.
Two of the new entrants, previously listed under the Michelin Selected category, are now part of the Bib Gourmand brigade.
They are famed prawn noodle specialist Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee in Geylang and Ru Ji Kitchen, known for its handmade yellowtail fishballs at Holland Drive Market & Food Centre.
Another two are popular fish soup establishments Han Kee at Amoy Street Food Centre and Song Fish Soup at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre.
Other hawker establishments on the list include Indian-Pakistani stall Delhi Lahori at Tekka Centre, Jason Penang Cuisine at ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre, and Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice in Holland Drive.
Wanton noodle specialist Chef Kang’s Noodle House in Toa Payoh makes a comeback in 2024, as it was on the list previously in 2019 and 2021.
Chef Kang's Noodle with shredded abalone, char siew, and wantons. PHOTO: MICHELIN GUIDE SINGAPORE
There are also two casual restaurants: Italian restaurant Fico in East Coast Park and Thai eatery MP Thai at the Vision Exchange office building in Jurong East.
One Prawn & Co, which made its mark on the 2022 and 2023 list, remains on the list as a new entry with its rebranded name – Zhup Zhup. Located in Macpherson, it is known for its robust prawn and pork bone broth.
Zhup Zhup's lobster pao fan. PHOTO: ZHUP ZHUP
Excluding One Prawn & Co, eight eateries from the 2023 list did not make the cut in 2024.
Most noticeably, Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle in Chinatown is off the list. It was once lauded with one Michelin star in 2016, which it lost in 2021.
Also missing are three establishments from Old Airport Road Food Centre, which is currently closed till September 30 for renovation works.
They are Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow; To-ricos Guo Shi, known for its kway chap; and Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee, which made its Bib Gourmand debut in 2023.
Other eateries that dropped off are Chen’s Mapo Tofu in Shenton Way and Sri Lankan establishment Kotuwa, now in its new venue at lifestyle destination New Bahru.
Guan Kee Fried Kway Teow in Ghim Moh and Sing Lung HK Cheong Fun in Beach Road are not on the list as they shut in November and December 2023 respectively.
Singapore’s 2024 crop of Michelin-starred restaurants will be unveiled on June 25 at 10am via its website and social media platforms.