Les Amis (restaurant)
Les Amis is a fine-dining restaurant in Singapore serving French cuisine.[1] The restaurant was opened in 1994 as the flagship of the Les Amis Group. Sebastien Lepinoy is the current chef de cuisine[2] and Cheryl Koh is the current pastry chef.[3]
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Established | 1994 |
Owner(s) | Les Amis Group |
Head chef | Sebastien Lepinoy |
Pastry chef | Cheryl Koh |
Food type | French |
Dress code | Smart casual |
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Street address | 1 Scotts Road, #01-16 Shaw Centre |
Postal/ZIP Code | 228208 |
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Reservations | Yes |
Other information | Children under 10 are not allowed |
Website | Les Amis |
Accolades
Les Amis was featured as one of the best restaurants in Singapore in The Daily Telegraph in 2016.[4]
The restaurant is renowned for its vast wine selection, with a $5 million wine collection of over 3,000 bottles.[5] It was the recipient of the World Gourmet Summit's Wine List of the Year award in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and was inducted into the Awards Of Excellence Hall of Fame in 2009.[5] It was also the recipient of the World Gourmet Summit's Old World Wine List of the Year award in 2009, 2010 and 2013, and was inducted into the Awards Of Excellence Hall of Fame in 2014.[6]
Restaurant magazine has placed Les Amis within the top 20 best restaurants in Asia in their annual list of the Top 50 Restaurants in Asia inn their inaugural 2013 edition.[7] It has also been placed in their top 20 best restaurants in 2014,[8] 2015[9] and 2016.[10][11] Pastry chef Cheryl Koh was named Asia's Best Pastry Chef by the magazine in 2016.[3]
The restaurant received two stars in the Michelin Guide's inaugural 2016 Singapore edition.[12]
In September 2019, Les Amis received three Michelin stars, along with another Singaporean fine-dining French restaurant, Odette.[13]
References
- Goh, Kenneth (10 March 2015). "French restaurant Les Amis to close for month-long renovation". The Straits Times.
- Tan, Annette (20 October 2013). "Food reviews Les Amis: 4/5". Today.
- Goh, Kenneth (2 March 2016). "2 Singapore eateries debut on top 50 Asia list". My Paper.
- Chen, Evelyn (20 September 2016). "Singapore restaurants". The Daily Telegraph.
- "Les Amis - Wines". World Gourmet Summit website.
- "Les Amis - Wines (2)". World Gourmet Summit website.
- "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2013". The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2014". The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2015". The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2016". The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
- Ang, Benson (22 February 2017). "Restaurant Andre is second best restaurant in Asia, Odette highest new entry". The Straits Times.
- "Singapore's Michelin-starred restaurants: All you need to know". The Straits Times. 21 July 2016.
- "French restaurants Les Amis and Odette get three Michelin stars for the first time". AsiaOne. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.