Where Johanne Siy actually eats in Singapore
former head chef, Lolla (Singapore); Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023 · 18 picks
Where does Johanne Siy eat in Singapore? Johanne Siy has named 18 places in Singapore: Jigger & Pony, NYLON COFFEE SG, Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, Crawford Lane, Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice, Zhup Zhup | Prawn noodle | Hokkien Mee | Pao Fan and 13 more. Each one is listed below in their own words, with the source.
Johanne Siy is a Filipino-born chef who ran the kitchen at Lolla on Ann Siang Hill for five years and was named Asia’s Best Female Chef in 2023; in July 2026 she announced her own seafood tasting restaurant, Aro, in River Valley. These are her off-duty picks, told to the Michelin Guide: bak chor mee in Crawford Lane, prawn mee, crab bee hoon, Nylon Coffee in Everton Park, and the bars Jigger & Pony, Bar Kakure and Atlas.
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, Crawford Lane
I also always fabricate excuses to go for bak chor mee at Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle in Crawford Lane.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: bak chor mee
Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
chicken rice from Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: chicken rice
Zhup Zhup | Prawn noodle | Hokkien Mee | Pao Fan
Prawn mee from either Da Dong Prawn Noodles or Zhup Zhup
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: prawn mee
San Shu Gong Private Dining 三叔公私房菜
Braised Goose with Foie Gras from San Shu Gong
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: Braised Goose with Foie Gras
The Bar KAKURE
At Bar Kakure I always order the seasonal Japanese fruit cocktail.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: seasonal Japanese fruit cocktail
Da Dong Prawn Noodles
Prawn mee from either Da Dong Prawn Noodles or Zhup Zhup
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: prawn mee
Keng Eng Kee Seafood @ Alexandra Village
claypot pig liver from Keng Eng Kee (Bukit Merah)
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: claypot pig liver
Heng Carrot Cake & Oyster Omelette
The white carrot cake from Heng;barbecued chicken wings (also my favourite supper order), sambal stingray, and oyster omelette are my favourites here.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: white carrot cake
Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee
Always part of the list is Da Shi Jia Big Prawn Mee along Killiney Road. I always order the Wok-Fried Big Prawn White Bee Hoon, their signature serve.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: Wok-Fried Big Prawn White Bee Hoon
AMI Patisserie
However, I do enjoy AMI Patisserie on Scotts Road. Everything they have is good! The location and the building itself is also beautiful and quite unique in Singapore.
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108 The Nasi Lemak Shop
I love the tanginess of the sambal and the flavour of the chicken. It is already so good, but they are constantly tweaking to improve their offerings.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: nasi lemak
Corner Corner (Coffee Concept)
There's also a new Japanese kissaten concept called Corner Corner in Duxton. It's a coffee shop during the day, and then it morphs into a vinyl and cocktail bar at night.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
Lechon Republic Singapore
Lechon Republic across Novena church. We always order at least half a kilogram of lechon for myself and my husband.
Said on Michelin Guide · read
order: lechon
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Published 2026-10-30