Restaurant in Singapore, Singapore
Indonesian cooking that earns its Bib Gourmand twice.

Cumi Bali has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, making it one of Singapore's most credible Indonesian restaurants at the $$ price tier. On Tras Street in Tanjong Pagar, it's easy to book and easy to reach. A 4.1 Google rating across 654 reviews confirms the consistency. Book a few days ahead for weekdays; a week out for weekend dinner.
You sit down at a compact table on Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar, and what arrives is Indonesian cooking that punches well above its price point. Cumi Bali has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, which means Michelin's own inspectors consider it a place that delivers quality at a price that won't hollow out your wallet. At the $$ price tier, that assessment is hard to argue with. If you want Indonesian food in Singapore that comes with independent validation and doesn't require a fine-dining budget, this is where you book.
Cumi Bali sits at 50 Tras Street in the Tanjong Pagar corridor, one of Singapore's denser pockets of independently-run restaurants. The name signals Balinese influence, and the cuisine type is Indonesian — a category that covers a wide arc of cooking traditions, from Padang-style richness to the coconut-forward profiles common to Bali. Chef Fiona leads the kitchen, though this portrait stays with what the data confirms rather than biographical speculation.
Two consecutive Bib Gourmands from Michelin tell you two things with confidence. First, the food quality meets a threshold that professional inspectors returned to verify. Second, the price-to-quality ratio is the specific argument Michelin is making here , Bib Gourmand is not a consolation category, it is an explicit endorsement of value. For a diner planning a meal in the $$ range, that distinction matters more than it might at a $$$$ address where the award conversation is purely about technical prestige.
The Google rating of 4.1 across 654 reviews provides a useful cross-check. A 4.1 on Google at that review volume is a solid signal rather than an outlier result , it suggests consistent execution rather than a venue coasting on a single exceptional run. Taken together, the Michelin recognition and the public review baseline make a coherent case: Cumi Bali performs reliably, and it performs well for its price tier.
The editorial question worth asking at a Bib Gourmand restaurant in Singapore's $$ tier is whether lunch or dinner represents the better visit. Without published menu data to confirm specific pricing differences, the structural logic of the Tanjong Pagar neighbourhood is instructive. At lunch, this stretch of Tras Street draws a working crowd from the nearby CBD, which tends to mean faster table turns and a more utilitarian atmosphere. Dinner shifts the pacing , the area quiets slightly from its daytime rush, and a meal here becomes less of a quick stop and more of a deliberate choice.
For a returning visitor advised by someone who has been once, the recommendation is to try dinner if the first visit was at lunch. The neighbourhood context changes enough that the same food registers differently when you're not competing with the midday crowd. If you're comparing pure value, lunch may offer quicker access to a table, but dinner gives you the chance to sit with the food rather than around it.
For Indonesian cooking in other cities and contexts, you might also consider Locavore NXT in Ubud, Kaum in Jakarta, or Nusantara By Locavore in Ubud if you want to map Cumi Bali against the broader Indonesian dining field. In Singapore itself, Tambuah Mas on Orchard is the other Indonesian address worth benchmarking against.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. At the $$ price tier with a Bib Gourmand profile, Cumi Bali attracts attention but does not carry the two-to-three-month wait that defines the harder-to-book end of Singapore dining. A few days to a week of lead time should be sufficient for most visits, though weekend evenings may tighten that window. There is no published phone or website in the current data, so walk-in remains a viable option for lunch if you're already in the Tanjong Pagar area , though for dinner, confirming availability in advance is the smarter move.
The address , 50 Tras Street , places Cumi Bali within easy reach of Tanjong Pagar MRT, making it one of the more accessible Bib Gourmand addresses in the city without requiring a cab or a complicated transit route.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumi Bali | Indonesian | $$ | Bib Gourmand 2024, 2025 | Easy |
| Summer Pavilion | Cantonese | $$ | Michelin-recognised | Moderate |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | British Contemporary | $$$ | Michelin Star | Moderate–Hard |
| Iggy's | Modern European | $$$ | Michelin-recognised | Moderate |
| Zén | European Contemporary | $$$$ | Three Michelin Stars | Very Hard |
For broader Singapore dining research, see our full Singapore restaurants guide. If you're building a full trip itinerary, our Singapore hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture. For French-leaning fine dining at the higher end of Singapore's restaurant market, Les Amis and Odette are the reference points. For Indonesian cooking beyond Singapore, Dija Mara in Oceanside, Lucky Indonesia in Hong Kong, Sate House in Taipei, Feria in Treviso, and Stiel Oriental in Schagen round out the global picture.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cumi Bali | $$ | — |
| Zén | $$$$ | — |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | $$$ | — |
| Iggy's | $$$ | — |
| Summer Pavilion | $$ | — |
| Waku Ghin | $$$$ | — |
A quick look at how Cumi Bali measures up.
Cumi Bali is a compact restaurant on Tras Street rather than a bar-format venue, so bar seating is not a standard feature here. For a solo visit at the $$ price point with two consecutive Bib Gourmands behind it, a table works fine. If bar-counter dining is your preference, Singapore's omakase counters like Waku Ghin serve that format instead.
The name 'Cumi' means squid in Indonesian, which signals where the kitchen's focus lies — seafood-forward Balinese cooking is the core identity. Michelin's Bib Gourmand recognition for both 2024 and 2025 confirms the cooking justifies the $$ price tier. Specific dish availability is not confirmed in our data, so ask the team what's running on the day.
Dietary accommodation details are not documented in our current data for Cumi Bali. Given the Indonesian cuisine format and compact kitchen, it's worth flagging restrictions directly when you book. Calling ahead is the practical move here.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you don't need the two-to-three-month lead time that higher-tier Michelin restaurants in Singapore demand. A few days to a week ahead is a sensible buffer, especially on weekends, given the Bib Gourmand profile attracts consistent attention. Walk-in attempts are more viable here than at $$$+ venues, but don't count on it for prime Friday or Saturday slots.
Cumi Bali is a compact restaurant, so large groups should confirm capacity before assuming availability. For parties of four or fewer, the format works well. Larger groups planning a Singapore dinner should check directly with the team — Indonesian cuisine in a Bib Gourmand setting can work for a shared-plates group meal, but the room size is a real constraint.
Come knowing this is value-tier Indonesian cooking that has earned Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition two years running (2024 and 2025) — that's a meaningful signal at the $$ price point. It sits in Tanjong Pagar at 50 Tras Street, a corridor with strong independent restaurant competition, so it's easy to combine with broader neighbourhood dining. Book a few days ahead, keep expectations calibrated to $$ rather than fine dining, and order around the seafood.
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