Restaurant in Singapore, Singapore
Contemporary Chinese inside Raffles. Book early.
Yì By Jereme Leung delivers contemporary Chinese tasting menu dining from inside Raffles Singapore, backed by a Michelin Plate (2024) and a 4.4 Google rating across 633 reviews. At the $$ price tier, it is more accessible than most Michelin-tracked fine dining in the city. Book three to four weeks out minimum — this address stays consistently full.
Getting a table at Yì is harder than it looks. Situated inside Raffles Singapore — one of the city's most in-demand hotel dining addresses — this contemporary Chinese restaurant draws a steady flow of hotel guests, returning regulars, and food-focused travellers who have done their research. The Michelin Plate recognition (2024) and a 4.4 Google rating across 633 reviews signal that the room is consistently delivering. If you are planning a trip around this meal, book at least three to four weeks out. If you are visiting during a major Singapore public holiday or the Lunar New Year period, extend that to six weeks minimum. Walk-ins at Raffles Arcade dining venues are possible but unreliable.
The short answer: yes, book it , particularly if contemporary Chinese cooking is what you came to Singapore to explore and you want a setting that frames the cuisine with intention.
Yì sits on the third floor of Raffles Arcade at 328 North Bridge Road, positioned within one of Singapore's most storied hotel properties. The room carries the ambient weight of that address. Expect a measured atmosphere rather than a buzzing one , the energy here is considered and relatively composed, suited to long meals where the food does the talking. This is not the venue for a loud celebration dinner with a dozen colleagues; it is better calibrated for two to four guests who want to engage with the menu at pace. The noise level stays manageable across most sittings, which makes it a sound choice when conversation matters as much as the cooking.
Contemporary Chinese cuisine at this level is about structure. The menu at Yì is built around Jereme Leung's interpretation of Chinese culinary traditions, reframed through a modern fine dining lens. Where older-generation Chinese restaurants in Singapore might rely on ceremony and volume, Yì works with restraint and precision. The tasting experience, as it progresses, is designed to move through registers , not just flavour, but texture, temperature, and the pace at which dishes arrive. This is Chinese food with an architectural sensibility rather than a nostalgic one. Diners who appreciate how a tasting menu builds and resolves , the way a mid-course can recalibrate your palate before something richer follows , will find the format here satisfying. Diners who prefer ordering freely from a carte might find the structured progression less intuitive, though the restaurant operates at a $$ price point that makes it more accessible than its Michelin-tracked peers in the city.
For context on what contemporary Chinese fine dining looks like at the leading of its category globally, the approach at Yì shares DNA with venues like Da Dong (Xuhui) in Shanghai, Gastro Esthetics at DaDong in Shanghai, and Gastro Esthetics DaDong in Beijing , all of which approach classical Chinese technique through a fine dining frame. In Southeast Asia, Yì holds its own as one of the more considered examples of the genre. If you are tracking contemporary Chinese cooking across the region, also worth noting are Wild Yeast in Hangzhou, Ensue at the in Shenzhen, and further afield, Bao Li in Madrid and Cheng Yuan in Yangzhou.
Within Singapore itself, Yì occupies a specific niche. If you are building a broader dining itinerary, the city's French-influenced fine dining tier , anchored by venues like Les Amis and Odette , operates at a different register and a higher price point. For European contemporary tasting menus, Zén and Jaan by Kirk Westaway are the obvious comparators. For something more experimental, Meta takes a looser approach to Asian-inflected fine dining. Yì is the address to choose when the cuisine type itself , contemporary Chinese , is the specific reason you are booking, and when you want the Raffles context without paying the top-of-market supplement that comes with Waku Ghin.
See the comparison section below for how Yì sits against Summer Pavilion, Waku Ghin, Zén, Jaan by Kirk Westaway, and Iggy's.
Three to four weeks is the practical minimum for most dates. The Michelin Plate recognition and the Raffles address together mean the restaurant stays consistently occupied. Around Lunar New Year, major Singapore public holidays, and the broader December–January travel season, push your booking window to six weeks or more. If you are a group of four or more, book earlier regardless of the date , larger configurations have fewer available slots.
The tasting menu format is the strongest way to experience what Yì is doing with contemporary Chinese cooking. It is designed to progress through a range of techniques and flavour registers, and the Michelin Plate (2024) is a recognition of overall kitchen consistency rather than any single dish. If you are visiting for a specific celebratory occasion and want the full arc of the meal as intended, request the tasting format rather than ordering loosely from the menu. Confirm current menu composition when booking, as the kitchen evolves its offering seasonally.
The Raffles Arcade setting and the Michelin Plate positioning make smart casual the practical baseline. You will be out of place in shorts and sandals; you do not need black tie. For reference, the price point is $$ , lower than Singapore's $$$ and $$$$ fine dining rooms , but the room reads as a dressed occasion regardless. Business casual or smart casual is the appropriate register for both lunch and dinner.
Two to four guests is the format this restaurant is leading set up for, based on its tasting menu architecture and the composed atmosphere of the room. Larger groups are worth enquiring about directly , the Raffles Arcade setting may have private dining configurations available , but do not assume a table of eight or more can be accommodated without prior arrangement. Call or contact the restaurant well in advance if you are organising a group of five or more. Note that no phone number or direct booking link is currently listed in our database; check the Raffles Singapore website for current contact details.
Contemporary Chinese fine dining kitchens at this level routinely accommodate dietary requirements when notified at the time of booking. That said, the structured tasting menu format means last-minute requests are harder to manage. Flag any dietary restrictions , vegetarian, shellfish allergies, halal requirements , when you make the reservation, not on arrival. If you have complex or multiple restrictions, it is worth calling ahead to confirm the kitchen can adapt the menu fully rather than offering workarounds.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yì By Jereme Leung | Chinese Contemporary | Forbes Travel Guide is embarking on an expansion of its Star Ratings. Come back soon to learn more about this restaurant and find out which rating it earned.; Michelin Plate (2024) | Hard | — |
| Zén | European Contemporary | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | British Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Iggy's | Modern European, European Contemporary | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Summer Pavilion | Cantonese | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Waku Ghin | Creative Japanese, Japanese Contemporary | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Yì's contemporary Chinese format gives the kitchen more flexibility than a fixed omakase — meaning dietary adjustments are generally more workable than at, say, Waku Ghin. check the venue's official channels via Raffles Singapore's reservations team at 328 North Bridge Road to flag restrictions in advance. The $$ price range suggests a menu structure where substitutions are feasible, but confirm before you arrive.
Raffles Singapore sets the tone: the property skews formal, and Yì sits on the third floor of Raffles Arcade, so dress accordingly — collared shirts for men, equivalent for women. Turning up in shorts or athletic wear would be out of place. Erring toward business casual or above is the safer call given the hotel's positioning.
Contemporary Chinese dining is one of the more group-friendly formats — shared dishes and round-table service suit parties of 4 to 10 better than tasting-menu-only venues like Zén. For larger groups or private dining, contact Raffles Singapore's events team directly. Book well ahead for weekend group slots; Raffles hotel dining addresses fill fast.
Specific dish details aren't confirmed in available data, so ordering blind isn't advisable. Ask your server what's rotating on the contemporary Chinese menu that day — the Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 signals the kitchen is executing at a consistent level. At the $$ price range, you're not locked into a single tasting format, so ordering a few shared plates is the right approach.
Book at least two to three weeks out, especially for weekends — Raffles Singapore hotel restaurants draw both tourists and local diners, and tables move fast. For groups of four or more, push that to a month. Walk-in availability at a Raffles Arcade address on a Friday or Saturday evening is unlikely without a reservation.
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