Now that the Michelin Guide has come to Malaysia, I was wondering if fellow foodies have any good recommendations for my wife and I to try? We might be thinking of squeezing in a trip to Malaysia to visit some relatives after we return to Singapore from Sydney in November.

There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in Sydney, the closest thing to one they have is the "hats" award system, and we particularly like one, called Tetsuya's, in Sydney CBD. They actually have a branch in Singapore, called Waku Ghin (2 Michelin stars).



The above is Tetsuya's signature ocean trout - a mainstay of the restaurant and the primary reason (in addition to its unbelievably fresh oysters) that we keep going back.

In Singapore, we've done all the 3 starred ones - Les Amis, Odette & Zen.



Les Amis was the granddaddy of them all, and we've been fans of that since even before Michelin came to Singapore. We watched it grow from good, to 2-star good, to finally 3-star expensive good. The last we went was in April last year, when I took my family members from UK & Australia who were visiting after the COVID restrictions were lifted. We're due to head back again next week.



Odette was a relatively new place we tried out - we were attracted to it because it ranked 6th best restaurant in the whole of Asia, and walked away with nothing but superb impressions of the service, the attention to detail and of course, the food, especially their signature rosemary onsen egg. We will definitely be back for seconds. I found it funny that they would print the bill with the date represented the American way... but, it's their restaurant, so it's their rules...



And finally, Zen - it was ranked amongst the top 50 restaurants in Asia, and since we'd already done 2 out of the 3 Michelin 3-starred joints, we thought, why the hell not. So, last week, we tried Zen. I have to say, it was different. Whilst Les Amis and Odette was French/Japanese fusion, Zen was more Scandinavian and I guess our palates preferred the former presentation (which, incidentally, was also Tetsuya's motif). It's still an excellent, excellent experience spread over 3 levels of dining, but it may be a while again before we think we would revisit.

I like the way the bill is presented though, haha...



So, if any of you have any good suggestions for Malaysian Michelin starred fine dining restaurants, we'd be grateful to hear about your experiences.

Thanks in advance!

Don't bother about what star nonsense. You want good food, go to the morning market and buy those hot piping food from the hawkers. Lots of market in Penang selling good food. One example is jelutong market.

Cons no star rated food, no Aircon, crowded, noisy.

Enjoy Japan, both of you. And post some photos of the excellent food here if you have a chance!

Wife and I, together with another couple, are due back at Les Amis in a few days’ time (yes, that’s how much she loves the food there), so I’ll update some photos if I can too!

Happy eating everyone! Itadakimas!

nowadays how early in advance booking Is needed for les amis?

burnt ends everyone is raving about it, really so good ar

Don't bother about what star nonsense. You want good food, go to the morning market and buy those hot piping food from the hawkers. Lots of market in Penang selling good food. One example is jelutong market.

Cons no star rated food, no Aircon, crowded, noisy.

Don't bother about what star nonsense. You want good food, go to the morning market and buy those hot piping food from the hawkers. Lots of market in Penang selling good food. One example is jelutong market.

Cons no star rated food, no Aircon, crowded, noisy.

Great thread. Thought I'll chime in a little. I don't have the details since memory has faded, but I'll share my experience

CUT by Wolfgang Puck  (Michelin 1 star)
- Love the environment here. It's dimly lit which sets in the mood.
- I ordered steak medium rare. It was wonderfully charred and extremely tender. Slightly on the saltier side, which is what I like
- Plates were heated too so the meat stayed warm. 8/10 for me

Another stunning deco. Look at those ingredients: caviar, truffle, lobster, wagyu, seabass. They don't come cheap.

And the meet up was priceless I bet 😬

yes... tat angel hair dish is really nice

Haha. I knew you would recognise that dish, bro!

but damn it... 95 sgd per portion......
seriously don't think I can afford Les Amis prices now 

The 3 stars also meant a significant shift in the prices of their offerings, sadly. Thankfully the quality is still there

He’s my friend from primary school and the best thing is both his wife and mine can get along famously - I reckon in order for husbands to hang out, their wives need to be friends with each other too hahaha.

Not always your primary school friends grow up to be adult pals! Even rarer that both of us ended up in Singapore.

We do this at least once a year, no matter how busy life gets. And we take turns with the bill. This year’s was my turn. They were the ones that recommended and introduced us to Les Amis many many years ago hahaha.

good friends are hard to find

good old friends are harder to find

good old friends where wife gets along are like searching for a needle in a hay stack

catching up is always a nice thing!  :thumbsup:

Both need to be in the same social level/circle.