Odette Singapore: Chef Julien Royer’s Three-Michelin-Starred Restaurant Curated by LLC Global

There is a specific hour, on quiet Tuesday afternoons in the National Gallery Singapore’s Civic District, when the light angles perfectly through the old Supreme Court’s atrium and falls across the entrance to Odette. Chef Julien Royer’s restaurant does not require this atmospheric moment to make its impression — three Michelin stars, a repeat position in the world’s fifty best, and roughly a decade of unbroken critical acclaim have already done that work. But the light helps.

Odette is not a restaurant a guest happens to visit while in Singapore. It is a restaurant a guest travels to Singapore to visit. The distinction matters, because the reservation itself is often the harder logistics problem than the flight. Book three to six weeks ahead is the honest baseline; for peak weekends, six months is more realistic. LLC Global’s concierge team maintains standing relationships with Odette’s reservations desk that make these bookings possible where casual attempts often fail.

The chef and the restaurant

Julien Royer, French-born in the Cantal region of Auvergne, trained under Michel Bras and worked at three-Michelin-starred Troisgros in France before arriving in Singapore in 2008. He led the kitchen at Jaan atop the Swissôtel The Stamford (with its 70th-floor views over Marina Bay) from 2011, then opened Odette in December 2015 within the newly-restored National Gallery Singapore — a converted heritage complex that combines the former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, dating from 1929 and 1867 respectively.

He named the restaurant after his grandmother — Odette — a tribute to the cooking of his Auvergne childhood. It is a personal name for what is, arguably, the region’s most publicly renowned restaurant.

Odette earned its first Michelin star in 2017, its second in 2018, and its third in 2019 — one of the fastest three-star ascents in the Michelin Guide’s Asian coverage. It has since maintained the three-star recognition every year, alongside a consistently top-ranked position on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants and a repeat placement on the World’s 50 Best.

The recent refresh

Odette closed briefly in late 2025 for its first significant interior refresh in ten years, reopening in December 2025 under the direction of its original design collaborators, Sacha Leong and Dawn Ng.

The updated dining room retains the softness of the original design while introducing warmer tones, pale beurre, tawny umber, oyster and cherry timber, alongside mohair seats, mirrored glass panels and brass pendant lights. A marble-topped wine station now anchors the space; a grid of integrated lights keeps the room beautifully lit without the harsh spotlighting that defines many contemporary restaurant refreshes. Dawn Ng’s suspended paper artwork "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall" floats above the entrance in colours inspired by petals, leaves, fruits and roots.

The result is a room that feels intimate, considered and adult — the kind of dining space where guests dine slowly, deliberately, and remember the details.

The tasting menus

Odette is tasting-only. There is no à la carte. Instead, three set menus reflect the pace and depth of the visit:

Terre & Mer — the shorter lunch tasting, priced from S$328++. A refined introduction to the kitchen’s range, ideal for guests with an afternoon commitment or those visiting Singapore briefly.

Indulgence — the longer lunch tasting, priced at S$428++. Adds several courses to Terre & Mer’s structure, drawing more deeply from the seasonal menu.

Épicure — the flagship dinner tasting, priced from S$498++. The most complete Odette experience, the longer menu, the more considered pacing, the wine progression that Odette’s sommelier team is genuinely celebrated for. This is the menu that has earned Odette its critical acclaim.

Wine pairings range from S$295 to S$565++ depending on the pairing chosen, from the traditional French-focused progression to the more adventurous Krug Champagne series that Odette hosts as a signature offering.

What to order (though the menu chooses)

Since Odette is tasting-only, guests select menu length rather than individual dishes. But certain courses recur across seasons and have become associated with the kitchen’s identity:

The rosemary-smoked organic egg — a signature preparation using single-source eggs from Australian farms, presented at the table under a wisp of rosemary smoke. Widely regarded as one of the definitive dishes of contemporary Singapore fine dining.

The aged duck with fermented black garlic — Royer’s tribute to French technique with distinctly Asian umami depth. Dry-aged in-house for weeks before service.

The Promenade à Singapour — a plated composition featuring more than 20 vegetables, herbs and flowers, many foraged and farmed within Singapore itself. A quiet, remarkable dish that reflects Royer’s philosophy of celebrating Singaporean terroir alongside French classical technique.

The heirloom beetroot course — a study in earth-tones and precision plating; often served earlier in the menu as a palate anchor.

For dessert, pastry chef Louisa Lim’s citrus tart and the season’s fruit compositions have earned recognition as some of Singapore’s finest dessert work.

Arriving in Singapore and reaching Odette

Odette sits at 1 St Andrew’s Road, in the National Gallery Singapore’s #01-04 unit within the Civic District. It is a five-minute walk from City Hall MRT station — but for HNWI clients, the walk itself is not the constraint. The National Gallery’s Civic District position is central to the city, roughly ten minutes by chauffeur from the Marina Bay area (Marina Bay Sands, The Fullerton Hotel, Raffles Hotel), fifteen minutes from Sentosa Island, and twenty minutes from Changi Airport.

For clients flying into Singapore specifically for Odette, LLC Global’s private aviation team arranges direct flights into Singapore Changi from London Farnborough, London Luton, or any preferred origin. Changi to central Singapore is roughly twenty minutes by chauffeur. LLC’s Singapore chauffeur network handles onward transfers from Changi to any hotel, and from hotels to Odette on the evening of the reservation.

For guests staying at Marina Bay Sands, the Raffles Hotel, or the Ritz-Carlton Millenia, the transfer to Odette is straightforward. For clients staying at Aman Nai Lert (which now offers regular direct flights between its Bangkok property and Singapore), the arrival can be coordinated end-to-end with the LLC Concierge team.

Booking Odette through LLC Global Concierge

For most Singapore visitors, booking Odette requires patience. Reservations open thirty days in advance, and the most sought-after slots — Friday and Saturday dinner service — fill within hours. Peak-season bookings around Formula 1 weekend (October) or Chinese New Year (January-February) fill even faster.

LLC Global’s concierge team maintains a standing relationship with Odette’s reservations team, which means the timing pressure that other guests face is reduced or removed entirely. We recommend confirming Singapore travel plans and desired dinner date at least three months ahead of the visit for the peak windows. For less-pressured weekdays or lunch service, tables can typically be arranged with two to three weeks’ notice.

The full evening, arranged

For guests visiting Singapore, Odette often forms the anchor of a broader curated evening. LLC’s concierge team combines the Odette reservation with pre-dinner drinks at Atlas Bar at the Parkview Square (regularly listed among the world’s leading cocktail destinations, home to a legendary 1,000-gin library), or Manhattan Bar at the Regent Singapore. Post-dinner options include Cé La Vi Skybar at Marina Bay Sands (55 floors above the harbour) or a nightcap at the Long Bar at Raffles Hotel.

For clients whose interest extends further — perhaps visiting Odette on a longer Southeast Asian trip — we arrange onward Concierge in Bangkok (with tables at Le Du, Sorn, or the Michelin-starred Chef’s Table at the Mandarin Oriental), Bali (Locavore NXT, Merah Putih), or Hong Kong (Lung King Heen, Amber, or the newly-opened Duddell’s specialities).

Odette, curated end to end

Odette is a restaurant that rewards planning. LLC Global’s concierge team removes the planning friction, so that the guest arrives ready to focus on the meal alone.

For clients considering Odette during a Singapore visit, whether business, leisure, or the ceremonial anchor of a Southeast Asian tour, enquiries can be directed through our website. We recommend confirming reservation preferences at least three months ahead of travel for the most sought-after Friday and Saturday dinner sittings.