What's eating the fine-dining sector in Singapore?

Industry abuzz over the future of such eateries as yet another one - Hashida Sushi - closes

Hashida Sushi's closure follows the shuttering of Restaurant Andre in February, and the announcement of the closure of Resorts World Sentosa's three-Michelin-starred Joel Robuchon Restaurant and its two-Michelin-starred outlet L'Atelier de Joel Robuc
Hashida Sushi's closure follows the shuttering of Restaurant Andre in February, and the announcement of the closure of Resorts World Sentosa's three-Michelin-starred Joel Robuchon Restaurant and its two-Michelin-starred outlet L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at the end of this month. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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In the wake of another casualty in the food and beverage scene - five-year-old Japanese restaurant Hashida Sushi at Mandarin Gallery closed last Friday - industry players have been abuzz over the future of the fine-dining sector.

Hashida Sushi's closure follows the shuttering of fine-dining establishment Restaurant Andre in February, and the announcement of the closure of Resorts World Sentosa's three-Michelin-starred Joel Robuchon Restaurant and its two-Michelin-starred outlet L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at the end of this month.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 17, 2018, with the headline What's eating the fine-dining sector in Singapore?. Subscribe