Late Singaporean chef Tariq Helou’s Fleurette restaurant to close on June 15

SINGAPORE – It has been just under a month since Singaporean chef Tariq Helou died. 

Now, his four-year-old contemporary restaurant Fleurette in Rangoon Road is set to close on June 15. 

The chef – of Japanese, Chinese and Lebanese parentage – died unexpectedly on April 25 at age 29.

A post on Fleurette’s Instagram page on May 17 announced the pending closure. 

Till then, the 18-seat restaurant will offer its Spring menu, which the late chef was excited to share with diners, according to the post. 

Lunch starts at $88 for three courses and dinner is from $198 for five courses.

Highlights include octopus with chickpea and bell pepper veloute (available for dinner), wagyu short rib with carrot and kai lan (available for lunch and dinner), and signature Hokkaido milk ice cream with olive oil (available for lunch and dinner). 

Chef Helou went to culinary school in Switzerland, and worked there as well as in France and Japan. He later ran a supper club in Singapore before starting Fleurette. In 2024, he was named Asia’s “most googled chef” by travel platform Explore Worldwide. 

The post read: “Fleurette is synonymous with Tariq. One cannot exist without the other. As much as we want to further his dream, we realise that we must carry his legacy in our hearts and in our own personal ways. 

“It feels right that those who loved Tariq remember Fleurette for what it is: The embodiment of everything he wanted the world to taste through his cuisine. We hope you will join us in this homage.” 

Fleurette at 204 Rangoon Road opens from noon to 3pm (Thursdays to Saturdays) and 7 to 11pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays), and is closed on Sundays and Mondays. For more information, go to fleuretterestaurant.com