SINGAPORE - Singapore's fine-dining scene has been dealt another blow, with the pending closure of its only three-Michelin-starred restaurant Joel Robuchon Restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) by end June.
This comes just four months after the exit of chef-owner Andre Chiang of the two-Michelin-starred Restaurant Andre. He closed his Bukit Pasoh restaurant after eight years to return to Taiwan.
Joel Robuchon Restaurant's sister outlet at RWS, the two-Michelin-starred L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, will also shut, although it may re-open in Orchard Road, according to a report by The Business Times.
RWS confirmed the closures on June 7, but declined to elaborate. It said it would release a joint statement with Robuchon's restaurant group soon.
Both restaurants - opened in 2011 - will serve their last meals on June 30, just shy of the unveiling of this year's Singapore Michelin Guideon July 25 .
Joel Robuchon Restaurant is helmed by head chef Kim Joinie-Maurin, while L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon's kitchen is run by chef Vianney Massot.
Chef Robuchon - who visits Singapore at least three times a year and has more than 25 restaurants worldwide - introduced the new chefs in November last year. Set menus start at $228 for a five-course dinner at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon while a four-course dinner at Joel Robuchon Restaurant starts at $298.
