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Seroja

Singapore

Platforming the unique flavours of Malaysia and Singapore

The backstory: Since opening in 2022, Chef Kevin Wong’s Seroja has experienced a meteoric rise, including entering the 2023 list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants as the highest new entry. Showcasing cuisine from the Malay Archipelago, Wong uses locally sourced produce from both Singapore and Malaysia to shine a spotlight on the rich flavours of Southeast Asia.

Name and space: The 24-seat Seroja – which means Lotus Flower in the Malay language and also refers to the street, Jalan Seroja, where the chef’s family home is – offers counter seats as well as tables.  The former allows a full view of the kitchen team in action.

On the Pass

Kevin Wong

Pastry Chef

Lee Dik Yang

And the food? The multi-course Nusantara menu offers a selection of dishes featuring native spices and herbs, including the red seabream with sarawak white pepper gulai and lemongrass coconut broth. Chef Wong’s signature is the mangrove wood-charred scallops with laksa leaf sauce paired with the in-house baked roti paung (Terengganu butter buns). Use the soft sweet buns to mop up the remaining sauce at the end. In keeping with sustainable actions (Seroja retains a Green Michelin star), all trimmings are re-imagined as elements in non-alcoholic beverages.

Rise to stardom: Wong, previously of the acclaimed Meta in Singapore, received the Michelin Young Chef Award in 2023. Cooking the cuisine of his culture has been a dream, which he has made reality in lightning speed.

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