Iggy's Explained

Iggy's
Pushpin Map:Singapore
Established:2004
Current-Owner:Ignatius Chan
Food-Type:Modern European cuisine
Rating: (Singapore 2017)
Street-Address:The Hilton Hotel
581 Orchard Road
Postcode:238881
Country:Singapore
Coordinates:1.3059°N 103.8294°W
Seating-Capacity:Ten tables

Iggy's is a restaurant in Singapore which serves Modern European cuisine. It has been named in The World's 50 Best Restaurants since 2009, including the best Asian restaurant in 2012. It was awarded one star in the 2017 Singapore edition of the Michelin Guide.[1] It has been named as the best restaurant in Asia by the Miele Guide on three occasions.

Description

Iggy's was opened in 2004 by owner and chef/sommelier Ignatius Chan.[2] [3] The restaurant was originally located in The Regent Hotel but moved to the Hilton at 581 Orchard Road.[4] The restaurant only had ten tables at each of the two locations, but after moving to its present location, it added an eight-seat dessert bar. There are sixteen chefs in the kitchen.[2] The restaurant is able to offer a scholarship at the Singapore Institute of Technology.[5]

Menu

The restaurant's menu does not follow a particular style of cuisine but instead serves a fusion from different European nations with Asian twists influenced by seasonal produce. The majority of the produce for the restaurant is imported from Japan. Main courses include wagyu beef tongue served with three types of peppers, microgreens, yuzu mustard, and an avocado mousse. A signature dessert served by the restaurant is pound cake accompanied by flavors of Earl Grey tea, milk, and "crumble".

Reception

Frommer's described Iggy's as "deliciously exclusive", providing "culinary works of art" alongside an "exceptional" wine list.[6] CNN Travel said that the lunch menu was of particularly good value and highlighted the tuna carpaccio, pork cheek tagliatelle, and piña colada soufflé dishes.

The restaurant was voted 45th best in the world in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009 and rose to 28th in 2010.[7] It rose a single place in 2011, and again to 26th in 2012. It was awarded the title of Best Restaurant in Asia in 2012.[8] Named number one in the Miele Guide of Asia's Top 20 restaurants in 2008, with the two Michelin starred L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Hong Kong named as the runner-up.[9] And was named on two more occasions since.[10] Aun Koh, the founder of the Miele Guide has described Iggy's concepts as "setting standards regionally and internationally".[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Full List: The 2017 MICHELIN guide Singapore Results Announced. MICHELIN Guide. 2018-09-15. en. 2018-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728101120/https://guide.michelin.com/sg/news-and-views/2017-MICHELIN-guide-Singapore-full-results-restaurants/news. live.
  2. News: Sims. Fiona. Menuwatch – Iggy's at the Hilton hotel, Singapore. 1 January 2013. Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 29 April 2011. 25 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240425154008/https://www.thecaterer.com/news/hotel/menuwatch-iggys-at-the-hilton-hotel-singapore. live.
  3. News: Ignatius Chang. 1 January 2013. Yahoo! News. 30 April 2012. 12 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612063833/http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ignatius-chang-chef-iggys-singapore-voted-best-restaurant-photo-010232246.html. live.
  4. News: R. Minnie. Less is more: 5 lunches for fine-dining misers. 1 January 2013. CNN Travel. 11 August 2010. 7 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150307063925/http://travel.cnn.com:80/singapore/eat/posh-nosh-5-value-lunches-085350. dead.
  5. Web site: The Iggy's Scholarship. Singapore Institute of Technology. 1 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018105944/http://singaporetech.edu.sg/scholarships/the-iggy-s-scholarship. 18 October 2012. dead.
  6. News: Iggy's. 1 January 2013. The New York Times. 30 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130130143200/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/singapore/38763/iggys/restaurant-detail.html. live.
  7. Web site: 28th best restaurant in the world 2010. The World's 50 Best Restaurant. 1 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130101054931/http://www.theworlds50best.com/regional-spotlights/singapore/iggys/. 1 January 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: Iggy's. The World's 50 Best Restaurants. 1 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117054124/http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners/iggys/. 17 January 2013. dead.
  9. News: Vines. Richard. Iggy's Singapore Named Asia's Best Restaurant in Top 20 Guide. 1 January 2013. Bloomberg. 31 October 2008.
  10. News: Iggy’s Top Local Eats In Singapore. The Miele Guide. 12 November 2012. 1 January 2013. 27 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127082230/http://themieleguide.com/news/Iggy-s-Top-Local-Eats-In-Singapore. dead.
  11. News: Chen. Evelyn. How Singapore became Asia's culinary capital. 1 January 2013. CNN Travel. 12 March 2012. 31 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131051249/http://travel.cnn.com/singapore/eat/how-singapore-became-asias-newest-culinary-capital-295676. live.

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