The 2018 Michelin Guide proves that Singapore Street Food reigns supreme

] remain, while Andre and Joel Robuchon's Workshop have fallen off the list after also shutting down earlier this year. There was, however, growth in the one-star and Bib Gourmand categories ("good food at moderate prices"). Five new restaurants were selected: Nouri on Amoy Street, Burnt Ends on Tem Lick Road, My Kitchen on Craig Road, Sushi Kimura on Orchard Road and Jiang-Nan Chun (on Orchard Boulevard, at the hotel

Four Seasons Hotel Singapore ) – while 17 restaurants and stalls of hawker vendors joined the Bib Gourmand list. It's more proof that in the most expensive city in the world the best food does not always come at a hefty price.

"Singaporean food is not good to eat from afar", Leslie Tay, A Singapore-based blogger, has already told Traveler . "It's simple, every day, blue-collar food." On the stage of the hawker center, Liao Fan of Chinatown a display of rice and chicken noodles that became famous for serving "The cheapest Michelin meal in the world" – that chicken rice costs less than $ 2 – has kept its star since the creation of the Singapore Guide in 2016, as has the stand Taihwa Pork Noodle Hill Street at Crawford Lane.New food stalls made the list of a star-the five additions were sit-down restaurants, including Burnt Ends an Australian place known for smoked meats like The cap-rib joined the more casual Bib Gourmand list Chai Chuan Tou Yang Rou Tang, at the Bukit Merah View Food Center, drew Michelin's attention for its chili-flavored mutton soup, and Eminent Frog Porridge for yog-frog gruel that guide says In total, 28 of the 50 seats on the bib

We also have our own list of favorite restaurants in Singapore – and the choices are quite different from those of Michelin. There is a crossroads including

Nouri that we put highlighted for innovation "Crossroads of Cooking," aka mix of Brazilian and Asian cuisines to create showstoppers like pinto bean donuts served with coconut sauce and turmeric ( yum ). And of course,

Candlenut which amply deserves its star for modern interpretations of Chinese recipes of the straits. But we also think

Kok Sen Worth a mention – a simple plastic stool operation at the service Cantonese – Singapore's food, encapsulating how fast and casual Singapore food is.