Butcher's Block

Butcher's Block is a wood-fire restaurant inside Raffles Hotel Singapore, on the second floor of Raffles Arcade. Wood fire is at the heart of the cooking, with custom-built ovens and grills in the open kitchen. The kitchen smokes, slow-roasts and grills over high heat, and buries some ingredients in the embers.

Chef de cuisine Jordan Keao leads the kitchen. He was born in Hawaii and has nearly two decades of experience. Before Singapore, he created the restaurant Aina in San Francisco. His cooking draws on his Hawaiian heritage, with touches of French and Japanese technique. As of 2026, Butcher's Block is part of the MICHELIN Guide Singapore selection.

What to order

The main event is the IMUA tasting menu. Imua is a Hawaiian word that urges you to push ahead with courage. There is a shorter version at lunch and a longer one at dinner, and both can come with matched wines. A three-course business lunch is also offered on some weekdays.

The menus change with the seasons, so dishes come and go. Past menus have included dry-aged huli huli duck, Blackmore wagyu, yellowfin tuna poke and beef pipikaula, a Hawaiian-style dried beef. Grilled oysters with lup cheong, a Chinese sausage, have also featured.

The kitchen works on a whole-animal, zero-waste basis. The team does its own butchery, curing and ageing in-house. It also works directly with farms and fisheries.

Wine is a big part of the meal here. The list runs to nearly 300 labels, including natural wines, and is kept in a lit wine room called The Library.

The setting

The dining room is dimly lit, so your eye goes straight to the open kitchen and its fires. A display called The Larder shows off meats and fresh produce. Cuts hanging in the dry-ageing room add to the butcher's shop feel.

It suits a long dinner or a special occasion more than a quick bite. The restaurant can also host private events.

Good to know before you go

• The dress code is casual chic. Men are encouraged to wear a collared shirt and trousers.
• Smart shorts are fine at lunch, but slip-ons and flip-flops are not allowed.
• Book ahead by phone or email. Details are on the official website.
• Enter from North Bridge Road at Level 2 of Raffles Arcade.
• Tell the team about allergies when you book, since the tasting menu is set.

Nearby

If you are staying at Raffles Hotel Singapore, dinner is just a short walk through the arcade. For Chinese food on another night, Yì by Jereme Leung is one floor up in Raffles Arcade.

For more meals in this part of town, see all restaurants in Bugis and Kampong Glam. You can also browse our steakhouses and grills and fine dining picks, or read about Michelin and fine dining in Singapore.