Yì by Jereme Leung

Yì by Jereme Leung is a modern Chinese restaurant on the third floor of Raffles Arcade, part of Raffles Hotel Singapore. It opened in 2019, when the hotel reopened after a long restoration. The name means "art" in Mandarin, and the menu draws on cooking from many regions of China.

Singaporean chef Jereme Leung created the restaurant. He started cooking at 13 and trained in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. In the 1990s he travelled through China to study its regional food. Executive Chinese chef Yap Poh Weng, who has worked with him since 1998, leads the kitchen.

What to order

The menu takes dishes from different Chinese provinces and gives them a modern form. The kitchen puts weight on seasonal ingredients and on produce from single, known sources.

Dishes the restaurant itself highlights include:

• Sichuan spicy chicken with luncheon meat
• Deep-fried marinated pork belly with black garlic
• Hundred-ring cucumber with poached sea whelk and a soy vinaigrette
• Basil ice cream with fresh mango, sago cream and pomelo

The golden roasted duck is a good choice for groups. It is carved at the table, and reviewers often single it out.

The setting

The dining room is known for its art. White paper petals and flowers hang from the ceiling, in a design inspired by Pangu, a figure from Chinese creation myths. The rest of the room uses pale blues and natural earth colours.

Before your meal, you can have a drink at a small cocktail bar set up like a living room. For groups, there are private and semi-private rooms. These suit business meals and family celebrations, and the team can put together a menu for your event.

Good to know before you go

• Booking ahead is recommended. You can reserve online through the official website.
• The dress code is casual chic. Men are encouraged to wear collared shirts and trousers, though smart shorts are fine at lunch.
• Flip-flops and slip-on shoes are not allowed.
• Some dishes can be ordered for takeaway through the hotel's online shop.

Getting there

Raffles Arcade is the shopping wing of Raffles Hotel, at 328 North Bridge Road. Yì is on the third floor of the arcade, in unit #03-02.

Nearby

Raffles Hotel has other places to eat, including the grill restaurant Butcher's Block. After a meal, the shops and cafés of Kampong Glam and Haji Lane are an easy walk away. You can also visit Sultan Mosque in the same district.

For more meals in the area, see all restaurants in Bugis and Kampong Glam. You can also browse our Chinese and dim sum restaurants or read our guide to Kampong Glam and Bugis.