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Who’s Really Winning Singapore’s Food Scene? Google Just Told Us.

Think your restaurant is the best? Google might say otherwise.

Jul 16, 2025—
4 min read
Who’s Really Winning Singapore’s Food Scene? Google Just Told Us.

From the Desk of Jonathan Lim, Founder & CEO, Oddle

Eating is our national sport.

When we’re not eating, we’re planning what to eat next.

One lazy afternoon, I went down a rabbit hole—typing in cuisines I loved: "best zichar", "best Italian", "best hotpot".

But instead of relying on influencers or food blogs, I looked straight at Google’s local rankings.

The result? A surprisingly objective view of which restaurants are winning online.

Not based on ads. Not based on PR. Just visibility, reviews, and relevance.

Here are Singapore’s top 5 restaurants across 9 popular food categories—based purely on Google’s organic results¹.

🏆 Best Zichar in Singapore

  1. Keng Eng Kee Seafood @ Alexandra Village
  2. Long Ji Zi Char
  3. YANG MING SEAFOOD
  4. Lo Hey HK Seafood
  5. Chuan Kee Seafood

🍝 Best Italian Restaurant

  1. Osteria Mozza
  2. Fiamma
  3. Pietrasanta The Italian Restaurant
  4. Griglia Open Fire Italian Kitchen - Craig Road
  5. Casa Pietrasanta

🥩 Best Steak in Singapore

  1. Picanhas’
  2. BRASEIRO SINGAPORE (NOVENA)
  3. Bistecca Tuscan Steakhouse
  4. Meadesmoore Steakhouse
  5. Les Bouchons Rochester

🔥 Best Hotpot / Steamboat

  1. 山漫漫翘脚牛肉火锅 Hot Pot Valley
  2. Chamoon Hot Pot 享月汤皇
  3. Lok Fu Restaurant 六福大排檔啦啦煲
  4. 小龙坎 Xiao Long Kan Hotpot (Westgate)
  5. Shi Li Fang (Anchorpoint)

🍕 Best Pizza

  1. Fernando’s Pizza @ Margaret Drive
  2. Fortuna - Italian Pizza & Pasta Restaurant
  3. L’antica Pizzeria Da Michele, Singapore
  4. Osteria Mozza
  5. Pizzeria Vincenzo Capuano | Singapore

🇪🇸 Best Spanish Restaurant

  1. La Tapería
  2. TINTO Spanish Restaurant at Dempsey Hill - Best Paella in Singapore
  3. Pura Brasa Singapore
  4. Esquina
  5. Kulto

🍖 Best Korean BBQ

  1. Ajoomma Korean Charcoal BBQ Restaurant
  2. Kimchi Dining | Korean Restaurant Singapore
  3. O.BBa BBQ
  4. Omma Korean Charcoal BBQ
  5. Hanjip Korean Grill House

🍣 Best Japanese Restaurant

  1. Tora Tora Tora Japanese Restaurant Singapore
  2. Kakushin
  3. KOMA Singapore
  4. 千両 sen-ryo (ION Orchard)
  5. TANOKE

🦀 Best Seafood Restaurant

  1. The BOILER @ Buona Vista | Best Seafood Boil | Crabs & Lobsters |
  2. Seafood by the River 滨海湾渔村
  3. Mutiara Seafood by JUMBO Group
  4. Seafood Paradise
  5. Keng Eng Kee Seafood @ Alexandra Village

🌶 Best Mala

  1. Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang 杨国福麻辣烫
  2. XiaoJin Claypot Malatang 小金砂锅麻辣烫
  3. Yang Guo Fu Mala Tang
  4. Ri Ri Hong Mala Xiang Guo
  5. Zhang Liang Mala Tang 张亮麻辣烫 @Far East

What Powers This Ranking?

These aren’t sponsored placements.

They’re the top organic search results shown to diners when they search on Google. Powered by BrandCheck, this list reflects a restaurant’s true online visibility—based on reviews, ratings, recency, and relevance.

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Why This Matters:

Every day, thousands of diners search “best steak near me” or “top zichar in Singapore.”

If your restaurant doesn’t appear—you’re invisible.

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We show you:

  • Where your restaurant ranks on Google.
  • What’s hurting your visibility (e.g. outdated listings, weak reviews).
  • What to fix to climb the rankings.

It's like having a brand scorecard, updated weekly, so you never fall behind your competitors again.

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If you want help improving your score or fixing your visibility gaps, schedule a free call.

We’ll walk you through what matters and what to do next.

Note 1: How We Compiled These Rankings

To keep things objective, we used a search API to pull Google’s organic results for each cuisine and category. Your own results may differ depending on your location, device, and search history, but this approach gives a neutral snapshot of what most diners see when searching in Singapore. (Your mileage may vary!)

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