Food is intricately woven into Singaporean lifestyle in that there is one restaurant for every 200 people in the island state.

Nevertheless, not all restaurants in Singapore are designed for the average traveller, as some are ridiculously expensive, with some restaurants meals costing as much as $500 or more.

If you would like to treat yourself, or have the money, check out our list of incredible places to eat where you can sample some of the tastiest foods in Singapore.

1. Waku Ghin

Waku Ghin in Marina Bay Sands offers the most exclusive and most expensive dining experience in all of Singapore. The restaurant only accommodates 25 diners at a time, offering European and Japanese cuisine. Average cost of meal is a staggering $500 per person.

2. Osteria Mozza

Osteria Mozza at the Marina Bay Sands is another plush restaurant that serves very expensive meals. If you’ve been to a branch in Sand Diego or LA, then you’d know for sure the restaurant in Singapore is twice more expensive. But heck, if you love Osteria, you’ll dine there anyway.

3. Shinji By Kanesaka

Shinji By Kanesaka in Raffles Hotel serves exquisite Japanese food for about $300 per diner. There might be cheaper alternatives out there but this restaurant uses only the finest and freshest of ingredients upon the close supervision of no one else but world-class Chef Kanesaka himself.

4. Iggy’s

Iggy’s in Orchard Road requires diners to dress up to the nines, no less. Although lunches are relatively affordable, below $100, dinners would cost more than double that amount. And to add to its exclusivity, a diner can only order the same set course.

5. CUT Singapore

CUT Singapore by Wolfgang Puck offers the choicest Wagyu cuts for diners willing to pay $220 or more. This luxurious restaurant is nestled at a premier location in Marina Bay Sands. The ambience itself further increases the already hefty meal price tag.

6. Catalunya

Catalunya at The Fullerton Pavillion provides Spanish specialty dishes for the cost of $180 per person. If you have a penchant for suckling pigs, seafood paella and tapas in an exotic dome-shaped building then this restaurant is the perfect go-to place. Catalunya is currently closed pending moving to a new location.

Singapore really is one of the top places to see in Southeast Asia, a really modern country with so many restaurants for all budgets. If you are planning a trip for the first time view our checklist for what you can take into Singapore.