Jaan by Kirk Westaway
“Two stars, 35 seats and Singapore from level 70: Kirk Westaway's British produce. Book the window table for an anniversary.”
About Jaan by Kirk Westaway
Kirk Westaway grew up in Devon and has spent a decade proving that British produce deserves a 70th floor view. He took over Jaan in 2015, rebuilt it around a project he calls Reinventing British in 2019, and won a second Michelin star in 2021, holding both every year since. Thirty five seats look out over the Padang and the marina from the top of Swissotel The Stamford, which gives the meal a spectacle before a single plate lands.
The menus, from S$198 at lunch to S$388 at dinner, read like an English market stall polished to jewellery: the tomato collection, a composed course of a dozen preparations; a reinvented fish and chips that compresses the chip shop into a single refined bite; peas, cheeses and orchard fruit from named British farms. It is cooking with a sense of humour about its origins and none about its execution, and vegetables take top billing as often as proteins.
Westaway marked ten years at the helm in 2025 while opening rooms in Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, and the Singapore mothership has tightened rather than drifted. Booking runs through the restaurant and the hotel, lunch is the view's best value at S$198, and the window tables reward early requests. The 2026 Singapore guide lands in August; the two stars have not moved in five editions.
The Room
Thirty five seats at the top of Swissotel The Stamford, floor to ceiling glass and the city arranged seventy floors below. The interior keeps itself deliberately quiet, sage greens and soft light, so the window wins every argument. Dress smart; the view does not excuse shorts.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
Use Jaan by Kirk Westaway for the evenings below and it will look like inside knowledge. That is the point.
For an anniversary with the city at your feet
Few rooms hand a couple a better stage: dusk over the marina, 35 seats so the evening never feels processed, and a menu whimsical enough to keep the mood light. Request a window table for sunset when booking and state the anniversary; the kitchen times dessert to the city lighting up. The S$388 dinner is the full gesture, but a long window lunch is the connoisseur's version of the same evening.
For the client dinner with a skyline argument
Level 70 does the first ten minutes of hosting for you; two Michelin stars do the rest. Jaan suits visiting principals in particular: the British register is legible to any international guest, the room is quiet enough for real conversation, and the hotel setting simplifies logistics for anyone staying near City Hall. Book lunch for working sessions, from S$198, and dinner when the evening itself is the message.
For a first date that swings big
A 70th floor window table is an unambiguous statement, and Jaan backs the altitude with charm: playful courses like the reinvented fish and chips give two people something to react to, which is what early dates actually need. Lunch softens both the bill and the stakes while keeping the view. If the conversation flies, the bars lower down the hotel hold the landing.
What to order
The tasting sets itself, so the meaningful choices are the seat, the daypart and the supplements.
- The tomato collection
Westaway's signature garden course, a dozen preparations in one composition. The menu's calling card.
- Fish and chips, reinvented
The chip shop compressed into refined form. The course that best explains the whole project; do not swap it away.
- A window table, requested early
The seats are not equal. Ask at booking, confirm the week of, and aim for late afternoon light at lunch or dusk at dinner.
- Lunch as the value play
From S$198, the same kitchen and the same glass for roughly half the evening ticket. The smartest expensive lunch in the city.
Practical
- Address
- Level 70, Swissotel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road
- Reservations
- Restaurant site or through the hotel
- Menus
- Lunch from S$198 · dinner tasting S$388
- Seats
- 35, with window tables by request
- View
- The Padang, the marina and the city grid
- Dress
- Smart · no shorts or sportswear
- Dietary
- Vegetable led by nature · adaptations with notice
- Getting there
- City Hall MRT, directly below the hotel
Questions diners ask
Is Jaan by Kirk Westaway worth it?
Yes. Two Michelin stars held since 2021, a chef a decade into a singular Reinventing British project and the best dining view in Singapore justify the S$388 dinner. Lunch from S$198 delivers the same kitchen and glass for less, which makes it one of the city's genuinely defensible luxury bookings.
How much does Jaan cost?
Lunch menus start at S$198 and the dinner tasting runs S$388, before service, tax and wine. A couple at dinner with pairings should budget around S$1,300 all in; a window lunch for two can stay near S$600. The gap buys the same cooking in different light.
Does Jaan have a dress code?
Smart dress is expected: collared shirts or better, no shorts or sportswear. The room is formal enough that most guests wear jackets at dinner without being required to. You will pass through Swissotel The Stamford's lobby and a dedicated lift, so allow a few extra minutes.
What is the signature dish at Jaan?
The tomato collection, a composed course of a dozen tomato preparations that has become the emblem of Kirk Westaway's British project, alongside a reinvented fish and chips served as a single refined bite. Both appear across the menus in season, and both explain why vegetables get equal billing here.