Head-to-Head · Singapore
Cloudstreet vs Basque Kitchen by Aitor
Cloudstreet's two stars for the occasion; Basque Kitchen by Aitor's one-star grill for value. Book Cloudstreet to impress a client.
The Verdict
Cloudstreet is the two-star headliner, and both rooms sit on the same Amoy Street block. Chef Rishi Naleendra cooks a personal, tightly composed tasting menu drawn from his Sri Lankan childhood in Colombo and his years in Australia, and the guide raised it to two stars on the strength of that point of view. Dinner is an eight-course set menu at S$398, with a Friday and Saturday lunch offering a shorter six-course at S$248. It scores 9 for food and 9 for the room, with value at 6 because the format is fixed and premium.
Basque Kitchen by Aitor is the one-star value play a few doors down. Chef Aitor Olabegoya trained at Akelarre in San Sebastián and cooks fire-driven northern Spanish food, recently anchored by a charcoal grill: dry-aged txuleta sliced down the middle, kokotxas of hake in pil-pil, the oxtail bomba. The five-course dinner tasting is S$98 with a four-person minimum, which makes it one of the most affordable one-star kitchens in the city. It scores 8 for food and 8 for value.
Scores, Side by Side
| Score | Cloudstreet | Basque Kitchen by Aitor |
|---|---|---|
| Food | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Atmosphere | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Value | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
Which One for Which Occasion
| Occasion | Editorial Pick |
|---|---|
| Impress a client | CloudstreetThe two-star tasting and composed room read as the confident, high-end choice. |
| Value one-star | Basque Kitchen by AitorA five-course S$98 dinner is among the best-priced ways into a Singapore Michelin kitchen. |
| Group of four | Basque Kitchen by AitorThe four-person minimum and shareable grill dishes suit a small table built around the fire. |
| Special occasion | CloudstreetNaleendra's personal menu and the two-star setting carry a milestone evening. |
| Weekday lunch | CloudstreetThe Friday or Saturday six-course lunch is the cheaper route into the two-star kitchen. |
Price Comparison
The gap is wide. Cloudstreet runs S$398 for the eight-course dinner and S$248 for the weekend lunch, both before pairings. Basque Kitchen by Aitor is S$98 for its five-course dinner, with an optional S$65 wine pairing. On pure value the Basque grill wins by a distance; on rank and ambition the two-star Cloudstreet earns its tier. If your budget is the deciding factor, the Basque room delivers a starred meal for a quarter of the Cloudstreet bill. Weigh both against the wider field in our best fine-dining restaurants guide.
How to Book
Cloudstreet takes reservations through its own site and sells out fastest for weekend dinner, so a midweek seat or the Friday lunch is the easier target. Basque Kitchen by Aitor books online too and needs four guests for the tasting, so assemble the table before you reserve. Start the wider map from the Singapore dining guide, and read the Cloudstreet review and the Basque Kitchen by Aitor review in full before you choose.
For occasion fit beyond this pairing, weigh them against our guides to tables that impress clients and the best team dinners. For more Singapore match-ups see Marguerite vs Sommer, and browse the full set on the compare index.