Sun Kim

At a glance

Sun Kim leads the cooking at Meta. Trained with Tetsuya Wakuda at Tetsuya’s in Sydney and Waku Ghin in Singapore. Took on the kitchen at Meta’s launch, developing its Korean and international identity.[1] [2]

Cooking & identity

Korean flavour memories expressed through Japanese discipline and European techniques, with increasing emphasis on simplicity and the ingredient itself.[2]

Why this profile is included

The Waku Ghin reunion and Macau Aji collaboration provide named, dated examples of mentorship and cross-city kitchen exchange.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Connected restaurant / chef: Meta

Recent developments

1. 2025-09-26

   Announced programme: Two nights pairing contemporary Korean cooking and Asian bistronomy, in MGM’s guest-chef series.[4]

Collaborations & guest appearances

3 collaboration projects · 2 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Sun Kim / Meta × Pan Sihui / Aji

   • 2025-09-26 — 2025-09-27
     Aji, MGM COTAI · Macau
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Sun Kim / Meta · Pan Sihui / Aji

   Two nights pairing contemporary Korean cooking and Asian bistronomy, in MGM’s guest-chef series.[4]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Sun Kim / Meta × Tetsuya Wakuda / Waku Ghin

   • 2025-08-01
     Waku Ghin, Marina Bay Sands · Singapore
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Sun Kim / Meta · Tetsuya Wakuda / Waku Ghin

   An announced reunion of mentor and former colleague, centred on their shared Sydney and Singapore kitchen history.[3]

3. Four handsReported after the event

   Ricardo Chaneton / MONO × Sun Kim / Meta

   • 2023-06-16 — 2023-06-17
     MONO · Hong Kong
     Reported after the event

   Participants / partners
   Ricardo Chaneton / MONO · Sun Kim / Meta

   MONO Unplugged joins Latin American and Korean cooking, preserved in the restaurant’s announcement and retrospective archive.[5] [6]

Career & milestones

1. Before 2015

   Trained with Tetsuya Wakuda at Tetsuya’s in Sydney and Waku Ghin in Singapore.[1] [2]

2. 2015

   Took on the kitchen at Meta’s launch, developing its Korean and international identity.[1] [2]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. Profile checked 2026-11-02 · Professional coverage

   Named in the published Meta restaurant/team profile. This records professional coverage; no individual award is claimed.[2]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. MICHELIN · Sun Kim · career ↗Published 2018-07-01 · Checked 2026-11-02
2. Tatler Asia · Meta · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. alvinology.com · Sun Kim / Meta × Tetsuya Wakuda / Waku Ghin ↗Published 2025-07-21 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. filecache.investorroom.com · Sun Kim / Meta × Pan Sihui / Aji ↗Published 2025-09-12 · Checked 2026-11-02
5. mono.hk · mono meta 2023 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. mono.hk · mono meta 2023 ↗Checked 2026-11-02