Profile

Nae:Um

Singapore

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A researched professional record. Inclusion does not confirm representation, availability or interest in a new project.

At a glance

Louis Han’s Telok Ayer restaurant interprets Korean food memories through contemporary tasting menus. Opened in 2021, its name refers to a fragrance that brings back a memory.[1]

Cooking & identity

Menus unfold as themed episodes, using Western techniques while retaining Korean flavours; Jeju, the Han River and family barbecues have provided distinct themes.[1]

Why this profile is included

The Shake Shack collaboration shows how Han translates his Korean identity beyond a tasting-menu room into a widely distributed limited menu.[2]

Recent developments

  1. 2025-11-05

    Announced programme: A limited-menu launch translating contemporary Korean flavours into Shake Shack’s format. The announced launch date is retained; the end date was not specified.[2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

1 collaboration project · 1 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.

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  1. Pop-upScheduled date passed · announcement

    Louis Han / Nae:Um × Shake Shack Singapore


    • Shake Shack Singapore · limited menu launch · Singapore
      Scheduled date passed · announcement

    Participants / partners
    Louis Han / Nae:Um · Shake Shack Singapore

    A limited-menu launch translating contemporary Korean flavours into Shake Shack’s format. The announced launch date is retained; the end date was not specified.[2]

Recognition over time

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

  1. 2026

    Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · No.45[3]

  2. 2026

    1 MICHELIN star · 2026 selection[4]

Sources & dates

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

  1. 50 Best · Nae:Um · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
  2. shakeshack.com.sg · Louis Han / Nae:Um × Shake Shack Singapore ↗Published 2025-10-17 · Checked 2026-11-02
  3. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
  4. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2026-08-04 · Checked 2026-11-02