Thevar

At a glance

Opened in October 2018, Thevar explores Malaysian-Indian heritage through contemporary fine dining. Its 2025 move to Mohamed Sultan Road gave chef-owner Mano Thevar a larger kitchen and dining space.[1]

Cooking & identity

Indian heritage flavours interpreted through French and Japanese training, with modern tasting menus rather than a conventional curry-house format.[1]

Why this profile is included

Included for the Estro exchange and the co-created Seroja pairing dinner: evidence of a chef working across cultural and beverage contexts.[2] [3]

Connected restaurant / chef: Mano Thevar

Recent developments

1. 2025-06

   Moved from Keong Saik Road to a larger Mohamed Sultan Road shophouse in 2025.[6]

Collaborations & guest appearances

2 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

   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro × Mano Thevar / Thevar

   • 2026-08-06 — 2026-08-07
     Estro · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement
   • 2026-09-06 — 2026-09-07
     Thevar · Singapore
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro · Mano Thevar / Thevar

   A two-city exchange built around an eight-course dialogue between Italian and contemporary Indian flavours.[3]

2. Food & drink collaborationReported after the event

   Kevin Wong / Seroja × Mano Thevar / Thevar × Wuliangye

   • 2025-12-03
     Seroja · Singapore
     Reported after the event

   Participants / partners
   Kevin Wong / Seroja · Mano Thevar / Thevar · Wuliangye

   The promoter reports a jointly designed dinner pairing regional cooking with Chinese baijiu.[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.58[4]

2. 2026

   2 MICHELIN stars · 2026 selection[5]

Sources & dates

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

1. thevar.sg · Thevar · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. singdaopr.com · Kevin Wong / Seroja × Mano Thevar / Thevar × Wuliangye ↗Published 2025-12-23 · Checked 2026-11-02
3. theforksandspoons.com.hk · estro-6 · Estro ↗Published 2026-07-13 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2026-08-04 · Checked 2026-11-02
6. cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com · Thevar · latest development ↗Published 2025-06-16 · Checked 2026-11-02