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At a glance

Sun Kim’s Singapore restaurant has evolved since its 2015 opening toward a clearer, more restrained expression of contemporary Korean cuisine. It now operates on Mohamed Sultan Road.[1]

Cooking & identity

Korean flavour memories expressed through Japanese discipline and European techniques, with increasing emphasis on simplicity and the ingredient itself.[1]

Why this profile is included

The Waku Ghin reunion and Macau Aji collaboration provide named, dated examples of mentorship and cross-city kitchen exchange.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Connected restaurant / chef: Sun Kim

Recent developments

1. 2025-09-26

   Announced programme: Two nights pairing contemporary Korean cooking and Asian bistronomy, in MGM’s guest-chef series.[3]

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.[3]

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.[2]

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.[4] [5]

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.77[6]

2. 2026

   Tatler Best Awards Singapore · Restaurant of the Year[1]

3. 2026

   2 MICHELIN stars · 2026 selection[7]

Sources & dates

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

1. Tatler Asia · Meta · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. alvinology.com · Sun Kim / Meta × Tetsuya Wakuda / Waku Ghin ↗Published 2025-07-21 · Checked 2026-11-02
3. filecache.investorroom.com · Sun Kim / Meta × Pan Sihui / Aji ↗Published 2025-09-12 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. mono.hk · mono meta 2023 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. mono.hk · mono meta 2023 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
7. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2026-08-04 · Checked 2026-11-02