singaporecity360° Jaan by Kirk Westaway
JAAN by Kirk Westaway is a two-MICHELIN-star Modern British restaurant on Level 70 of Swissôtel The Stamford, pairing refined, seasonal British cooking with a panoramic view over the city and coast. Thirty-five seats.
- Cuisine
- British Contemporary
- Neighbourhood
- City Hall
- Nearest MRT
- City Hall (EW/NS)
- Chef
- Kirk Westaway
- Indicative price
- Lunch from S$198++; dinner S$388++
- Address
- Level 70, Swissôtel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 178882
JAAN by Kirk Westaway is a two-MICHELIN-star Modern British restaurant on Level 70 of Swissôtel The Stamford, pairing refined, seasonal British cooking with a panoramic view over the city and coast. Thirty-five seats.
Signature dishes
- An elevated take on fish and chips, with sour cream, lemon zest and caviar.
- A winter rendering of that dish: cod mousse on a crisp hash brown with caviar.
- Charred leek-and-potato soup.
- 'English Garden', built from the season's vegetables.
- Cheddar snacks and pancakes, a nod to Westaway's Devon roots.
The menu is seasonal, so specific dishes rotate; a vegetarian menu is available, but the kitchen generally cannot accommodate dairy-free, vegan or gluten allergies.
The concept
Westaway calls it 'reinventing British': familiar British food memories and ingredients rebuilt into precise tasting-menu dishes, with premium British sourcing, strong seasonality and modern technique. This is not pub cooking.
The chef
Executive chef Kirk Westaway grew up in Devon among garden vegetables, dairy and seafood, and studied at Exeter College. He cooked at the two-star D.O.M. in São Paulo and The Greenhouse in London, where he met Julien Royer, who brought him to Singapore as sous chef when JAAN was Modern French; Westaway took over the kitchen after Royer left in 2015. Head chef Ng Guo Lun and head sommelier Bella Jankaew — winner of the 2025 MICHELIN Singapore Sommelier Award — round out the team, with a cellar of around 700 labels.
Getting there
Level 70 of Swissôtel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, in the City Hall and Downtown Core area. City Hall MRT (North-South and East-West lines) is closest, with Esplanade on the Circle line adjacent; from City Hall follow signs for Raffles City and Swissôtel The Stamford, then take the lift to Level 70.
Prices
Lunch from S$198++ for four courses or S$238++ for five. The dinner tasting is around S$388++ per person. The '++' is service charge and GST on top.
How to book
Reserve via the SevenRooms link, on +65 9199 9008, or by email at [email protected]. With only 35 seats, booking is essential — four to six weeks ahead for a Friday, Saturday or celebration. Lunch is easier to get and cheaper.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Saturday. Lunch 11.45am to 2.30pm (last reservation 12.45pm); dinner 6.30pm to 10.30pm (last reservation 7.45pm). Closed Sunday and Monday.
The room & dress
An intimate high-altitude room with city and coastal views, seafoam-blue banquettes and herringbone floors, centred on a hand-blown Murano glass installation drawn from the restaurant's original chandelier. Service is attentive rather than stiff. The hotel sets a formal dress code — collared shirt and tailored trousers or equivalent; no shorts, beachwear or casual sandals.
A little history
Formerly the Modern French JAAN, it turned to Westaway's cooking from 2015 and won its first star in the 2016 inaugural Singapore guide, was renamed JAAN by Kirk Westaway in 2019, and has held two stars across every edition from 2021 to 2025.
Who it’s for
A special-occasion dinner — romantic, celebratory or a memorable last night — and a genuinely interesting one for anyone curious how a British chef treats British ingredients in Asia. A polished contrast to the hawker centres. Not for a fast, casual or cheap meal, nor for strict vegan, dairy-free or gluten-free diets.