Julien Royer (born 1 September 1982) is a French chef and restaurant owner. He is the Chef-owner of
Odette in Singapore and Louise in Hong Kong. in 2019, Odette was awarded the highest distinction of 3
Michelin star
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a ...
s by the Michelin guide. Royer was born in Cantal, Central France to fourth-generation farmers.
Early career
As a teenager, Royer's first job in the food industry was working for
Michel Bras
Michel Bras (born 4 November 1946) is a French chef. His restaurant located in Laguiole in the Aveyron was rated three stars in the Guide Michelin since 1999. It is also classed in the "Relais & Châteaux" since 1992. He was classed several time ...
at Restaurant Bras in Laguiole, France. Later on, he moved to
Durtol
Durtol () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France.
Int ...
, a commune in
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
, Central France, where he worked for Les Maîtres Cuisiniers de France association member, Bernard Andrieux. In 2008, Royer moved to Singapore, where he served as
Chef de cuisine
A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is ...
at Brasserie Les Saveurs at the St Regis Hotel. In 2011, Royer served as Chef de cuisine at JAAN at Swissôtel The Stamford for 4 years before leaving to becoming Chef-owner of Odette in 2015.
Restaurants owned and/or operated by Royer
Odette
Odette is a three Michelin star modern French restaurant owned and operated by Royer in collaboration with The Lo & Behold Group. The restaurant is located within the
National Gallery Singapore
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. It opened in 2015 and was Royer's first solo restaurant.
Louise
Louise is a Michelin star restaurant owned and operated by Royer, in collaboration wit
JIA Groupand The Lo & Behold Group, located at
PMQ, Hong Kong. It was opened in 2019 and received its first Michelin star in 2020.
Claudine
Claudine is a French neo-brasserie that opened on November 16, 2021. Located on Harding Road in an old chapel, Claudine is the successor to The White Rabbit, a restaurant opened by the Lo & Behold Group in 2008 that closed after April 30, 2021.
Awards
Julien Royer
Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award 2023
Les Grandes Tables du Monde 2022: Prix Bernardaud du Meilleur Restaurateur
Le Chef 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021
The Best Chef Awards Top 100 Chefs: #86, Ambassador 2017; #28, 2022
World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence 2017: Chef of the Year
World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence 2014: KitchenAid Chef of the Year
At-Sunrice GlobalChef Award 2013
World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence 2012: Meat and Livestock Australia ‘Rising Chef of the Year’
Odette
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The ac ...
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 Michelin Guide: Three Michelin Stars
2016, 2017, 2018 Michelin Guide: Two Michelin Stars
2018 The World's 50 Best Restaurants: Number 28; 2019, Number 18; 2021, Number 8, 2022, Number 36; 2023, Number 14
Asia's 50 Best2017 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants: Number 9;
2018, Number 5; 2019, Number 1; 2020, Number 1; 2021, Number 2; 2022, Number 8;
2023, Number 6
Gin Mare Art of Hospitality Award 2022
La Liste
La Liste which initially was a list of the 1,000 best restaurants in the world is privately owned and was launched in Paris in December 2015. This French ranking and restaurants guide nowadays lists 20.000 restaurants in 195 countries by aggregatin ...
2017, 2018, 2019 La Liste: 88.50,;
2020, 94.00,
2021; 2022; 2023, 97.50
T.Dining Singapore
2017, 2018, 2019 Best Restaurant Awards: Best Service, Restaurant of the Year, Best Interior Design & Top 20 Restaurants
Wallpaper* Design Awards
2017: Best New Restaurant
Singapore Tourism Awards
2016: Best Dining Experience
Claudine
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: #85
Louise
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The ac ...
2020 Michelin Guide: One Michelin Star, Louise
References
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1982 births
Living people
French chefs
French restaurateurs