Winning a Michelin Star can be a life-changing moment for chefs. It may be a year of intense anticipation wondering if the inspectors have come a-knocking, but before that it has already been a lifetime’s dedication to the culinary arts.

We were there at the 2017 Michelin Guide Gala dinner last Thursday as recipients found out if they retained the stars they received from the inaugural edition last year, whether a few received an additional one, and which ones got new stars. All in all, we wanted to share the joyous moments with our readers - these are moments of both intense relief and uninhibited exhilaration.

<big>MICHELIN GUIDE SINGAPORE 2017</big>

1 Michelin Star
Alma by Juan Amador
Beni
Braci*
Candlenut
Cheek By Jowl*
Chef Kang's*
Corner House
Crystal Jade Golden Palace
Cut
Garibaldi*
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
Iggy's*
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine*
Jaan
Labyrinth*
Lei Garden
Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle
Meta*
Osia
Putien (Kitchener Road)
Rhubarb
Saint Pierre*
Shinji by Kanesaka (Bras Basah Rd/Carlton Hotel)
Shinji by Kanesaka (Tanglin Road/St Regis)
Summer Palace*
Summer Pavilion
Sushi Ichi
The Kitchen at Bacchanalia
The Song of India
Whitegrass*

2 Michelin Stars
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Restaurant Andre
Les Amis
Odette
Shisen Hanten
Shoukouwa
Waku Ghin*

3 Michelin Stars
Joel Robuchon Restaurant

<small>* denotes new entry to the list</small>