Julien Royer

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 stars by the Michelin guide. Royer was born in Cantal, Central France to fourth-generation farmers.[2]

Julien Royer
Born1 September 1982
Cantal, France
Spouse(s)Marie-Agnes Fontana-Royer[1]
Culinary career

Early career

As a teenager, Royer's first job in the food industry was working for Michel Bras at Restaurant Bras in Laguiole, France.[3] Later on, he moved to Durtol, a commune in Auvergne, Central France, where he worked for Les Maîtres Cuisiniers de France association member, Bernard Andrieux.[4] In 2008, Royer moved to Singapore, where he served as Chef de cuisine 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.[5]

Restaurants owned and/or operated by Royer

Odette

Odette is a three Michelin star restaurant[6] owned and operated by Royer in collaboration with The Lo & Behold Group.[7] The restaurant is located within the National Gallery Singapore. It opened in 2015 and was Royer's first solo restaurant.[8]

Louise

Louise is a Michelin star restaurant owned and operated by Royer, in collaboration with JIA Group and The Lo & Behold Group, located at PMQ, Hong Kong. It was opened in 2019 and received its first Michelin star in 2020.[9]

Awards

Odette

Michelin Guide
2016, 2017, 2018 Michelin Guide: Two Michelin Stars[10]

2019 Michelin Guide: Three Michelin Stars[10]

The World's 50 Best
2018 The World's 50 Best Restaurants: Number 28;[11] 2019, Number 18[12]

Asia's 50 Best
2017 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants: Number 9;[13] 2018 , Number 5;[14] 2019, Number 1;[15] 2020, Number 1

La Liste

2017, 2018, 2019 La Liste: 88.50,;[16] 2020, 94.00[16]

T.Dining Singapore

2017, 2018, 2019 Best Restaurant Awards: Best Service, Restaurant of the Year, Best Interior Design & Top 20 Restaurants[17]

Wallpaper* Design Awards

2017: Best New Restaurant[18]

Singapore Tourism Awards

2016: Best Dining Experience[19]

Louise

Michelin Guide
2020 Michelin Guide: One Michelin Star, Louise[9]

References
  1. "Odette: Meet Julien Royer's wife, the woman behind the award-winning French chef". March 23, 2016.
  2. Cooke, Emma (October 29, 2019). "The secrets of fine dining at 35,000 feet – and the key difference between business and first-class food" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. "Julien Royer, the chef-owner of Odette, believes in a collaborative kitchen culture". June 25, 2019.
  4. "Jaan chef to set up new restaurant". AsiaOne. June 15, 2015.
  5. "Odette's Julien Royer prepares to open Louise in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. May 31, 2019.
  6. Chia, Rachel Genevieve. "Les Amis and Odette are Singapore's new three-Michelin star restaurants, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore". www.businessinsider.sg.
  7. "Julien Royer Tells All About Odette". November 30, 2015.
  8. "Julien Royer's new restaurant, Odette, is opening Nov 2 at the National Gallery". sgmagazine.com. October 9, 2015.
  9. "Louise – Hong Kong - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  10. "Odette – Singapore - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide.
  11. "Past Lists Template". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL.
  12. "The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants - The 1-50 Winners List". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL.
  13. "Asia's Top 50 Restaurants - The Previous Year Lists". UI - 50B - Restaurants - ASIA.
  14. "Asia's Top 50 Restaurants - The Previous Year Lists". UI - 50B - Restaurants - ASIA.
  15. "Asia's Top 50 Restaurants - The List". UI - 50B - Restaurants - ASIA.
  16. "La Liste". La Liste. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  17. Tan, Raelene (2019-11-25). "Odette". Singapore Tatler. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  18. Magazine, Wallpaper*. "Design Awards 2017 | Wallpaper* | Wallpaper* Magazine". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  19. hermesauto (2016-10-05). "National Gallery Singapore wins big at annual Singapore Tourism Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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