MICHELIN STARRED AND ‘ASIA’S BEST 50’

CHEF ZOR TAN OF RESTAURANT “BORN”

FOR AN EXCLUSIVE TWO-DAYS POP UP / DEC 4 & 5, 2025

JAPANESE
METROPOLITAN GRILL will offer an extraordinary two-day culinary pop-up featuring Chef Zor Tan, Executive Chef and Founder of BORN,
a Michelin-starred restaurant ranked among Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Taking place on December 4 and 5, this exclusive event will showcase Chef Zor’s distinctive contemporary cuisine,
seamlessly blending French finesse with Chinese heritage and philosophy.
Guests will enjoy a multi-course tasting menu inspired by “The Circle of Life” — BORN’s guiding concept
that celebrates memory, emotion, and transformation through food.

A Menu That Speaks Without Words

True to Chef Zor’s belief that cuisine is a universal language, the menu will remain a surprise until the moment it is served. Designed exclusively for this collaboration, each course expresses emotion, memory, and transformation through flavor and form — inviting guests to experience how food can communicate without words.




Let Your Imagination Savor

Menu Highlights
Apple / Sake / Sansho
Beef Tongue / Egg Yolk / Negi
Saba / Strawberry / Tomato
Monkfish / Jade Fungus / Fermented Capsicum
Koshihikari / King Crab / Crab Fat
Zabuton / Baby Potatoes / Caviar
Sweet Potato / Oolong / Snow Salt
Burnt Butter Financier


A Culinary Visionary Across Asia

Originally from Malaysia, Chef Zor Tan has spent over two decades refining his craft in some of Asia’s most celebrated kitchens. He began under the mentorship of Chef André Chiang at Singapore’s legendary Restaurant André, rising to Executive Chef and contributing to the restaurant’s international acclaim, including recognition from the Michelin Guide and The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
After Restaurant André’s closure, he led Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace, Macau, where his creative approach to modern Sichuan cuisine earned two Michelin stars and No. 23 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2020.
In 2022, Chef Zor Tan opened BORN at Singapore’s historic Jinrikisha Station in partnership with 1855 F&B. Within its first year the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star and in 2024 ranked No. 25 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. It is widely recognized as a rising global culinary talent

Details



Period

December 4 and 5, 2025
6:00pm~10:00pm (L.O. 9:00pm)



Price

Dinner course 28,000 yen
Beverage pairing Additional 12,000 yen
(Pairing beverage includes Sparkling Sake, Shaoxing wine, rose wine, white wine, red wine, and port wine)



Venue

METROPOLITAN GRILL



Notes


※Photo are for illustrative purposes only.
※All prices are inclusive of tax and 13% service charge.
※Menu is subjected to change, depending on the availability of ingredients
※Please inform us if you have any food allergies or special dietary requirements.
※This plan is not eligible for any discounts. (Some exceptions apply.)

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