Pertinence
Fine dining restaurant · Gros Caillou ·
Michelin-starred French-Japanese fusion with market-fresh ingredients
Michelin-starred French-Japanese fusion with market-fresh ingredients
"Ryunosuke Naito and Kwen Liew met at Restaurant Antoine in 2011. Ryunosuke is Japanese and has worked in some of the top houses of Paris (Taillevent, Meurice) and Kwen is Malaysian. Together they have created this elegant minimalist setting, depicted by light wood and Knoll chairs, whose understated, cosy vibe is perfectly in keeping with their characters and ethos. In the kitchen, they craft market-fresh dishes overflowing in powerful flavours, brushing the cobwebs off French culinary tradition along the way. Spot-on cooking as the name suggests…" - Michelin Inspector
"Kwen Liew is Chef-owner at Pertinence in Paris, which was recognised with one MICHELIN Star. 'The most challenging place to excel in French cuisine is in France itself, so I knew I had to move to Paris,' she says." - Theri Burhan
"An intimate 14-seater led by Liew and Naito, this restaurant channels training in classical French and Japanese cuisines into dishes such as white asparagus on a bed of calamansi mousseline and wild-caught sea bass paired with curry sauce. Liew often weaves in Asian ingredients like kumquat or Chinese herbs such as dang gui (angelica root), and within the first year of opening the restaurant was recognised with one MICHELIN Star in February 2018." - Theri Burhan
"Just 7 months after opening their restaurant, Japanese Ryunosuke Naito and Malaysian Kwen Liew were awarded a Michelin Star for their interpretations of French cuisine." - Colin Ho
"Just 7 months after opening their restaurant, Japanese Ryunosuke Naito (who trained at some of the most prestigious restaurants in Paris—including Taillevent and Le Meurice—and Malaysian Kwen Liew (who originally studied Baking & Pastry before turning into a chef specialized in culinary arts) were awarded a Michelin Star for their interpretations of French cuisine. Ryu carefully and expertly transforms market-fresh ingredients into succulent classical French dishes, brushing away the cobwebs of tradition along the way." - Michelin Guide Digital-Singapore
