Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.
The last place anyone would have ever expected Corey Lee to open a casual Korean restaurant is an industrial district, much less at Hyundai’s slick new innovation centre in Singapore. Yet, to hear the three-Michelin-starred chef tell it, his freshman collaboration with the automobile powerhouse was a timely opportunity to explore memory, culture, emotion and even time through the lens of a thoughtfully conceived menu based on classic Korean dishes.
Hyundai was keen to provide a healing experience in a quiet space away from Singapore’s city centre, as well as allow for an innovative brand narrative. The resulting 40-seater restaurant, tucked away in a light-filled corner on the building’s third floor, is a tranquil haven of dark stone, warm-hued timber, geometric ceiling screens and delicate rod lamps, artfully draped with thick sheets of handmade hanji paper that throw diffused light over the dining tables.
It’s a tricky balancing act but it is one that is skilfully played out in Lee’s deliberately unfussy, seasonal menu – though he is careful to stress that casual does not equate to cheap. ‘The style at Na Oh is to be considerate and to guide guests through the menu a bit more than one would in a truly casual restaurant,’ he says. ‘In that sense, an element of fine dining does come through. At the same time, I want to make sure that the food here isn’t dumbed down either.
‘We can’t be all things to everyone,’ he admits. ‘But we have to be confident and remember why we’re doing this – which is to create not just the best dining experience we can, but also one that guests will want to repeat.
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