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Dylan Ong

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Illustration photo. A man sitting at a table with a plate of food. Photo: Rach Teo, Unsplash.

Dylan Ong is a Singaporean chef known for accessible Franco-Asian cuisine, best known for the restaurant The Masses in Singapore.

Franco-Asian cuisine pairing French technique with Singaporean flavours at accessible prices. This profile looks at Dylan’s background, career and signature approach.

TL;DR

  • Singaporean
  • Known for the restaurant The Masses in Singapore
  • He trained at SHATEC and co-founded Saveur in 2010, bringing French cuisine to hawker prices.
  • He describes his cooking as Franco-Asian, blending French technique with his Asian heritage.
  • Franco-Asian cuisine pairing French technique with Singaporean flavours at accessible prices.

Dylan Ong key facts

NameDylan Ong
Nationality / bornSingaporean
Known forthe restaurant The Masses in Singapore
LocationSingapore
StyleFranco-Asian cuisine pairing French technique with Singaporean flavours at accessible prices.

Background and career

The son of hawkers who sold kway chap, he grew up helping at the family stall. He trained at SHATEC and co-founded Saveur in 2010, bringing French cuisine to hawker prices.

Recognition and legacy

He launched The Masses in 2017, later relocating it in 2024 to The Capitol Kempinski. He describes his cooking as Franco-Asian, blending French technique with his Asian heritage.

Refined fine-dining plating
Fine dining. Photo: cyclonebill, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.

Signature style

Franco-Asian cuisine pairing French technique with Singaporean flavours at accessible prices. It is an approach that has made Dylan a distinctive figure in the food world.

Dylan in context

Dylan Ong is one of the chefs featured on Pickup Table 4, alongside Uwe Opocensky and Bjorn Shen.

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Dylan Ong FAQ

Who is Dylan Ong?
A Singaporean chef known for accessible Franco-Asian cuisine.

Where is Dylan based?
Singapore.

What is Dylan known for?
The restaurant The Masses in Singapore.

What is a notable fact about Dylan?
The son of hawkers who sold kway chap, he grew up helping at the family stall.

What is Dylan’s style?
Franco-Asian cuisine pairing French technique with Singaporean flavours at accessible prices.

A lifelong food-industry professional and the writer behind Pickup Table 4 — a chef, waiter and restaurant owner who today invests in restaurants and food projects. A dedicated foodie with a deep love of chefs and culinary culture, profiling the people who shape how the world eats.