Worth it for / Skip if
Worth it for — knowing the bill before you go — the venue publishes S$25 to S$168 a head across the items on record; arriving by train — the record puts it 4 minutes on foot from Esplanade MRT.
Skip if — S$25 a head before drinks is above what the meal is worth to you today; you are going on a Sunday — the verified hours show the venue closed.
Every clause above is drawn from a named field in this venue's record — a published price, a booking route, the verified hours — and nothing else.
What it costs
The venue publishes S$25 to S$168 across the items on record. No service-charge or GST note is recorded against every priced row, so no all-in figure is estimated here.
Two people, one item each from the list above, no drinks: budget S$50–S$336. That is arithmetic on the published prices, not a quoted package.
Confirm the current price with the venue when you book. Forkin publishes prices only where a dated public source carries them, and flags it when sources disagree. Source: Gunther's official menu. Last checked 4 September 2026.
How to get a seat
No online booking channel is on record for this venue. The verified hours below are the only seating information held; treat it as walk-in unless the venue says otherwise.
What to expect
- Corkage — Corkage is S$80++ per 750ml wine bottle.
- Dress code — Smart casual; no shorts or slippers for gentlemen.
- Menu — The venue’s own published menu is on record — 3 items, with prices.
- Getting there — Esplanade MRT, 4 minutes on foot · 36 Purvis Street, #01-03, Singapore 188613.
- Closed — Sunday, on the verified hours.
- Dietary requests and group size — not on record. Ask when you call ahead.
Source: Official booking page. Last checked 4 September 2026.
The longer version
Gunther's draws a split verdict across its countable evidence: The Business Times and the MICHELIN Guide page describe solid, honest French cooking despite the loss of the restaurant's MICHELIN star in 2018, while The Shanghai Kid's 2020 review found several dishes underwhelming and the room's ambience cold. With two of three sources several years old and no unanimous endorsement, the venue sits at WORTH A LOOK.
What the published coverage says, assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 3 linked sources — not a personal dining review. Every source behind it is under How this was assessed.
Signature dishes
Dishes named in official sources for this venue:
Menus change. Confirm current dishes and prices directly with the venue.
Opening hours
| Monday | 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm |
| Wednesday | 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm |
| Thursday | 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm |
| Friday | 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm |
| Saturday | 6.30pm–10.30pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours can change at short notice, especially on public holidays — confirm with the venue before travelling. Source: Experience the Best French Restaurant in Singapore | Gunther's. Last checked 9 September 2026.
If not this, then
Assessed Modern French listings from Forkin's own directory — cuisine first, never geography alone.
- Same tier — Burnt Ends · WORTH A LOOK · Dempsey Hill · Napier MRT
- A different call — Saint Pierre · FORKIN WORTH IT · Marina Bay · Raffles Place MRT
- Also on record — Odette · FORKIN WORTH IT · City Hall · City Hall MRT
Nearby
Inside Gunther's
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Official Instagram
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Common questions
How much is Gunther's?
The items on record run S$25 to S$168, as published by the venue. Drinks are extra unless the venue states otherwise. Prices last checked 4 September 2026.
When is Gunther's open?
Monday 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm; Tuesday 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm; Wednesday 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm; Thursday 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm; Friday 12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pm; Saturday 6.30pm–10.30pm. Closed Sunday. Source: Experience the Best French Restaurant in Singapore | Gunther's, last checked 9 September 2026.
At a glance
Bugis36 Purvis Street, #01-03, Singapore 188613
Esplanade MRT, 4 min
Mon–Fri12pm–2.30pm, 6.30pm–10.30pmSat6.30pm–10.30pmSunClosed
Established 2007
$ $$$$
Last verified 10 August 2026
How this was assessed
This listing was assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 3 linked substantive sources, at confidence medium, last assessed 29 August 2026. The full scoring breakdown and every source is below.
Sourced from MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026. Plus 2 official pages. 4 sources in total.
Full evidence log and scoring breakdown
Why Gunther's scores 7.7
WORTH A LOOK · band 7.0–8.4 (base 7.5)
The Forkin Evidence Score is a transparent calibration of the published evidence behind this venue's editorial stamp — not a personal dining rating, and never derived from Google data. It starts from the stamp's base value, applies the five evidence adjustments below, then clamps the result inside the stamp's band.
- Source consensusmoderate+0.05two independent attributable sources or some disagreement
- Critic calibremajor+0.15Michelin, Tatler, Time Out, CNA, Straits Times/ST Food backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencymoderate0.00generally favourable without a strong unanimity signal
- Evidence recencydated−0.10newest dated support is before 2023 or unavailable
Scores are rounded to one decimal place and are only published for venues carrying an evidence-backed editorial stamp. Full rubric: Forkin Evidence Score methodology.
Editorial stamp
WORTH A LOOK
Confidence: mediumForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Batch 50 re-verification confirms 3 dated, attributable, exact-outlet countable assessments (The Business Times (businesstimes.com.sg) and The Shanghai Kid (theshanghaikid.com) and MICHELIN Guide (guide.michelin.com)). Their registered highest publisher calibre is major, not 'established', so B46-R1 corrects criticCalibre to major and recomputes the score to 7.7. The existing WORTH A LOOK verdict remains supported by the record’s assessed evidence balance.
Last assessed 29 August 2026 · 3 linked substantive sources
Linked evidence
The Business Times (businesstimes.com.sg) · 26 July 2018The Shanghai Kid (theshanghaikid.com) · 2 January 2020MICHELIN Guide (guide.michelin.com)Caveat: Gunther's has occupied 36 Purvis Street throughout the evidence period; the Business Times review notes the restaurant lost its MICHELIN star around 2018 but remains open at the same address, so there is no relocation trap here -- this is a single-outlet venue. The Business Times review (2018) and The Shanghai Kid review (2020) are 6-8 years old; only the MICHELIN Guide restaurant page was re-verified today (retrieved on 2026-08-29) and shows no star icon next to the venue's own listing, consistent with the Business Times report that the star was lost. The MICHELIN Guide restaurant page carries no byline date and is counted under desk ruling B9-R1 with today's retrieval date recorded in the canonical form. No fresher (2023 or later) substantive independent review was found; search results for that window returned only directory/aggregator listings (Yelp, TripAdvisor, Eatapp), which do not count. Identity check: address #01-03, 36 Purvis Street, Singapore 188613 confirmed against the Supabase listing 'gunthers' (area Bugis) and matches all three counted sources.
How these stamps work · They are non-numerical and separate from Google Maps information.
This listing is backed by the following public sources:
gunthers.com.sgInstagram (official)MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 — MICHELIN SelectedMICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 — MICHELIN SelectedFacts, opening hours and social profiles can change. Confirm current details directly with the venue before visiting. Record last verified 10 August 2026.