Chef
Rishi Naleendra
Chef-Owner, Cloudstreet; Chef-Owner, Kotuwa; Chef-Owner, Station by Kotuwa
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Singapore, Singapore
Known for
- Chef-owner of two-Michelin-starred Cloudstreet in Singapore, opened 2019
- First Sri Lankan chef to receive a Michelin star (2017, Cheek by Jowl)
- Progressive cuisine blending Sri Lankan and Australian influences
- Signature dishes including Grilled Oyster with Betel Leaf, Coconut and Finger Lime
i. Biography
Rishi Naleendra is a Sri Lankan-born, Australian-trained chef and restaurateur based in Singapore, best known as chef-owner of the two-Michelin-starred Cloudstreet, which opened in 2019 and blends Sri Lankan and Australian cuisines. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1985, he trained at the William Anglis Institute in Melbourne and worked at acclaimed restaurants including Taxi Dining Room and two-Michelin-starred Tetsuya's before relocating to Singapore in 2014, where he became the first Sri Lankan chef to receive a Michelin star in 2017 for Cheek by Jowl. He currently operates a portfolio of three establishments: Cloudstreet, the casual Sri Lankan restaurant Kotuwa, and Station by Kotuwa, which opened in March 2025.
Profile updated April 2026
