OWEN'S is a steak restaurant at 191 Joo Chiat Road in Joo Chiat, Singapore, with a 4.6 rating on Google. A steakhouse lives or dies by the quality of its cut and the restraint of its kitchen: hard searing for a proper crust, a good rest so the juices stay in the meat rather than the board, and steaks cooked to the doneness you ask for. Sides repay attention too — a well-made bearnaise or simply excellent chips say as much about a kitchen as the fillet does. On a busy eating street like Joo Chiat Road, weekend tables go early, so it is worth checking whether a place takes bookings before you set out. Amid the laksa shops and Peranakan kitchens this stretch of Joo Chiat is famous for, a serious steak dinner makes a change of pace — and that is exactly the gap OWEN'S fills.