Crowne Plaza Resort Xishuangbanna now open in China’s Yunnan province
Chinese luxury retreat Crowne Plaza Resort Xishuangbanna is now open in the Yunnan province, with rates starting at CNY840 (S$168).
Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road
Each of the property’s suites features two LCD televisions, a fully-equipped kitchenette and laundry facilities. There’s also a team of personal assistants, available 24 hours a day. The building includes a living room and library, fitness centre and rooftop swimming pool.
Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road now open with rates starting at S$300 per night
The 180-suite Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road is now open close to hip neighborhood Kampong Glam with rates starting at S$300 per night.
Tiger Airways to commence flights from Singapore to Yogyakarta and Bandung
Tiger Airways is set to launch flights from Singapore to two Indonesian cities: Yogyakarta (July 1) and Bandung (August 1).
Because hipsters and foodies are people too
We were just reading Slate’s review of the new book Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America, an academic takedown of foodies. The review likens food obsessed folk to hipsters and says: “Everyone has the good sense to deny being a hipster, knowing the shallowness that term conveys. Yet many people, proud […]
Xiao Chen Gu Shi
This bak kut teh specialist at Clarke Quay serves up its signature pork rib soup amongst other equally popular local and complementing dishes in an old-school, comfortable setting. Why spend your midday meals on uninspired hawker or fast food when Clarke Quay offers some of the best Executive Set Lunch promotions in town? Here’s a […]
Cake Spade
Cake Spade offers sweets like strawberry peach tofu cheesecake ($5.50/slice, $49/whole), spiced carrot cake ($5.90/slice, $52/whole) and red velvet cake ($5.90/slice, $52/whole) care of owner-baker Zenn Eng, who trained at local culinary academy At-Sunrice.
Nylon Coffee Roasters
This place is a must for serious coffee lovers. Primarily a coffee roaster, this small joint is best for a quickie takeaway for a cup of espresso ($3) before you proceed to check out the rest of the area. Reminiscent of Papa Palheta and Chye Seng Huat (proprietors Lee Jia Min and Dennis Tang were […]
The Cajun Kings
This New Orleans-style restaurant bustles with a swinging, convivial ambiance. This is the kind of place to forget all table manners—eat with your hands, laugh out loud, slurp and burp if you like—while you feast on The Cajun Kings’ hearty Cajun-boiled shellfish like crabs, mussels and prawns served in plastic bags (from $8 per 100g).
Top lunch deals at Clarke Quay
Why spend your midday meals on uninspired hawker or fast food when Clarke Quay offers some of the best Executive Set Lunch promotions in town? Here’s a list of lunch promotions, whatever your budget.