Supperclub | Review
The Supperclub in Amsterdam is a hip club/restaurant/bar/performance art institution that has spawned sister clubs in San Francisco, Istanbul and now here. Dinner is served at 8:30pm sharp and everyone gets their food at the same time. The set menu changes nightly and when we were there, they served a five-course meal of sweetbread with […]
Summer Palace
This off-the-radar Chinese restaurant has been around for yonks, so we dropped by one weekend to see how it was doing. With wooden doorframes, mirrors, gold-framed paintings and retro-looking menus, Summer Palace has a grand but quaint old-world vibe that we quite like. We were put at ease at once by friendly wait staff who also recommended […]
Nogawa Japanese Restaurant
We’d heard rave reviews about this stalwart Japanese restaurant and, as expected, Nogawa lived up to its name when we were there. Entering the small, intimate restaurant (there are only a few tables with the rest being counter seats), loud cries of “Welcome” in Japanese from the Japanese chefs and staff greeted us. The quaint […]
Suanthai
This humble, unpretentious Thai eatery started off in 2005 with its first branch at Killiney Road, run by a team of restaurant managers and chefs previously from Thanying. While it’s nowhere as upscale, its affordability, value for money, earnest service and well-varied menu are its selling points. Things got off to a good start with […]
Bodega y Tapas
Brought to us by the Esmirada group, Bodega Y Tapas lifts the lid on the wonders of Spanish fare, serving up the most loved of Spanish food—tapas. Among the wide range of tapas available, the tortilla espanola stood out. A traditional Spanish potato omelet served with a smooth garlic mayo dip, this dish features different […]
Tippling Club
With the arrival of Tippling Club, the local presence of molecular gastronomy just got bigger. Tippling Club extends the concept to drinks too, and produces sci-fi-like cocktails. The restaurant achieves the right molecular gastronomy vibe with its chic counter seats, open kitchen, dimly lit, minimalist décor and arty, ink-blot style menus. The menu for now comprises three elaborate degustation menus, a five-course, 10-course and 15-course—with each course paired with a different drink. We had the five-course—beginning with pizza parcels paired with a gin, campari and sweet vermouth cocktail, then moved on to chicken and chips (chicken fat fried into light crisps) paired with a plum liquor cocktail in a test tube; and scallops with onion puree and aqua-fied cubes of basil paired with white wine, Wagyu beef cheeks with mashed potatoes wrapped in a blowtorched beetroot film, paired with red wine; and finally, a chocolate mousse and ice cream with pineapple and saffron bubbles scooped from a trough, paired with their Pharmacy cocktail that arrived with liquid in a syringe and a bright green capsule. This is fun, adventurous dining. Coupled with cheerful, professional service, and personal touches like a pot of chocolate tea leaves to take home, this restaurant is definitely worth checking out.
Le Viet
After the relative success of its Siglap outlet, Le Viet has opened a second branch in the CBD. We opted to head down for dinner, and were the only ones present at the ungodly hour of 8pm. For our starters, we ordered the sugar cane prawns, a mixed paste of fresh prawn and fish wrapped […]
Karma Kettle & Rhapsody
Braise
The ambiance of this glass‑paneled fine dining restaurant located near the beach is romantic and intimate. Meat lovers won’t be disappointed here. Their roasted fillet of beef with savoy cabbage, beef cheeks and its own braising sauce was scrumptious; and their venison loin with sautéed spatezle and wilted spinach was pretty good too. The fine […]
Shutters
An almost tangible sense of tranquility greeted us when we stepped into Shutters one weekday during lunchtime. The natural ambiance that overlooked lush greenery on the outside of the glass‑encased restaurant immediately put us in an indulgent mood for its buffet lunch. While the a la carte menu consisted of Italian, Japanese, Asian and continental […]