Altazzag Egyptian Restaurant
Haji Lane has always been a hideaway for a slew of cool, quirky shops and nestled amid this beat is Altazzag. A word of caution though: If you intend to drop by please do so in T-shirt and shorts, because this halal eatery has no air-con, only ceiling fans. Still, despite the buckets we sweated […]
Jade
Another revamped hotel restaurant, Jade is now managed by the hotel instead of Tung Lok Group—with Chef de Cuisine Leong Chee Yeng at the helm. A classy, earth-toned restaurant with high ceilings and graceful bamboo plants, Jade has a sophisticated vibe. During a weekend dinner, the polite wait staff told us we could opt for […]
Georges Mad Bar & Grill
For eight years this friendly neighborhood bar and grill has been a part of the lively Siglap dining scene, and outlasted many other establishments nearby. Now with a backpackers’ hostel upstairs, Georges is a place where both locals and travelers come for the wide range of beer, hearty meat and seafood grills, mains and solid […]
Long Beach @ Dempsey
Having established itself as one of the more popular seafood places, we decided to check out the fourth Long Beach outlet at Dempsey Hill. Once seated at the lovely alfresco area by the verandah, we thumbed through the well-varied menu chockfull with enough seafood dishes to make your head spin. The meal got off a […]
Samarkand: The Frontier Cuisine
Named after a city in Central Asia that serves an amalgamation of Chinese, Mongolian and Indian cuisine, Samarkand markets itself as a frontier and Moghul restaurant—reason enough for us to check it out. The restaurant offers three seating options—outdoors by the river, inside on the ground floor, or a cozy alfresco rooftop area (which we […]
Shabuya & Shochu Bar
Loads of specialized Japanese restaurants have been offering diners more interesting fare than sushi and sashimi, and Shabuya is one of them. Its sister restaurant Tajimaya next door offers yakiniku (Japanese charcoal grill)—providing two concepts under one roof. The four-month-old restaurant was quite packed during dinner on a weekend.The interior is spacious—with wood paneling and […]
Indian Times
Authentic Indian food with a twist sounds paradoxical, but head over to Indian Times at Big Splash and see it make sense. The restaurant offers fine-dining North Indian cuisine, but the novelty here are its tables, which are similar to what you can find at Korean restaurants—fitted with barbecue pits for you to charcoal-grill your […]
Taste Paradise
When we last checked, the website said that Taste restaurant, part of Red, White & Pure spa, serves food and TCM-influenced cuisine brought to you by a Chinese herbalist, nutritionist and chef. So we decided to drop by for a chi-enhancing health fix. When we arrived, the place was relatively quiet. The menu only had […]
The Mussel Guys Seafood and Steak Restaurant
VivoCity is one of those malls that has loads of mid-range restaurants, due to its size and family appeal. This cornily-named restaurant was one of them and we decided to try a weekend lunch. The blue-toned, soothing interior was comfortably filled when we entered, and we had a splendid view of the harborfront. The menu […]
Inagiku
What an overhaul it’s been for one of town’s foremost Japanese restaurants. Inagiku’s dull, brownish interior has been replaced with a chic, jet-black Zen theme with discreet lighting. We settled for the super-expensive but varied eight-course tempura dinner set, which did a good job of showcasing one of the restaurant’s specialties—tempura moriawase (deep-fried vegetables and […]