Upper Club
Having heard that this was the new place for tai tais and their Latin dance partners, we were surprised to find only five tables occupied at 8:45pm on Saturday. We were shown to a front row seat to the centrally located dance floor. The efficient and knowledgeable wait staff were in black tie, and the […]
Mozzaic Restaurant
Frankly, we were pretty skeptical about the ability of one restaurant to do three very different types of cuisine well. Because of this, we had expected a more casual atmosphere, and were surprised to see white tablecloths and formal dinner service. The menu appeared to be a bizarre concoction of pastas, paellas, seafood and meats, […]
BQ Korea
When we arrived for a midweek lunch, this minimalist place was empty, but by the time we left every table was bustling with hungry business types. Although one of our party was arriving later, the staff accommodatingly took our orders first, and then our delayed guest’s order as soon as she was ready. We asked […]
Asadal Korean Fusion Restaurant
We almost walked right past this restaurant, discreetly located as it is at the side of Stamford Court. When we found the entrance, staff greeted us and led us up a flight of stairs that opened up into a more expansive floor space—which was when we realized Asadal is not your typical Korean eat-out. The […]
Peach Garden @ Novena Gardens
Tucked among a nondescript row of shops and food stalls, Peach Garden stood out because it looked like a “real” restaurant. This made us a little wary, as we’ve been burnt at places like this before—high end glam outside, but basically just hawker food with tablecloths inside. Peach Garden, however, is a happy exception, which […]
Warung
This Indonesian restaurant is discreetly located in the Singapore Recreation Club. When we entered the restaurant, the first thing that caught our attention was a display of traditional nasi padang dishes kept immaculately warm behind a glass window. The restaurant was comfortably empty, so we had a choice of where to sit. We plonked ourselves […]
Green Cedar Restaurant Café
If you’re looking for fancy decor, this isn’t the place. From its bright fluorescent lights to green laminated table tops, this eatery screams “fast food.” Still, we were persuaded by the fact that it’s the only Lebanese eatery in the heart of the CBD and, interestingly, it also offers shisha smokes for $15 a pop. […]
Otori Japanese Restaurant
This establishment is homely—the décor is bare, the chopsticks disposable, and the place (surprisingly empty for a Saturday night) a little lacking in ambience. However, the staff were friendly and promptly showed us to our table. As the à la carte offers pretty much the same as the a la carte buffet menu, we opted […]
Samar
Located on the corner of Kandahar and Baghdad Streets, Samar is an Arabic café steeped in Islamic culture. Incense fills the air, and staff periodically walk round the café waving an incense burner to replenish the fragrance. We saw a few guests who looked like regulars smoking bubbling shisa pipes, which come with flavored tobacco. […]
Flutes at the Fort
We braved torrential rain, thunder and lightning to make good our reservation at Flutes by the Fort—and didn’t regret it at all. It’s a bit of a hike up to the beautifully restored 1908 black and white colonial house (once home to Singapore’s fire chiefs) but, thankfully, one of the amiable Flutes’ hosts was at […]