Fresh | Review
This salad bar is a popular place to create your own salad, due to the wide choice of ingredients. Dressings include homemade creations like au bleu – a combination of blue cheese, mayo, sour cream, chive and white wine vinegar.
Another festival to look out for this year: Culture Clash
Expect seriously danceable world music at this year's reboot of the once-defunct Culture Clash Festival.
Atmosphere by the sea: A new event space
We were invited to the official launch of Atmosphere by the sea at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Report & Spa, where what used to be Barnacles Restaurant is now a versatile event space. We were welcomed with a buffet, featuring an array of different cuisines, including an Asian section and French corner, while staff were dressed […]
Future Music Festival Asia 2014 moves to new venue; Pharrell Williams added to Phase 2 lineup
Kuala Lumpur's Future Music Festival is moving out of MINES Wonderland due to "overwhelming response from ticket sales".
Ke Zhan
It’s all about Chinese fare at this gastrobar, from dim sum ($4.20-$4.80) to Sichuan-inspired poached fish in mala broth ($28.80).
Blanco Court Prawn Mee
This coffee shop prawn mee stall has been around since 1928—they must be doing something right. You can’t go wrong with the combination of sweet-savory broth with springy yellow noodles, huge prawns, and tender pork ribs.
La Ristrettos
Located in an obscure corner on the eighth floor of Novena Medical Centre, this (very) hidden gem of a cafe serves up great coffee, as well as hearty brunch/lunch fare, like pastas, salads and paninis. The ambience here is cozy, with vintage signs and brick furnishings. There’s a lovely, shaded alfresco area too. Who needs breakfast […]
Lola’s Cafe
This casual, cozy cafe in the Kovan neighborhood offers affordable yet delicious brunch fare—noteworthy items on the menu include Lola’s Full Monty breakfast (bratwurst sausage, honey-baked ham, honey bacon, scrambled eggs, garden salad, brioche) and the avocado eggs benedict. There’s also a dinner menu available from 6pm onwards, and a delectable range of sweet treats […]
The Coastal Settlement
This restaurant may not be located in the most accessible of places, but its rustic ambiance makes the trek to the Changi Village area worth it. There’s plenty of quirky vintage furniture and knick-knacks inside, and lots of lush greenery outside. The food’s decent too (albeit a little on the pricey side)—try the truffle fries, pizza […]
Necessary Provisions
This little establishment, tucked away in one of the residential estates of Upper Bukit Timah, offers a rather small menu—some sandwiches, pastas, and a couple of Japanese-inspired dishes like Buta Don (pork bowl). The ambiance is also hipster-friendly—think vintage furniture and shelves of indie magazines, among other things. Driving or cabbing is recommended, as there […]