Amber Nectar
This beer garden is the only drinking joint in Singapore where you can throw back suds from Hofbräuhaus (from $9)—the royal brewery of the Kingdom of Bavaria—including Hofbräu Original Lager and Hofbräu Schwarze Weisse.
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).
London
Enjoy happy hour all night on Mondays, British beer and ciders at great prices on Tuesdays, bar snacks (choose from chicken wings, samosas or spring rolls) at $2 with every drink purchased on Thursdays, and no GST or service charge on Fridays.
Amber Nectar
Housepour spirits, wines and draft beers including Hofbräu Original Lager and Hofbräu Schwarze Weisse start from $5++ during happy hour.
Pet Shop Boys to perform in Singapore on August 3
Pioneers of electronic pop, the Pet Shop Boys, are slated for a return to Singapore in August as part of their Electric tour.
KAI Hakone
The getaway is on the banks of the Sugumo River, just a 45-minute bullet train ride from Tokyo. There are almost 50 rooms, outfitted with chic modern tatami mats. On-site, there’s also a dining room serving fresh sashimi from the nearby Pacific Ocean and a cozy library, with about 100 books. Hakone, in the Kanagawa […]
Interview: Fight Comic
Regular participants—Fakkah Fuzz, Rishi Budhrani, Suzanne Shepherd and Quill Potter—from standup comedy competition Fight Comic share what it’s like to be a working funnyman in Singapore.