Casa do Churrasco Brazil
Eastern dwellers can now hang out at this new Brazilian steakhouse in Katong Village, the brainchild of three female owners (one of whom is Fabiane Braga, the owner of Espirito Santo). Pick out appetizers like sliced rump beef, chicken croquettes, pasta with mushrooms and ham, quail egg salad, Brazilian fish stew, mixed vegetables mayonnaise salad […]
Patisserie Glacé
This little Japanese cake shop has been creating a storm ever since it opened in late 2008. The shop is helmed by Chef Yamashita, who has over 20 years of experience, and has been reeling in Japanese natives and locals for its fresh, tasty desserts made without any baking powder, stabilizers or preservatives. Once you […]
Mietta’s
The newest venture of renowned restaurateur‑chef Angelo Sanelli, Mietta’s is a delightful addition to the Kampong Glam quarter. Meaning “sweet little one,” it suitably charmed us within minutes of us stepping inside. The cozy establishment exuded a warm, unintimidating vibe with soft lightning, carefully placed plants, incongruous furniture, broken‑tiled flooring, stucco walls and numerous art […]
Akashi Japanese Restaurant
With three Akashi restaurants islandwide and other dining concepts under their belt, we thought it was time we visited Akashi again to see how it was doing. Located in a perpetually busy stretch in VivoCity’s basement, the restaurant was thankfully quite nice and tranquil when we visited during the weekend for dinner. The whole space […]
Folk Food
Sick of substandard salads, sandwiches and wraps? Folk Food (run by Ryan Hong of TV’s Chef for Hire fame) is good to try if you want quality bistro quality wraps and salads that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. The range here is small (but adequate) enough so that you don’t run into a […]
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The Tanglin Tree
Opened by the same folks behind Flutes at the Fort, The Tanglin Tree is located near Tanglin Mall. When we dropped by for dinner, the place was empty. The next thing we noticed was that it was rather kid‑friendly—there was a playground outside and the shelf which displayed magazines and books had kids’ story books […]
Raw Kitchen Bar | Review
This is one of those off‑the‑wall and off‑kilter places (next to the old fire station at Upper Bukit Timah Road) that we were so eager to check out because we had heard good things about it. However, we ended up being a bit disappointed with the food. Although it must be said that Raw’s décor […]
Prosperity Kitchen
With Hong Kong teahouses a hot favorite for some time already, Prosperity Kitchen is the latest notable addition on this bandwagon—albeit with mixed results. Located rather uncharacteristically in the Mohamed Sultan stretch of bars and restaurants, Prosperity Kitchen offers the typical Hong Kong teahouse menu—Chinese starters, mains, noodles and congee; Cantonese specials and Asian versions […]
Café Iguana Greenwood
Mexican food has hit the sleepy Greenwood area with Café Iguana Greenwood. Occupying what used to be Sebastien’s, this cantina is upbeat with attention‑grabbing fixtures like Carlos the giant iguana and a zany mix of colored chairs. The menu here is robust—notables include prawns sauteed with fiery habanero chili and green chili stew. Round up […]