New Restaurants

Lumo
A relatively new cocktail bar and restaurant located at the corner of Carpenter Street and South Bridge Road, Lumo means light in the universal Esperanto language. Expect a Scandinavian inspired space split into the bar and open kitchen dining sections, with a Modern European cuisine where dishes are prepared with a spectrum of traditional and modern techniques. For a start, the bar menu is pretty interesting as it takes inspiration from “Breakfast” in terms of the concoction of the drinks. [Read more here…]
Address: 50 South Bridge Road, #01-00, Singapore 058682

Torasho Ramen & Charcoal Bar
The two months old restaurant in Tanjong Pagar is a modern izakaya restaurant which specialises in charcoal grilled dishes and ramen. The menu is quite extensive and spans across appetisers, ramen and robata (grilled items). For drinks, there is also a good selection of sake, shochu and whisky cocktails. The dishes are less traditional Japanese style, but rather it takes on more Southeast Asian elements to appeal more to the region’s palate. Think Ikura Nachos, Uni Pillow and Truffle Tonkotsu. [Read more here…]
Address: 32 Tras Street, Singapore 078972

Mott 32
The famous contemporary Chinese restaurant finally opened in Singapore in Marina Bay Sands. The menu at Mott 32 is an extensive selection of BBQ dishes, Dim Sum, seafood, claypot dishes and others. Some of the signature dishes include the Apple-Wood Roasted 42 Days Peking Duck, Barbecue Pluma Iberico Pork Glazed with Yellow Mountain Honey, Iberico Pork with Soft Quail Egg and Black Truffle Siu Mai, and Crispy Triple Cooked US Black Angus Short Rib. [Read more here…]
Address: 2 Bayfront Avenue, B1-42-44, Galleria Level The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018956

Pâtisserie CLÉ
Located in the historic Paya Lebar Office, Pâtisserie CLÉ (clé is French for ‘key’) is a takeaway only patisserie shop where the portion of the cakes and tarts here are available in full size, or petite portions for takeaways. Started by Germaine and Joy whom had stints previously at Michelin-starred restaurants such as Les Amis and the now-defunct Joël Robuchon Restaurant as pastry chefs, the petite tarts are priced at S$8 each and feature flavours like Strawberry Vanilla Tart, Cognac Caramel Chocolate Tart and Orh Blanc Tart, a hybrid of French Mont Blanc and local orh nee. Call ahead to reserve before heading down. (Read more here…)
Address: 29 Paya Lebar Road, Paya Lebar Office Center, #01-01, Singapore 409005

Gather
Located at Raffles Hotel, Gather is managed by the same team behind the now-defunct Ronin cafe. The cafe specialises in French crepes, including a small fashion boutique corner. Choose from 6 types of galettes, 3 types of sweet crepes and some bakes and sandwiches on the menu. [Read more here…]
Address: Raffles Arcade, 328 North Bridge Road, #01-12, Singapore 188719

Buzzing Restaurants

New Chef Menu By New Head Chef Andrea De Paola At Zafferano
Before joining Zafferano, Chef Andrea was the Chef de Cuisine at the One Michelin-starred Braci under the ilLido Group. The new dishes on the menu spans across the ala carte and Chef Menu, where the dishes I had are beautifully presented with some touches of Japanese elements across. Some of the highlights for me are the Spaghetti with razor clams done in two ways, charcoal grilled Mozambique langoustine, Charcoal grilled ‘Sanchoku’ wagyu beef striploin black garlic and the Seabass fillet.
Address: Ocean Financial Centre, 10 Collyer Quay, Level 43, Singapore 049315

Peach Garden Chinese Restaurant launches ‘OISHI Flavours of Japan’
Available from 2 March to 30 April 2020 for lunch and dinner, the special menu is a reference to the Cherry Blossom season in Japan, where the specially created dishes are available at all Peach Garden outlets except for the dim sum items which are only available at Thomson Plaza and Hotel Miramar. Expect dim sum dishes such as the Steamed Siew Mai with Sea Urchin and Steamed Xiao Long Bao with A5 Wagyu Beef, along with other dishes like the Chilled Sea Urchin Tofu, Pan-fried Shirobuta Pork with Chef’s Special Mala Sauce/ Black Pepper Sauce/ Mushroom Sauce and Flaming Seafood Fried Rice in Whole Japanese Pumpkin.
Address: Various outlets

The Best Dining Deals And Promotions In Singapore To Tide Through This COVID-19
There are a series of F&B promotions currently, mostly running till end of April 2020. Here are some of the good dining deals we have gathered to encourage people to dine at local restaurants, or if you prefer to stay home, there are some takeaway promotions too. Notable ones include 30%  off dine or takeaway at any Paradise Group outlets, 30% off dining at any ilLido group restaurants and others. [Read more here…]

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