New Restaurants

Hey Kee
A new exciting addition to the east, the newly opened Hey Kee restaurant is easily the closest Hong Kong dining ambience you can get in Singapore right now. Hey Kee is inspired by Hong Kong’s famed ‘dai pai dong’ experience and its vintage interior design is unmistakable the moment I saw its entrance. The restaurant occupies the space at the former Singapore Badminton Hall, a heritage gazetted site along Old Airport Road. [Read more here…]

Address: 102 Guillemard Road, #01-01 , Singapore 399719

Ginkyo By Kinki
One Holland Village is the hottest new dining spot in the west right now and Ginkyo By Kinki is one new restaurant which opened just last month. By the people behind Kinki Restaurant + Bar, Ginkyo by Kinki is a modern Japanese bistro inspired by the Icho Matsuri ‘Ginkgo Festival’ in Tokyo, and is designed as a space where every day is a festival of flavours and friendship. It is a casual setting with a bar counter where you can have drinks and small bites, a main dining hall and pets-friendly outdoor seats. [Read more here…]

Address: 7 Holland Village Way , #03-01 to 04, One Holland Village, Singapore 275748

Araya
One of the hottest new restaurants to open in Singapore last quarter is Araya, the first fine-dining South American restaurant in Singapore with a focus on Chilean South Pacific cuisine featuring indigenous and Japanese ingredients. Araya is the latest addition to the Culinary Arts Group of restaurants which also boasts Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant Hamamoto and another of my favourite open-fire grill restaurant Revolver, both are situated along Tras Street. Located within Mondrian Singapore Duxton, the restaurant is a cosy 30-seater space helmed by Michelin-starred chef Francisco Araya and chef Fernanda Guerrero.  [Read more here…]

Address: 83 Neil Road, #01-08 , Mondrian Singapore Duxton, Singapore 089813

Chef Chan’s Private Dine
Located within the same space as Indocafe Peranakan Dining in a colonial bungalow at Scotts Road, Chef Chan’s Private Dine is a relatively new restaurant in a restaurant concept. There are only two tables in two private rooms which can accommodate up to 16 guests, though the restaurant is still working out on the flexibility of guests being seated at the main dining hall of Indocafe Peranakan Dining as well. [Read more here…]

Address: 35 Scotts Road, Singapore 228227

Abura Kappo
While Hashida Singapore has been around for a decade, the Japanese omakase restaurant located along the buzzing Amoy Street unveiled a new concept last December, Abura Kappo. Sharing the same entrance as Hashida Singapore, Abura Kappo is a new restaurant-in-restaurant concept, where helming chef Kenjiro “Hatch”Hashida plays on his creative juices to design a menu and concept bound by the element of oil.  [Read more here…]

Address: 77 Amoy Street, Singapore 069896

Song Yue Taiwan Cuisine
Leisure Park Kallang is not a mall I frequent often but the addition of Song Yue Taiwan Cuisine which opened this January is an exciting one. Located on level one of the mall, the Taiwanese restaurant in Singapore is a spacious 120-seater, with a minimalist interior with natural wood and stone elements, as well as Chinese paintings. The concept of Song Yue Taiwan Cuisine is not the typical Taiwanese street food, but rather an extensive menu which boasts a line-up of fine produce-driven 台 湾 料 理, so you can expect elevated home-cooked dishes here. [Read more here….]

Address:  Leisure Park Kallang, #01-38/39, 5 Stadium Walk, Singapore 397693

Fireplace by Bedrock
Opened last December in the new One Holland Village as Ginkyo By Kinki, I checked out the newly opened Fireplace by Bedrock, an extension of the Bedrock brand with a focus on open-fire cooking. The space of Fireplace is spacious with a main dining room as well as a pet-friendly, 34-seat shaded outdoor terrace. The dining ambience of Fireplace is more relaxed vibe as compared to Bedrock, where you can expect light timber tabletops, leather chairs and a caramel leatherette banquette seating. [Read more here…]

Address: #03-27/28, 7 Holland Village Way, One Holland Village, Singapore 275748

Buzzing Restaurants

New Chef Yew Eng Tong Now Helms The Kitchen At Alma By Juan Amador
It has been a few years since I returned to the One Michelin Starred Alma by Juan Amador located in Goodwood Park Hotel, and my recent visit coincides with their appointment of a new head chef since Chef Haikal Johari left the restaurant last November. Alma is now helmed by Chef Yew Eng Tong, a Singaporean chef who has worked with 3-Michelin star Chef Christian Bau (Victor’s Dining), and whom was also the opening chef at Ocean restaurant at RWS. [Read more here…]

Address: 22 Scotts Road, Singapore 228221

Sushi Kawasemi Unveils New Edomae Course Menu 
The Japanese restaurant located along Telok Ayer which prides itself to traditional Edomae sushi recently launched a new 18-course omakase dinner menu. Priced at S$188++ per person, the Kawasemi Sushi Course is curated Edomae-style sushi lovers, where you can expect a selection of 14 nigiri pieces ranging from the likes of familiar favourites like Chutoro aged for 18 days to rare seasonal offerings like Mejina (Largescale Blackfish) and Kuromutsu (Blue Fish) aged for 9 days. The menu also includes a black sesame tofu appetiser, kanpyo temaki, homemade tamagoyaki, fish bone miso soup, and a choice of ice cream or fruit for dessert. 

Address: 120 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068589 

What’s New In Katong – Restaurant Edition
Joo Chiat and Katong are buzzing with new eateries, cafes and restaurants in the past few months, a gentrification which reminds me of Tiong Bahru many years ago. Here are the exciting new openings to suss out! [Read more here…]

If you are keen on our coverage of cafes and bakeries in Katong, check this out.

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