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Food Review: Raffles Courtyard At Raffles Hotel Singapore | Alfresco Dining With New Weekend Brunch Menu

August 5, 2020

The Place I am all ready for fresh air and it was an exciting experience to check out Raffles Courtyard located at the Raffles Arcade within Raffles Hotel Singapore. Alfresco [...]

Food Review: Famous Treasure at Capitol Piazza Singapore | Sembawang’s Famous Kitchen Dazzle With Its Treasures In City Hall

November 30, 2019

The Place Located at the now-defunct London’s Four Seasons Duck branch in Singapore, Famous Treasure opened at level 2 of Capitol Piazza Singapore late last year. This [...]

Food Review: Skai At Swissotel The Stamford | New Skai High Tea Set With Japanese Inspired Elements

October 23, 2019

The Place Located on level 70 of Swissotel The Stamford, the one year old Skai restaurant just launched its afternoon tea recently, Skai High Tea. Even though Skai is a [...]

Food Review: Afuri Ramen in Funan Singapore | Japan’s Famous Yuzu Ramen opens First Outlet in Singapore

June 30, 2019

The Place If you have been to Tokyo before, chances are you would have heard of Afuri ramen, the famous Yuzu base ramen which hails from Ebisu, Tokyo. The new Funan mall [...]

Food Review: Jaan at Swissotel The Stamford | Michelin Starred Restaurant in Singapore and One of Asia’s 50 Best

March 31, 2019

The Place When Chef Julien left Jaan to helm the Two Michelin starred Odette, there is some big shoes to fill. Fortunately, the restaurant at level 70 of Swissotel the [...]

Food Review: Papi’s Tacos at Seah Street | Hole-in-the-wall casual Mexican Restaurant in Bugis

August 10, 2018

The Place I have not been to Mexico before, so it was more of a curiosity factor for me to check out Papi’s Tacos, a few weeks old casual Mexican eatery which opened at [...]

Food Review: Madame Fan at The NCO Club | Modern Cantonese Restaurant in JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach

July 31, 2018

The Place For those who have memories of old Beach Road, The NCO Club used to be the building where non-commissioned officers gather to chill over drinks, which has been [...]

Food Review: Sinfonia Ristorante at Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall | Italian Fine Dining in a Gorgeous Colonial Space

June 28, 2018

The Place Formerly known as FOO’D By Davide Oldani, Sinfonia Ristorante located in Victoria Concert Hall is a new identity since April 2018 and serves Italian cuisine. [...]

Food Review: Hvala at Chijmes | Minimalist and Zen Japanese Cafe & Teahouse in City Hall

June 17, 2018

The Place There are not many Japanese theme cafes and teahouses in Singapore, so comes as no surprise that the few days old Hvala Cafe is already so popular. What started as [...]

Food Review: New Ubin Seafood at CHIJMES | Second Outlet of Popular Zi Char Restaurant in City Hall

April 8, 2018

The Place Mention New Ubin Seafood and most people would be familiar with this popular local Zichar restaurant, which relocated from Sin Ming to Hillview Avenue few years [...]

Food Review: National Kitchen by Violet Oon at National Gallery Singapore | Is the restaurant Michelin-worthy?

December 10, 2017

The Place Mention Peranakan cuisine in Singapore and Violet Oon is undoubtedly one of the forefront figures of the cuisine. I visited Violet Oon Kitchen at Bukit Timah few [...]

Food Review: Savour Dutch Hairy Crabs at YAN restaurant in National Gallery Singapore this Season

November 29, 2017

The Place Located at National Gallery Singapore, my last visit to Yan restaurant was about a year back and I had the opportunity to return recently to try its Hairy Crab [...]

Food Review: Mikuni at Fairmont Singapore | Sushi, Teppanyaki, and Robatayaki at its best!

October 21, 2017

The Place Mention Japanese restaurants located in hotels and Mikuni Japanese Restaurant is inevitably one of the first few names which cross my mind. Located within Fairmont [...]

Food Review: The Glasshouse Specialty Coffee & Toast Bar at Chijmes | All Round Natural Light Cafe in City Hall

September 10, 2017

The Place We were excited to check out The Glasshouse Specialty Coffee & Toast Bar at Chijmes after seeing pictures of it on social media. Indeed, this semi-permanent [...]

Food Review: Kurasu Singapore at Odeon Towers | Minimalist Kyoto Cafe at City Hall’s latest Co-working Space

August 4, 2017

The Place If you have been following the coffee scene in Singapore, Kurasu Singapore should be on your radar by now. Originally from Kyoto, this coffee brand recently opened [...]

Food Review: Loof rooftop bar at Odeon Towers | The ever-popular drinking spot in Cityhall

June 7, 2017

The Place Not a new concept, yet it continues to draw PMETs and a steady crowd even on weekdays. Rooftop concept, albeit not atop a towering skyscraper, Loof rooftop bar [...]

Snippets: Weekend Lunch Menu at Aura Restaurant in National Gallery Singapore

January 15, 2017

What’s Buzzing? There are many dining options in National Gallery Singapore such as Cantonese restaurant YAN or the 2-Michelin Starred Odette. A more casual Italian [...]

Food Review: Alter Ego Singapore at Esplanade | The dark side of A Poke Theory, serving the best Grilled Cheese

December 23, 2016

The Place Esplanade is seeing quite a fair bit of changes to its F&B scene recently. We dropped by the one month old Alter Ego at Esplanade, managed by the same team [...]

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