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The selected restaurants have been divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over S$200)
$$$ (S$130 to S$200)
$$ (S$80 to S$130)
$ (up to S$80)
These are based on the average price of a three-course meal and a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent; they do not include service charge or tax.
Restaurants will add a 10% service charge, 7% Goods and Services Tax and 1% government tax to the bill. This 18% is known as ‘triple plus' and is mandatory. Tipping is not required on top.
Gastronomic
Les Amis
After extensive renovation in 2003, Les Amis is the flagship of this restaurant group, and resident chef Gunther Hubrechsen (who won Rising Chef Award at the 2006 World Gourmet Summit) creates modern French food with classic techniques. Using the best ingredients from Europe, America and Asia Pacific, signature dishes include carpaccio of scallops with fresh black truffles, roast pigeon with soya, and pan-roasted clams with cep mushrooms, ending with chocolate soufflé with Tahiti vanilla ice cream. A three-course business lunch is good value, and so is the vegetarian option. The décor, by a Japanese interior designer, is tasteful and minimalist using natural materials, and there are two private dining rooms in addition to the main restaurant which holds up to 44 diners.
2-16 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road
Tel: 6733 2225.
Website: www.lesamis.com.sg
Price: $$$$
Raffles Grill
The classic French cuisine and top-class service has made the Grill Raffles Hotel's the most exclusive restaurant in town, and deservedly so. It has previously been named as the island's top restaurant and chef Jean-Charles Dubois keeps the restaurant very much on the culinary map. The old colonial interior is innately stylish, while the food is exquisite. Signature dishes include pan-fried duck liver with puff pastry and wild mushrooms, and pan-seared Angus beef rib-eye with truffle mash, finishing with the rich chocolate moelleux. No lunch Saturday, closed Sunday.
Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road
Tel: 6412 1186.
Website: www.raffleshotel.com
Price: $$$$
Trendy
One Rochester
A new venture and something a little different in Singapore, this restaurant in a converted colonial bungalow is a gastropub wannabe, and on the borderline of bar and restaurant. Although having a huge and original variety of Martinis, the stylish venue, set in a lush compound inside Rochester Park, has a small dining capacity yet one which has been made to suit small groups and couples. In addition to serving up hearty snacks like crab cakes, the dinner menu degustation changes every month. Starters might include tiger prawn with fresh fruit salsa and aioli and roast duck with garlic mash, finished off with cocada with walnut. The ambience is one of a well-heeled but coy wine bar - not surprising, given the selection of over 250 varieties of wine.
1 Rochester Park
Tel: 6773 0070.
Website: www.onerochester.com
Price: $$
Pierside Kitchen and Bar
The Pierside Kitchen and Bar's trendy waterfront location allows alfresco dining with a harbour view. The modern cuisine has an emphasis on seafood with a dash of Japanese. Starters include cumin-spiced crab cakes with marinated cucumber and chilli, and seaweed-wrapped tuna tempura. For main course, the snapper pie, smoked tomato and white truffle oil is highly recommended, as is the Maine lobster linguine. The highlight of the dessert menu is the white coffee pannacotta, Bailey's Irish cream and toffee ice cream. With stylish decor, staff and ambience, Pierside has already made its mark as a trendy dining spot. No lunch Saturday.
One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Road
Tel: 6438 0400.
Website: www.piersidekitchen.com
Price: $$$
Budget
Blue Ginger
Although at the pricier end of ‘Budget', Blue Ginger is a tasty and cosy dining experience in the heart of Chinatown, located in a traditional Peranakan shop-house. This is not an oft-found cuisine in Singapore, having emerged from traditional home cooking and rarely made it to the restaurant. But Blue Ginger recreates something of the life of the times, while dishing up favourites like Ayam Buah Keluak (braised chicked with tumeric and galangal cooked with Indonesian black nuts) and Babi Pong Tay (stewed pork shoulder in preserved black bean paste with cinnamon bark). There is a private dining area on the verandah. The décor is ornate yet homely, rather like dining inside a great aunt's house filled with family treasures.
97 Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 6222 3928.
Website: www.theblueginger.com
Price: $$
East Coast Seafood Centre
For a brash, no-frills dining experience, this string of reasonably-priced restaurants specialises in fresh seafood cooked in Asian spices. Locals love this place at weekends, and most seem to have their particular favourite. After a revamp in 2005, the restaurant now features freshly-paved patios and diners find it worth the 20-minute taxi ride from the city centre to be by the sea to choose between the famous chilli Sri Lankan crab and deep-fried Tiger prawns, plus the day's best catch. Most famous is Jumbo Seafood (one of several chains; this one at 1-7, Block 1206; tel: 6442 3435; website: jumboseafood.com.sg) which also means the most crowded. The perfect way to dine on a hot evening, as long as you don't mind getting your hands greasy!
East Coast Parkway
No general tel or website.
Price: $$
Komala Vilas
Komala Vilas is one of a plethora of small, casual eating places in the ethnic quarter of Little India, serving up cheap, filling and delicious Indian food in a fast-food setting. The vegetarian menu provides a whole traditional South Indian meal, with favourites such as the dosai, a vegetable-filled crêpe, and thali, a complete meal comprising rice, lentils and a selection of curries, all served on a banana leaf. A great place for breakfast, open from 0700. No credit cards.
76-78 Serangoon Road
Tel: 6293 6980.
Website: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~komala
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Branch:
12-14 Buffalo Road
Tel: 6293 3664.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Madras New Woodlands Restaurant
Little India is a wonderful place to find a huge selection of good cheap places to sample south Asian food, and Madras New Woodlands is one of the tastiest. With a purely vegetarian menu, weighted towards south Indian cuisine, its thali is a satisfying complete meal with several varieties of spiced vegetables, curd, dhal, sweet raita (chopped vegetables in yoghurt) and papadum. The dosa, a typical south Indian dish of a huge thin pancake stuffed with spiced vegetables and assorted sauces, is popular. No credit cards.
12-14 Upper Dickson Road
Tel: 6297 1594.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Orchard Maharajah
This small North Indian restaurant, situated in Orchard Road's shopping district, is ideal for those who like outdoor dining in the midst of activity. Despite its modest location and price, the food is impressive. The tandoori platter comes laden with chicken tikka, fish, shish kebab and prawns. The Maharajah Raan-e ghosht is the house speciality, with lamb marinated overnight and roasted in the tandoor. Vegetarian dishes include the classic saag aloo (spinach and potato) and baigan bartha (aubergine with spices). The Boat Quay branch allows riverside alfresco dining in the popular nightlife area.
27 Cuppage Road
Tel: 6732 6331.
Website: www.maharajah.com.sg
Price: $
Branch:
Maharajah Boat Quay
41 Boat Quay
Tel: 6535 0122.
Price: $
Personal Recommendations
The Cliff
Perched on the edge of a cliff-top overlooking the South China Sea, this Yasuhiro Koichi-designed restaurant in the Sentosa Resort and Spa is the perfect place for a refreshing alfresco dinner. The seafood is cooked with a French flair, like a starter of caramelised Hokkaido scallops or baked oysters with wild mushrooms fricassee and foie gras hollandaise. Pan-roasted barramundi or char-grilled yellow fin tuna lead on perfectly to a refreshing melon soup or the warm chocolate truffle cake.
The Sentosa Resort and Spa, 2 Bukit Manis Road
Tel: 6275 0331.
Website: www.beaufort.com.sg
Price: $$$
Crossroads Café
The location here is the real gem. Bang in the middle of Orchard Road's shopping and business district on pavement level, the relaxing, terrace-like atmosphere is perfect for people-watching. The extensive menu has snacks, meals and breakfasts with Asian and Western cuisine and the beauty lies in its variety. The late breakfast menu includes American pancakes and eggs Benedict. Dinner might start with a classic Caesar salad with smoked salmon or an Asian combination platter; and move on to the popular Yong chow fried rice with pork, shrimp and chicken satay, or traditional English fish and chips. There is a long list of sandwiches and side orders, as well as a dessert buffet, which makes this ideal whether for an afternoon coffee, a cool beer or a three-course dinner. Open 20 hours daily.
Singapore Marriott Hotel, 320 Orchard Road
Tel: 6735 5800.
Website: www.singaporemarriott.com
Price: $
Michelangelo's
For a healthy dose of Italian romance, encouraged by ambience and a beautiful mural inside, with some pasta and lamb chops for good measure, Michelangelo's has been a gem of a restaurant for years. Its larger-than-life chef and owner, Angelo Sanelli, is amazingly popular, and cooking fresh food to perfection further earns him a loyal following. Favourite pasta dishes include clams in white wine, garlic and angel hair pasta, and fettuccine with salmon and artichoke hearts. Carnivores will love the grilled veal with horseradish sauce, and grilled venison sausage with apples and herbs, plus a decent choice of fish. The wine list is excellent, and the restaurant 'closes when the last guest leaves'. No lunch Saturday.
Block 44, 1-60 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 9069.
Website: www.michelangelos.com.sg
Price: $$
Original Sin
This is one of Singapore's few European vegetarian restaurants, a stylish venue in the expat suburb of Holland Village. There is a tempting choice of bruschettas, salads and starters, the best of which is the mezze plate with six Middle Eastern specialities, like babaganoush (roast aubergine dip) and koresh (pumpkin, pine nuts and cinnamon), served with hunks of pitta bread. Pizzas boast toppings like cumin and coriander spiced eggplant, and the Bosco misto (patties of spinach, feta and tofu with mushroom plum sauce) is popular. After sampling all that, a sinfully mouth-watering dark cherry truffle and liqueur coffee finish it off perfectly. The wine cellar is admirably stocked with over 1,000 bottles. Dishes can also be adapted to cater for vegans - and even non-vegetarians come back for more! Closed for lunch Monday.
Block 43, 1-62 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 5605.
Website: www.originalsin.com.sg
Price: $$
Travel Essentials
The selected restaurants have been divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over S$200)
$$$ (S$130 to S$200)
$$ (S$80 to S$130)
$ (up to S$80)
These are based on the average price of a three-course meal and a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent; they do not include service charge or tax.
Restaurants will add a 10% service charge, 7% Goods and Services Tax and 1% government tax to the bill. This 18% is known as ‘triple plus' and is mandatory. Tipping is not required on top.
The restaurants below have been grouped in four different price categories:
$$$$ (over S$200)
$$$ (S$130 to S$200)
$$ (S$80 to S$130)
$ (up to S$80)
These are based on the average price of a three-course meal and a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent; they do not include service charge or tax.
Restaurants will add a 10% service charge, 7% Goods and Services Tax and 1% government tax to the bill. This 18% is known as ‘triple plus' and is mandatory. Tipping is not required on top.
Gastronomic
Les Amis
After extensive renovation in 2003, Les Amis is the flagship of this restaurant group, and resident chef Gunther Hubrechsen (who won Rising Chef Award at the 2006 World Gourmet Summit) creates modern French food with classic techniques. Using the best ingredients from Europe, America and Asia Pacific, signature dishes include carpaccio of scallops with fresh black truffles, roast pigeon with soya, and pan-roasted clams with cep mushrooms, ending with chocolate soufflé with Tahiti vanilla ice cream. A three-course business lunch is good value, and so is the vegetarian option. The décor, by a Japanese interior designer, is tasteful and minimalist using natural materials, and there are two private dining rooms in addition to the main restaurant which holds up to 44 diners.
2-16 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road
Tel: 6733 2225.
Website: www.lesamis.com.sg
Price: $$$$
After extensive renovation in 2003, Les Amis is the flagship of this restaurant group, and resident chef Gunther Hubrechsen (who won Rising Chef Award at the 2006 World Gourmet Summit) creates modern French food with classic techniques. Using the best ingredients from Europe, America and Asia Pacific, signature dishes include carpaccio of scallops with fresh black truffles, roast pigeon with soya, and pan-roasted clams with cep mushrooms, ending with chocolate soufflé with Tahiti vanilla ice cream. A three-course business lunch is good value, and so is the vegetarian option. The décor, by a Japanese interior designer, is tasteful and minimalist using natural materials, and there are two private dining rooms in addition to the main restaurant which holds up to 44 diners.
2-16 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road
Tel: 6733 2225.
Website: www.lesamis.com.sg
Price: $$$$
Raffles Grill
The classic French cuisine and top-class service has made the Grill Raffles Hotel's the most exclusive restaurant in town, and deservedly so. It has previously been named as the island's top restaurant and chef Jean-Charles Dubois keeps the restaurant very much on the culinary map. The old colonial interior is innately stylish, while the food is exquisite. Signature dishes include pan-fried duck liver with puff pastry and wild mushrooms, and pan-seared Angus beef rib-eye with truffle mash, finishing with the rich chocolate moelleux. No lunch Saturday, closed Sunday.
Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road
Tel: 6412 1186.
Website: www.raffleshotel.com
Price: $$$$
The classic French cuisine and top-class service has made the Grill Raffles Hotel's the most exclusive restaurant in town, and deservedly so. It has previously been named as the island's top restaurant and chef Jean-Charles Dubois keeps the restaurant very much on the culinary map. The old colonial interior is innately stylish, while the food is exquisite. Signature dishes include pan-fried duck liver with puff pastry and wild mushrooms, and pan-seared Angus beef rib-eye with truffle mash, finishing with the rich chocolate moelleux. No lunch Saturday, closed Sunday.
Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road
Tel: 6412 1186.
Website: www.raffleshotel.com
Price: $$$$
Trendy
One Rochester
A new venture and something a little different in Singapore, this restaurant in a converted colonial bungalow is a gastropub wannabe, and on the borderline of bar and restaurant. Although having a huge and original variety of Martinis, the stylish venue, set in a lush compound inside Rochester Park, has a small dining capacity yet one which has been made to suit small groups and couples. In addition to serving up hearty snacks like crab cakes, the dinner menu degustation changes every month. Starters might include tiger prawn with fresh fruit salsa and aioli and roast duck with garlic mash, finished off with cocada with walnut. The ambience is one of a well-heeled but coy wine bar - not surprising, given the selection of over 250 varieties of wine.
1 Rochester Park
Tel: 6773 0070.
Website: www.onerochester.com
Price: $$
A new venture and something a little different in Singapore, this restaurant in a converted colonial bungalow is a gastropub wannabe, and on the borderline of bar and restaurant. Although having a huge and original variety of Martinis, the stylish venue, set in a lush compound inside Rochester Park, has a small dining capacity yet one which has been made to suit small groups and couples. In addition to serving up hearty snacks like crab cakes, the dinner menu degustation changes every month. Starters might include tiger prawn with fresh fruit salsa and aioli and roast duck with garlic mash, finished off with cocada with walnut. The ambience is one of a well-heeled but coy wine bar - not surprising, given the selection of over 250 varieties of wine.
1 Rochester Park
Tel: 6773 0070.
Website: www.onerochester.com
Price: $$
Pierside Kitchen and Bar
The Pierside Kitchen and Bar's trendy waterfront location allows alfresco dining with a harbour view. The modern cuisine has an emphasis on seafood with a dash of Japanese. Starters include cumin-spiced crab cakes with marinated cucumber and chilli, and seaweed-wrapped tuna tempura. For main course, the snapper pie, smoked tomato and white truffle oil is highly recommended, as is the Maine lobster linguine. The highlight of the dessert menu is the white coffee pannacotta, Bailey's Irish cream and toffee ice cream. With stylish decor, staff and ambience, Pierside has already made its mark as a trendy dining spot. No lunch Saturday.
One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Road
Tel: 6438 0400.
Website: www.piersidekitchen.com
Price: $$$
The Pierside Kitchen and Bar's trendy waterfront location allows alfresco dining with a harbour view. The modern cuisine has an emphasis on seafood with a dash of Japanese. Starters include cumin-spiced crab cakes with marinated cucumber and chilli, and seaweed-wrapped tuna tempura. For main course, the snapper pie, smoked tomato and white truffle oil is highly recommended, as is the Maine lobster linguine. The highlight of the dessert menu is the white coffee pannacotta, Bailey's Irish cream and toffee ice cream. With stylish decor, staff and ambience, Pierside has already made its mark as a trendy dining spot. No lunch Saturday.
One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Road
Tel: 6438 0400.
Website: www.piersidekitchen.com
Price: $$$
Budget
Blue Ginger
Although at the pricier end of ‘Budget', Blue Ginger is a tasty and cosy dining experience in the heart of Chinatown, located in a traditional Peranakan shop-house. This is not an oft-found cuisine in Singapore, having emerged from traditional home cooking and rarely made it to the restaurant. But Blue Ginger recreates something of the life of the times, while dishing up favourites like Ayam Buah Keluak (braised chicked with tumeric and galangal cooked with Indonesian black nuts) and Babi Pong Tay (stewed pork shoulder in preserved black bean paste with cinnamon bark). There is a private dining area on the verandah. The décor is ornate yet homely, rather like dining inside a great aunt's house filled with family treasures.
97 Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 6222 3928.
Website: www.theblueginger.com
Price: $$
Although at the pricier end of ‘Budget', Blue Ginger is a tasty and cosy dining experience in the heart of Chinatown, located in a traditional Peranakan shop-house. This is not an oft-found cuisine in Singapore, having emerged from traditional home cooking and rarely made it to the restaurant. But Blue Ginger recreates something of the life of the times, while dishing up favourites like Ayam Buah Keluak (braised chicked with tumeric and galangal cooked with Indonesian black nuts) and Babi Pong Tay (stewed pork shoulder in preserved black bean paste with cinnamon bark). There is a private dining area on the verandah. The décor is ornate yet homely, rather like dining inside a great aunt's house filled with family treasures.
97 Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 6222 3928.
Website: www.theblueginger.com
Price: $$
East Coast Seafood Centre
For a brash, no-frills dining experience, this string of reasonably-priced restaurants specialises in fresh seafood cooked in Asian spices. Locals love this place at weekends, and most seem to have their particular favourite. After a revamp in 2005, the restaurant now features freshly-paved patios and diners find it worth the 20-minute taxi ride from the city centre to be by the sea to choose between the famous chilli Sri Lankan crab and deep-fried Tiger prawns, plus the day's best catch. Most famous is Jumbo Seafood (one of several chains; this one at 1-7, Block 1206; tel: 6442 3435; website: jumboseafood.com.sg) which also means the most crowded. The perfect way to dine on a hot evening, as long as you don't mind getting your hands greasy!
East Coast Parkway
No general tel or website.
Price: $$
For a brash, no-frills dining experience, this string of reasonably-priced restaurants specialises in fresh seafood cooked in Asian spices. Locals love this place at weekends, and most seem to have their particular favourite. After a revamp in 2005, the restaurant now features freshly-paved patios and diners find it worth the 20-minute taxi ride from the city centre to be by the sea to choose between the famous chilli Sri Lankan crab and deep-fried Tiger prawns, plus the day's best catch. Most famous is Jumbo Seafood (one of several chains; this one at 1-7, Block 1206; tel: 6442 3435; website: jumboseafood.com.sg) which also means the most crowded. The perfect way to dine on a hot evening, as long as you don't mind getting your hands greasy!
East Coast Parkway
No general tel or website.
Price: $$
Komala Vilas
Komala Vilas is one of a plethora of small, casual eating places in the ethnic quarter of Little India, serving up cheap, filling and delicious Indian food in a fast-food setting. The vegetarian menu provides a whole traditional South Indian meal, with favourites such as the dosai, a vegetable-filled crêpe, and thali, a complete meal comprising rice, lentils and a selection of curries, all served on a banana leaf. A great place for breakfast, open from 0700. No credit cards.
76-78 Serangoon Road
Tel: 6293 6980.
Website: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~komala
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Branch:
12-14 Buffalo Road
Tel: 6293 3664.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Komala Vilas is one of a plethora of small, casual eating places in the ethnic quarter of Little India, serving up cheap, filling and delicious Indian food in a fast-food setting. The vegetarian menu provides a whole traditional South Indian meal, with favourites such as the dosai, a vegetable-filled crêpe, and thali, a complete meal comprising rice, lentils and a selection of curries, all served on a banana leaf. A great place for breakfast, open from 0700. No credit cards.
76-78 Serangoon Road
Tel: 6293 6980.
Website: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~komala
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Branch:
12-14 Buffalo Road
Tel: 6293 3664.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Madras New Woodlands Restaurant
Little India is a wonderful place to find a huge selection of good cheap places to sample south Asian food, and Madras New Woodlands is one of the tastiest. With a purely vegetarian menu, weighted towards south Indian cuisine, its thali is a satisfying complete meal with several varieties of spiced vegetables, curd, dhal, sweet raita (chopped vegetables in yoghurt) and papadum. The dosa, a typical south Indian dish of a huge thin pancake stuffed with spiced vegetables and assorted sauces, is popular. No credit cards.
12-14 Upper Dickson Road
Tel: 6297 1594.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Little India is a wonderful place to find a huge selection of good cheap places to sample south Asian food, and Madras New Woodlands is one of the tastiest. With a purely vegetarian menu, weighted towards south Indian cuisine, its thali is a satisfying complete meal with several varieties of spiced vegetables, curd, dhal, sweet raita (chopped vegetables in yoghurt) and papadum. The dosa, a typical south Indian dish of a huge thin pancake stuffed with spiced vegetables and assorted sauces, is popular. No credit cards.
12-14 Upper Dickson Road
Tel: 6297 1594.
Price: $ (Unlicensed)
Orchard Maharajah
This small North Indian restaurant, situated in Orchard Road's shopping district, is ideal for those who like outdoor dining in the midst of activity. Despite its modest location and price, the food is impressive. The tandoori platter comes laden with chicken tikka, fish, shish kebab and prawns. The Maharajah Raan-e ghosht is the house speciality, with lamb marinated overnight and roasted in the tandoor. Vegetarian dishes include the classic saag aloo (spinach and potato) and baigan bartha (aubergine with spices). The Boat Quay branch allows riverside alfresco dining in the popular nightlife area.
27 Cuppage Road
Tel: 6732 6331.
Website: www.maharajah.com.sg
Price: $
Branch:
Maharajah Boat Quay
41 Boat Quay
Tel: 6535 0122.
Price: $
This small North Indian restaurant, situated in Orchard Road's shopping district, is ideal for those who like outdoor dining in the midst of activity. Despite its modest location and price, the food is impressive. The tandoori platter comes laden with chicken tikka, fish, shish kebab and prawns. The Maharajah Raan-e ghosht is the house speciality, with lamb marinated overnight and roasted in the tandoor. Vegetarian dishes include the classic saag aloo (spinach and potato) and baigan bartha (aubergine with spices). The Boat Quay branch allows riverside alfresco dining in the popular nightlife area.
27 Cuppage Road
Tel: 6732 6331.
Website: www.maharajah.com.sg
Price: $
Branch:
Maharajah Boat Quay
41 Boat Quay
Tel: 6535 0122.
Price: $
Personal Recommendations
The Cliff
Perched on the edge of a cliff-top overlooking the South China Sea, this Yasuhiro Koichi-designed restaurant in the Sentosa Resort and Spa is the perfect place for a refreshing alfresco dinner. The seafood is cooked with a French flair, like a starter of caramelised Hokkaido scallops or baked oysters with wild mushrooms fricassee and foie gras hollandaise. Pan-roasted barramundi or char-grilled yellow fin tuna lead on perfectly to a refreshing melon soup or the warm chocolate truffle cake.
The Sentosa Resort and Spa, 2 Bukit Manis Road
Tel: 6275 0331.
Website: www.beaufort.com.sg
Price: $$$
Perched on the edge of a cliff-top overlooking the South China Sea, this Yasuhiro Koichi-designed restaurant in the Sentosa Resort and Spa is the perfect place for a refreshing alfresco dinner. The seafood is cooked with a French flair, like a starter of caramelised Hokkaido scallops or baked oysters with wild mushrooms fricassee and foie gras hollandaise. Pan-roasted barramundi or char-grilled yellow fin tuna lead on perfectly to a refreshing melon soup or the warm chocolate truffle cake.
The Sentosa Resort and Spa, 2 Bukit Manis Road
Tel: 6275 0331.
Website: www.beaufort.com.sg
Price: $$$
Crossroads Café
The location here is the real gem. Bang in the middle of Orchard Road's shopping and business district on pavement level, the relaxing, terrace-like atmosphere is perfect for people-watching. The extensive menu has snacks, meals and breakfasts with Asian and Western cuisine and the beauty lies in its variety. The late breakfast menu includes American pancakes and eggs Benedict. Dinner might start with a classic Caesar salad with smoked salmon or an Asian combination platter; and move on to the popular Yong chow fried rice with pork, shrimp and chicken satay, or traditional English fish and chips. There is a long list of sandwiches and side orders, as well as a dessert buffet, which makes this ideal whether for an afternoon coffee, a cool beer or a three-course dinner. Open 20 hours daily.
Singapore Marriott Hotel, 320 Orchard Road
Tel: 6735 5800.
Website: www.singaporemarriott.com
Price: $
The location here is the real gem. Bang in the middle of Orchard Road's shopping and business district on pavement level, the relaxing, terrace-like atmosphere is perfect for people-watching. The extensive menu has snacks, meals and breakfasts with Asian and Western cuisine and the beauty lies in its variety. The late breakfast menu includes American pancakes and eggs Benedict. Dinner might start with a classic Caesar salad with smoked salmon or an Asian combination platter; and move on to the popular Yong chow fried rice with pork, shrimp and chicken satay, or traditional English fish and chips. There is a long list of sandwiches and side orders, as well as a dessert buffet, which makes this ideal whether for an afternoon coffee, a cool beer or a three-course dinner. Open 20 hours daily.
Singapore Marriott Hotel, 320 Orchard Road
Tel: 6735 5800.
Website: www.singaporemarriott.com
Price: $
Michelangelo's
For a healthy dose of Italian romance, encouraged by ambience and a beautiful mural inside, with some pasta and lamb chops for good measure, Michelangelo's has been a gem of a restaurant for years. Its larger-than-life chef and owner, Angelo Sanelli, is amazingly popular, and cooking fresh food to perfection further earns him a loyal following. Favourite pasta dishes include clams in white wine, garlic and angel hair pasta, and fettuccine with salmon and artichoke hearts. Carnivores will love the grilled veal with horseradish sauce, and grilled venison sausage with apples and herbs, plus a decent choice of fish. The wine list is excellent, and the restaurant 'closes when the last guest leaves'. No lunch Saturday.
Block 44, 1-60 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 9069.
Website: www.michelangelos.com.sg
Price: $$
For a healthy dose of Italian romance, encouraged by ambience and a beautiful mural inside, with some pasta and lamb chops for good measure, Michelangelo's has been a gem of a restaurant for years. Its larger-than-life chef and owner, Angelo Sanelli, is amazingly popular, and cooking fresh food to perfection further earns him a loyal following. Favourite pasta dishes include clams in white wine, garlic and angel hair pasta, and fettuccine with salmon and artichoke hearts. Carnivores will love the grilled veal with horseradish sauce, and grilled venison sausage with apples and herbs, plus a decent choice of fish. The wine list is excellent, and the restaurant 'closes when the last guest leaves'. No lunch Saturday.
Block 44, 1-60 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 9069.
Website: www.michelangelos.com.sg
Price: $$
Original Sin
This is one of Singapore's few European vegetarian restaurants, a stylish venue in the expat suburb of Holland Village. There is a tempting choice of bruschettas, salads and starters, the best of which is the mezze plate with six Middle Eastern specialities, like babaganoush (roast aubergine dip) and koresh (pumpkin, pine nuts and cinnamon), served with hunks of pitta bread. Pizzas boast toppings like cumin and coriander spiced eggplant, and the Bosco misto (patties of spinach, feta and tofu with mushroom plum sauce) is popular. After sampling all that, a sinfully mouth-watering dark cherry truffle and liqueur coffee finish it off perfectly. The wine cellar is admirably stocked with over 1,000 bottles. Dishes can also be adapted to cater for vegans - and even non-vegetarians come back for more! Closed for lunch Monday.
Block 43, 1-62 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 5605.
Website: www.originalsin.com.sg
Price: $$
This is one of Singapore's few European vegetarian restaurants, a stylish venue in the expat suburb of Holland Village. There is a tempting choice of bruschettas, salads and starters, the best of which is the mezze plate with six Middle Eastern specialities, like babaganoush (roast aubergine dip) and koresh (pumpkin, pine nuts and cinnamon), served with hunks of pitta bread. Pizzas boast toppings like cumin and coriander spiced eggplant, and the Bosco misto (patties of spinach, feta and tofu with mushroom plum sauce) is popular. After sampling all that, a sinfully mouth-watering dark cherry truffle and liqueur coffee finish it off perfectly. The wine cellar is admirably stocked with over 1,000 bottles. Dishes can also be adapted to cater for vegans - and even non-vegetarians come back for more! Closed for lunch Monday.
Block 43, 1-62 Jalan Merah Saga, Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village
Tel: 6475 5605.
Website: www.originalsin.com.sg
Price: $$
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