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A.R.C Coffee – The Hipster Coffee Academy, Roastery and Cafe
No, we don’t mean they serve instant coffee, but A.R.C is a 3-in-1 Coffee Place with an Academy, Roastery and Café all in one place. Situated at Sultan Gate with a 3-storey high building, the 1st...
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Ice Lab – Korean Comedian Shin Jung-Hwan Opens Bingsu & Churros Cafe At Somerset
Ice Lab has opened with a Big Bang (pun unintended) specialising in Bingsu (more), churros (more more) and toast. It took over House of Robert Timms at Orchard Shopping Centre, This Ice Lab is opened...
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PasarBella – Gourmet Space Opens At Suntec With NYC Food Truck Type Selections
PasarBella at The Grandstand is impressive in terms of vibes and traders variety, but perhaps disadvantaged by a slightly inconvenient location. The newer PasarBella @ Suntec on first impression,...
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Gallery & Co – Cafe, Cafeteria and Store at National Gallery Singapore
Things are probably still work-in-progress for Gallery & Co at the National Gallery Singapore, a “progressive retail and F&B destination with a bookstore, café, cafeteria, bar and store in a...
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National Kitchen by Violet Oon – Burst Of Peranakan Flavours At The National...
Violet Oon has achieved what many Singaporeans would be proud of, and some restauranteurs could have dreamt about with National Kitchen at the National Gallery. This is one restaurant I would be...
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Sweet Monster – Softserve With Cake At Bugis Junction, Sends You On A Sugar High
Excluding me, the average age of the customer at Sweet Monster Bugis Junction must be 7. A kids-friendly place with seats catered to their heights, as they eat away milk soft serve covered with...
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Big Lazy Chop –“Da Lan Pai” Serves Meats With Salted Egg, Milk Butter,...
Does anyone find the name “Da Lan Pai” 大懶排 mildly offensive? Maybe try saying it in another dialect. I was actually more amused than anything, at the tongue-in-cheek derivation from Hong Kong’s cooked...
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Uma Uma Restaurant & Bar – Ramen, Yakitori and Kushikatsu at Millenia Walk
There was a period of time when Japanese ramen eateries were sprouting in Singapore, though has remained more or less stagnant. I am surprised Uma Uma didn’t open more outlets. They finally did, at...
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Free the Robot – Oh, Cute. A Robot-Themed Cafe. $3 Truffle Fries?
Sharing the same doors as Bitters and Love is Free the Robot, serving western-style brunch food and coffee in the CBD area. Telok Ayer, that is. With a huge white wooden wall covering up the most part...
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Lamb Cupcakery – Handcrafted Cupcakes, Exciting Flavours
Cupcakes used to be a big fad in Singapore, but have mellowed down, with some core survivors. I remember there used to be a small kiosk called Lamb Cupcakery at Valley Point, and was pleasantly...
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SSÄM – Korean Meets Mexican Salads, Burritos and Kimchi Rice Bowls
After a trip to New York, I was quite blown away by the food truck culture, especially those offering Korean-meets-Mexican tacos, burritos and kimchi rice bowls. Grubby and hearty. Imagine my delight...
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WANNA CUPPA – Café With Art Deco Design, Garden-Like Setting
WANNA CUPPA has a twangy name, a centralised location near Clarke Quay, an Art Deco design, yet it seems to have slipped past the radar of café hoppers. Or have people generally gotten bored with...
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Dose! – Off The Radar Café at Tyrwhitt Road
Every now and then, a café opens in Singapore that is off the radar, almost unheard of. And they may realise that keeping a café alive (also in the social media aspect) is more than that few...
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Imakatsu Boat Quay – Japanese Tonkatsu By The Singapore River
Tonkatsu specialty Japanese restaurant Imakatsu opens another at Boat Quay (first outlet is at Star Vista), featuring a heightened experience with a view of the Singapore River. Katsu curry while...
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Vatos Urban Tacos – Korean Mexican Cuisine at South Beach Quarter with Kimchi...
CNN reviewed Vatos Urban Tacos as “the hottest new restaurant in Seoul” when it first opened. Time will tell if the fate will be similar for Singapore’s first outlet at South Beach Quarter. This is...
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Saint Pierre Market – Health Food & Salads Cafe At Ngee Ann City
If there is one thing lacking in Saint Pierre Market, it would be variety. Perhaps the word ‘market’ gives the impression that there will be more to expect. Saint Pierre Market located at Ngee Ann...
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Kanshoku Ramen – Truffle Ramen & Truffle Edamame At Orchard Central
Truffle ramen. This is something new. Truffle edamame. Okay, I see where you are getting at. (Read: 15 Must Try Truffle Dishes In Singapore) Kanshoku Ramen means “to finish eating every last bit of...
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Seorae Singapore – Korean Charcoal BBQ With Cheese, Not Without Hiccups
A few distinct features about Seorae at Plaza Singapura caught our attention – a special ‘circle grilling’ technique, accompanied with silky egg and fragrant garlic that can be cooked around the...
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Angeleno – Chef David Almany From Osteria Mozza Helms His Own
“This taste just as good as Osteria Mozza’s.” It was before we realised that the chef in the kitchen of Italian-American restaurant Angelego is David Almany, previous head chef of Osteria Mozza at...
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Sing HK Cafe – Affordable Hong Kong Food At Everton Park. Some Food ‘Hou Sek’
”Sing K? Sing Karaoke at a café?” My friends sounded excited at the name. Nope, not KTV but HK which stands for Hong Kong. Taking over defunct-Batterworks (if it doesn’t ring a bell) beside Nylon...
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