Category: Singapore Dining

Recommended restaurants

Chalk Farm – Let Them Eat Cake!

Paragon cakes

If you're shopping in Orchard Road and need a tea break, or more appropriately - a cake break, then do drop by Chalk Farm. Located in the basement of the Paragon shopping mall, most of the cakes at this little store are really good. There are a couple bar seats on the side and they do coffee too. My personal faves are the Guinness cake, Coffee Walnut cake, Black & Gold Sesame cake, Banana Muscovado Loaf and for something more local - the Kueh Salaat.  Also, their occasional cakes...

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Singapore’s Chinatown – Chicken Rice, Egg Tarts, Temples and More

Chinese New Year

Chinatown is a good place to come to get a sense of old Singapore. The protected historical buildings provide a colourful backdrop to the shops and eating places. And because most of it is shaded, it's not too bad a place to come around midday and try some local favourites for lunch including very good Ipoh hor fun, Hainanese chicken rice and flaky egg tarts.

With the heat in Singapore, I'd recommend visitors to do most of any planned outdoor activities in the morning. High on my...

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Wildfire – Great Gourmet Burgers

Singapore gourmet burger

My favourite gourmet burger joint in Singapore is currently Wildfire, which for me is handily located near the Botanical Gardens. High-grade beef patties are grilled and served in toasted brioche buns. Besides the lunchtime burger fare, they also do some really good breakfast/brunch burgers - sort of like a grown up Egg McMuffin.

One of the reasons the burgers are good here is the brioche bun. Firstly, I think it's the perfect size - so the meat to bread ratio is balanced. Secondly,...

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The Lighthouse – Good Pasta and Views, Meat Courses Fall Short

Mixed fried seafood

I went to check out The Lighthouse, the rooftop restaurant at The Fullerton Hotel, as I've always liked Chef Carlo Marengoni's cooking. I also wanted to try some of its southern Italian dishes to see how it compared to my experience from a recent visit to Sicily. In short, I enjoyed the starters and the pasta dishes but our meat courses disappointed especially when compared to what Chef Carlo used to offer at his own restaurant.

Firstly, the views in the evening from The...

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Sascha & Sons – Oy! This One Cuts the Mustard

New York deli in Singapore

A good corned beef reuben can now be found in Singapore. New York style deli Sascha & Sons is serving up all the goodies - chopped liver, lox, bagels and blintzes. Where other cafes didn't quite get the balance right, this one is spot on.

I came for brunch and tried the pastrami knish, corn beef reuben and  meat loaf sandwich. The pastrami knish was really good - this is not the potato based knish you usually see in New York, this is better. It's a flaky, buttery puff pastry...

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