Hotspots

Crackerjack43 Tanjong Pagar Road, 0884648121 1462crackerjack.sg Sitting on the corner of Tanjong Pagar Road and Cook Street is a new, modern restaurant and bar – with beehive shelves behind the bar, big long white tables...

Bee’s Knees50 Cluny Park Road, 2574889831 1106thegarage.sg/bees-knees Popping up in the middle of a UNESCO Hertiage Site, two new venues have quietly appeared without much noise – though having my usual jogging path go past...

Alaka’i3 Everton Park #01-79, 08000360944957facebook.com/alakaicompany Lon Ho, Hawaiian founder of the newly-opened eatery Alaka’i, wanted his poke – pronounced poh-kay – eatery to be in a neighbourhood because the CBD lacks that homely feel of...

Australian-born Luke Armstrong, the new head chef of the Michelin star-winning restaurant, had been in town for just six weeks – literally starting a day after arriving in Singapore – when the press were...

Xiao Ya Tou 6 Duxton Hill, 089592 6226 1965xyt.sg Duxton Hill has a habit of rejuvenating itself every six months with fresh ideas. With vivid colours, bright paper lanterns and a lot vintage posters and toys,...

Simply Mamam 52 Blair Road, 089952 6592 0054 instagram.com/simplymamam Replacing Chotto Matte on the corner of Blair Road, Simply Mamam is a new restaurant serving a mix of local dishes – for example, prawn laksa, beef rendang and...

Outside of the usual neighbourhood hotspots for kitschy cafes you’ll find an answer to the age-old question on how to bring people to your furniture showroom. Knots Living has created a small-scale cafe in its...

The mixture of backyard shed and rural farm with the expectancy of modern CBD appeal has the latest of Grain Traders chain sitting in 100AM Mall in Tanjong Pagar. The staple of the lunch bar...

Perched up 33 levels high, the microbrewery’s unique views are this restaurant’s drawcard. With a new menu, executive chef Jimi Tegerdine has shaken up European grub a little bit. The pork hock sitting on...