Hokkaido Izakaya
The brighter version of your usual Japanese restaurants – there’s the typical bright wood furnishing – this after-work izakaya has rock music playing at lunch. The compact kitchen to the left has three chefs...
The Coffee Academics
A ‘Sensory Playground’ sign hangs at the entrance of Hong Kong’s gourmet coffee chain’s first shop in Singapore. In a city that has hundreds of cafes opening and closing every year, Scotts Square is...
The Populus Coffee & Food Co
There’s good reason to be cautious when trying out a new place during this phase Neil Road is having – well-dressed casual eateries selling overpriced plates. Patterned walls, jagged copper pipes for lights and...
Cafe by Plain Vanilla
In ION’s many levels of luxury sits In Good Company, a Singaporean fashion label’s first pop-up store housing Singaporean designers and offering a mixture of fashion shop and café – a collaboration with the...
Huber’s Butchery and Bistro
In a new location since October, Huber’s Butchery and (now larger) Bistro, helmed by members of the affable Huber family, offers cheese and bread sections, vegetables, fruit and herbs mainly from Australia, barbecue grills...
Whisk and Paddle
Chocolate waffles
Until the opening of Coney Island, Punggol wasn’t seen as a drawcard for weekend visits. Being one of the northernmost points of Singapore, Whisk and Paddle was a pleasant surprise when discovering...
The Waterfall
In the lush green tropical gardens of Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, near the swimming pool and waterfall with its koi pond, The Waterfall restaurant serves deliciously hearty Southern Italian dishes in a family style atmosphere....
Jin Shan Lou
If you are ‘out on the town’ and need to satisfy your hunger pangs late at night, pop in to Jin Shan Lou, in the Marina Bay area, for a Taiwan porridge supper. There...