Out & About

Gerard Ward tries out a no-menu cocktail bar tucked away in Haji Lane.   ‘Are you into sweet flavours, or perhaps something spicy?’ you’ll be asked this as you sit in the cosy second-floor cocktail bar...

Gerard Ward tries out a brunch with bite-sized delights in Bugis.   It could be the selection of desserts, or perhaps the various ways to cook mussels, but brunches seem to need something special to stand...

Gerard Ward dines in the CBD for traditional Italian cuisine.    The sprouting of restaurants around Telok Ayer has resulted in all sorts of cuisines – moving from the straightforward single cuisine to fusions and...

Raelene Tan tries out an Australian chef’s famed Thai fare at MBS. Image Courtesy Long Chim Australian chef David Thompson, well-known for his prowess in Thai cooking, makes his foray into Singapore with Long Chim...

  If you’re planning to cycle around the east coast of Singapore, keep pedalling up to Changi Village. Anchored near Tekong Seafood, the laidback microbrewery is positioned at a key spot in the village –...

 How could we only now have a chili crab stuffed in to pockets of dough? The not-so-subtle gentrification of the Jalan Besar area has given rise to cool cafes with some quirky offerings. One...

If a meal at the beach sounds like something you and your family would enjoy, look no further than Trapizza on Siloso Beach, Sentosa – facing the South China Sea, located near the Siloso...

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...

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...

  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...