CORNER HOUSE
You will discover posh nosh in surprising corners of Singapore, to wit in a creaking colonial-era home, striped like a zebra, within the Botanic Gardens. Hunker inside or benefit from the humid hug of the veranda as you linger over the Asian-French delicacies of Bordeaux-born chef David Thien, which showcases very good method and fusion marvels akin to deep-fried sushi rice with beef tartare and caviar. The omakase type saves you from decisions: you is perhaps served pan-seared Hokkaido scallops, duck confit served in a Chinese language lettuce wrap, or the certainly world’s prettiest and most refined kimchi. See cornerhouse.com.sg
JADE
In Australia, we are inclined to affiliate Cantonese delicacies with low cost consuming and gloomy eating places stuffed with lanterns and gilt. Jade is white and pale blue; flowers blossom and birds flit throughout the wallpaper; elegantly lacquered women lunch. Basic Cantonese dishes get a recent replace and trendy plating with out dropping flavour. For those who suppose egg noodles are extraordinary, you’ve got by no means had them with Boston lobster, darkish soy and XO chilli sauce, and in case you’ve but to find Chinese language soups, then strive the broth with sliced fish, ham and tofu flower. Weekends take dim sum to a brand new degree. See fullertonhotels.com
JAAN BY KIRK WESTAWAY
Marvel why you’d need British delicacies in Singapore? As a result of it is British delicacies reinvented and graced with two Michelin stars, is why. As a result of it would not simply style gentle, contemporary and fantastic however is gloriously plated with out foam or fuss. The menu – staples akin to seared scallops, seabass, peppered pork and Eton mess – is deceptively easy. The intimate restaurant seats solely 30 fortunate company however has light-flooded, panoramic views from atop Swissotel The Stamford. Solely the invoice is unenjoyable, however in case you’re ever going to drop a motser on a meal, do it right here. See jaan.com.sg
NATIONAL KITCHEN BY VIOLET OON
Violet Oon is a culinary queen in Singapore and champion of Peranakan delicacies, which mixes influences from China, Malaysia and Indonesia in dishes akin to soup-less laksa, fish-head curry and sambal beef. Vegetarian decisions, which veer from the standard, embody rending reinvented with walnut-and-cheese dumplings, fried sambal eggplant wedges, and mushroom and bamboo shoots in a cinnamon-perfumed stew. Employees are affected person with explanations and requests to dial down spiciness. The restaurant’s patterned tiles, mirrors, marble tabletops and wooden panelling recall a brasserie, as befits the homey however refined type of the meals. See violetoon.com
SKAI
If you wish to be perched anyplace at sundown, let or not it’s on the Seventieth-floor bar at SKAI, from which you’ll be able to ogle Marina Bay, metropolis skyscrapers and grandiose colonial structure. Pair your cocktails – which use uncommon components akin to soursop, citrus smoke and white espresso foam – with delicious caramelised-pork canapés, seared foie gras and wagyu sliders. The restaurant is basically a grill, so deal with the premium beef cooked over charcoal with conventional sauces and accompaniments. Order introductory, Japanese-influenced small plates for selection, akin to lobster with salmon roe, or oysters with nashi pear and lime. See skai.sg
CORIANDER LEAF
For upmarket and progressive dishes with out a hefty price ticket, make haste to this restaurant within the CHIJMES advanced, as soon as a Catholic convent and orphanage and now a selection meals vacation spot. Coriander Leaf is not the obvious eatery because of its upstairs location, and pan-Asian is not often a constructive, however each dish here’s a glad, flavour-packed journey from Turkey to Korea. (Pakistani chef Samia Ahad skilled in French delicacies in New York.) You will overindulge on shared plates akin to Nepalese hen dumplings, harissa lamb chops, and marinated Thai prawn salad. The open kitchen allows you to watch cooks at work. See corianderleaf.com
The author travelled as a visitor of Go to Singapore and The Fullerton Bay Resort Singapore.
