Restaurants in Singapore
Singaporeans take food very seriously. Seafood hallmarks East Coast Parkway, especially the famed crab at Long Beach. Little India offers good-value restaurants, although fish-head curry fans flock to Tanglin's Samy's Curry. Victorian Lau Pa Sat in the Central Business District crowns the city's hawker centres, where low-cost Asian dishes are served. Chinese street food sizzles away in Chinatown. A service charge of 10% and tax of 7% are added to the bill.
Pierside Kitchen & Bar
Quayside food
High ceilings, huge mirrors and windows overlooking Boat Quay give Pierside
Kitchen & Bar a chic contemporary feel. Favourite dishes include
seaweed-wrapped tuna tempura, snapper pie and Maine lobster linguine.
Dressed-up diners have dessert on the huge terrace overlooking the
waterfront.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Sat 6pm-11pm
Address
Unit #01-01, One Fullerton, 1 Fullerton Road, Singapore 049214
Telephone
+65 6438 0400
Iggy's
Globetrotting foodies
Iggy's in Orchard is the brainchild of globetrotter Ignatious Chan. Foodies
gather here to share space at the counters facing the kitchen. The
daily-changing set menu can feature sea scallop with foie gras purée and
yuzu juice, or Wagyu beef cheeks in honeyed pinot noir sauce.
Thanks to Iggy's travels, the wine list is truly global.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-1.30pm; Mon-Sat 7pm-9.30pm
Address
The Hilton Hotel, 581 Orchard Road, Level 3, Singapore 238883
Telephone
+65 6732 2234
Coriander Leaf
Pan-Asian fusion
One of the finest restaurants on Clarke Quay, Coriander Leaf is owned by
Pakistani-born chef Samia Ahad. He creates contemporary fusion dishes
inspired by the flavours of Vietnam, Iran, India and Japan. Middle
Eastern-influenced za'atar encrusted spiced lamb and moist tandoori
chicken are served to fashionable foodies in the airy dining-room.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 12pm-2.30pm & 6.30pm-10pm; Fri 12pm-2.30pm & 6.30pm-10.30pm; Sat 6.30pm-10.30pm
Address
Coriander Leaf, 3A Merchant Court #02-03, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay, Singapore 179020
Telephone
+65 6732 3354
Ember
Chic boutique restaurant
The huge mirrored wall in Ember, in Chinatown's boutique Hotel 1929,
brightens up the small, unfussy interior. Imaginative modern European and
Asian dishes include marinated cod with black miso, and mouthwatering
pan-seared Chilean sea bass with mushrooms and smoked bacon ragout. The
good-value set lunch is popular for business lunches; dinner is more
serene.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm & 6.30pm-10.30pm; Sat 6.30pm-10.30pm
Address
Hotel 1929, 50, Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089154
Telephone
+65 6347 1928
The Song of India
Indian with modern twists
The contemporary Indian cuisine at The Song of India have made quite an
impact on Singapore's restaurant scene. In a restored Colonial house near
Orchard, well-heeled guests try creations from chef Milind Sovani, including
tandoori prawns in pomegranate marinade, and delicately flavoured Gilawat
kebabs. The tasting menu is the best way to experience it all.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-11pm
Address
33, Scotts Road, Singapore 228226
Telephone
+65 6836 0055
Crossroads Café
All-day menu
The Crossroads Café's main attraction is its location. At the junction of
busy Orchard and Scotts Road, it's perfect for people-watching. The
open-fronted café has cooling fans and an international menu of eggs
benedict, quesadillas, Cajun steak and laksa noodle soup.
Locals gather for late lunches after shopping, early evening beers, or
morning coffees.
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Opening Hours
Thu-Sat 7am-3am; Sun-Wed 7am-1am
Address
G/F Hotel Marriott, 320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865
Telephone
+65 6831 4605
Long Beach Seafood Restaurant
Lobster by the sea
Singaporeans travel to Long Beach Seafood Restaurant, especially at weekends,
for its fresh seafood. Its East Coast location adds to the appeal, with
noisy tables packed with families overlooking the sea. The black pepper crab
and lobster are especially popular, and fishtanks at the back prove how
fresh they are. Reservations at weekends essential.
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Opening Hours
Sun-Fri 11am-3pm & 5pm-12.15am; Sat 11am-3pm & 5pm-1.15am
Address
1018 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449881
Telephone
+65 6445 8833
Samy's Curry
Banana leaves for plates
In an enclave of restaurants and bars on Dempsey Road, long-standing
favourite Samy's Curry specialises in North and South Indian dishes. Its
famous dishes include fish-head curry and masala chicken. Its huge,
unpretentious dining hall fills up quickly with diners sharing tables with
strangers. Everything is eaten off huge banana leaves.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm
Address
Block 25 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249670
Telephone
+65 6472 2080
A-Roy Thai
After-shopping Thai
Set in a nondescript shopping mall dining room, the food at friendly A-Roy
Thai in the Colonial District is fresh and flavoursome. The deep-fried tofu
with sweet chili sauce packs a real crunch. Jade green curries zing with
lemongrass and sticky rice with mango is a cooling dessert. Vegetarian
dishes can be made on request.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-10pm
Address
#04-06 Funan IT Mall, 109 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179097
Telephone
+65 6338 3880
Transport
MRT City Hall
True Blue Cuisine
Spicy Malay dishes
Old favourite True Blue Cuisine is set in a restored Peranakan
(Chinese Malay) house in the Colonial District. Its cuisine, a spicy fusion
of Chinese and Malay, includes ayam buah kelwak, chicken with black
nut, and jantong pisong, tangy salad of star fruit and banana flower.
Photographs of the owner's ancestors line the walls.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-2.30pm & 6pm-9.30pm
Address
47-49, Armenian Street, Singapore 179937
Telephone
+65 6440 0449
Lau Pa Sat
World food stalls
Hawker centres are a major part of Singapore's dining culture. Lau Pa Sat in
the Central Business District is the most historic. A Victorian structure
with cast-iron ceilings, each stall specialises in different dishes,
including Japanese ramen, pig organs, wok-fried seafood, fried carrot
cake and South Indian vegetarian. Foodies sit at shared tables and chat.
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Opening Hours
Daily all day (most stalls 10am-10pm)
Address
18, Raffles Quay, Boon Tat Street, Singapore 153923
Transport
MRT to Raffles Place
Va Va Voom Café
Spice from Vietnam
Although the interior looks like a casual cafe, the food is far more
sophisticated at this Vietnamese restaurant. Dishes at Va Va Voom Café in
the Colonial District include morning glory beef and crunchy mango and
noodle salad. The deep sofas and colourful cushions are popular with
locals.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 11.30am-10pm
Address
36, Seah Street, Singapore 188392
Telephone
+65 6336 1248
Transport
MRT to City Hall
Yum Cha Restaurant
Dim sum delights
Yum Cha Restaurant in the hub of lively Chinatown serves up bargain dim sum
for a mixture of tourists and locals. Order a few of the snack-sized steamer
baskets from the extensive menu, which includes chicken claw, prawn
dumplings and carrot cake with dried scallop. The high tea buffet is
particularly good value.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11am-11pm; Sat & Sun 9am-11pm
Address
20, Trenggau Street (off Temple Street), Singapore 058479
Telephone
+65 6372 1717
Genesis
Vegetarian lunch spot
A simple café serving organic and vegetarian dishes, Genesis near Boat Quay
proves that healthy food can also be extremely tasty. The mango salad with
cold noodles and tangy spices is popular, as are steamed dumplings. Local
office workers gather here for speedy lunches.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 8am-8pm; Fri 8am-3pm; Sun 9am-4pm
Address
1, Lorong Telok, Singapore 049014
Telephone
+65 6438 7118
Transport
MRT to Clarke Quay or Raffles Place
The Rice Table
Value for money tradition
Indonesian Dutch rijsttafel, meaning "rice table," is a service of
many small dishes (up to almost 20) with rice. Busy waitstaff brings all the
dishes out and places them in front of you - feast on favorite Indo-Malay
wonders like beef rendang, chicken satay, otak otak, and
sotong assam (squid) for a very reasonable price.
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Opening Hours
Midday-3pm and 6pm-9.15pm
Address
360, #02-09/10 International Building, Orchard Road, Singapore 238869
Telephone
+65 6835 3783
