Sunday evenings are when we have our family dinner out and since Sentosa Cove’s Quayside Isle is much more pleasant than the overcrowded Resorts World complex, we end up heading there for an early dinner al fresco overlooking the marina. Since Quayside Isle opened in December 2012, there have been several changes in the restaurant offerings – …
The Populus Coffee & Food Co (the name’s a mouthful) opened around six months ago in a shophouse along Neil road. The long narrow space has been carefully redesigned using a lot of wood, from the ceiling and wall tiles to the counter, complemented by modern metal accents like the industrial lighting and iron shelving. The …
Bird Bird is the newest restaurant of Singapore’s bad boy chef, Bjorn Shen. Fans of his popular Middle Eastern restaurant Artichoke, are in for another cheeky surprise with this casual Thai street food restaurant just like those found in the back streets of Bangkok. The place is simply but thoughtfully designed with mismatched plastic stools, simple wooden tables, multi-colored soft drinks crates stacked …
After two years and a half in Singapore, I’m starting to play favorites and have become a regular at a few places. The Lokal, which opened in 2014 has literally become “my local” since Chinatown is the closest restaurant row off Sentosa island and they’re open early for really good breakfasts and strong coffee. Service is also friendly, although …
One of the landmark events of 2015 to celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday was the November opening of the National Gallery of Singapore, an architectural restoration that joined two national monuments, the former Supreme Court and City Hall, to display the largest public collection of modern art in Singapore and Southeast Asia. In the same building, several restaurants have opened. There’s the high-end modern French Odette, classic Italian …
No surprise that we, along with everyone else, have been to PS Cafe countless times. It’s the standard go-to for most locals and expats especially for weekend brunch. Everyone has their preferred PS Cafe, families love the garden setting at the PS Cafe at Harding Road while others swear by the adults-only PS Cafe at Ann Siang Hill Park, Orchard regulars always end up …
El Tardeo, is the newish tapas bar owned and managed by next-door Binomio, our favorite Spanish restaurant in Singapore. Open from the late afternoon for the Spanish tapas-bar-hopping habit called “tapeo” (the name is a mix of “tarde” meaning afternoon and “tapeo“), El Tardeo’s interiors are simple with a large bar on one end and several bar tables …
Travels with a Gourmet 