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Eastern CuisineOctober 22, 2013May 9, 2018

Pidgin Kitchen and Bar: Where experimentation & Asian flavours rule the roost

You'd be surprised that the servers at Pidgin Kitchen and Bar aren't decked in lab coats, that its dishes aren't divvied up in test tubes or beakers, …

Eastern CuisineOctober 10, 2013May 9, 2018

Moonstone: Where yakitori and hilltop views unite

With remodelled cable car exhibits, rows of information brochure racks, a middling souvenir shop and a mid-air carriage away from Sentosa Island, the …

FoodSeptember 19, 2013April 14, 2016

GRUB: Responsible eating to please the palate

The crowds keep coming. Clad in shorts and crocs, wailing kids in tow, family after family feed through GRUB's advanced queue management system. A stroll in the scenic environs of Bishan Park, an SMS …

Eastern CuisineAugust 6, 2013April 14, 2016

Ezoca – Discreetly delicious Japanese cuisine

The brash conviviality of Spanish, the fatal portions of American, the overwrought richness of French and the decided complexity of Southeast Asian in…

FoodAugust 5, 2013June 2, 2016

Table at 7 – Absolutely glorious!

Insistence – that's what chefs and restaurateurs are made of. To risk drowning in a restaurant row saturated with eateries in their own bids to…

FoodJuly 26, 2013April 14, 2016

The Providore: a plentiful pantry!

Mandarin Gallery harbours an unlikely new tenant called The Providore. For a café with this much ambition and flair, the pompous air at the high-end Orchard Road mall might be an incongruous fit. Howe…

FoodJuly 17, 2013January 20, 2016

Burnt Ends: We think the crispy bits are the best bits!

Two months, hundreds of turns on its 18 seats, and a spattering of ambivalent media reviews later. How has Burnt Ends held up against the massive expe…

DrinksJune 25, 2013May 18, 2020

Tiong Bahru Bar: Where it’s casual Friday every day!

On the fringe of the all-too-hip dining enclave of Tiong Bahru sits a new chill pad called Tiong Bahru Bar (TBB). It doesn't try too hard, and that's …

Eastern CuisineJune 23, 2013April 14, 2016

Bornga: Korea’s tastiest export hits Vivo (and we’re not talking about Psy!)

With the onslaught of K-pop and all things Psy, Korean barbecue has recently hit Singapore with a palpable bang. Bornga, the largest chain of Korean BBQ restaurants in the world, opened shop at the St…

Eastern CuisineJune 17, 2013February 2, 2016

Tim Ho Wan Singapore: Living up to the hype!

I might just flip if another review of Tim Ho Wan has the word 'queue' in it. I'd be perfectly fine with clichés like 'delicious' and 'mouth-watering'…

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