The Weekly Grub: 5 Things to Eat and Drink in Singapore This Week

Singapore never sleeps, and our penchant for ‘more’ never seems to subside either. We’re always on the lookout for more food, more drinks and more ways to have a good time. This week, let us guide you on where to find exactly that – jaw-dropping nibbles, lip-smacking cocktails, and an amazing time. Just scroll and pick your poison!

XM Channels The Roaring Twenties With New Spirits Collection

In partnership with Warner Bros, Singapore design studio XM has launched The Great Gatsby Single Cask Spirits Collection, comprising three single cask selections of Scotch Single Malt and Cognac. XM’s first venture into the spirits industry sees The Great Gatsby Bunnahabhain 1991 Single Cask with sweet, fruity and spicy notes, The Great Gatsby Glen Grant 1998 Single Cask boasting hints of green apple and barley sugar, and The Great Gatsby Vallein Tercinier Petit Champagne 1994 Single Cask with smoky and herbal flavours. Channelling the spirit of lavish parties in the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age, they’re produced with no colouring, and are non-chill filtered and undiluted to fully live up to their quality and collectability.

For enquiries and purchasing of The Great Gatsby Single Cask Spirits Collection, please email salesops@xm-studios.com. Limited quantities available.

Sunday Brunch with Your Furry Soulmates

As pet-owners, we know that anywhere we get to bring our fur-kids along, our experience there automatically become ten times better. Hotel Indigo invites you and your little furry friends for a free flow Sunday Brunch at Hotel Indigo Garden. Offering a laid-back social energy juxtaposed against a Peranakan-inspired architecture, the alfresco bar showcases a modern Asian spread of bites like the peppery and garlicy Margaret River Angus from the Wok, and the well-loved Chilli Crab Cake served with chilli crab dip and mantou chips. Pair your meal with free flow house wines or specialty Aperol cocktails for a spritzy brunch affair!

Hotel Indigo Garden is located at 86 East Coast Road, Singapore 428788, p. +6567237011. Hotel Indigo Garden’s Sunday Brunch is served between 11.30am-2.30pm on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

Sip Some Back On Singapore Sling Day

Home of the renowned drink, Raffles Hotel Singapore is back again with its Singapore Sling Day in conjunction with International Pineapple Day for the second year running. First invented in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender at Raffles Hotel Singapore, the world-famous cocktail was an ingenious way to disguise a cocktail as a fruit juice. Head to Long Bar on 27 June 2022 to celebrate the tropical pineapple fruit, which has become a symbol of hospitality, and a key ingredient in the iconic cocktail. Exchange a pineapple at the bar for a complimentary glass of Singapore Sling. The promotion is limited to the first 100 redemptions, so make sure you get there early!

Singapore Sling Day runs on the 27 June 2022, at Long Bar, Raffles Arcade, 328 North Bridge Rd, #02-01, Singapore 188719, p. +65 64121816.

Let Them Eat Cake

To sweeten up your summer, Marmalade Pantry has introduced a new Cake Collection across its outlets. The new aesthetic and tasty Berriolette ShortcakePandan Gula Melaka Cake, and Salted Biscoff Cheesecake join the collection with the existing two signature fan favourites Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Cake and The Marmalade Carrot Cake which have also been given a refreshed look. The home-grown bistro is also upholding its repertoire of thoughtful gifting ideas with new scented candles that make for elegant gifts. Cake and scented candles – self-care at its best!

The Marmalade Pantry has outlets in ION Orchard, Downtown and The Marmalade Pantry Petite at Bugis and SMU. You can also refer to this link to see their existing outlets. 

High Tea Gets A Drunken Twist

Sofitel Singapore City Centre, in collaboration with Tiger Beer, have put an unusual spin to our good ol’ afternoon tea at 1864 Lobby Lounge. From now till 31 August 2022, indulge in Tiger Crystal High Tea (S$118++ for two) featuring a selection of beer-infused sweet and savoury treats like the Beer Orange Caramel Brioche, Beeramisu, and Prawn with Beer-infused Melon. To pair, opt for either barista-style coffee, a blend of TWG teas, or top-up your combo with two bottles of Tiger Crystal beer, brewed at a temperature of -1°C for a refreshing and less bitter taste.

Tiger Crystal High Tea runs from now till 31 August 2022, at 1864 Lobby Lounge, 9 Wallich St, 5th Floor Sofitel Singapore City Centre, Singapore 078885, p. +65 64285000.

Top Image: Hotel Indigo Garden


Lifestyle Writer

Tanisha is a firm believer that the best things in life come in small packages. When not writing or travelling, she can be found watching old Disney movies, listening to early 2000s songs or stepping out for spontaneous outings and shopping sprees.