The Weekly Grub: 5 Things To Eat & Drink in Singapore This Week

PUBLISHED September 13th, 2017 07:00 am | UPDATED May 18th, 2020 04:25 pm

This week, drink to your heart’s content at a new craft beer fiesta, treat yourselves to refreshed and special menus at two restaurants and try out brand new produce brought in from Australia at this organic grocer. Also, rev up your engines for this F1 weekend – this special brunch will give you breathtaking views of the Singapore skyline and the track all prepped for the night race.

The World’s Highest Barbecue Wagyu Brunch at Stellar

This pit-stop for the F1 weekend is 282 metres above the Marina Bay Street Circuit at Stellar at 1-Altitude. The World’s Highest Barbecue Wagyu Brunch is an outdoor barbecue cookout in the restaurant’s Gallery and Bar, which will see a whole Mayura Wagyu quarter slow roasted over the coals while serving up Tajima Wagyu sausages and sliders, prawn skewers, and miso salmon on the side. Spend the weekend tucking into the sumptuous meal, a tipple in hand, with a stunning view of the CBD to match.

Feast at the World’s Highest Barbecue Brunch located at Stellar at 1-Altitude, 1 Raffles Place, #62-01 One Raffles Place, 048616, on 16 and 17 September 2017, 12pm – 3pm. The brunch is priced at $140++ per person ($180++ per person with free flow Prosecco). To reserve, email [email protected] or call +65 6438 0410.

New Organic Meat at Ryan’s Grocery

Shop fresh organic produce at Ryan’s Grocery, where two new meats have been added to their extensive list of products. Available exclusively at the butchery, Bultarra Australian Saltbush Lamb and US-based Organic Prairie Pork were fed a carefully curated diet of organic and non-GMO food and have been endorsed by various organic meat certification standards. Spice up home dinners with your choice of fine cuts, with the pork starting at $11.10 (medallion, 150g) and the lamb starting at $5.95 (tenderloin, 60g).

Purchase the new additions from Ryan’s Grocery, 29 Binjai Park, Singapore 589831, p. +65 6463 3933. Opens Fri-Wed 9am – 7pm. Closed Thu.

Celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month with The Bird’s Tasting Menu

Southern cuisine goes hand in hand with bourbon at restaurateur John Kunkel‘s The Bird Southern Table & Bar, where the Bourbon Heritage month sees a special tasting menu pairing five featured drinks. Savour The Bird’s signature Chicken ‘n’ Watermelon ‘n’ Waffles with The Bird Old Fashioned (bacon infused Wild Turkey Bourbon, Angostura bitters and maple syrup) and Seared Foie Gras Biscuit with Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade in a four-course meal for $126++, or get the drinks in tastings of three, four or five flights from $36++. Read our review of the restaurant here.

Try the special menu for the whole of September at The Bird Southern Table & Bar, 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B1-07 (Galleria Level) & #L1-82 (Bay Level), The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018972, p. +65 6688 9959. Open from 11am – 11pm daily. 

 

 

New Beer Festival: Beerlicious

Beer fans have a new festival to look forward to this weekend as Beerlicious, the spiritual successor of Kult Kafé’s Sunday Beers on The Hill, makes its debut. From noon to 10pm on 16 and 17 September 2017, Saturday and Sunday, knock back some pints and bar bites as over 50 different local and international craft beers and cider make an appearance at the two-day affair. Tickets are priced at $15 with a complimentary beer included, and get the rest at $12 a glass or $50 for five.

Drink up at Beerlicious, Kult Kafé, 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Mount Emily, Singapore 228120, on 16 and 17 September 2017, 12pm – 10pm. Tickets are on sale now via Waave, or at the door.

Neon Pigeon’s Refreshed Autumn Menu

We may not have the four seasons here in Singapore, but that doesn’t stop Neon Pigeon from introducing their newly refreshed, self-styled Autumn menu. Taking familiar Japanese flavours and infusing them into modern izakaya-styled sharing plates, feast on dishes such as Katsu Currywurst ($15++/$28++, grilled sausage, katsu curry mayonnaise, crispy shallots, pickled jalapeno, chopped spring onions, red cabbage) and Bamboo Shoot Tempura ($11++/$20++, bamboo shoots, nama panko, cereal crumbs, black garlic mayonnaise, chives, katsuobushi flakes) with one of Neon Pigeon’s signature cocktails as you end off this week.

Bring some friends for the sharing portions at Neon Pigeon, 1A Keong Saik Road, #01-03, Singapore 089109, p. +65 6222 3623. Opens Mon-Sat 6pm – 12am. Closed Sun.

Cover image: Roasted Tiger Prawns, Neon Pigeon