Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road Tel: 6431 6156 / 6331 1612O
perating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2pm (Mon – Fri)Dinner: 7pm – 10pm(Mon – Sat)

Here fine French cooking with light, modern twists and faultless, professional service is the order of the day. The duck confit and seared foie gras were perfectly done and given imaginative twists [...]

Here’s another great example of that spreading phenomenon, the fixed menu restaurant. Here, let me assure you, you don’t want a menu: choose the degustation and let Chef Dorin Schuster choose for you. And what a wonderful treat you’ll be in for. Freed from the shackles of having to offer ‘choice’, Dorin can choose the very best seasonal produce on the day, which sets him apart from most of the other chefs in town (many of whom seem to feel obliged to serve sea bass every day regardless of how good or bad it is).

Labrador Park, Labrador Villa Road (Carpark A)Tel: 6479 2989
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3.00pm Dinner: 6pm – 10.30pm
Nestled among the lush foliage of a Labrador park and situated in a hotbed of historical sights – right opposite the Labrador Secret Tunnels and a stones-throw from Admiral Zheng He’s Long Ya Men – there is no [...]

1 Cluny Road, Ginger Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens

Tel: 6476 6711

Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3pmDinner: 6.30pm – 11 pm Breakfast Buffet: 8am – 11.15am(Weekends & PH)

Nestled in amongst the aromatic ginger plants and lush foliage of the Ginger Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens is Halia restaurant, an impossibly romantic, intimate hideaway in the heart [...]

21 Lewin Terrace, Fort Canning Park
Tel: 6338 8770
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm, Dinner: 6.30pm – 10pm (Mon – Sun) Closed on Sun & PH
Situated in the former fire chief’s residence, behind the Central Fire Station, Flutes at the Fort makes an unexpectedly magical dinner location. Yet another one of those delightful modern Australian restaurants, [...]

21 Duxton Hill
Tel: 6323 3353 Established 2001
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri)Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm(Mon – Sat) 

Broth could not be a more succinct name for this place, it just sums up everything this restaurant is about – light, clean, flavoursome food: everything the Aussies do best. Add to that the picturesque surrounds of [...]

#01 -54 Chip Bee Gardens, Block 44 Jalan Merah Saga
Tel: 6475 1476

Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Sun – Fri) 12.30pm – 2.30pm (Sat) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm Closed on Sun & PH

 Au Petit Salut Restaurant is really big boys stuff – no nonsense classic French bistro dishes. I went for a foie gras terrine [...]

21 Club Street Tel: 6224 3534

Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri, except PH) Dinner: 6pm – 11 pm (Mon – Sun) Brunch: 11.30am – 3.30pm (Sun)

Due to its location, during the week modern Italian restaurant Senso is usually packed out with hordes of noisy besuited salary-men. That said, come the weekend its [...]

8th Floor, The Fullerton Singapore, 1 Fullerton Square
Tel: 6438 4404

Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2pm (Mon – Fri) Dinner: 7pm – 10pm (Mon – Sat)

Parquet wood floors and a modern chandelier match the modern style of the menu at San Marco. Be sure to book ahead for one of the three tables that are right [...]

Adjacent to the rooftop pool of The Oriental, Singapore, Dolce Vita has the atmosphere of a laid back Mediterranean resort. The white washed walls and stone floors create a bright and airy space during the day and a romantic, tropical feel by night, and panoramic views of the city a simply spectacular. The food is grounded in the techniques and flavours of Italy and France, and lifted by the clever and sparing use of North African and Asian influences.

Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar
#01 -02, 36 Purvis Street, Tel: 6837 1468
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 11 pm

In my view the best Italian restaurant in town, Garibaldi always exceeds my expectations in everything except the eponymous biscuit department. Its use of Italian seasonal ingredients is simply inspired; green and white asparagus, [...]

 4th Storey, The Oriental Singapore, 5 Raffles AvenueTel: 6339 3740Operating Hours: 5.30pm – 11 pm (Mon – Sat) 5pm – 10pm (Sun)
Another one of those ubiquitous steak houses, but done very well. We chose a colossal 24-ounce Porterhouse steak each, after much deliberation, over the 22-ounce New York Strip. 35 minutes later, our faces and [...]