Lower Lobby Level, Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scott’s Road
Tel: 6839 5623/ 6737 6888
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Mon – Sat) 10.30am – 2.30pm (Sun) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm

An evergreen in the local Chinese restaurant scene, Li Bai has managed to stay in this ever changing city with its timelessly elegant decor, tried and tested [...]

Level 2, Four Seasons Hotel, 190 Orchard Boulevard
Tel: 6831 7220 / 6734 1110
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11 am – 2pm Dinner: 6pm – 11 pm
If you have a generous expense account or someone special you want to impress, take them to Jiang-Nan Chun for fine Cantonese cuisine. I started with one of their double [...]

#02-12 Ngee Ann City, 391 Orchard Road
Tel: 6238 1011
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm Dinner: 6pm – 10.30pm
Crystal Jade Jiang Nan Cuisine is a revamp of the once successful Hu Cui restaurant run by the same group. While the concept and menu have changed, the decor and ambience remains very much the same [...]

Level 3, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue
Tel: 6434 5286 / 6337 8188
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm

While nothing is perfect, a dining experience at Summer Pavilion can come close to it: with its sophisticated fare, spacious sunlit dining room, and little details such as fresh floral arrangements for the [...]

While Cherry Garden’s elegant and modern Oriental decor attracts suited executives at lunch and couples looking for a Chinese restaurant with a romantic ambience for dinner, it is its authentic Cantonese fare that keeps me coming back. I recommend that you go for a round of soups to start your meal: the pork and winter melon delight was my favourite, with its unusual sweet, astringent and meaty flavours, with runners up being the shark’s fin with crabmeat and the full-flavoured hot and sour.

#05-22/24 Paragon, 290 Orchard Road
Tel: 6734 6866
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Dinner: 6pm – 11 pm
A regal interior, fine linen, crystal glasses, delicate china, impeccable service and a refined sensibility, food wise, all come together to make dining at Crystal Jade Golden Palace an true gastronomic revelation. Every course is prepared with [...]

The prestigious Hai Tien Lo restaurant continues to woo new diners twenty years on, as well as satisfy the regulars. And, with a spanking new decor, a new chef at the helm, and new menu offerings, it looks set to continue to do so. Classic Chinese dishes are given a western twist, such as the classic, and very complicated, “Buddha Jumps Over The Wall” soup, this one made with a luxurious – but perhaps a touch misplaced – addition of aromatic black truffles,

#01-06 National Museum of Singapore
93 Stamford Road, +65 63330073

In this definitive and extraordinary epicurean experience, à la carte, dim sum and special set menus are offered at lunch, while innovative tasting menus with wine pairing headline dinnertime recommendations. To complete this gastronomically seductive gourmet affair, we also offer semi-private and private dining rooms for your special occasions and a comprehensive collection of old and new world wines, premium spirits and champagnes.

Level 5, Marina Mandarin Hotel, 6 Raffles Boulevard
Tel: 6845 1111 / 1000
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm (Mon – Sat) 11 am – 2.30pm (Sun & PH) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
This elegant restaurant in the Marina Mandarin hotel is a reliable place for a tasty Chinese lunch or dinner. My starter of clear abalone and [...]

Level 2, Copthorne King’s Hotel Singapore, 403 Havelock Road
Tel: 6318 3193 / 198
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.pm – 11pm
Having gone through extensive refurbishment in the recent years, this twenty-year-old restaurant has cast off the shackles of its old, shabby interior and is now quite grand. That said, loyal customers will still feel [...]

Lobby Level, Shangri-La Hotel, Orange Grove Road
Tel: 6213 4473
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri)
10.30am – 2.30pm (Sat and Sun) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
This is one of Singapore’s oldest and grandest hotel restaurants: outfitted in fantastic over the top Chinoiserie in a grand Old World fashion. It is a place popular [...]

Level 2, Carlton Hotel, 76 Bras Basah Road
Tel: 6311 8188 / 9
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm (Mon -Sat) 11am – 3pm (Sun & PH) Dinner: 6.30pm – 11pm
If there is one Cantonese restaurant in Singapore that can truly claim to be authentic, the one that serves food that would melt the cockles of a [...]

Lobby Level, Plaza Parkroyal, 7500A Beach Road
Tel: 6290 8005 / 6298 0011
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
In existence for more than a decade, Si Chuan Dou Hua is known for its delicious Szechuan classics. I went there in the mood for some serious spice and wasn’t disappointed by dishes such as [...]

Level 35, Grand Tower, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road
Tel: 6831 6266 / 6737 4411
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Situated as it is on the 35th floor of the Meritus Mandarin, the Pine Court Chinese Restaurant commands fantastic views over the city, framed by the impressive windows which cover the [...]

No.5 Rochester Park
Tel: 6774 0122
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11 am – 2.30pm Dim Sum: 3pm – 5pm (Sat – Sun, PH) Dinner: 6pm – 10.30pm
While the original Min Jiang at Goodwood Park specialises in Szechuan cuisine, this sister restaurant in Rochester Park specializes in more adventurous Chinese fare given an eclectic Asian twist. We started [...]

Level 1, New Majestic Hotel, #31-37 Bukit Pasoh Road
Tel: 6511 4718 / 700
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
The ultra-modern design of this restaurant isn’t just limited to the décor – it seems to have infected the menu as well. Normally whenever I see that perfectly good food has been given the [...]

#01-24 CHIJMES, 30 Victoria Street
Tel: 6339 3822
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Dinner: 6pm – 11 pm
Lei Garden is known throughout Singapore as a well-established, reliable place to get authentic Cantonese food. I absolutely love their special double-boiled soup of fish maw, sea cucumber and various herbs – the unusual jelly-ish textures from the maw [...]

#02-12 Ngee Ann City, 391 Orchard Road
Tel: 6735 2388
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm Dinner: 6pm – 11 pm
The competent Cantonese fare here certainly draws in the crowds, and one can expect a queue at the entrance at just about anytime of the day – even if you have a reservation, as I [...]

Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road
Tel: 6739 6666 / 6734 7766
Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 230pm (Mon – Fri) 11 am – 2.30pm (Sat – Sun) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Veteran head chef Chan Kwok’s passion for Chinese cuisine comes through in the menu at Hua Ting. From the great traditional siew yok (roast pork) [...]