Serving up fresh, seasonal and authentic Italian cuisine, both a la carte and buffet. Highlights include a rotisserie, traditional wood-fired pizzas, an espresso bar, walk-in wine cellar and hand crafted desserts. The restaurant seats 183 guests indoors and 32 alfresco style at the terrace overlooking the pool.

Ristorante Da Valentino
11 Jalan Binka S(588908)
Tel: 6462 0555
http://www.valentino.sg/

Excerpt from Suburbia’s website
“Suburbia is the brainchild of the good people behind wine network, the pioneer bar at Dempsey road. Set in a suburban and countryside environment, the modern piece of architecture exudes class and beauty, with it’s manicured landscape and surrounding greenary that boast sentosa’s famouse landmark – The Ficus Tree”
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Chip Bee Gardens, Blk 44, Jalan Merah Saga, Holland Village, Tel: 6475 9069  

The wine list in Michelangelo is renowned for its wide selection. As wine aficionados, we opened a bottle of 2001 Freestone, Merlot to go along with the food. Easy on the palate, the lush Merlot complemented all our dishes. The entrees arrived [...]

1 Harbourfront Walk #01-53 VivoCity Singapore 098585 Tel: 6375-9663  Fax: 6224-1382  

Wood Restaurant, the decadently delicious new restaurant in Vivocity, is a throwback to what has been missing in the local dining scene, wood fired specialities or as their tagline goes “Cuisine Flamed by The Forest”. The food, ranging from seafood appetizers to pizza to meat/poultry [...]

A seafood counter is laden with oysters in their shells, waiting to be shucked to order; thickly sliced maroon-coloured smoked salmon lies on a platter, the fat on its surface shining, and bizarre looking (but delicious) slipper lobsters, still alive, nervously wait for someone to order them. Sushi chefs industriously slice fresh sashimi from glassy pieces of hamachi and hirame

Lobby Level, Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road, Tel: 6839 5621 / 6737 6888
Operating Hours: 6am – Midnight (Mon – Thu, Sun & PH) 6am – 1am (Fri, Sat & eve of PH)

The Dining Room’s service, though impeccable, attentive and efficient, is, I feel, far too formal for the casual coffeehouse fare that they serve. [...]

Tucked within the tropical idyll of a hotel that is the Shangri-La, is Rose Veranda, a thickly carpeted, sun-filled room with deep armchairs and low tables, perfect for that most British of institutions, the high tea. There is a staggering 101 cups to select from – from fruit infusions to floral blends to Chinese teas, all served in expensive Wedgwood teapots and cups. For me, being British, this wasn’t a problem…

Level 2, The Legends, Fort Canning Park, Tel: 6339 8977 Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2pm (Mon – Fri) Dinner: 7pm – 10pm (Mon – Sat) Brunch: 11am – 3pm (Sun)If you are looking for somewhere to take someone on a first date, then go to Poppi. The location is fantastic, the decor is hushed [...]

Doc Cheng’s, Raffles Hotel
If you want expertly blended Western and Asian flavours, a generous cellar with a good selection by the glass, subdued, intimate décor and lighting, a choice between al-fresco and indoor dining, and cheerful, obliging service, then Doc Cheng’s is your kind of place. And if not, why not? The quinoa fried Malay-style [...]

#01 -02 Red Dot Traffic Building,28 Maxwell Road, Tel: 6327 4177
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm (Mon – Sat)
Anderson Ho’s new restaurant, Le Papillon has been eagerly anticipated by those in the industry, but does it live up to the hype?. Well, the other night, I went [...]

Level 2, Orchard Parade Hotel,1 Tanglin Road, Tel: 6834 0660
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 11 pm
Elegant brush paintings, beautiful waitresses in graceful qipaos (providing an efficient, charming and professional service), soft Latin music, dramatic wooden furnishings, and food elegantly served in small, perfectly formed portions — these things all form part [...]

#01 -07 Riverside Point, 30 Merchant Road, Tel: 6533 3188
Operating Hours: Dinner: 6pm – Midnight (Mon – Thu)6pm – 1am (Fri & PH eve) 4pm – 1am (Sat)4pm – Midnight (Sun) This restaurant lives up to its name, with a wine menu that weighs about 25kg, with page upon page of fantastic châteaux, estates, by [...]

2nd Floor, 56 Circular Road, Tel: 6236 5725
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 3pm (Mon – Fri) Dinner: 6pm – Midnight (Mon – Sat) 

Hidden above a faux-English pub (faux, of course, because there are no hooligans head butting each other, instead just trendy Asian businessmen eating roast beef with chopsticks) located on a street of lively [...]

Another one of those good hotel cafes that Singapore abounds with, Town Restaurant boasts a wide repertoire of cuisines and an extensive menu. I passed over the “Asian curry-like things” section, which included some laksas and Malay-style chicken curries, then the “favourite Old-World bastardizations” pizzas baked in wood-fired ovens and meaty western grills

The Sentosa Resort & Spa, 2 Bukit Manis Road, Sentosa Tel: 6371 1425 / 6275 0331
Operating Hours: Dinner: 6.30pm – Midnight
For a classic night of oysters and romance, head to The Cliff on Sentosa island resort – possibly Singapore’s most beautiful restaurant. Commanding a terrific sea view over the winking harbour lights and crashing waves, [...]

From the minute I arrived at Saint Pierre, it was clear that everything, from the table settings and the service to the food and wine, is thoroughly thought out, perfected, and scrutinized from all angles. And all of this pays off – dining at Saint Pierre was like listening to a well orchestrated gastronomic symphony: my only gripe would be that the service is perhaps a little stiff at times. A wonderful foie gras/mushroom combo came in the form of a terrine infused with porcini oil, in a warm salad of matsutake and shimeji mushrooms

41 Robertston Quay #01-01, Tel: 6733 4414

Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm Brunch: 9am – 3pm (Sat, Sun & PH)

Housing just 10 tables for dinner, Rivercafe is a quiet and charming outfit created by Broth’s owner Steven Hansen, and is the place to go for an intimate dinner of unpretentious modern [...]

#01 -01 One Fullerton,1 Fullerton Road, Tel: 6438 0400

Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri) Dinner: 7pm – 10.30pm (Mon – Thurs) 7pm – 11.00pm (Fri – Sat)

  With a relaxed setting overlooking the sea, and great food, this is a  venue that exemplifies the best of casual dining on this island. While the [...]

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).