Author: Evan Mua
Burgers are an extremely popular food item in Singapore and there are so many good burger places . New burger places open so frequently that it takes something special to get noticed, just like Wildfire Chicken & Burgers
[Update: Wild Rocket and Roketto Izakaya have closed. Willin Low still operates out of Cluny Court with Relish by Wild Rocket.] We have a lot of fusion restaurants in the scene, but none as unapologetically Singaporean as the popular mod sin concepts by celebrity chef Willin Low, especially his crowning jewel Roketto Izakaya.
Peranakan cuisine is something many know but aren’t familiar with. Probably even less know that Singapore is home to the world’s first Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant, Candlenut.
Chatterbox is perhaps best known for selling the most expensive chicken rice in Singapore. Laksa and rojak are also amongst the beloved hawker dishes that are given the same luxury treatment.
Antea Social is its own cosy little pocket universe. With gentle pink accents, warm trendy furnishing and elegant teaware, it looked like a set out of a Kinfolk Magazine shoot. Perhaps one of the most aesthetic cafes in Singapore.
Cloudstreet is the second child of Rishi Naleendra, who first made his mark first on the Singapore restaurant scene through Cheek by Jowl, now rebranded as Cheek Bistro. He was awarded his first Michelin Star at Cheek in 2018 and is on track to open his third restaurant in Singapore.
Micro Bakery was a relative newcomer that quickly already solidified its stature in the artisan bakery scene in the span of a year. Sourdough is ubiquitous in Singapore right now, used in all manners of dough including pizza dough — and this humble bakery was one of the trailblazers.
