Tag: casual
At 45 Craig Road, a blast of salacious neon rains down on passers-by, dying them in a lusty crimson. To the side hangs a translucent sign, bare with a tousled weave of florid light tubes. On it, a vertical etching of “nou” greets the passers-by on the road, face first, whilst flanked by three words meant to succinctly elucidate what ensues upon entrance: “noodles & cocktails”.
Sitting at the edge of Jalan Besar, near Bendemeer MRT, is a new cafe that would grab the attention of any passer-by with its bustling crowds and outlandish animated floating signs, flashing with reds and blues and dangling from the ceiling on chains. Brunch lovers would have heard of this one: it’s the stylish Moonchild. Continue reading “Moonchild”
It’s a Friday night and I sat waiting for my friend in the cosy dimness of Appetite, a chicly placid bar hiding away from the stir of pre-weekend Amoy Street, nestled in a loft sitting two storeys directly above its sister restaurant, Nouri.
The air ruminated with a whisper of fresh coffee. Plastic crinkles danced through the room as excited fingers incessantly crept their way through wrapped sleeves. Soft daylight cascaded through the airy windows and landed upon sleek black disks, spinning gracefully. This was the scene of a quiet Wednesday at Slow Boat.
Keen eyes would have noticed the lights at 8 Ann Siang Hill, overlooking the area’s most boisterous cross-section, had surprisingly been unlit for months. Something felt like it was lurking in the wings after Love Handle vacated. Now it’s unveiled: Casa Vostra is taking over.
A standard calendar dictates the mixology purveyed at most top cocktail bars — special occasions give rise to seasonal-specific tipples whereas menu overhauls are usually triggered upon the passage of a year. But you know what? That timetable simply doesn’t apply to Junior the Pocket Bar. Continue reading “Junior the Pocket Bar”
There exists no dearth of Italian restaurants in our city — sniffing out a chic casual pasta bar or a rustic pizzeria takes little effort. Continue reading “Capasso”
“Home” is an ambiguous sentiment that is tricky to crystallise into a tangible product. Many upstarts endeavour for it, with a few success stories, though most ultimately fall short. However, if there’s a bar that embodies the warmth of a “home”, it has to be Neil Road’s latest darling, Side Door.
Built on a marriage of heritage and modernity, Margaret Market is a recent addition to the quaint Queenstown, preserving an iconic coffin-shaped facade dating back to the ’50s while populating the interior with an eclectic mix of trendy concepts — including a rather peculiar “Indomee bar”, Petit Fangko. Continue reading “Petit Fangko”
As neighbourhoods come, Potong Pasir is hardly ever researched when looking for the best cafes in Singapore. Still, some folks may have heard the buzz coming out of the area last year as Folk Yard popped up, bringing quality coffee and bites to the sleepy vicinity. Continue reading “Folk Yard”
