Tag: fusion
If you’re a frequent bar hopper in Singapore, you’d know of the experimental cocktail maestros Native who were ranked 18th on 2021’s World 50 Best Bars rankings. Most of us were excited to hear of their swanky new bar concept named Analogue Initiative at CHIJMES which opened last year.
(Edit: Analogue has recently clinched No. 37 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022!)
Countless people vouch for Pasta Bar as the epitome of pasta making in Singapore. With a name as confidently chic and simple as “Pasta Bar”, you’d expect great finesse worthy of its moniker of being the pasta bar.
[Update: Salted & Hung has closed. Chef-Owner Drew Nocente has since opened a new concept, Cenzo.] Salted & Hung is a place that’s nestled deep into the crevices of my heart. Well, most Unlisted Collection concepts are infatuations. Needless to say, I found myself excitedly grabbing a table when they launched their redesigned set course menu in May, right before the dreaded dine-out restrictions hit again.
[Update: Le Vin Levain has since rebranded into Drunker Farmer and subsequently Common Man Night Shift.] With an ever-growing wave of Artisan Pizza parlours popping up all over Singapore, we’re spoilt for choice. Out of all of them, Le Vin Levain is one that has challenged my perception of price tag vis-a-viz Pizza quality.
Gather was one of the most hyped openings of 2020, a Crepe specialist cafe opened by an experienced Cafe group? That’s something that hasn’t been done before.
It wasn’t surprising when Burger & Lobster opened at Jewel Changi in 2019. You’d have heard of many Singaporeans flocking to their London outlet, much like Flat Iron — which inspired the popular Featherblade.
[Update: Catfish has since undergone a significant revamp with a new Izakaya concept.] Chef Andrew Walsh (chef-owner of Cure, Club Street Wine Room, et al) opened one of my most heavily anticipated restaurant openings in Singapore in 2020 — Catfish at Telok Ayer.
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.
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.
