Keong Saik’s The Guild is a convivial wedding for craft beers and fusion bites
A billion nights spent at Keong Saik have taught me one thing: Things will come and go but The Guild? The Guild is forever.
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A billion nights spent at Keong Saik have taught me one thing: Things will come and go but The Guild? The Guild is forever.
The Lion City has been undeniably blessed by a gamut of cultural cuisines. It’s certainly not all-encompassing but already diverse in the spectrum. Naturally, certain styles still get lost within that flourish, criminally underrepresented and laden with potential — and it seems that African cuisine is one of the niches awaiting a breakthrough with the opening of the swanky new Tamba.
The Keong Saik of today is not the same as before. Once home to numerous titanic names of Singapore’s dining scene, the vicinage seems to be on its last legs as it founders under the threat of vacating favourites and fading stalwarts. But even amidst the waning embers, a few sparks of optimism have roused — one of them is the vibrant new Hevel.
Unusually small. Dwarfed by adjoining countries. Devoid of resources. The Lion City is an irrefragable state-building miracle and a country with many unexpected virtues. Even after you understand all its feats, Singapore’s flourishing cocktail bar subculture would probably still jump out to the layperson. Continue reading “Best Cocktail Bars in Singapore”
Finding a Japanese Omakase restaurant in central Singapore is probably one of the easiest tasks. It’s an endless catalogue of Omakase joints on google maps though most charge a premium — a condition that makes Kyuu by Shunsui such a gem. Continue reading “Kyuu by Shunsui”
There are certain stalwart restaurants that are articulately representative of the locale. To me, Humpback is one of the most fitting examples — the seafood specialist has had its roots spread far and wide throughout Bukit Pasoh and its vibe was wholly indicative of the area’s dining scene.
Keong Saik has no shortage of modish restaurants. A blindfolded person could, more likely than not, walk aimlessly and be greeted with the sight of a sleekly furnished restaurant facade when the restraints are off. Overloaded with cutting-edge dining concepts, what would allow newcomers to stand out?
While on an evening stroll through Keong Saik Road, most sights would naturally gravitate towards the monstrous queue that used to form in front of shop No. 30, the long-time home of Kok Sen, the zichar restaurant that had become an icon of the trendy neighbourhood. Continue reading “Kok Sen Restaurant”
A bar with a name like “Parliament” would probably conjure up mental images of a stately classics bar where a troupe of besuited bartenders were rooted behind the bar while adroitly decanting Martinis into spiffy conical glasses.
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If you were someone getting into coffee during the 2010s, there’s one name that wouldn’t have escaped you — Nylon Coffee Roasters. The Everton Park cafe was, and still is, one of the most respected names in Singapore’s speciality coffee scene, and for a good reason. Continue reading “Nylon Coffee Roasters”